[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3268]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       A TRIBUTE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE

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                           HON. MIKE McINTYRE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 8, 2012

  Mr. McINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to the 
University of North Carolina at Pembroke on the 125th anniversary of 
its founding.
  In 1887 the General Assembly of North Carolina chartered the Croatan 
Normal School, created to train American Indian public school teachers. 
This school, with a total of fifteen students enrolled and only one 
instructor, was the foundation for what has now become one of the 17 
campuses in the greater University of North Carolina system.
  UNC Pembroke is a center of higher learning for over 6,000 students, 
boasting 41 undergraduate Programs and 17 graduate programs. I am 
impressed by how much this institution has grown since its beginnings. 
Yet, despite this growth, the University prides itself on the ability 
to give individualized attention to each one of its students with a 
15:1 student to faculty ratio.
  UNC Pembroke has achieved national recognition for its diversity as 
well as its strong ties with the community. U.S. News and World Report 
has deemed the University ``the most diverse University in the South,'' 
the Princeton Review has named UNC Pembroke among the ``Best in the 
Southeast,'' and the University was named to President Obama's 
Community Service Honor Roll for three consecutive years. Additionally, 
the Carnegie Foundation awarded the University the Carnegie Elective 
Classification for Community Engagement, one of its most prestigious 
awards.
  I am especially pleased by the naming of the University as a 
``Military Friendly School'' by G.I. Jobs Magazine for a fifth 
consecutive year. Access to education for our military veterans is 
something I am passionate about, and I am encouraged that UNC Pembroke 
has embraced our veterans and supported their pursuit of higher 
education.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the University of North 
Carolina at Pembroke as it celebrates 125 years. May it continue its 
tradition of excellence and its development of the future leaders of 
North Carolina and our nation.

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