Community Corner
🌱 How will UNCP’s new $5M AI lab change student life here?
Spotted on the Pembroke calendar: UNCP Braves Football Vs Chowan- Homecoming Weekend
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In today's newsletter:
- How will UNCP's new $5M AI lab change student life here?
- How did UNCP's Braves stay unbeaten before Youth Night kickoff?
- How is a UNCP educator helping shape innovation in NC schools?
Also on today's calendar: Terry Sanford at Purnell Swett and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 88 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 87, low: 58.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 90 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• UNCP lands nearly $5M to advance AI, transform student success (robesonian.com) — UNC Pembroke has secured nearly $5 million to build a human-centered AI system that will reshape advising, tutoring, and gateway courses for local students while creating an AI Innovation Lab in Thomas Hall. The five-year project, developed with Robeson Community College, aims to catch struggling students earlier, smooth transfer pathways, and prepare graduates in Pembroke and southeastern North Carolina for high-demand, tech-driven careers without leaving the region. 
• UNCP soccer battles to draw against Barton (robesonian.com) — UNC Pembroke's women's soccer team battled Barton to a 1-1 draw at LREMC Stadium in Pembroke, staying unbeaten in the series and setting up a big Youth Night home match Wednesday at 6 p.m. Despite outshooting Barton 19-8 and leading on a Jahniyah Augustus header, the Braves conceded a second-half equalizer but remain undefeated in conference play.
• NCDPI's Innovation Leadership Council Met for Inaugural Convening (nc.gov) — North Carolina's new Innovation Leadership Council has begun work on finding and scaling effective teaching ideas statewide, and one member represents the University of North Carolina at Pembroke's New Teacher Support Program. For Pembroke-area educators, this means local voices will help shape how promising classroom practices are identified, evaluated, and shared, potentially influencing training and support for teachers serving the Sandhills region.
📸 Around Pembroke
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pembroke
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★ Featured events ★
- UNCP Braves Football Vs Chowan- Homecoming Weekend →
The University of North Carolina Pembroke, 1 University Drive, Pembroke
3:00 pm
Saturday October 24
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Other local events
- Terry Sanford at Purnell Swett →
Purnell Swett High School, 11344 Deep Branch Road, Pembroke
7:00 pm - Football - UNCP →
Grace P. Johnson Stadium, 16 Curt, Gary Locklear Dr., Pembroke
1:00 pm - Heartland Marimba at UNC-Pembroke →
UNC-Pembroke, Pembroke
7:30 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Wednesday October 7
📣 Pembroke Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Title I Parent Night
Union Chapel Red Springs, NC 28377
6:00 pm - Printemps en Luberon - Red Springs Art Space →
Red Springs Artspace, 200 South Main Street, Red Springs
12:00 pm - Chick-Fil-A Fundraiser
Fairgrove Maxton, NC 28364
5:30 pm - Fall Pictures
Rowland Norment Maxton, NC 28364
8:00 am - Lumbee Tribe of NC Fall Festival 5k and Fun Run →
Maxton NC - Sky High Aerospace Expo and Fly-In →
Laurinburg-Maxton Airport, Maxton
9:00 am - Sky High Aerospace Expo and Fly-In – Maxton →
Laurinburg-Maxton Airport, 16701 Airport Rd, Maxton
9:00 am - World Ballet Company - The Nutcracker →
Givens Performing Arts Center, 359 Prospect Rd, Pembroke
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Saturday October 17
Sunday November 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Aramark posted a job opening for Food Service Worker I - UNC Pembroke in Pembroke. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Team Member - Server in Pembroke. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pembroke here.
🗞 Nearby News
Laurinburg
- Maxton shooting under investigation, police say (wbtw.com)
- NC has three constitutional amendments on the ballot this fall. What you need to know (wfae.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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