North Carolina Humanities Announces New Mission
Statewide Nonprofit Works to Deepen Human Connections
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit serving North Carolinians for nearly 50 years, today announced completion of a rebranding effort to reflect its dedication to bringing together people of every walk of life.
Crowd attending North Carolina Humanities’ 2019 John Tyler Caldwell Award for the Humanities ceremony honoring North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green. The award is an example of how NC Humanities connects diverse people and spurs dialogue.
Students talking during North Carolina Humanities’ “Can We Talk” community program in Charlotte, N.C., in 2019. The forum led staff and board trustees to think about how NC Humanities could be more actively engaged in bringing empathy to the forefront of their work and spurred the nonprofit s rebran
LEWISTON St. Mary’s Health System, a member of Covenant Health, recently hired four seasoned veterans to its nursing leadership team. Lisa Burrell joins as the director of clinical education and professional practice. Most recently, she was the director of education at Doctors Community Hospital in Laurel, Maryland. Burrell earned her doctorate from Capella University […]
I think they re doing a good job. All the testing,” Mares said.
Looking at COVID-19 case numbers on North Carolina campuses, there are currently 391 students and 98 staff members positive for the virus at UNC-Chapel Hill. NC State, which began some in-person classes last week, reported 2,152 cases among students and 277 among staff. Duke University is reporting 70 active student cases and 30 among staff members.
UNC Charlotte has pushed back in-person learning to at least Feb. 22. Queens University of Charlotte is also delaying students return until Feb. 2. Appalachian State students are moving back in this weekend, preparing to return to class on Monday, Feb. 1. Appalachian State will require students to provide proof of a negative test in order to take in-person classes.
Bearley Promoted to President of Great American’s P/C Group Bond Unit January 20, 2021
Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group has promoted Kenneth (Ken) R. Bearley to divisional president within its Property/Casualty Group’s Bond Division.
Bearley joined Great American in 1994 as an underwriter in the Bond Division’s Pittsburgh office. He became a bond manager and then director before transferring to Cincinnati and has served in various leadership roles with increasing responsibility.
In his most recent role as divisional executive vice president, he oversaw all contract surety business written in the United States and Europe.
Ken Bearley.
Bearley earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Central Florida and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Queens University of Charlotte.
Virginia student plays music for Alicia Keys on Instagram
By Sam Wall
RADFORD, Va. Few people get to meet their idols. Even fewer get the chance to converse and share their passions with them.
Terrance Shepherd a Radford University graduate student majoring in musical composition got to do both when he played the piano for singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, who also plays the piano. The chance meeting happened on Instagram live when Shepherd was listening to Keys talk about her latest album, Alicia.
He was one of thousands watching her stream when his comment stuck out to her, and she pulled Shepherd into her livestream.