University of North Carolina Athletics
Total Tar Heels: Sept. 25, 2020
September 25, 2020 | Student-Athlete Development
Lots looks different these days, but some things haven't changed: UNC student-athletes are still excelling outside of their sports. Read on for some stories you may have missed from the start of the school year.
STUDENT-ATHLETE LIFE
Tar Heel student-athletes are preparing to vote this fall! Click here for more on department voter registration efforts and go to GoHeels.com/vote for information on registration and forming a voting plan. And read more about the campaign here in the DTH.
It's #NationalVoterRegistrationDay and @Rameses_UNC is here to remind you just how easy it is to get yourself registered! 🗳✔️
For more information ➡️ https://t.co/xnF50ZqVT0
#HeelsVote2020 #GoHeelsGoVote pic.twitter.com/RbUz0akJCq— UNC Tar Heels (@GoHeels) September 22, 2020
• Several teams are already at 100 percent registration of eligible voters. Click here to read about why the women's basketball team made that a priority back in the summer and stay tuned for additional stories.
🗣 While my vote is just one of many, I feel like this is a chance for my voice to be heard.
— Carolina Women's Basketball (@uncwbb) September 22, 2020
On #NationalVoterRegistrationDay we're all registered and ready! ⤵️https://t.co/oRs5XV10Uv
Are you⁉️ https://t.co/LteCwiyFWW#HeelsVote2020 | #GoHeelsGoVote pic.twitter.com/3MmHWTy4Bt
UNC student-athletes organized a Black Lives Matter march on Franklin Street on Aug. 29 as part of the #MarchOnMyCampus2020 movement. Read more in the Daily Tar Heel here.
A movement, not a moment.#CarolinaFamily#BlackLivesMatter#MarchOnMyCampus2020 pic.twitter.com/eW6RA2eLqB— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) August 30, 2020
We march together.
We stand together.#BlackLivesMatter#Marchonmycampus2020#TogetherWeWin pic.twitter.com/uKq3kDepwX— UNC Field Hockey (@UNCFieldHockey) August 29, 2020
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
The pandemic caused many students to alter their summer plans, either canceling internships or changing their locations. Still, many pivoted to valuable experiences.
• Our own Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy was one of the organizations that offered a remote summer experience in the form of the Leadership Summer Intensive. (And check out a Daily Tar Heel story about the Leadership Academy here.)
• The ACC offered a Professional Development Academy, which drew more than 130 conference student-athletes. Eleven Tar Heels representing 10 different teams completed the course.
• Each summer at least two UNC student-athletes intern with Nike. This year three were selected an although their experience looked different, it was extremely beneficial. Read more here and watch as two of them discuss their experience as part of the Tar Heel Talk series.
Episode 8️⃣ of Tar Heel Talks ⤵️
This week, host @nataliedbode chats with @uncswimdive's Caroline Hauder and @UNCTrack_Field's Jake McEneaney about their roles and experiences as interns with Nike this past summer #GoHeels 🐏 pic.twitter.com/lvHV6HYXYD— UNC Tar Heels (@GoHeels) September 9, 2020
ACADEMICS
Check out this infographic from the Academic Support Program website for an overview of student-athlete academic successes from the past year.
OUTREACH
The pandemic has curbed or canceled most outreach activities, but Tar Heels are still finding ways to make an impact.
• For the second year in a row, the men's and women's soccer teams have banded together for the Carolina Soccer Kicks Childhood Cancer fundraiser. Read more here in the DTH. As of Friday, they were very close to their goal of $15,000. Click here to donate!
• And for a 😀, check out this presentation. We love our teachers!
On Monday, @CoachMackBrown and @TarHeelFootball were able to award $1,000 to a deserving teacher for supplies as part of CFPExtraYard's #BigDayForTeachers!
Congratulations to our winner, Mrs. Alice Burrus, a 1st grade teacher at the Ocracoke School in Ocracoke, N.C.#GoHeels 🐏 pic.twitter.com/yHtXUl0Nwz— UNC Tar Heels (@GoHeels) September 17, 2020
For more on student-athlete life at UNC, follow the Student-Athlete Development Twitter (@UNC_SADev) and Instagram (UNC_sadevelopment) accounts as well as @GoHeels and keep an eye on GoHeels.com for more.
