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UNC System Will Hold Virtual Open Houses For Prospective Students

The Old Well on campus at The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

The University of North Carolina System will host its first-ever virtual open houses for aspiring students to learn more about the campus communities.

Under normal circumstances, open houses allow prospective students to explore their academic options in person.

But COVID-19 has added to the complexities of attending on-campus events, so UNC is scheduling virtual Open House sessions highlighting all 16 system universities October 26th through October 30th.

According to a news release, each school will offer a thirty-minute presentation featuring faculty, staff, and current students. Admissions counselors will also be on hand in separate chat rooms.

One UNC official is calling these events game changers, offering an open house experience that is safe and affordable for everyone, no matter where they live.

The sessions will be open to students, families, and high school counselors.

Registration is required and can be done through the UNC System website.

Neal Charnoff joined 88.5 WFDD as Morning Edition host in 2014. Raised in the Catskill region of upstate New York, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1983. Armed with a liberal arts degree, Neal was fully equipped to be a waiter. So he prolonged his arrested development bouncing around New York and L.A. until discovering that people enjoyed listening to his voice on the radio. After a few years doing overnight shifts at a local rock station, Neal spent most of his career at Vermont Public Radio. He began as host of a nightly jazz program, where he was proud to interview many of his idols, including Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins. Neal graduated to the news department, where he was the local host for NPR's All Things Considered for 14 years. In addition to news interviews and features, he originated and produced the Weekly Conversation On The Arts, as well as VPR Backstage, which profiled theater productions around the state. He contributed several stories to NPR, including coverage of a devastating ice storm. Neal now sees the value of that liberal arts degree, and approaches life with the knowledge that all subjects and all art forms are connected to each other. Neal and his wife Judy are enjoying exploring North Carolina and points south. They would both be happy to never experience a Vermont winter again.

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