GOLDSBORO – Luis Fernando Henriquez, a 2023 graphic design and art double major alumnus from Warsaw, NC, and Celeste Aguirre Onate, a 2021 fine art alumnus from Goldsboro, NC, are painting the town – literally. The pair is part of a team of three artists, including Maria Feliciano, an art teacher at Spring Creek HS,…… read more »
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UMO Art Alumni Paint the Town
Discover UMO Event to Provide High School Seniors Glimpse of University
MOUNT OLIVE — Rising high school seniors and their families are invited to the University of Mount Olive’s Discover UMO event July 29 through Aug. 2. … read more »
Chamber Presents Foodie Friday Proceeds to WCLDA Foundation
The Wayne County Chamber of Commerce presented a check on Tuesday to the Wayne County Livestock Development Association with the funds to be earmarked for scholarships for local students pursuing Ag degrees at the University of Mount Olive and Wayne Community College. … read more »
North Duplin Valedictorian Aims to Make Sacrifices Worthwhile
MOUNT OLIVE – For most students, college is a leap into the unknown: new people, new places, and a new way of life. However, for Francis Pineda Alcerro, her college choice is a little closer to home and to heart.… read more »
Camp Provides Behind-the-Scenes Look at Agriculture
MOUNT OLIVE – High school FFA students and teachers from across North Carolina recently participated in a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Camp at the University of Mount Olive. Participants of the weeklong event, sponsored by the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, enjoyed learning, fun, and all things agriculture.… read more »
UMO Adding Women’s Flag Football as Varsity Sport
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The University of Mount Olive will add Women’s Flag Football as its 25th varsity intercollegiate sport, with its first season of competition set to start in Spring 2026 in the Conference Carolinas, as announced by league commissioner Chris Colvin and Director of Athletics Joey Higginbotham on Tuesday morning.… read more »
Food Hub to Connect Producers and Wholesalers
In March 2023, the University of Mount Olive (UMO) officially opened the NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission Agricultural Commodity Building at the George R. Kornegay, Jr. Student Farm.… read more »
UMO Librarian to End Career After More Than Five Decades
MOUNT OLIVE – University of Mount Olive Director of Library Services Pam Wood will check in her final book at Moye Library on June 30.… read more »
UMO Announces International Harvester Collectors Scholarship Fund
MOUNT OLIVE — The University of Mount Olive is announcing a new scholarship initiative established by the International Harvester Collectors Chapter 37. This scholarship fund aims to support students pursuing degrees in agriculture or closely related fields, furthering the mission of preserving the legacy and history of International Harvester.… read more »
Rose M. Raper Named UMO First Lady Emerita
MOUNT OLIVE – It was an evening for celebrating Mrs. Rose M. Raper, First Lady of Mount Olive College (MOC), now the University of Mount Olive (UMO) from 1954-1995. With 41 years of stalwart service by the side of her late husband, Dr. W. Burkette Raper, Mrs. Raper still holds the title of longest-serving University of Mount Olive First Lady.
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