SALISBURY, North Carolina, March 9 -- Catawba College issued the following news on March 8, 2024: Catawba College, in collaboration with SafeZone by CriticalArc, successfully hosted an Active Shooter Symposium on Wednesday, March 6th. The event brought together a diverse community of campus safety leaders and administrators from various sectors to address critical issues surrounding active shooter incidents. "We are grateful to SafeZone by CriticalArc for sponsoring the Active Shooter Symposiu more PR

ELON, North Carolina, March 9 -- Elon University issued the following news release: Elon University on Thursday dedicated a main conference room on the first floor of Alamance Building in honor of Mark Albertson, a recipient of the Elon Medallion who served the university for more than 30 years as university registrar. Albertson personally certified about 26,300 students for graduation during his tenure with the institution while shepherding Elon's academic record-keeping into the digital age  more PR

ELON, North Carolina, March 9 -- Elon University issued the following news release: An influential national magazine that offers information and resources for aspiring law school students has again named Elon University School of Law among the best American law schools for practical training. Elon Law climbed to #4 in PreLaw Magazine's 2024 "Best Schools for Practical Training" feature, one spot higher than 2023 with a continued A+ grade. Elon Law is the only North Carolina law school to make  more PR

ELON, North Carolina, March 9 -- Elon University issued the following news release: Students in Elon's Physician Assistant Studies program will have the opportunity to undertake hands-on clinical education in the Charlotte metro area through a new partnership with Novant Health, a multi-state nonprofit health care system with a significant presence in North Carolina's largest city. University leaders met with Novant Health leaders at Elon Charlotte on Wednesday, March 6, for a formal signing c more PR

BANNER ELK, North Carolina, March 9 -- Lees-McRae College issued the following news: Lees-McRae College has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Avery County High School that creates a more accessible pathway toward higher education for high school students in the county. The MOU, which is effective immediately and will commence for the Fall 2024 semester, includes three parts that establish a strong relationship between the institutions: programming exchanges, the Lees-McRae Pre-Co more PR

BANNER ELK, North Carolina, March 9 -- Lees-McRae College issued the following news: When senior Criminal Justice and Psychology double-major Cami Belin began at Lees-McRae she felt at home right away. "When I came on my tour and was doing my college search, people here made me feel so welcomed, and made me feel like I was already at home, so I wanted to get involved to be able to do the same thing for others," Belin said. Since that day she has done just that, getting involved in campus and  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 9 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following executive order entitled "Executive Order No. 306": * * * EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 306 RESCINDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 223 WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina's postsecondary educational institutions have a longstanding tradition of competing in intercollegiate sports with great success; and WHEREAS, on July 1, 2021, the National Collegiate Athletic Association ("'NCAA") issued rules permitting, for the f more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 9 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced today its partnership with CHESS Health and Trillium Health Resources to provide critically needed support for North Carolinians working toward recovery from substance use disorders. Through this partnership, NCDHHS will make available CHESS Health's proven eRecovery program to help more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 9 -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Change Healthcare experienced a cybersecurity event affecting its systems on February 21, 2024. Change Healthcare is not an insurer, but it is a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group. Because its systems are widely used by providers and insurers, the cybersecurity event has affected healthcare operations across the country. While the company has been taking steps to addr more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 9 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM) has joined Durham, Orange and Wake counties to host the second emergency management experience like no other for young women in rising grades 9-12. While attending HERricane, students will learn about disaster response and public safety through field trips, training and disaster simulation exercises. "Last year's HERri more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 9 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: The North Carolina Department of Public Safety on Monday welcomed public health practitioner Siarra Scott as deputy director of the Office of Violence Prevention. Scott is the second hire in an office established by Governor Roy Cooper in 2023 to help the state reduce violence and firearm misuse. "North Carolina is developing a public health approach to violenc more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 9 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news on March 8, 2024: After Tuesday's primary election, North Carolina Republicans chose a slate of strong, conservative leadership up and down the ballot. Meanwhile, over 88,000 North Carolina Democrats rejected President Joe Biden and are stuck with career politician Josh Stein as their candidate for Governor. "Democrats are stuck with a Presidential candidate most voters think is too old to do the more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, March 9 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news on March 8, 2024: Today, the members of the Republican National Committee (RNC) elected Chairman Michael Whatley and Co-Chair Lara Trump. "Thank you to the 168 members of the RNC and President Trump for entrusting me to serve as RNC Chairman. We are already well on our way to making Joe Biden a one-term President, and I look forward to working alongside each and every Republican across the country to deliv more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 9 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following statement on March 8, 2024: * * * Following tonight's disappointing (but loud) State of the Union address, please see the following statement from NCGOP Communications Director Matt Mercer. "Tonight confirmed that President Biden and Democrats just don't get it." "The state of our union is less prosperous and less safe than it was during President Trump's first term." "Americans know that Biden and  more PR

RADFORD, Virginia, March 9 -- Radford University issued the following news release: For junior Freya Jorgenson, Radford University was an unexpected stop along her journey to becoming an educator. A North Carolina native, Jorgenson was unsure if she would be able to attend an out-of-state school but soon realized the chance was possible after receiving a scholarship. After attending the university to see if it was a good fit, Jorgenson said she fell in love with the community and quickly made more PR