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NC Gen Stat § 116-243 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 30 - [Western] North Carolina Arboretum.|§ 116-243 - Board of directors established; appointments.

 116-243. Board of directors established; appointments.A board of directors to govern the operation of the Arboretum is established, to be appointed as follows:(1) Two by the Governor, initially, one for a two-year term, and one for a four-year term. Successors shall be appointed for four-year terms.(2) Two by the General Assembly, in accordance with G.S. 120-121, upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, initially, one for a two-year term, and one for a four-year term. Successors shall be appointed for four-year terms.(3) Two by the General Assembly, in accordance with G.S. 120-121, upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, initially, one for a two-year term, and one for a four-year term. Successors shall be appointed for four-year terms.(4) The President of The University of North Carolina or the President's designee to serve ex officio.(4a) Two by the President of The University of North Carolina. Members shall be appointed for four-year terms, except that the initial terms shall be as provided otherwise by law.(5) Repealed by Session Laws 2011-145, s. 9.15(b), effective July 1, 2011.(6) Repealed by Session Laws 2011-145, s. 9.15(b), effective July 1, 2011.(7) Eight by the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina, Members shall be appointed for four-year terms, except that the initial terms shall be as otherwise provided by law.(8) The executive director of the Arboretum shall serve ex officio as a nonvoting member of the Board of Directors.(9) The President of The North Carolina Arboretum Society, Inc., to serve ex officio.All appointed members may serve two full four-year terms following the initial appointment and then may not be reappointed until they have been absent for at least one year. Members serve until their successors have been appointed. Appointees to fill vacancies serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. Vacancies in appointments made by the General Assembly shall be filled in accordance with G.S. 120-122. Initial terms begin July 1, 2011.The Chair of the Board of Directors shall be elected biennially by majority vote of the directors.The Executive Director of the Arboretum shall report to the President of The University of North Carolina or the President's designee and to the Board of Directors.  (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1014, s. 98; 1995, c. 490, s. 63; 2003-102, s. 1; 2004-203, s. 48; 2011-145, s. 9.15(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 116-244 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 30 - [Western] North Carolina Arboretum.|§ 116-244 - Duties of board of directors.

 116-244. Duties of board of directors.The Board of Directors of the Arboretum has the following duties and responsibilities:(1) Development of the policies and procedures concerning the use of the land and facilities being developed as part of the Western North Carolina Arboretum, Inc.;(2) Approval of plans for any buildings to be constructed on the facility;(3) Maintenance and upkeep of buildings and all properties;(4) Approval of permanent appointments to the staff of the Arboretum;(5) Recommendations to The University of North Carolina System Office of candidates for Executive Director of the Arboretum;(6) Recommendations to The University of North Carolina System Office for necessary termination of the Executive Director or other personnel of the Arboretum;(7) Ensurance of appropriate liaison between the Arboretum and the U. S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, The North Carolina Arboretum Society, Inc., Bent Creek Institute, Inc., Centers for Environmental and Climatic Interaction, Inc., NOAA Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites, and other scientific and economic development agencies and organizations of interest to and involved in the work at the Arboretum;(8) Development of various policies and directives, including the duties of the Executive Director, to be prepared jointly by the members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Director;(9) Approval of annual expenditures and budget requests to be submitted to The University of North Carolina System Office.The Board of Directors shall meet at least twice a year, and more frequently on the call of the Chair or at the request of at least 10 members of the Board. Meetings shall be held at the Arboretum, any campus of a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina, or at other public locations in support of the Arboretum mission and purposes.  (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1014, s. 98; 2011-145, s. 9.15(c); 2018-12, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-250 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 31 - Piedmont Triad Research Institute and Graduate Engineering Program.|§ 116-250 - Piedmont Triad Regional Institute; establishment; board of directors; purpose.

 116-250. Piedmont Triad Regional Institute; establishment; board of directors; purpose.(a) There is established the Piedmont Triad Research Institute as a nonprofit corporation registered and regulated pursuant to Chapter 55A of the General Statutes.(b) The Articles of Incorporation of the Institute shall constitute the board of directors of the Institute of individuals representing industrial and business interests in the Triad area, and of representatives of the following universities:(1) North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University;(2) North Carolina State University at Raleigh;(3) Wake Forest University; and(4) Winston-Salem State University.(c) The Institute is established to further education and research in engineering, particularly as engineering may be applied to medicine. (1991, c. 316.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-251 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 31 - Piedmont Triad Research Institute and Graduate Engineering Program.|§ 116-251 - Piedmont Triad Regional Institute's Director; funding administration duties.

 116-251. Piedmont Triad Regional Institute's Director; funding administration duties.The Director of the Piedmont Triad Research Institute shall report directly to the board of directors of the Institute. The Director shall administer the Institute's funds from three primary sources for the general operation of the Institute and the fourth for the operation of the Piedmont Triad Graduate Engineering Program established by G.S. 116-252. These sources of funds are as follows:(1) Funds from external research funding agencies such as the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health;(2) Funds from industries in support of specific research projects;(3) Funds from block grants from foundations and chambers of commerce; and(4) Funds appropriated to the Institute from the State in support of the Piedmont Triad Graduate Engineering Program established by G.S. 116-252. (1991, c. 316, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-252 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 31 - Piedmont Triad Research Institute and Graduate Engineering Program.|§ 116-252 - Piedmont Triad Graduate Engineering Program; establishment; purpose.

 116-252. Piedmont Triad Graduate Engineering Program; establishment; purpose.There is established the Piedmont Triad Graduate Engineering Program, to be housed in Winston-Salem in facilities provided by the Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University. The program shall support faculty and graduate students involved in engineering at the campuses of The University of North Carolina in order to allow their participation in engineering teaching and research in the Program, which shall provide much-needed university-level engineering education to the Piedmont Triad area.The Program shall begin to be phased in effective for the academic year 1991-92. (1991, c. 316.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-253 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 31 - Piedmont Triad Research Institute and Graduate Engineering Program.|§ 116-253 - Piedmont Triad Graduate Engineering Program; Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina; adoption of rules.

 116-253. Piedmont Triad Graduate Engineering Program; Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina; adoption of rules.The Board of Governors, pursuant to its authority under G.S. 116-11, shall adopt rules, after consultation with the board of directors of the Piedmont Triad Research Institute, to implement this Article as it affects the ongoing roles of The University of North Carolina and its designated constituent institutions in the Piedmont Triad Graduate Engineering Program and in the education and research projects of the Institute. (1991, c. 316, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-260 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 32 - Health Information.|§ 116-260 - Information on meningococcal disease immunization.

 116-260. Information on meningococcal disease immunization.(a) Each public or private educational institution that offers a postsecondary degree as defined in G.S. 116-15 and that has a residential campus shall provide vaccination information on meningococcal disease to each student. The vaccination information shall be contained on student health forms provided to each student by the educational institution and shall include space for the student to indicate whether or not the student has received the vaccination against meningococcal disease. The vaccination information about meningococcal disease shall include any recommendations issued by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the disease.(b) The vaccination information obtained under this section that is in the possession of the educational institution is confidential and shall not be a public record under G.S. 132-1.(c) This section shall not be construed to require the educational institution to provide the meningococcal vaccination to students.(d) This section shall not apply if the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer recommends the meningococcal vaccine.(e) This section does not create a private right of action. (2003-194, s. 1; 2004-203, s. 73.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-280 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 34 - Need-Based Scholarships for Students Attending Private Institutions of Higher Education.|§ 116-280 - Definitions.

 116-280. Definitions.The following definitions apply to this Article:(1) Academic year. - A period of time in which a student is expected to complete the equivalent of at least two semesters' or three quarters' academic work.(1a) Armed Forces. - As defined in G.S. 116-143.3(a)(2).(2) Authority. - The State Education Assistance Authority created by Article 23 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes.(3) Eligible private postsecondary institution. - A school that is any of the following:a. A nonprofit postsecondary educational institution with a main permanent campus located in this State that is not owned or operated by the State of North Carolina or by an agency or political subdivision of the State or by any combination thereof that satisfies all of the following:1. Is either (i) accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) or by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges through its Commission of Higher Education or (ii) was accredited by SACSCOC on January 1, 2021, and, beginning January 1, 2021, was a member of the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools.2. Awards a postsecondary degree as defined in G.S. 116-15.b. A postsecondary institution owned or operated by a hospital authority as defined in G.S. 131E-16(14) or school of nursing affiliated with a nonprofit postsecondary educational institution as defined in sub-subdivision a. of this subsection.(4) Main permanent campus. - A campus owned by the eligible private postsecondary institution that provides permanent on-premises housing, food services, and classrooms with full-time faculty members and administration that engages in postsecondary degree activity as defined in G.S. 116-15.(5) Matriculated status. - Being recognized as a student in a defined program of study leading to a degree, diploma, or certificate at an eligible private postsecondary institution.(6) Scholarship. - A scholarship for education awarded under this Article.(7) Title IV. - Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1070, et seq.(8) Veteran. - A veteran as defined in G.S. 116-143.3A who was discharged or released from service under conditions other than dishonorable.  (2011-145, s. 9.18(a); 2018-5, s. 10A.6(a); 2018-97, s. 2.17(a); 2021-15, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-281.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 34 - Need-Based Scholarships for Students Attending Private Institutions of Higher Education.|§ 116-281.1 - Semester limitation on eligibility for scholarship.

 116-281.1. Semester limitation on eligibility for scholarship.(a) A student shall not receive a scholarship under this Article for more than 10 full-time academic semesters, or the equivalent if enrolled part-time, unless the student is enrolled in a program officially designated by the eligible private postsecondary institution as a five-year degree program. If a student is enrolled in such a five-year degree program, then the student shall not receive a scholarship under this Article for more than 12 full-time academic semesters or the equivalent if enrolled part-time.(b) Upon application by a student, the eligible private postsecondary institution may grant a waiver to the student who may then receive a scholarship for the equivalent of one additional full-time academic semester if the student demonstrates that any of the following have substantially disrupted or interrupted the student's pursuit of a baccalaureate degree: (i) a military service obligation, (ii) serious medical debilitation, (iii) a short-term or long-term disability, or (iv) other extraordinary hardship. The eligible private postsecondary institution shall establish policies and procedures to implement the waiver provided by this subsection.  (2013-360, s. 11.15(f).)
NC Gen Stat § 116-282 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 34 - Need-Based Scholarships for Students Attending Private Institutions of Higher Education.|§ 116-282 - Scholarship amounts; amounts dependent on availability of funds.

 116-282. Scholarship amounts; amounts dependent on availability of funds.(a) Subject to the sum appropriated by the General Assembly for an academic year to be awarded as scholarships under this Article, a scholarship awarded under this Article to a student at an eligible private postsecondary institution shall be determined annually by the Authority based upon the enrollment status and expected family contribution of the student, consistent with the methodology for the federal Title IV programs.(b) The Authority shall have the power to determine the actual scholarship amounts disbursed to students in any given year based on the sum appropriated for purposes of this Article by the General Assembly for that academic year and any unexpended funds that may be available pursuant to G.S. 116-283.(c) The minimum award of a scholarship under this Article shall be five hundred dollars ($500.00).  (2011-145, s. 9.18(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 116-283 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 34 - Need-Based Scholarships for Students Attending Private Institutions of Higher Education.|§ 116-283 - Administration; unexpended scholarship funds do not revert.

 116-283. Administration; unexpended scholarship funds do not revert.(a) The scholarships provided for in this Article shall be administered by the Authority under rules adopted by the Authority in accordance with the provisions of this Article.(b) The Authority may use up to one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the funds appropriated for scholarships under this Article for administrative purposes.(c) Scholarship funds unexpended shall remain available for future scholarships to be awarded under this Article.  (2011-145, s. 9.18(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 116-290 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 35 - Cheatham-White Scholarships.|§ 116-290 - Cheatham-White Scholarships; establishment and purpose; benefits.

 116-290. Cheatham-White Scholarships; establishment and purpose; benefits.(a) Scholarships Established; Purpose. - The Cheatham-White Scholarships are established as a merit scholarship program at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and at North Carolina Central University. The purpose of the scholarships is to provide an outstanding educational experience for students who are exceptional scholars, versatile and well-rounded individuals with a broad range of interests, and who are accomplished and proficient in areas of both the arts and the sciences. They must also demonstrate leadership potential and a strong commitment to service.(b) Scholarship Benefits. - Each scholarship is a fully funded four-year scholarship that covers the cost of all of the following: full tuition, student fees, housing, meals, textbooks, a laptop, supplies, travel, and personal expenses. Each scholarship also provides four summers of fully funded enrichment and networking opportunities that may include international travel and study.(c) Number of Scholarships Awarded. - Up to 50 scholarships, 40 for resident students and 10 for nonresident students, may be awarded each academic year to students admitted to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Up to 50 scholarships, 40 for resident students and 10 for nonresident students, may be awarded each academic year to students admitted to North Carolina Central University. (2016-94, s. 11.4(e))
NC Gen Stat § 116-291 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 35 - Cheatham-White Scholarships.|§ 116-291 - Cheatham-White Scholarships; fund established; administration of fund.

 116-291. Cheatham-White Scholarships; fund established; administration of fund.(a) Fund Established. - There is established the Cheatham-White Scholarships Fund to be used to fund scholarships awarded pursuant to this Article. Both private and public funds may be solicited in the creation of the fund.(b) Matching Funds. - The funds appropriated each fiscal year to the Cheatham-White Scholarships Fund shall be matched by non-State funds and disbursed pursuant to G.S. 143C-4-5.(c) Administration of Fund. - The University of North Carolina System Office shall administer the Cheatham-White Scholarships Fund and the Cheatham-White Scholarships program.  (2016-94, s. 11.4(e); 2018-12, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-292 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 35 - Cheatham-White Scholarships.|§ 116-292 - Cheatham-White Scholarships; eligibility and selection criteria.

 116-292. Cheatham-White Scholarships; eligibility and selection criteria.(a) Eligibility. - To be eligible to be nominated as a potential candidate for a Cheatham-White Scholarship, a person must satisfy all of the following criteria:(1) Be a competitive applicant for admission as a freshman in the fall semester into a baccalaureate program at either North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University or North Carolina Central University.(2) Be a United States citizen or permanent resident.(3) Be on course to graduate from high school in the spring semester prior to college admission.(b) Selection Criteria. - Candidates for Cheatham-White Scholarships shall be selected on the basis of academic merit, honorable character, outstanding leadership potential, and a demonstrable commitment to service. Financial need shall not be a consideration.  (2016-94, s. 11.4(e).)
NC Gen Stat § 116-293 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 35 - Cheatham-White Scholarships.|§ 116-293 - Cheatham-White Scholarships; school nomination of candidates.

 116-293. Cheatham-White Scholarships; school nomination of candidates.All North Carolina high schools are eligible to nominate a student to be considered as a candidate for a Cheatham-White Scholarship. For purposes of this section, a high school includes a public school under the direction of a local board of education, a charter school, a regional school, a high school operated as part of The University of North Carolina, a school operated by the Department of Health and Human Services, a school operated by the State Board of Education, or a nonpublic school regulated under Article 39 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes.The number of nominees from each school is determined by the size of the senior class as follows:(1)....... Up to 199 seniors.................................................................. 2 nominees.(2)....... 200-399 seniors.................................................................... 3 nominees.(3)....... 400-499 seniors.................................................................... 4 nominees.(4)....... 500 or more seniors.............................................................. 5 nominees.(2016-94, s. 11.4(e).)
NC Gen Stat § 116-294 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 35 - Cheatham-White Scholarships.|§ 116-294 - Cheatham-White Scholarships; administration of scholarships.

 116-294. Cheatham-White Scholarships; administration of scholarships.The University of North Carolina System Office shall administer the Cheatham-White Scholarships, in consultation and collaboration with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and North Carolina Central University, pursuant to policies adopted by the Board of Trustees of both constituent institutions. As part of its administrative responsibilities, The University of North Carolina System Office, in consultation and collaboration with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and North Carolina Central University, shall do all of the following:(1) Design and implement an application and school nomination process to be used to identify potential scholarship candidates and a process for awarding the scholarships.(2) Develop a direct nomination process, in addition to the school nomination process, that allows a student to nominate himself or herself to be considered as a candidate for the scholarship in certain circumstances.(3) Define and describe more fully the selection criteria to be considered when choosing a scholarship candidate and recipient.(4) Identify the parties that will (i) evaluate scholarship applications and nominations and (ii) determine which candidates shall be awarded scholarships.(5) Design the framework and add the necessary substantive detail for the scholarship program, including courses of study that will be available, summer enrichment programs, and other extraordinary educational opportunities, and oversee its implementation.(6) Establish a mentoring and networking system for scholarship recipients.(7) Administer the Cheatham-White Scholarships Fund.(8) Establish a Cheatham-White Scholarships alumni association and network.(9) Any other function necessary for the successful implementation of the Cheatham-White Scholarships program and administration of the Cheatham-White Scholarships Fund.  (2016-94, s. 11.4(e); 2018-12, s. 12.)