unc travel team

• Join or Renew
• Compare Perks
• Update My Credit Card
• Give a Membership
• Add a Spouse
• Contact Membership
• Alumni or Friend
• New Graduate
• Current Student
• Member Discount Codes
• Member Card & Supplies
• Membership Status
• Life Member Roster
• Membership FAQ
• What’s New?
• Log In to the Alumni Directory
• Chapel Hill Area
• Educational
• Entertainment
• Travel & Car Rental
• UNC Discounts
• Carolina Alumni Review
• Online Review Archive
• Carolina Wall Calendar
• Out of the Blue E-newsletter
• Career Coaching
• Heels Engage Network
• Search & Post Jobs
• The Carolina Club
• Carolina Alumni Credit Card
• Find a Club
• View the Calendar
• Support a Student
• Post a Class Note
• Admissions Initiatives
• Beyond the Stone Walls
• Family Favorites
• Event Calendar
• Start a Club
• Game-Watch Parties
• Club Scholars
• Toolkit for Leaders

Find Your Trip

• Travel FAQs
• Travel Videos
• Faculty Lecturers
• N.C. History Series
• Virtual Lunch With Faculty
• Dinner With Faculty
• Carolina Public Humanities
• Public Forums
• Student Alumni Association
• A Cappella Groups
• Homecoming Committee
• Order of the Bell Tower
• Senior Class
• Student Leaders
• Other Student Activities
• Young Alumni Events
• Carolina Backgrounds
• Become a Club Leader
• Tar Heel Service Days
• Tar Heel Network
• Find Your Legislator
• Alumni Directory
• Update My Information
• Carolina Alumni App
• Class Notes
• Create An Account
• Reset My Password
• Find Alumni
• Get Career Help
• Transcripts
• Contact Alumni Records Department
• Sign Up: @alumni.unc.edu Email
• Online Class Notes
• Manage My Settings
• Career Resource Articles
• Back Issues
• Yours at Carolina Archive
• Hark the Sounds
• Our Carolina Stories
• Alumni and the Peace Corps
• Photo Galleries
• In Memorial to Carolina’s War Dead
• History of the Chancellorship
• Collectible Covers
• What is Carolina Alumni?
• Student Support
• Scholarships
• Job Openings
• Standing Together With Our Black Community
• Your Alumni Center
• Board of Directors
• All Products
• Apparel and Logo Items
• Home/Office Décor
• Life Member Merchandise
• Chairs & Rockers
• Purchase a Membership
• Things To Do
• Tar Heel Travel
• Reservation Request
• Waitlist Request
• Office Hours
• Why Travel With Carolina Alumni?
• Travel Partners
• Important Travel Information
• Brochure or Catalog Request
• Travel Insurance
• Travel Email List

Connect with Tar Heel Travel

• Follow Tar Heel Travel on Facebook
• Tar Heel Travel Phone (877) 962-3980
• For More Information: [email protected]

BROWSE BY REGION Africa Africa/Middle East Asia Central America Europe Italy North America Scandinavia South America US United States BROWSE BY DATE 2024-05 2024-06 2024-07 2024-08 2024-09 2024-10 2024-12 2025-01 2025-02 2025-03 2025-06 BROWSE BY TYPE AHI Travel Active Air Included All Trips Arrangements Abroad Coastal Cruise Cruise Family Journey Gohagan Lindblad Monthly Highlight No Single Supplement For Solo Travelers Odysseys Unlimited Orbridge Riverboat Cruise Small-group Tour Company UNC Lecturer

2024 Northern Italy

2024 Portrait of Italy

Croatia and Cruising the Dalmatian Coast

2024 Spain ~ Andalucia in a Parador

2024 National Parks and Lodges of the Old West

2024 Celtic Lands

2024 Alpine Splendor: Switzerland and Austria

2024 Normandy

2024 Galapagos Islands

2024 Great European Journey

2024 Cruise the Rhine and Moselle Rivers: A Family Journey

2024 Circumnavigating Iceland

2024 Classic Safari: Kenya and Tanzania

2024 Discover Southeast Alaska

2024 Swiss Alps and the Italian Lakes

2024 Enchanting Ireland

2024 Canadian Rockies Explorer

2024 Classic Safari: Kenya and Tanzania ~ Second Departure

2024 treasures of peru.

2024 Journey through Britain

2024 Oxford Experience – Waitlist only

2024 Toronto to Vancouver by Rail

2024 Romance of the Douro

2024 Provincial French Countryside

2024 Southwest National Parks

2024 Adriatic Odyssey

2024 Greece

2024 French and Italian Rivieras

2024 Death Valley, Yosemite and the Parks of California

2024 Moroccan Discovery

2024 Columbia and Snake Rivers: Food, Wine, and History

2024 Portrait of Italy (Second Departure)

2024 cruise the heart of europe.

2024 Discover Egypt and the Nile Valley

2024 Journey to Southern Africa

2024 Journey through Vietnam

2024 Holiday Markets

2025 Antarctica Direct: Sail and Fly the Drake Passage

2025 Wild Baja California Escape: The Whales of Magdalena Bay

2025 Panama Canal and Costa Rica

2025 Treasures of Southeast Asia

2025 Cuba and Its People

2025 Switzerland ~ Interlaken & Nyon

Travel Expense Authorization and Reimbursement

Before traveling for the first time, travelers should complete their Concur Employee Profile Setup. Subsequently, the profile will only need to be updated when personal information changes. To facilitate the reservation process, please be sure to add your T&E Card to your profile prior to booking. If you are an infrequent traveler without a University issued T&E card, we recommend saving a personal credit card to your profile to be used for hotel and car reservations; airfare may be paid with the Airfare Direct Bill Card which is pre-loaded in the system. All credit card information is redacted for security purposes.

For Profile Setup and/or questions during this process, please refer to the Concur reference page which provides guidance and resources on the following topics:

Additional information about the University’s travel services can be found at the Travel and Payment Card Services website.

• General Resources
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Service Level Agreements

General Questions

Email [email protected]

• Public Officials
• Publications
• Knapp Library
• Mission and Values
• Faculty and Staff
• School of Government Foundation
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Visitor Information
• Accessibility
• SERVICE Mural
• Appointed Board Members
• City and County Clerks
• City and County Managers
• Community and Economic Development Professionals
• Elected Officials
• Health and Human Services Professionals
• HR Professionals
• IT Professionals
• Managers and Supervisors
• Planning and Zoning Professionals
• Tax and Finance Officials
• Appellate Court Judges
• Clerks of Court
• Criminal Defense Attorneys
• District Court Judges
• Guardians ad Litem
• Indigent Defense
• Jailers and Corrections Officers
• Judicial Administrators
• Juvenile Court
• Law Enforcement Officers
• Magistrates
• Prosecutors
• Superior Court Judges
• State Government
• Planning and Development Regulation
• Community and Economic Development
• Environment
• General Structure and Authority
• Health and Human Services

Human Resources

• Information Technology
• Intergovernmental Relations
• Leadership and Management
• Local Government Finance
• Open Government
• Other Local Government Functions and Services
• Civil Commitment and Guardianship
• Civil Law and Procedure
• Corrections
• Criminal Law and Procedure
• Judicial Administration and Authority
• Juvenile Law
• Motor Vehicle Law
• Upcoming Courses
• Online Modules
• Webinar Series
• Book Chapters
• New Publications
• Forthcoming Titles
• Updates and Supplements
• Coates' Canons: NC Local Government Law
• Death and Taxes
• Environmental Finance
• Environmental Law in Context
• Facts That Matter
• MPA Matters
• North Carolina Criminal Law
• On the Civil Side
• Centers and Services
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Legal Summaries
• Tools and Apps

• University Development
• Make a Gift
• Development FAQ
• Covid-19 Response

Office of Business and Finance

How to be reimbursed for work related travel expenses.

Travel reimbursements and arrangements are managed by the UNC Travel Office. The  UNC Travel Guide  provides an overview of processes for most University business travel. For detailed information and guidance on booking travel, submitting travel reimbursements, using the Concur Travel system, understanding university policy, and more, please visit the Travel Office Web Page .

Concur is the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s software program for pre-travel approval, travel booking and travel and business entertainment expense reimbursements. In addition, purchases made on the new University Travel & Expense (T&E) Card will be reconciled in Concur Expense. All faculty and staff began using Concur for travel on April 27, 2021. Students and Guest Travelers will continue to use CABS, Web Travel and ConnectCarolina until further notice.

To access Concur, click here , and login through single sign-on. Alternatively, users may also access Concur  via a link in ConnectCarolina .

Concur Step-by-Step Guide

Concur Quick-Start Guide

Before you access concur, please set up your Concur profile . For staff, please set up your supervisor as your default approver ; for faculty, we would route your file to Associate Dean of Faculty for approval based on the feature of your trip/expense. 

PRE-TRAVEL APPROVAL

• Submit a travel request on Concur for all overnight travels at least 30 days ahead of time.
• Use a short travel description and your last name as the request header. For example, "ABC Conference 2023_your last name".
• No travel request for day trips (mileages and/or parking reimbursement only). No per-diems for day trips.
• No travel request for none-travel related expenses (membership dues, business meals, etc) but the expense report would be routed to the supervisor for approval.

BOOKING TRAVEL

Ground travel  | vehicles.

• The University encourages using a state-owned vehicle or vehicle leased through a state contract. If a vehicle is not available, travelers should use the least expensive method of transportation available to meet their business needs.
• Rental vehicles should be reserved through the State's contract with  EHI.
• Reservations may be made online, via   Concur Travel , or directly with the agents at World Travel by email  [email protected]  or by phone at 877-602-4950.
• Rental vehicles can also be booked directly with Enterprise outside of Concur. Book with code NC53E02 to get university rate.
• Charge to T&E Card or university direct bill if you don't have a T&E card or pay out of pocket.
• If a personal vehicle is used, see the Travel Allowances, Mileage and Per Diem Rates web page for mileage reimbursement rates.
• Save gas receipts (rental vehicles only) and parking receipts (personal and rental vehicles) for reconciliation of T&E Card expenses or reimbursement.

REGISTRATION |   Conferences and Continued Learning

• Charge to T&E Card or departmental P-Card.
• Optional activities not included in conference registration are NOT reimbursable.

LODGING | Hotels

• May only be booked if location is +35 miles from traveler's home.
• Travelers are encouraged to take advantage of negotiated lodging rates, when available. If the traveler does not have access to negotiated lodging rates, they are encouraged to book online via Concur Travel or directly with the agents at World Travel, Inc.
• Book on T&E Card or personal credit card. Check with the business office for direct billing whenever possible.
• Guidance on allowable rates, including high-cost cities, can be found in Procedure 1502.1.
• Save itemized receipt “Folio” and submit when trip is completed.

LODGING |   Third Party Vendors (e.g., Airbnb, VRBO)

• Requires pre-travel authorization.
• Once approved, the traveler is responsible for booking accommodation and signing the lease.

AUTHORIZED TRAVEL AGENCY

• World Travel, Inc. supports all travel reservations made online via Concur Travel as well as reservations made directly with their designated team of agents.
• World Travel, Inc. 877.602.4950 Outside the US: 484.948.2535 [email protected]

REIMBURSEMENTS

• Submit reimbursements within 30 days of completing trip. All travel should be booked using a T&E card, if available, or booking & reimbursements will be processed through the Concur Travel system . Contact the Business Office for help using this system.
• Effective for travel beginning March 1, 2023, the University will now utilize the per rates set by the US General Services Administration (GSA), US Department of State and Department of Defense as applicable. Here is the instuction of alow to apply the Travel allowance in your expense report on Concur. 
• Keep all other trip or business-related receipts, including out-of-pocket expenses.
• Lost receipts can only be reimbursed up to $20 with explanation memo or lost receipt affidavit.
• Submit conference agenda, if applicable, with reimbursement request to ensure refund approval.

Reimbursement cutoff:

To comply with IRS rules, the University will begin to enforce a firm cutoff for how long employees are able to request reimbursement for business expenses, including travel. These changes will go into effect January 1, 2024.

• Requests must be submitted within 60 days of the trip end date to be eligible for reimbursement and for the reimbursement to be non-taxable.
• Requests submitted after 60 days will be reimbursed but may be taxable.
• Requests submitted 180 days or more after the expense is incurred will not be reimbursed.

PERSONAL MILEAGE LIMITS

Effective for travel which begins on or after Monday, Dec. 11, 2023 , the University has updated Procedure 1501.4 on Ground Transportation Expenses including Mileage Rates . When driving a personal vehicle for business purposes, mileage will be reimbursed as follows:

• Mileage up to 350 miles (round-trip) will be reimbursed at the full IRS rate.
• Mileage which exceeds 350 miles (round-trip) will be reimbursed at the full IRS rate for the first 350 miles and reimbursed at 50 percent (50%) of the full IRS rate for all miles over 350.
• Mileage which exceeds 750 miles (round-trip) will require that the traveler provide a comparable round-trip, economy class airfare ticket quote from Concur or World Tarvel, Inc. obtained at least 21 days prior to the trip. 
• If the airfare cost is more economical than the mileage reimbursement, the traveler will only be reimbursed up to the cost of the airfare ticket. 
• Exceptions may apply if there is a valid business need to drive to a destination instead of flying.
• Mileage reimbursements for Data Collectors will be reimbursed at the full IRS rate, regardless of the number of miles driven.

When entering mileage on a Travel Request in Concur, travelers should enter their round-trip mileage as one expense. This will allow the system to notify them of the reimbursement changes listed above. Further guidance on submitting mileage expenses for reimbursement will be provided in the coming weeks. If you have any questions, please contact Travel Services at [email protected] .

COMBINING UNIVERSITY BUSINESS TRAVEL WITH PERSONAL TRAVEL

Extended Trips for Personal Days of Travel or Additional Destinations: The process will be the same:

• Obtain a quote from Concur Travel/World Travel for your trip as if you were simply traveling for your business dates/destinations of travel.  This documentation will need to be maintained and included with your Expense Report in Concur.
• Obtain the cost from Concur Travel/World Travel for your desired itinerary.  If the desired itinerary is the same price or is less expensive, you’re all set!  If the desired itinerary is more expensive, however, then you will be responsible for the difference in price from the quote obtained above.
• Any difference in price which is owed to the university will be repaid during the Expense Report process in Concur.

Airfare Which Includes Non-University Travelers :

• Please contact World Travel directly at 877-602-4950 or via email at [email protected] .  They will book all travelers together and be able to process separate forms of payment for the non-UNC travelers.
• When reserving lodging for a trip which includes non-university travelers , you may be interested in booking larger or alternative lodging to accommodate the number of travelers.  The University is only responsible for the cost of lodging at a single-occupancy rate.  Similar to the airfare requirements above, you will need to obtain a cost comparison at the time of booking showing the cost of equivalent, single-occupancy lodging.  Any difference in cost for larger or alternative accommodations will be the responsibility of the traveler.
• On the Request Header in Concur , please be sure to answer Yes if the trip includes personal travel and provide the dates of personal travel as well. 

The University should not incur any increase in cost for travel which combines University Business Travel with Personal Travel.  Please be sure to only request reimbursement for your Business Travel expenses on the Expense Report in Concur .  If expenses are paid on your T&E Card which need to be repaid in part or in whole, you will utilize the “Non-reimbursable/Personal” expense type to reconcile these transactions.

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

All the international travel need to be approved by the Dean, please fill the International Travel Approval Form and attach it to your travel request on Concur. Health insurance is  required  for international travel. For any questions, please contact Janet Hoernke [email protected] from the Risk Management Team. Please fill in the  Insurance Roster  as much as you could, email it with your Dean approved form to Su Dong [email protected] . The Business Office will submit the forms to the Risk Management team, you will get notifications from them soon.

TRAVEL FOR STUDENTS, FELLOWS, GUESTS OR JOB CANDIDATES

Use  Paying for Travel Expenses by Traveler Type  chart to determine which form of payment should be used based on the expense type and the person traveling on behalf of the University. Travel and Expense (T&E) Cards may only be used to pay for the accountholder’s travel expenses; except in limited circumstances for student as noted in the chart. Students should fill the  Travel Form for Student   after their travel, the staff can submit the travel form to the ticketing system for the students.

For Non-UNC Employee Travel reimbursements, please click here . 

SOG Services Employee Travel

 Rental vehicles can be booked directly with Enterprise. Book with code NC53E02 to get university rate

More Infomation & Resources

• Access the Concur Travel System and training resources
• How to use the Travel & Expense Card
• Travel & Expense Card vs Pcard
• Paying for Travel Expenses by Traveler Type
• Travel Form for Student
• Review UNC's Travel Policies
• Request help from the SOG Business Office
• Linking an Approved Travel Request to an Expense Report
• Utilizing the Travel Allowance Wizard
• Questions or need personal assistance on Concur? Please come to our Travel/Concur Help Session at 3pm on Wednesdays or contact Hector Rodriguez at [email protected]

Ticketing System

• Submit a Ticket

Business Services

• Hotel Contracts
• Catering Services
• Business Meals
• Alcohol Purchases
• Independent Contractors & Outside Speakers
• Order Supplies
• Reimbursements
• Goods or Services More Than $5,000
• Travel Expenses
• Non-UNC Employee Travel Expenses
• Third Party Lodging
• Cash Advance
• Resources and Forms

Grants and Budgeting

• Training & Advising Services
• Funding Types
• General Information
• Grant Submission Process
• Budgeting Information
• Student Funding
• Working at SOG
• Supervisors
• Organizational Charts
• Responsible Employees
• Employee Quick Reference Guide

School of Government Services

• Job Openings

Faculty Coordinator

HEELS TRAVEL GALLERY

CONTACT HEELS TRAVEL

A way to go travel, contact us today.

Web Request Blocked

Your request has been identified as a security risk and has been blocked by TeamDynamix. If you believe the request is valid, please report the blocked web request. You'll need to include the Blocked Request Url and Support ID in your report.

Authorized Travel Agencies

World travel, inc..

World Travel, Inc. (WTI) has been selected as the University’s Authorized Travel Agency for all University Travel (excluding Athletics). WTI has a long history of supporting higher education travel, including individual travel, group travel, study abroad and meetings and events. WTI supports all bookings made online via Concur Travel as well as bookings made directly with their dedicated team of agents.

Concur Travel is the recommended resource for all domestic and simple international travel. Dedicated Agent support is the recommended resource for complex and international travel, as well as group travel, study abroad, and meetings and events.

Contact Information

Dedicated Agent Team: 877-602-4950 Calling from Outside the U.S.? 484-948-2535

Email: [email protected]

Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. After hours support still available by calling the numbers above.

Address: World Travel, Inc. 620 Pennsylvania Drive Exton, PA 19341

• UNC Chapel Hill

UNC Health returns to Traditional Travel and Reimbursement Policies Effective Oct. 7

October 7, 2021

Moving forward, UNC Health will revert to its traditional travel and reimbursement policies, including the Employee Travel and Business Expense Reimbursement Policy .

We ask that all managers authorized to approve business travel expenses be especially mindful to only allow business travel under safe circumstances to minimize the spread of COVID-19.  As always, managers who are approving business related expenditures should use sound business judgment to ensure that expense associated with the travel are appropriate and within their department’s budget.

School of Medicine employees are required to get approval for international travel, however domestic travel no longer requires approval. Dr. Jennifer Wu approves international travel requests on behalf of the Dean.

Filed Under:

More from Newsroom

• Floris-Moore to Deliver Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture
• UNC Addiction Medicine Program and CORE Community Partners Present at 2024 Addiction Medicine Conference
• Detection of Missed Colorectal Cancer Remains Low for Most Diverticulitis Patients

Go to Charlotte.edu

Prospective Students

• About UNC Charlotte
• Campus Life
• Graduate Admissions

Faculty and Staff

• Human Resources
• Auxiliary Services
• Inside UNC Charlotte
• Academic Affairs

Current Students

• Financial Aid
• Student Health

Alumni and Friends

• Alumni Association
• Advancement
• Make a Gift

The Travel area of the Disbursements department is a unit of the Controller’s Office that facilitates travel and business expense payments for UNC Charlotte’s travelers and employees. The Travel team provides customer support, campus training through Human Resources, and customized departmental training sessions upon request. Travel payment specialists review food service payments for quality assurance and process travel advances.

Email: [email protected] – General questions and/or payment inquiries

Fax: 704-687-1450

Note that the following topics are managed by other UNC Charlotte departments. Please see the respective department sites for further information:

• Field Trip Information and Forms: Office of Legal Affairs and Risk Management and Insurance
• Rental Car Insurance Coverage: Risk Management and Insurance

Travel Information

The Travel staff process all travel and employee and student direct pay requests by the individual’s last name or by the vendor’s name. This is subject to change depending on volume.

• Individual’s last name/Vendor name A-F: Jane
• Individual’s last name/Vendor name G-Q: Reina
• Individual’s last name/Vendor name R-Z: Amber

Travel Resources

• Employee & Student Direct Pay Request (ESDPR)
• Entertainment Expenditure Form
• Imaging Document Submission (IDS) TCP Invoices eForm
• Mileage & Transportation Reimbursement (MTR)
• Missing Receipt Affidavit
• Receipt Page
• Third Party Lodging Authorization Request (Non-hotel lodging)
• Travel Advance Request
• Travel Authorization eForm
• Travel Forms Package

Manuals – Guides – Procedures

• Airfare, How to Pay
• Budget Manual – NC Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM)
• Food and Beverage, How to Pay
• Fuel for Vehicle, How to Pay
• Hotel and Lodging, How to Pay
• Know Before You Go: General Guide for Travelers
• Mileage and Transportation, How to Pay
• Other Reimbursements (Non-Travel), How to Pay
• Other Travel-Related Expenses, How to Pay
• Overview of Travel (Videos)
• Registration Fees, How to Pay
• Travel Manual

Standards And Governance

• Fly America Act
• Third Party Lodging Policy
• Travel Expense Calculator – Currency Conversions
• Travel Reimbursements – Federal Subsistence Amounts, US State/Defense Department
• U.S. Department of State – Current Travel Alerts

Recent News

Subscribe Support

UNC-Chapel Hill’s Russian Flagship Program Caps Off Successful First Year

Sasha Schroeder '22

Photo by Flavio Uribe-Rheinbolt '20 at St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia.

The Russian Flagship Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently completed a successful first year. Launched in April 2020, the federally funded language initiative is the first of its kind in North Carolina and one of only eight Russian Flagship Programs in the United States. The program seeks to answer a critical U.S. national security need for university-educated U.S. citizens with advanced linguistic skills and an in-depth cultural understanding of Russia and Russian-speaking countries.

Building a Strong Foundation    

With the support of the national Language Flagship program network, Stanislav Shvabrin, director of Carolina’s Russian Flagship Program and associate professor of Russian, and his team have established a thriving community of dedicated Russian language learners and instructors.   

“Building on a strong tradition of Russian studies at Carolina, our Flagship Program has welcomed new team members, put in place an all-important individual and small-group tutoring system, built a summer program and enhanced Carolina’s current Russian curriculum to meet the needs of our students,” said Shvabrin.    

Throughout their time in the program, students participate in academic and co-curricular programming, and receive logistical and financial support for summer study abroad in a Russian-speaking country as well as a capstone academic year studying in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Students take part in the capstone year once they have successfully finished all other undergraduate graduation requirements.   

During the capstone year abroad, students undertake advanced Russian language coursework, enroll in a major-related course taught in Russian with local students at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and complete a professional internship in the language.   

“ Then they have tangible experience on their resume to help launch them into their field of choice ,” said Meredith Doubleday, assistant director of the Russian Flagship Program. Many students pursue career paths in a variety of fields ranging from diplomacy to business.    

The Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures (GSLL) and the Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies (CSEEES) were awarded $1.2 million in April 2020 from the U.S. Department of Defense funded Defense Language and National Security Education Office’s (DLNSEO) The Language Flagship program to launch the new Flagship at Carolina.    

Adnan Džumhur, associate director of CSEEES, worked with Shvabrin to prepare the proposal that brought the Russian Flagship program to Carolina. Džumhur said that historically, Carolina has had a strong Russian program in addition to many Russian studies courses, which helped lay the foundation for the Flagship program.   

“CSEEES has over 40 affiliate faculty, with the majority of them specializing in Russia-related research in fields like anthropology, history, political science, linguistics, and economics,” Džumhur said.   

With faculty members researching Russia across so many disciplines, Carolina was able to present a comprehensive profile in Russian studies in addition to language instruction in the grant proposal.   

In its first year, the program has exceeded enrollment expectations.   

“We were initially planning on accepting about 20 students, but at the end of the first year alone we have almost 40 program participants,” Džumhur said.  “ I think this speaks to the broad appeal of the Flagship program, and the recognition the Flagship students are receiving nationally through programs such as Boren, CLS, and others.”

National Recognition    

UNC Russian Flagship students have already been recognized nationally for their accomplishments in just the first year of operations. Two of the program’s students, Griffin McGuire’ 21 and Lucas Risinger ’21, received the prestigious Boren Scholarship this year, which funds overseas language study followed by at least one year of employment in a national security position with the U.S. federal government. Christina Oh ’22 received a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study Russian this summer. CLS and Boren scholars gain critical language and cultural skills that enable them to contribute to U.S. economic competitiveness and national security.

“It is no accident that the two national-security-focused Boren Scholarships and one out of the two Critical Language Scholarships awarded Carolina students this academic year went to Russian Flagship students,” Shvabrin said.

Barbara Stephenson, vice provost for global affairs at UNC-Chapel Hill, has been supportive of the program since its launch and looks forward to seeing it continue to thrive.

“The standout success of Carolina’s Russian Flagship Program – even in its first year– comes as no surprise to me.  The talented leaders of CSEEES focus on student success and deliver excellence, attracting first-rate students to the program.  As my office builds out the new Diplomacy Initiative, I look forward to continued close collaboration with CSEEES and the Russian Flagship Program as we bring foreign affairs practitioners to Carolina to round out the superb language instruction– and prepare our graduates to excel in careers in diplomacy and related national security fields.”

Looking Forward    

Ultimately, the program aligns with UNC-Chapel Hill’s long-term goals of infusing campus with a global mindset and preparing the next generation of leaders to address the greatest challenges of our time. Russian is just one of the multiple critical foreign languages taught at Carolina, which offers students a remarkably rich menu of options for pursuing a transformative global education.   

Carolina honors three faculty winners of global excellence awards

Global heel: luoyi cai.

What does UNC basketball’s current 2024-25 roster look like and what’s next for Tar Heels?

College basketball’s transfer portal closed Wednesday, meaning players no longer have the option to leave their current school and play immediately elsewhere. 

Following its loss to Alabama in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament and before the May 1 deadline, UNC basketball had two players — James Okonkwo and Seth Trimble — enter the transfer portal. 

Trimble later decided to pull his name from the portal and return to Chapel Hill. As of Wednesday, Belmont transfer Cade Tyson has been the lone addition from the transfer portal. 

Other players could join the Tar Heels as spring gives way to summer. 

Entering his fourth season as head coach, Hubert Davis currently has three scholarships remaining to fill out the roster. Star guard RJ Davis , who announced his return Wednesday, leads a group that should be among the contenders for the 2025 national championship.

Following the closure of the transfer portal, here are five observations about the current state of UNC basketball’s 2024-25 roster and what could be next for the Tar Heels. 

RJ Davis, Ian Jackson, Elliot Cadeau among UNC’s loaded group of guards

UNC is set to return the ACC Player of the Year in fifth-year senior RJ Davis and one of the league’s top facilitators in sophomore Elliot Cadeau. In addition to that duo, which will likely get the starting nod, junior Seth Trimble is back and the Tar Heels will add five-star freshman Ian Jackson to the fold. UNC will have one of the best backcourts in the nation, a group that can keep the program atop the ACC and help it make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. 

Seth Trimble’s returns as UNC’s best athlete, defender 

Sometimes the best additions are the ones that stick around. With the return of Trimble, the Tar Heels have an elite athlete and reliable defender. Following an inconsistent freshman season, Trimble blossomed into UNC’s top reserve as a sophomore. He averaged 5.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 17.1 minutes per game last season. He also improved as a shooter, making 41.9% of his attempts from beyond the arc, and often guarded the top guard on opposing teams.

Drake Powell’s defense will get him on court 

Ian Jackson’ s pace, playmaking and scoring ability make him an ideal player for UNC’s offense. But fellow freshman Drake Powell ’s athleticism and length can help the Tar Heels’ maintain the momentum they gained last season as one of the best defensive teams in the nation. As the 6-foot-6 wing’s offense continues to evolve, his defensive traits should garner him plenty of playing time. 

Hubert Davis betting on boost from Jalen Washington, Jae’Lyn Withers?

Even if Hubert Davis adds another frontcourt player from the portal, the head coach will need junior Jalen Washington and fifth-year senior Jae’Lyn Withers to provide more production to help fill the gaps left by Harrison Ingram and Armando Bacot. Withers averaged 4.2 points and 3.6 rebounds in 12.4 minutes per game, and Washington averaged 3.9 points and 2.6 rebounds in 8.4 minutes per game. If UNC is going to remain a top-10 team, Washington and Withers need to make a jump.

Tar Heels add Cade Tyson, but what’s next from the transfer portal? 

After losing two of its top 3-point shooters in Ingram and Cormac Ryan, the Tar Heels added Belmont transfer Cade Tyson via the transfer portal. Tyson was 15th nationally in three-point percentage at 46.5% and had 21 games with multiple treys last season. The 6-foot-7 wing gives UNC another scoring option and reliable rebounder, but the Heels remain in need of a big man. 

Rutgers transfer Cliff Omoyuri and Kentucky transfer Adou Thiero are reportedly among the Tar Heels’ top targets. Omoyuri’s rebounding and shot-blocking prowess would immediately enhance UNC’s defense. Thiero is a bit smaller, but he showed flashes of his skills as scorer, rebounder and defender with the Wildcats. 

Staff writer Rodd Baxley can be reached at [email protected] or @RoddBaxley on X/Twitter. 

We have extended the  enrollment deadline to May 15, 2024 . View the announcement .

Your Journey Begins at Carolina.

You’re searching for a university that will open doors to the future you’ve always imagined. we’re here to help..

In-person tours

Talk with current students and experience life on campus.

It had to be Carolina

Every Carolina student has a special story about why they became a Tar Heel.

The One Thing I Had to Bring to College

Carolina students bring stories, traditions, and values to Chapel Hill from around the world, creating a campus rich with difference.

Get to know CHiPs

Where else can a comparative lit, computer science, dramatic art, and journalism major meet each other and pretend to be other people while making real friends?

Thirsty? Tar Heels Recommend Their Favorite Coffee Shops

Whether you drink a coffee once a week or three times a day, Carolina students know the best spots.

Creating at Carolina

Build a button at BeAM makerspaces.

18% of Carolina’s new students will be first in their families to graduate from college.

42% of enrolling students were among the top 10 students in their high school class.

74% of new students took part in service activities while in high school.

Meet Carolina’s Newest Students

Every UNC student that I met was so welcoming and nice. It makes me happy to know that UNC-Chapel Hill is full of so many friendly faces.

New Students

students joined Carolina in Fall 2023 as first-years or transfers. Our students make our campus the special place it is — one that's full of caring people, asking important questions, unafraid to explore.

Affording Carolina

We are committed to meeting 100 percent of your family’s demonstrated financial need.

First-Year Seminars

Small seminar classes let new Carolina students ask big questions and connect with their professors — and each other — in meaningful ways.

Explore The Seminars

Samford University Athletics

Baseball 5.9.24

Bulldogs Travel To UNCG For Key SoCon Series

Players mentioned.

#23 Andrew Bennett

#45 Noah Berry

#3 Garrett Howe

#11 John Anderson

#31 Michael Ross

#27 Garrett Staton

Thanks for visiting !

The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy.

We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here.

Thank you for your support!

was not found

Top player in 2025 class could visit UNC basketball in Fall

N orth Carolina has yet to land a prospect in the 2025 recruiting class but there's a long way to go in that cycle still. Hubert Davis and his staff have identified some top targets, including the No. 1 overall player in the class, AJ Dybantsa.

The small forward out of Napa, California currently plays at Prolific Prep and has 22 offers in his recruitment. As his recruitment continues on, things are starting to progress which includes visits. And for North Carolina, they could be in line for a visit this Fall.

Dybantsa talked to Travis Branham of 247Sports about his recruitment and he mentioned that he could set up a visit this Fall:

North Carolina:"Heard from him, I got offered towards the beginning of my Prolific season, they stay in contact with my dad. I might take a visit this fall but I will have to set that up with UNC, definitely."

Other programs involved in his recruitment include Arkansas , Kentucky , Auburn, and USC .  The 6-foot-8 small forward has already visited USC and Auburn in the process.

Dybantsa is a recruit to keep an eye on for the Tar Heels moving forward and it will be a big plus if they can get him on campus to make an impression.

Follow us  @TarHeelsWire  on X  and like our page on  Facebook  to follow ongoing coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels news, notes and opinions.

This article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire : Top player in 2025 class could visit UNC basketball in Fall

• International

The latest on the massive solar storm

By Angela Fritz, Elise Hammond and Chris Lau, CNN

Incredible lighthouse picture from Maine

From CNN's Chris Lau

Among a flurry of surreal images capturing the dazzling auroras is one taken by Benjamin Williamson of a lighthouse in Portland, Maine.

"It's one of the most incredible things I've ever seen, the awe and wonder," Williamson told CNN.

He said he used a long-exposure technique to snap the shot, but did not edit it.

Watch the full interview with Williamson here .

Things could be about to ramp up

If you still haven't seen the aurora, hold on for another 30 minutes to an hour, according to CNN meteorologist Chad Myers.

The next wave of coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, which cause the aurora, is about to arrive, he said.

"Just wait a minute because things are going to start to ramp up here," he said, adding that the increase could arrive "anytime now." "When it comes, get outside, get ready, put your coat on."

For those who are too busy to witness the phenomenon tonight, Myers said the aurora is expected to last three nights.

Why does the aurora last for a weekend?

By CNN's Chris Lau

Generally, it takes just eight minutes for light to travel 93 million miles to the Earth from the sun, but astrophysicist Janna Levin said the energized particles causing the current wave of aurora travel a lot slower, causing the phenomenon to last for the weekend.

"Some of these mass ejections are trillions of kilograms," she said. "They're slower. So they're taking longer, but still hours, maybe tens of hours."

Here's how the solar storm looks in the South and on the East Coast

The aurora was visible across the East Coast and in the South Friday.

Here's how it looked in Chester, South Carolina.

Down in Florida, waves of color swam through the sky.

Up north in New Jersey, a purple-ish haze could be seen in the sky.

Will solar storms get more intense and risky in the future?

The answer is probably not in the short term, according to astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi.

He said scientists study what is constantly happening on the surface of the sun and have found a pattern.

“Geological data shows us that in the past the sun was way more active than it is today. It has cycles where it goes very quiet ... and you have events that show that the solar activity was much, much greater,” he told CNN. “So there's no evidence that we're going to see those big maxima this cycle." 

But the astrophysicist also spoke of a caveat - the limitations of modern science.

“Even though it's predictable in the short term, we still don't quite understand what creates the magnetic fields in the sun,” he said, adding: “That's why NASA has so many satellites looking at the sun.”

In Pictures: Auroras light the sky during rare solar storm

From CNN Digital's Photo Team

A series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the sun are creating dazzling auroras across the globe .

The rare solar storm may also disrupt communications. The last time a solar storm of this magnitude reached Earth was in October 2003, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center.

See more photos of the aurora from tonight.

Behind dazzling aurora could lie “real danger,” Bill Nye the Science Guy says

The massive solar storm could present “a real danger,” especially with the modern world relying so much on electricity, according to Bill Nye the Science Guy , a science educator and engineer.

Scientists are warning an increase in solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the sun have the potential to disrupt communication on Earth into the weekend. Solar flares can affect communications and GPS almost immediately because they disrupt Earth’s ionosphere, or part of the upper atmosphere. Energetic particles released by the sun can also disrupt electronics on spacecraft and affect astronauts without proper protection within 20 minutes to several hours.

In comparison to tonight's event, Nye drew comparisons with another incident in 1859, known as the Carrington Event, when telegraph communications were severely affected.

“The other thing, everybody, that is a real danger to our technological society, different from 1859, is how much we depend on electricity and our electronics and so on,” Nye said. "None of us really in the developed world could go very long without electricity."

He noted that there are systems in place to minimize the impact, but “stuff might go wrong,” stressing that not all transformers are equipped to withstand such a solar event.

“It depends on the strength of the event and it depends on how much of our infrastructures are prepared for this the sort of thing,” he said.

Bill Nye breaks down significance of the solar storm | CNN

This post has been updated with more details on solar flares' impact on electronics.

Here's where clouds will block the view of the northern lights in the US

From CNN's Angela Fritz

After an incredibly stormy week, most of the Lower 48 has clear skies to see the northern lights. But there are some areas where clouds and rainy weather are spoiling the view.

A deck of clouds is blocking the sky in the Northeast, from parts of Virginia into Maine, as an area of low pressure spins off the East Coast.

In the Midwest, the aurora will be hard to see through thick clouds in parts of Wisconsin, Michigan — including the Upper Peninsula — and Illinois.

A stripe of clouds is tracking across Texas, including Dallas-Forth Worth, and into Louisiana.

And in the Southwest, patchy clouds across the the Four Corners region could make the northern lights difficult to spot.

Aurora seen at least as far south as Georgia

Barely visible to the naked eye, the aurora can be seen in Atlanta in the 10 p.m. ET hour. 

It is easier to see through photographs using a long exposure. The photos below, taken by CNN's Eric Zerkel and Emily Smith, used 3- and 10-second exposures.

Please enable JavaScript for a better experience.

Advertisement

Five-star recruiting target setting up visit to unc basketball, share this article.

North Carolina is in pursuit of multiple big recruiting targets in the 2025 class and hopes to finally land a commitment. And it sounds like it is making serious progress with one of those targets.

Five-star guard Darryn Peterson is near the top of the Tar Heels’ recruiting board for the 2025 class and the longtime target released an updated list.

Peterson is reopening his recruitment due to coaching changes, and that is good news for the Tar Heels. Peterson is setting up a visit to Chapel Hill for sometime soon.

He recently caught up with Rob Cassidy of Rivals.com to break down potential visits in his recruitment, including to UNC:

“The next one I’m setting up is a North Carolina official, but we don’t have that date yet.” ON WHAT HE HOPES TO SEE DURING HIS NORTH CAROLINA VISIT: “I’m excited to see what it’s like down there. I watched some of their games this year and I’ve been waiting to take this official visit for a while. Watching RJ Davis and how ball dominant he was and how he got to hoop this year, I feel like if I go there we could have similar type games.”

The 6-foot-5, 195-pound Peterson is starting to see his recruitment pick up recently as well. Both Kentucky and Arkansas are getting involved after recent coaching changes, adding another dynamic to his recruitment.

The good news is UNC is still in the race and is getting a visit down the line. Now it’s up to the Tar Heels to impress him and potentially seal the deal.

Follow us  @TarHeelsWire  on X and like our page on  Facebook  to follow ongoing coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels news, notes and opinions.

Most Popular

This rule could benefit unc hoops on recruiting trail, the best of drake maye's rookie minicamp with the new england patriots, unc basketball program showing some interest in duke target, report surfaces that unc bot pushing to leave the acc, unc basketball recruiting target likely visit rival duke in fall, photos of drake maye during new england patriots rookie minicamp, unc basketball program contacting a big transfer portal recruit more.

Please enter an email address.

Thanks for signing up.

Please check your email for a confirmation.

Something went wrong.

Empowering   worldwide   travel.   For   each   and   every   one.  

Discover   emerging   travel   group’s   solutions   for   your   travel   and   business   needs  .

We specialize in developing advanced online booking platforms for all types of clients — from individual tourists to travel agents and companies organizing business trips. Our solutions empower hoteliers to effortlessly showcase their accommodations, boosting visibility and attracting a broader audience.

For travel professionals

For individual travelers

For corporate clients

Extranet – our solution for hoteliers

Partner   with   us  

For hoteliers.

Effortlessly register your accommodation and advertise on three platforms at once. Unlock innovative solutions through our Extranet, broaden your reach, access millions of high-quality guests, enjoy enhanced payment options, and acquire personalized analytics.

For travel companies and beyond

Whether it's reaching more clients or exploring new revenue streams, our solutions are here to guide you towards your objectives. Let's collaborate to discover exciting ways to add value to your business and the dynamic world of travel.

Car Rentals

Affiliate programs

Emerging   Travel   Group:   pioneering   global   growth  

2.5M+ accommodation options

in 220 source markets

$2.6bn+ annual turnover

has been reached in 2023

70K+ travel agencies

in 120 countries

3K+ employees

in 88+ countries

Driven   by   tech   excellence  

500+ servers

infrastructure ensures uninterrupted service for millions of users worldwide

200k requests/min

are handled by our fast and precise search engine

250+ suppliers

have been integrated into our technical systems, a number that increases annually