IMPACT was a Â鶹ÉçÇøP-TV program produced by students, faculty, and staff in the Department of Mass Communication and hosted by Dr. Jeff Frederick, former Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. Airing on local cable channels, the show featured Dean Frederick discussing topics of interest with community members and Â鶹ÉçÇø Pembroke faculty and staff.
Check out episodes below.
(Recorded November 11, 2019)
Guest: Julia Beach Pierce, Deputy Associate General Counsel in the Indian Health Services (US Dept of Health & Human Services), daughter of Julian T. Pierce, attorney and Robeson County civil rights leader who founded Lumbee River Legal Services--now the Pembroke office of Legal Aid of North Carolina.
(Recorded November 4, 2019)
Guests: Larry Barnes, class of 1971, first African-American to enroll at then-Pembroke State College; Sylvia Banks, Class of 1969, first African-American to graduate from Pembroke.
(Recorded October 28, 2019)
Guests: Dickson McLean, Board Member, Lumber River Conservancy; Lane Garner, Superintendent, Lumber River State Park; Dr. Joseph White, Executive Director, Lumber River Conservancy and Lecturer in the Â鶹ÉçÇøP Dept of Biology.
(Recorded September 23, 2019)
Guests: Jonathan Bym, sports editor of The Robesonian; Brandon Tester, sports editor of The Laurinburg Exchange; Jack Frederick, sports writer at The Johnstonian News.
(March 23, 2019)
Guests: Kenneth & Lisa Rust, owner-operators of eleven McDonald's in the Â鶹ÉçÇøP region, and generous friends of the university
(March 23, 2019)
Guest: Mike Clawson, Director of Academic & Military Outreach
(Feb. 26, 2019)
Guests: Bruce Davis, Mayor of Lumberton; and Wayne Horne, City Manager
(Feb. 23, 2019)
Guest: Mayor Greg Cummings, Town of Pembroke, NC
(Feb. 19, 2019)
Guests: Jonathan Bym, Sports Editor, The Robesonian; and Brandon Tester, Sports Editor, The Laurinburg Exchange
( Feb. 17, 2019)
Guests: Devon Goodwin, OTL Farms; and Connie & Millard Locklear, New Grown Farms
(Feb. 10, 2019)
Guests: Natalya Locklear, Director of Health Careers Access Program; Genna Locklear, Â鶹ÉçÇøP Student; Mikayla Williams, Â鶹ÉçÇøP Student; Dr. Angela McDonald, Interim Dean of the Â鶹ÉçÇøP College of Health Sciences
(Oct. 29, 2018)
Guests: Drew Collier, Director of the Robeson County Church and Community Center; and Dalton Hoffer, Assistant Director of Student Engagement, Â鶹ÉçÇøP Office of Community and Civic Engagement
(Oct. 26, 2018)
Guests: Dr. Ben Bahr, The William C. Friday Distinguished Chair and Professor; and Asa Lowry, University Program Associate, Office for Regional Initiatives
(Oct. 25, 2018)
Guests: Don Bryant, Chief Information Security Officer for Â鶹ÉçÇøP; and Caleb Malcolm, Vice President of Information Technology for Lumbee River EMC
(Oct. 25, 2018)
Guests: Donnie Douglas, Editor, The Robesonian; Matt Leclercq, Editor, Fayetteville Observer
(Oct. 25, 2018)
Guests: Erin Rembert, Executive Director, Scotland County Arts County; Vanessa Abernathy, President, Robeson County Arts Council; Carla Rokes, Chair and Associate Professor, Â鶹ÉçÇøP Art Department; and Richard Gay, Associate Professor of Art History, Â鶹ÉçÇøP Art Department