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Six UMO Students and Alumni Earn American FFA Degree
MOUNT OLIVE – Six University of Mount Olive students and alumni were among 5,816 FFA members to receive the prestigious American FFA Degree this year. It is the highest honor that the National FFA Organization awards, and fewer than 1% of members earn this recognition.…
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UMO Welcomes Third Graders for 9th Annual STEM on the Green
MOUNT OLIVE – Science moved outdoors on Friday, Oct. 23, when nearly 900 third graders from Wayne and Duplin counties gathered on the University of Mount Olive campus for the 9th Annual STEM on the Green. The young scientists came from nine schools. Carver, Spring Creek, Eastern…
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Reverend Owen Barrow Delivers Harrison Memorial Lecture at UMO
MOUNT OLIVE – The Rev. Owen Barrow, lead pastor of Fuquay-Varina United Methodist Church, delivered the annual Vivian B. Harrison Memorial Lecture at the University of Mount Olive on Thursday, October 22, in Rodgers Chapel. Speaking to students, ministers and laypersons, Barrow…
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UMO Graduate Riley Willcox Gives Back as Mount Olive Recreation Coordinator
MOUNT OLIVE – One day, Riley Willcox is mowing Daughtry Field and spraying lines for the start of soccer season. The next, Willcox might be riding the pickle train at Westbrook Park. “It would be hard to describe a typical day because I never really follow the same schedule,…
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UMO to Celebrate 75th Anniversary at Homecoming 2026
MOUNT OLIVE – The University of Mount Olive will welcome alumni back to campus Friday, November 20, and Saturday, November 21, for Homecoming 2026, a weekend that this year celebrates UMO’s 75th anniversary. The schedule includes an alumni golf tournament, Pickle Classic…
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Golden LEAF Leaders Celebrate UMO Scholars at Campus Luncheon
MOUNT OLIVE– Each year, the Golden LEAF Scholarship Program awards 215 renewable scholarships to students from rural or economically distressed counties. Recipients have strong academic records and pledge to return home for meaningful careers. Golden LEAF scholars at the…
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Open House Scheduled for November 11 at the University of Mount Olive
MOUNT OLIVE – High school juniors and seniors, along with their parents, can get a firsthand look at the University of Mount Olive during Open House at the University of Mount Olive on Monday, November 11. The day starts with registration at 9 a.m. in the George & Annie Dail…
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UMO Business Students Meet with North Carolina State Treasurer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEpr@umo.edu MOUNT OLIVE – On Monday, October 5, North Carolina’s 29th State Treasurer addressed students in the University of Mount Olive’s Robert L. Tillman School of Business on the mission and responsibilities of the North Carolina State Treasurer’s…
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Stephanie Corona: Turning a Human Services Degree into Community Impact at ADLA
For Stephanie Corona, earning a bachelor’s degree in Human Services from the University of Mount Olive was about more than completing a degree. It was a chance to strengthen the skills she uses every day to serve individuals and families in her community. Corona graduated in…
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Tilley Named a 2026 Professor of the Year at UMO
MOUNT OLIVE – Start a conversation with Dr. Matthew Scott Tilley about one research project, and it rarely stays with just one. Walking the rows of research plots at the University of Mount Olive’s Kornegay Student Farm on a warm afternoon, Tilley talks through cover crops, corn…
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Woodall Named a 2026 UMO Professor of the Year
MOUNT OLIVE –Waylon Woodall serves as assistant professor of accounting at the University of Mount Olive by title. But ask what he hopes students take with them after graduation, and the answer reaches far beyond the subject itself. Whether his students go on to become…