North Carolina Carolina at Chapel Hill). More than 200 years later, the University of North Carolina system encompasses 17 public universities including North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, East Carolina University, Western Carolina University, Winston-Salem State University, the University of North Carolina at Asheville, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, UNC Wilmington, Elizabeth City State University, Appalachian State University, Fayetteville State University, and UNC School of the Arts, and . Along with
Northlake Mall (Charlotte, North Carolina) It has become the dominant retail destination for the thriving communities in North Charlotte and the Lake Norman region, from where it gets its name. It was announced in 2013 that Northlake Mall would receive Charlotte's second H&M store, after the recently announced store at Carolina Place Mall. These two stores, along with the planned store at the SouthPark Mall, will be the only H&M stores in the Charlotte area, and one of seven H&M stores in the state of North Carolina. In June 2014, it was announced that Taubman Centers would sell Northlake Mall to Starwood Capitol Group for