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UNCG News
Month: November 2017
Spartan lanes aglow with luminaires, one of several seasonal events

As semester winds down, open houses, candles and giving to those in need
Looking toward a new Banner year
The Banner system at UNCG is poised for a big change.
In unique course, UNCG Facilities staff LEED by example
For a course in applied sustainability, the entire campus can be a classroom, and the UNCG Facilities staff are the experts. This past semester, Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture and Sustainability Faculty Fellow Dr. Amanda Gale taught a brand-new class for UNCG – Sustainability in the Built Environment, which enrolled students in both interior architecture […]
Forum on Nursing & Instructional Building project Nov. 30
Where McIver Building now stands, UNCG will have a much-needed new Nursing and Instructional Building. The removal of McIver and the new building’s construction project will last from February 2018 to June 2020. You’ll see some preparation work in the weeks before then. Come hear a presentation about this project, Thursday, Nov. 30. The forum […]
Volunteering opportunity at Garden Fresh Mobile Market
UNCG Staff Senate is hosting a volunteering opportunity for employees, at the Out of the Garden Fresh Mobile Market. Eight volunteers are needed for each event. Staff can use their Community Involvement hours for these events. The next event will be Tuesday, Nov. 28. Another event is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 15. Remaining events scheduled […]
Laurie Wideman tapped for Safrit-Ennis Distinguished Professorship
Dr. Laurie Wideman will be the inaugural recipient of the Safrit-Ennis Distinguished Professorship in Kinesiology, effective Jan. 1, 2018. The overarching focus of Dr. Wideman’s research is the impact of exercise, disease and injury on the endocrine system. Her work examines body composition, heart rate variability and ways that the body can regulate itself. She […]
Take 2017 UNCG Campus Weekly readership survey
We want to hear from you. What is Campus Weekly doing well and what can it do better? How do you read CW and how often? What do you think of the CW enewsletter emailed to faculty and staff each week? Please take 5-10 minutes for this readership survey. Three respondents will be chosen randomly […]
Key Leader Symposium on peace operations this week at UNCG
The second annual Key Leader Symposium on Transitional Public Security is being held this week in the Alumni House here at UNCG. The goal of the Key Leader Symposium is for participants to better understand others’ views regarding Multifunctional Peace Operations before, during and after the kinetic phase of an intervention or following humanitarian disaster […]
Great scholarship, quickly expressed: 3MT winners announced
The final round for this year’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition was held on Nov. 9. The challenge for these 10 finalists was to convey the essence and importance of their master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation research in an engaging way to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes and with one PowerPoint slide. The […]
UNCG awarded for excellence in cloud solutions
UNCG is one of the recipients of E&I Cooperative Services’ inaugural Cloud Leadership Awards. Twenty four winners were selected from nearly 100 nominees to celebrate their excellence in cloud solutions on campuses across the country. UNCG was one of four universities chosen by industry expert judges as a winner in the Cloud Storage category of […]
UNCG a top performer in 2017 Sustainable Campus Index
UNCG has been named a Gold-rated institution in the 2017 Sustainable Campus Index, and a top performer in the subcategories of public engagement and well-being and work. The index is an annual publication of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and recognizes top-performing institutions in each of the 17 Sustainability […]
SECC mid-November update
Looking to make a tangible difference in your community? UNCG’s State Employees Combined Campaign is raising money for a wide variety of charities. The yearly effort allows state employees to conveniently donate to charitable organizations. UNCG has participated in the statewide campaign for many years, and has consistently had one of the highest employee participation […]
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