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Author: Mark Edward Unrue
Marcia Rock receives national distinguished service award
Dr. Marcia Rock recently received the Council for Exceptional Children Teacher Education Division’s (TED) Distinguished Service award, for her service to TED over many years. She has been a member of the organization since she was a graduate student, and has previously served as TED’s president as well as TED’s political action member at large. […]
Salute! 2019 Veterans Day at UNCG
Events will begin at 10 a.m.
Newsmakers: Diploma, Holley, Murray, and Spivey
Whether researchers with timely insights or students with outstanding stories, members of the UNCG community appear in print, web and broadcast media every day. Here is a sampling of UNCG-related stories in the news and media over the week: Fox8 News reported on a special effort to award a diploma. It’s a remarkable story. The […]
Millennial Campus, basketball, SERVE grant, GTCC orientation, and DeJesus and Bobay
Whether researchers with timely insights or students with outstanding stories, members of the UNCG community appear in print, web and broadcast media every day. Here is a sampling of UNCG-related stories in the news and media over the week: The News & Record featured the two new buildings on Gate City Boulevard planned as part […]
Music to our ears – year’s first UNCG ‘Concert Weeks’
It’s that time of the semester: the first Concert Weeks at UNCG. There will be music in the air over the coming days, as a variety of excellent UNCG ensembles have their initial performances, marking the halfway point of the semester. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. The coming […]
UNCG Athletics gears up for SoCon Mental Health Week
Next week, UNCG Athletics will participate in a Southern Conference-wide initiative to raise awareness about mental health, reduce the stigma of seeking mental health resources, and promote resources available to student-athletes. The initiative, created by the SoCon Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, will be ongoing throughout the year, but will kick off during the Mental Health Awareness […]
Deaf Awareness Week events
The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures will present two American Sign Language-centered events on campus this weekend in honor of Deaf Awareness Week. Saturday, Sept. 21, Deaf artist Nancy Rourke will give a painting workshop 1 to 4 p.m. in the Elliot University Center, Kirkland Room. The event is free but registration is required. […]
UNCG Religious Studies fall 2019 events
The Department of Religious Studies has announced fall events, including speakers and a film. All events are free and open to the public, as well as faculty and students. Still from “New Muslim Cool” “Women Outside Their Apartments: A Moroccan Feminist’s Cinematic Vision,” a lecture by Dr. Florence Martin from Goucher […]
Dr. Evan Goldstein
Dr. Evan Goldstein (Geography, Environment, and Sustainability) received a 2019 Early-Career Research Fellowship from the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Now in its fifth year, the fellowship program supports the development of emerging scientific leaders who are prepared to work at the intersections of environmental health, community health […]
Dr. Andrew Willis
Dr. Andrew Willis (Music) will give a rare complete performance of the “Six Partitas” (1731) by J. S. Bach on an unusual instrument – a replica of a Baroque piano similar to those Bach played. The concert will be this Saturday, Sept. 21, in the Organ Recital Hall in the Music Building with three sections […]
Intercultural Lecture Series hosts influential college athlete
The Office of Intercultural Engagement and UNCG Athletics are co-hosting speaker Schuyler Bailar as a part of the Intercultural Lecture Series. Bailar is a senior at Harvard University, a member of the men’s swimming program, and the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the NCAA Division 1 level. In 2017, Schuyler was named to the […]
First EUC blood drive for 2019-20 (with a little ‘Game of Thrones’ swag)
Roll up your sleeves and get ready for the first blood drive of 2019-2020 school year. The first drive will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 10, from 8:30 am to 6:30 pm in the Cone Ballroom of the Elliott University Center. Due to the popularity of Game of Thrones blood drive in April, the organizers […]
