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News Items from UNC Greensboro

UNCGNews

News Items from UNC Greensboro

Using yoga to empower women and create community

EdD candidate in Kinesiology, Mona Flynn is eager to contribute to the growing body of knowledge in yoga therapy. Her research will focus on how physical activity improves overall well-being through her work with immigrant and refugee women at her non-profit, The Yoga Connection.

Industries of the Blind Building with art banners

Governed by a student-led committee, the UNCG Green Fund financially supports sustainable projects focusing on social equity, environment, economy, and aesthetics. The resulting initiatives, research, and education programs aim to benefit students on campus and the larger Greensboro community.

UNCG Student Volunteers with children at the Center for New North Carolinians

The Center for New North Carolinians (CNNC) helps immigrants and refugees become an acclimated part of their local community. UNCG students who work with the Center provide critical support while gaining invaluable experience and perspective.

Six students stand in the middle of garden with spades.

Students get in the spirit of service early in the academic year. Spartan Service Day 2022 was another rousing success, with hundreds of students assisting more than a dozen organizations in the greater Greensboro community.

Four Americorps volunteers smile for photo with twelve children.

Students looking for a chance to serve others can apply now. The Center for New North Carolinians is taking applications for the AmeriCorps Cross-Cultural Education Service Systems. On top of a chance to volunteer, it gives students tools for building their professional prospects.

For more than a decade, Dr. Marianne LeGreco, in the Department of Communication Studies, has been one of the driving forces behind local food security initiatives, including urban garden projects, fresh food mobile markets, entrepreneurship programs, and culinary workshops. With UNCG support, the SNAP benefits “Green for Greens” program helped the local community and farmers markets weather the pandemic.

Spartans are helpers throughout the state, the nation, the world. And one of those crucial helpers is Miltia Grady-Wheatley, now director of the Red Cross Northeastern North Carolina Chapter.

Close-up on one hand squeezing another with the words "NC Youth & Family"

Health leaders across the state and the country have warned of a rise in mental health crises, particularly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. UNC Greensboro’s “Voices Amplified” project will work to reach people where they are, and serve families and youth. Read more about this new partnership and its far-reaching impact across North Carolina.

woman holding harvested crop in a green garden

Food access is a social justice matter and tied to ecojustice through sustainable land cultivation. Dr. Etsuko Kinefuchi and her students helped break ground on a site in Southeast Greensboro and are continuing research within the community. Read more at UNCG Research.

Children and masters students at UNCG play outside with a rainbow-colored parachute

Fun in the sun and in the water brought together members of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and local children who need a little support finding their voice. Six graduate clinicians worked with the kids during this inaugural camp that supports children who struggle with stuttering.

STEM Teacher Leader Collaborative Coach Dearing Blankmann with a School of Education doctoral student and first grade student looking at flowers

A Guilford County Schools’ Women in Education Tea at UNCG highlighted the impact of women educators. The event celebrated women who are helping lead the region and UNCG’s Institute for Partnership in Education (IPiE) which strengthens education across the state.

Keylin Rivera ’13 serves the nation’s largest Latino civil rights organization, and she is in constant communication with White House agencies for her work. UNCG helped her become a leader in civic engagement and social justice.