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Rituals and regalia at December hooding ceremony
UNC Greensboro conferred 121 doctoral degrees during its Doctoral Hooding Ceremony in UNCG Auditorium on Dec. 12, 2019. The new graduates were “launched to become the next generation of scholars, researchers, and professionals,” Chancellor Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr. said. “The rituals and formalities, the pomp and circumstance, are symbolic of the hallowed place that doctoral […]
Class of 2019: Akm Zubair Siam
Diversity was the most important factor for Akm Zubair Siam when he was making his decision on where to go to college. Siam moved to North Carolina from Bangladesh at age 11, and in middle school and high school, he often felt like he didn’t “fit in.” He knew that being part of a diverse […]
Class of 2019: Trina Pratt
Trina Pratt has spent the past six years juggling life as a student, researcher, teacher, volunteer, mentor, and single mother. Next week, when she walks across the graduation stage as Dr. Trina Pratt, the ups and downs of her journey will have been well worth it. Pratt had built a successful career in recreation, youth […]
Students get hands-on experience with ESPN broadcasts
It’s game day and the air is electric. The players warm up. The cheer team practices its routine. The crowd is settling in. And eight Spartan students, with high-def cameras and multiscreen consoles, are ready to stream all the action across the nation. The count begins: 30 seconds to air. 15. 10. 5, 4, 3, […]
Spartans give thanks
This holiday season, there’s a lot to be thankful for at UNC Greensboro. This fall saw record enrollment, new funding to support student success programs, and the launch of new, exciting degree programs. In celebration of Thanksgiving and the start of the winter holidays, UNCG students, faculty, and staff took the time to share what […]
Annual ‘Harvest Home’ choral concert returns Nov. 24
Choral music lovers consider Greensboro’s First Presbyterian Church a uniquely ambient space. Good news: UNC Greensboro’s choral program this year will host more concerts there than ever before, with the annual holiday concert taking place this Sunday, Nov. 24. The popular “Harvest Home” concert, which is free and open to the public, will celebrate the […]
From music school, to the military, to the physics lab
Aidan Lytle has been interested in physics – “the purest science,” he says – since he was a kid. But a less-than-stellar academic record meant, instead of pursuing science, he initially focused on another passion – music. That talent led him to playing in a battle of the bands at Carnegie Hall at 16, to […]
Student earns Environmental Education Certification
Ti’Era Worsley, a doctoral student in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education at UNC Greensboro, received her Environmental Education Certification this week for her extensive work providing environmental education to minoritized youth. The North Carolina Environmental Education Program is a four-year, self-paced, 200-hour experiential program administered by the DEQ Office of Environmental Education and […]
Researchers explore wellness, campus inclusion
When we talk about inclusivity on college campuses, there’s a population that often gets left out of the conversation: students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD). Nationally, there are more than 260 inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE) programs for students with IDD. But outside of these programs, it can be difficult for these students to get […]
UNCG ranked as a ‘Best for Vets’ college
For the fifth year in a row, Military Times has recognized UNC Greensboro for its commitment to serving veteran students with excellence. The University was ranked No. 51 out of 134 institutions on the publication’s Best for Vets: Colleges 2020 list, the most comprehensive school-by-school assessment of veteran and military student services and rates of […]
