Entering the sustainable materials library at UNCG’s Interior Architecture (IARc) Program feels like stepping into a professional architecture firm. While most interior architecture departments have sample rooms stocked with discards and cast off donations from manufacturers, IARc has done something different. Their ever-expanding resource does not simply house materials. It tells … Continued
Frannie Williams ’13, center, and other students help out during the 2013 MLK Day of Service. For the second straight year, UNCG has made the President’s Higher Education and Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction. This year, UNCG also appears on the Economic Opportunity Community Service Honor Roll shortlist. The 2014 Community … Continued
University of North Carolina Greensboro Professor Dr. Holt Wilson (left) talks with local teachers who are part of a project to change how teachers and students think about math and use mathematics to solve complex problems. DOBSON —A grant is being used by the Surry County Schools to “teach … Continued
UNCG Athletics will welcome in over 2,500 middle school students to Wednesday’s game against Greensboro College at 11:30am at the Greensboro Coliseum. GREENSBORO – The Greensboro College-UNCG men’s basketball game on Wednesday will be part of the second annual Guilford County Schools Education Day and will include about 2,500 … Continued
From the minute she steps into the basement of First African Presbyterian Church on Monday nights, Kaitlin Bushinski is in motion. The second-year master of social work student begins checking in patients at that evening’s free clinic while her peers facilitate introductions among student volunteers, many of whom spend their … Continued
On Friday, December 5, High Point Museum will open its latest exhibition Pieces of the Past: The Art of Gwendolyn Magee, curated by the UNCG Department of History Museum Studies Class of 2015. It will feature a number of quilts created by nationally renowned artist Gwendolyn Jones Magee, a High Point native … Continued
Mariah Governor, president of UNCG’s SAA Mariah Governor, president of UNCG’s Student Alumni Ambassadors (SAA), has worked with SAA’s Christmas-time Branches of Love project for four years. You might say her heart is in it. “Being able to give back is really enriching,” says Mariah, a senior majoring in communication studies. “It means … Continued
UNCG volunteers packaged more than 14,000 meals Nov. 21 for those who’d otherwise go hungry. “It goes to people globally,” says Blaze Jarrell. The sophomore Public Health Education major is the Residence Hall Association’s VP for community outreach and was the event point person. About 70 students and employees volunteered … Continued
The following UNCG faculty were awarded $3,000-$4,000 research fellowships from the UNCG Coalition for Diverse Language Communities (with support from School of Education’s Dean Wixson and Vice Provost Shelton) for their collaborative work with members of diverse language communities: Jeannette Alarcon, School of Education, for “Exploring School Culture within the … Continued
Melissa Donnell helps the homeless GREENSBORO, N.C. — A few times a week, Melissa Donnell spends about 15 to 20 minutes unloading the back seat of her car. It’s normally packed with boxes and bags filled with the basics. “Wipes, razors, Q-tips, anything you can think that you would need … Continued