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UNCG Students Pack Over 14,000 Meals To Stop Hunger

80 students pack 14,000 meals for Stop Hunger Now

Over 14,000 meals were packed by the 80 UNCG student volunteers for the Stop Hunger Now program Greensboro, N.C. –The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is wrapping up “Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week” by packing meals. The meals will be sent to people who are malnourished and hungry around … Continued


Studio 1 uses sign language to enhance ‘Three Musketeers’

 Matt Baccari, from left, Kyle Southern, Christian Moore, Dale Johnson, Jay Nauman, Michael King, Jacob Larkin and Richard Watkins Jr. star in a scene from Studio 1’s “The Three Musketeers, A Sign-Language Shadowed Production.” The play runs today through Sunday at Sara McMillan Brown Theatre at Studio 1 in Burlington.  … Continued


UNCG students’ project on sexual health sparks community interest

Students in UNCG’s Human Sexuality Class used a community advocacy project called photovoice to capture images that represent sexual health on campus. GREENSBORO, N.C. — A class project leads to a broader discussion about how the Greensboro community influences people’s sexual health decisions. Students at the University of North Carolina … Continued


UNCG dedicates Veterans Resource Center

Brig. Gen. Ted Crichton, left, Chancellor Linda P. Brady and Spc. Chen-yang Liu, right, ring the university bell as they dedicate the new Veterans Resource Center.   Spc. Chen-yang Liu, an Army Reserves combat photographer and vice president of UNCG’s Student Veterans Association, wore his dress blues for the Veterans … Continued


College Students collaborating with Greensboro IRC

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — College students in the Piedmont Triad are teaming up with congregational nurses to help the homeless in a unique way at the Greensboro Interactive Resource Center. Social work students at UNCG and North Carolina A&T University intern at the IRC to help guests can get all the … Continued


Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week (H+HAW) is an annual week of events that takes place the last full week before Thanksgiving. The purpose is to raise awareness of hunger and homelessness on a local and national level. The Greensboro & High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is currently ranked fourth … Continued


Murray Speaks to Fox 8 about New Family Justice Center

Dr. Christine Murray, a professor in UNCG’s Department of Counseling and Educational Development and co-founder of the “See the Triumph” campaign to empower domestic violence survivors, was interviewed by Fox 8 News about the new Guilford County Family Justice Center. The center is expected to open within six to nine months, housing law enforcement … Continued


UNCG Psychology Clinic Offers Free Mental Health Screenings

Starting on Wednesday November 12th, 2014, the UNCG Psychology Clinic will be open for walk-in mental health screenings for children.  Caregivers who have concerns about a child’s behavioral or emotional wellbeing can complete screenings at a first come, first serve basis from 12-5pm on Wednesday November 12th, November 19th, or … Continued


Duncan Unveils $20 Million Surprise for NC New Schools

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, left, Jim Eddy, interim UNCG DCL dean, right, and students from rural high schools across North Carolina show off their NC New Schools caps.   Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, was at UNCG Thursday to take part in a forum about the federally-funded N.C. … Continued