Reposted from UNCG News and Features Owen Wageman and his fellow engineers are designing a bridge. “Have you ever seen the Golden Gate Bridge?” Owen asks. “You have these things holding up the bridge. Maybe we could do something like that.” They lean in around the table to test out … Continued
Dr. Emily Janke of UNCG has been named the 2014 Civic Engagement Sustainer Professional of the Year by North Carolina Campus Compact. Janke is an associate professor in the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies and is director of the Institute for Community and Economic Engagement. The honor was presented at the Pathways to … Continued
UNCG’s Institute for Community and Economic Engagement (ICEE) announced today that they have signed a software licensing agreement with NobleHour.com, LLC. UNCG will collaborate with NobleHour® over the next year to develop the next version of the Community Engagement Collaboratory™ (The Collaboratory™), a web-based software application that tracks partnership and … Continued
UNCG, along with Bennett College and Greensboro College, participated in nearly a dozen service projects throughout the Triad for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, as reported by Time Warner Cable News. Using one of King’s quotes, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” as a guide, students … Continued
Foodies from far and wide can discuss and dine on the cuisine and cultures of Italy, Spain, Africa and the Carolina Lowcountry during Atlantic World Foodways, a conference being held Thursday through Sunday, Jan. 30-Feb. 2, in Greensboro. Organized by UNCG’s Atlantic World Research Network (AWRN), the event will feature famed Lowcountry Chef … Continued
On Saturday, December 7th, the Dancers Connect fall session will culminate with its “Kids Create” performance. Dr. Mila Parrish started Dancers Connect while a faculty member at University of South Carolina. When she came to UNCG in the fall of 2012, she decided to start-up a sister program. What began … Continued
Organizers of the recent Healthcare Faith Community Summit in Greensboro are sending their findings to the White House in a report that was presented at a news conference on Friday. The 22-page report details efforts in Greensboro to show how communities can organize to solve health care issues for their … Continued
Organizers of the recent Healthcare Faith Community Summit in Greensboro, including Bob Wineburg, professor of social work and director of community-engaged scholarship for UNCG’s School of Health and Human Services, were profiled in a front-page story Sunday in the News & Record. Columnist Jeri Rowe highlighted the work of Wineburg … Continued
UNCG Athletics hosted several thousand middle-school students for the first-ever Guilford County Schools Education Day on Dec. 11. It was held in conjunction with the UNCG vs. Claflin men’s basketball game, which began at noon. About 4,000 students from 14 schools in the Guilford County system attended. The event was … Continued
This Thursday, November 14th, leaders from the academic, healthcare, and faith communities will come together at the Faith Community Health Summit to focus on healthcare issues facing the Greensboro community and to explore what can be done to tackle them. The Summit’s Plenary Keynote Speaker has just been announced as … Continued