![The 2015 Novem Mason Symposium on Community-Engaged Design will focus on ‘Housing the Homeless’ and will feature Brent Brown, of bcWORKSHOP and Dallas CityDesign Studio. The UNCG symposium will be March 5-7.](https://communityengagement.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/save-the-date-community-design.jpg)
“Housing the Homeless” Focus at UNCG’s Novem Mason Symposium
February 23, 2015
The 2015 Novem Mason Symposium on Community-Engaged Design will focus on housing the homeless and will feature Brent Brown, of bcWORKSHOP and Dallas CityDesign Studio. The UNCG symposium will be March 5-7. Register online here. Registration to the symposium is free. In lieu of a registration fee, please make a donation … Continued
![Bruce Pomeroy, Director of the Office of Accessibility Resources and Services (OARS) was recently recognized for his "distinguished service" to the Greensboro Mayor's Committee for Persons with Disabilities by Mayor Nancy Vaughan and the committee.](https://communityengagement.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Bruce-P.jpg)
Pomeroy Recognized for Distinguished Service
February 22, 2015
UNCG faculty and staff make a wide range of contributions to the Greensboro community. Bruce Pomeroy, Director of the Office of Accessibility Resources and Services (OARS) was recently recognized for his “distinguished service” to the Greensboro Mayor’s Committee for Persons with Disabilities by Mayor Nancy Vaughan and the committee. Bruce … Continued
![The UNCG Center for Community-Engaged Design has recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Graffiti Garden through The Spartan Project at UNCG.](https://communityengagement.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/graffitigarden.png)
Support Graffiti Garden, Support Youth
February 19, 2015
The Center for Community-Engaged Design has recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Graffiti Garden through The Spartan Project at UNCG. Graffiti Garden is a one-year old urban-community project that focuses on providing transitional, homeless, and unaccompanied youth with an educational garden plot in which to cultivate skills for a lifetime of healthful … Continued
![Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life announces the 2015 National Conference Call for Participation](https://communityengagement.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IA.png)
CFP: 2015 Imagining America Conference
February 19, 2015
Conference theme; America Will Be! The Art and Power of “Weaving our We” Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life 2015 National Conference September 30 – October 3, 2015 Hosted by UMBC Baltimore MD The members of Imagining America advance a vision of the world in which publicly engaged … Continued
![The second annual “Writers Meet Readers” O.Henry Book Fair will be held at the O.Henry Hotel from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21. It will feature 20 local writers, all with recently published books. Many will be UNCG alumni and faculty.](https://communityengagement.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Book-Fair-January-2015.jpg)
“Writers Meet Readers”: Local Authors Book Fair
February 19, 2015
The second annual “Writers Meet Readers” O.Henry Book Fair will be held at the O.Henry Hotel from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21. It will feature 20 local writers, all with recently published books. Many will be UNCG alumni and faculty. Presented by the O. Henry Hotel, the UNCG MFA … Continued
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Jerry McGuire Student Entrepreneur Award
February 16, 2015
The Jerry McGuire Student Entrepreneur Award is an annual $1,000 award going to UNCG’s most entrepreneurial student or student team. This fund was established in honor of Jerry’s retirement in 2014. The 2015 recipient will be announced at UNCG Entrepreneur Day on March 31, 2015. Nominations are due by March 1st, … Continued
![Eastern Region Campus Compact Logo](https://communityengagement.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ERCC.png)
Call for Proposals: Eastern Region Campus Compact
February 12, 2015
Eastern Region Campus Compact invites Workshop and Poster Session Proposals for the Fifth Annual Eastern Region Campus Compact Conference: Moving Us Forward: At the Intersection of Community Engagement and Collective Impact, October 14-16, 2015 in Newark, New Jersey. Conference Goals Demonstrate both innovation and broader impact as outcomes of community engagement. Highlight best practices in place-based, … Continued
![Triad Teacher Researcher Conference](https://communityengagement.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/TTR.png)
Present at the Triad Teacher Research Conference
February 12, 2015
The Triad Teacher Researchers (TTR) is a network of teachers dedicated to thoughtful teaching and learning. The Network began as a group of four teachers who were looking for a supportive network of teacher researchers in the Triad area with the goal of impacting teacher and student learning through research. The … Continued