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UNCG Recognized by Carnegie for ‘Deep Engagement’
January 12, 2015
UNCG has been re-certified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a 2015 Community-Engaged Institution. The Carnegie Foundation’s Community Engagement classification is awarded for “deep engagement” at local, regional, national and global levels. UNCG, classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a High-Research Activity University, earned its initial … Continued
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UNCG begins work on IMLS Sparks! Ignition Grant project
January 11, 2015
Work has begun on a new collaborative project involving the Digital Projects Unit of the University Libraries at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the Hayes-Taylor YMCA. The Digital Projects Unit has been awarded a 2014-2015 IMLS Sparks! Ignition Grant for Libraries and will manage this $23,522 grant in partnership with … Continued
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Taking Charge
January 9, 2015
At 6 feet, 9 inches, UNCG post player Jordy Kuiper is a big presence in the lane. What’s more impressive is his role as supporter for those living – and living their dreams – with diabetes. He is ambassador for the Bas van de Goor Foundation, whose mission is to enhance … Continued
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Service-Learning at UNCG: Tonight on NC Now
January 8, 2015
Dr. Cathy Hamilton, director of UNCG’s Office of Leadership and Service-Learning, appears on “NC Now” tonight at 7:30 p.m. on PBS. For the second straight year, UNCG made the President’s Higher Education and Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction. Hamilton will talk about the university’s commitment to service-learning and how UNCG students … Continued
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AERA Education Research Service Projects Initiative Extended Deadline January 15, 2015
January 7, 2015
AERA’s Education Research Service Projects (ERSP) program encourages education researchers to offer their pro bono expertise to educational organizations, institutions, or other community groups that have identified and expressed a need for such assistance. The ERSP program provides small grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 to defray direct costs involved … Continued
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Partnership to Improve Nonprofit Evaluation Support in the Triad
January 7, 2015
Evaluation is a critical tool for nonprofit organizations. A well-crafted program evaluation helps to ensure that programs are actually accomplishing their intended goals, provides accountability to funders, and helps map plans for the future. But only 28% of nonprofit organizations have promising capacities and behaviors in place to meaningfully engage … Continued
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Education history goes digital
January 6, 2015
Quite often in these days of high technology, historical archives are hidden away – so far away that even the location’s archivist doesn’t know of their existence, much less is able to put his finger on them. But thanks to the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center (DHC), many of those … Continued
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Fashion show will feature students’ Petty-inspired designs
January 6, 2015
After visiting the Richard Petty Museum, the UNCG students returned to the classroom to work on their designs RANDOLPH COUNTY — Here’s a fashion show fit for a king. Or, in this case, “The King.” The Petty Family Foundation, the nonprofit arm of NASCAR legend Richard “The King” Petty’s Petty Enterprises, has … Continued