Zones of Contention: After the Green Line Preview, Artist Talk + Public Reception
January 6, 2015
Director Nancy Doll and the Weatherspoon Art Museum Association invite you to a special event in celebration of Zones of Contention: After the Green Line. Throughout history, artists have created work about the effects of war and conflict. This exhibition presents eight contemporary artists who address the history and consequences of the ongoing … Continued
Sustainability Film + Discussion Series Continues in 2015
January 6, 2015
What began with a single screening of the 2006 film “An Inconvenient Truth,” has grown into an annual series featuring some of the most current documentaries about global climate change, sustainability, and environmental education. Over 4600 students, faculty, and community members have attended screenings and participated in discussions at WAM … Continued
Green Materials for Creative Minds
January 2, 2015
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
MLK Day of Service 2015
December 18, 2014
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?” The annual MLK Day of Service at UNCG on Monday, January 19th is an opportunity to answer that question and to strengthen our community through service. Every year dozens of UNCG students … Continued
Engagement Updates from the Center for Community-Engaged Design/IARc
December 17, 2014
The Center for Community-Engaged Design (CC-ED), led by faculty member Travis Hicks, has steadily gained traction and interest in the Greensboro community. This fall, Travis traveled to Edmonton, Alberta Canada on October 6-8 to co-present Design Pedagogy as a means for Community Engagement with Professor Rebekah Radtke from the University of Kentucky. The 15th Annual Conference of the Engagement Scholarship Consortium goal … Continued
UNCG Lives Up to its Motto: Service
December 17, 2014
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
Grant to fund new thinking on mathematics in county schools
December 12, 2014
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
Middle school students to attend Greensboro-UNCG game
December 9, 2014
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