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Upcoming Literary Events!
September 17, 2014
Upcoming UNCG Literary Events: Friends of the UNCG Libraries Book Discussion: The Rise of the Creative Class, Revisited by Richard Florida Monday, September 15th, 4:00 PM Hodges Reading Room, Jackson Library 2nd Floor, UNCG Led by Keith Debbage of the Department of Geography & the Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality and Tourism, this … Continued
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Call for Proposals: Domestic and Sexual Violence Conference
September 16, 2014
The 3rd Annual Innovations in Domestic and Sexual Violence Research and Practice Conference will be held March 5-6, 2015 at UNCG. The theme of the conference will be “Effecting Change through Evidence-Based Practice and Engaged Scholarship.” Goals of the conference: The purpose of the 3rd annual conference is to reduce … Continued
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Entrepreneurial Journeys Speaker Series: Margaret Wade & Michael Strong
September 15, 2014
Wednesday, September 175:00pm – 7:00pm (reception 7:00pm – 8:00pm)UNCG’s School of Education – Auditorium 120 (parking) FREE to the Public! The Entrepreneurial Journeys Speaker Series by the North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center brings in local, national and international entrepreneurs to share their story and provide advice on how to achieve success in your business. EJ … Continued
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UNCG quilt show honors grad’s ‘contributions to the art world’
September 15, 2014
Gwendolyn Ann Magee’s beautifully stitched quilts often depict ugly truths. “Stony the Road We Trod” shows the feet of slaves, bound in chains. “Blood of the Slaughtered” portrays the horror of lynching. Yet others convey hope and inspiration. “Full of the Hope” shows a young black man and woman in … Continued
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Volunteer with the NC Big Sweep!
September 15, 2014
Interested in volunteering in the Greensboro community? The Office of Leadership and Service Learning invites you to participate in the first servGSO event of the 2014-2015 school year! We will be working with Greensboro Beautiful to cleanup local parks as part of the NC Big Sweep. This servGSO will take … Continued
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UNCG to Serve as Site for American Association of School Librarians Fall Forum
September 12, 2014
UNCG’s Department of Library and Information Studies is pleased and excited to have been selected as a satellite site for this year’s AASL Fall Forum. The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), will hold its multi-day national institute, the Fall Forum, October 17-18, 2014 in St. Louis, MO. Attendees may also choose to participate at one of nine … Continued
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2014-15 CDLC Meetings & Fellowship Information
September 12, 2014
The Coalition for Diverse Language Communities (CDLC) will host their first meeting of the semester on Thursday, September 18 from 9am-11am in room #401 of the School of Education Building (agenda for the meeting can be viewed here). The mission of the CDLC is to serve as a catalyst for innovative, relevant, collaborative … Continued
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UNCG’s ‘GO to the Movies!’ Gala
September 12, 2014
David Holley, director of UNCG Opera Theatre and artistic director of Greensboro Opera, will roll out the red carpet all the way to Tate Street for the “GO to the Movies!” gala on September 20th. The operatic music used in the performance will feature a range of film soundtracks from the 1935 Marx Brothers comedy … Continued