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Dance of the Ages
July 29, 2014
Emmanuel Malette, a sophomore dance major, smiles as he watches the dancers rehearse this bright spring morning. They waft across the sunlight-infused studio inside the Health and Human Performance (HHP) Building, swirling like near-weightless petals in the wind. One of the youngest dancers, 9-year-old Kinu Dailey, rolls across the hardwood … Continued
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Researchers Develop Plan for NC Wine Industry Growth
July 28, 2014
North Carolina’s wine and grape industry has experienced exponential growth in the past decade, employing more than 7,600 people. Now the industry has a five-year roadmap for continued growth and economic impact. Researchers from the UNCG Bryan School of Business and Economics have developed the first comprehensive strategic plan for the North Carolina wine … Continued
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UNCG Music Camp Retains Title: America’s Most Popular
July 22, 2014
The 32nd Annual Summer Music Camp program at UNCG is again hosting a capacity crowd of young musicians, retaining the title of largest university music camp in the nation. Enrollment for 2014 is the largest in the history of the UNCG Summer Music Camp, with approximately 1,830 students in attendance. … Continued
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Working with MERIT: Immigrants and Refugees Start Businesses with Help of Loan Program
July 20, 2014
Photo caption: Ibrahim Salih owns a towing service in Greensboro. Many of his clients are members of the refugee community. Ahmed Mustafa Abdullah believes that unemployment among immigrants and refugees would decrease if they had easier access to small business loans. Abdullah, who coordinates the Microenterprise for Refugees in the … Continued
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UNCG Archaeology at Bentonville Battlefield’s Harper House
July 16, 2014
To the average person, the charts look like waves. To UNCG’s Roy Stine and Linda Stine, they show something interesting under the earth. And when that ground is the backyard of one of North Carolina’s most historic houses – used as a hospital during the state’s largest Civil War battle … Continued
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Nurses, Employers Benefit from UNCG Partnerships
July 11, 2014
UNCG Chancellor Linda P. Brady and Dr. Algie Gatewood, president of Alamance Community College, put pens to paper Thursday, cementing an agreement that will bring UNCG’s bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) to the community college’s Graham campus. For associate degree nursing graduates and RNs in the area, the new partnership … Continued
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Preparation for Principals: Triad Leadership Academy Graduates Third Cohort
July 9, 2014
The Piedmont Triad Leadership Academy (PTLA) graduated 22 aspiring school leaders in June. The graduates represented the third cohort of the three-year Race to the Top grant funded principal preparation program. PTLA is a partnership among the UNCG School of Education, Alamance Burlington School System (ABSS), Asheboro City Schools (ACS), … Continued
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Janke to Serve on National Advisory Panel
July 4, 2014
Redacted from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Dr.Emily M. Janke, Director of the UNCG Institute for Community and Economic Engagement, has been selected to serve on the National Advisory Panel for the 2015 Elective Community Classification Process, hosted by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the New … Continued