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UNCG Athletics “Big Help Day” a Big Success
April 30, 2014
The UNCG Athletics Department held its first-ever “Big Help Day” on Wednesday as every staff member and coach took time out of their schedules to give back to the Greensboro community. The Spartans volunteered at nine organizations across the region, adding to the more than 1,000 cumulative volunteer hours donated … Continued
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UNCG Students, Staff Help with Glenwood Service Projects
April 29, 2014
More than 40 UNCG students and staff planted flowers at the entrance to Steelman Park in the Glenwood neighborhood and cleaned up garden beds in the community garden on April 25. The service project was completed in collaboration with the Glenwood Neighborhood Association and Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department. Reflecting … Continued
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Making Health Accessible
April 28, 2014
It’s a small, nondescript brick house on Simpson Street in downtown Greensboro. No signs or shingles hang out front. But this house serves an essential purpose. Local immigrants, mostly Hispanic, who would otherwise go without, get low-cost health care here. FaithAction International House, a Greensboro agency that helps immigrant families … Continued
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JSNN Welcomes Budding Scientists During Gateway to Science Event
April 18, 2014
What’s a microscope? A young student, perhaps a first-grader, nailed the answer. “High five!” said Divya Shankar, a JSNN master’s student showing groups of budding scientists cells of an organism. The Gateway to Science event last week at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) had attracted almost 100 … Continued
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Greensboro Mayor Recognizes AmeriCorps, National Service at UNCG
April 8, 2014
On April 1, 2014, Greensboro mayor Nancy Vaughan recognized the successes of local AmeriCorps programming at an event hosted by the UNCG Center for New North Carolinians. The occasion? The second annual Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service, when mayors across the country take time to thank those who serve … Continued
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UNCG, High Point Partner to Create Center for Children and Families
April 2, 2014
Two new facilities are now open in High Point to address the gap in early childhood services and family wellbeing – and UNCG had a big hand in making them a reality. More than 100 people from High Point and UNCG attended the opening Wednesday of the High Point Center … Continued
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More than the Language
March 24, 2014
Giovanni and seven other third-graders are trying to decide whom to pick for their projects on Latino heroes. “The paint girl!” Giovanni exclaims as a picture of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo comes up on the Smart Board. He and his classmates are enthusiastic about learning, remarkable for a group of … Continued
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At UNCG, “Ukelele for Two” Plus Ukelele for All
March 17, 2014
Pass by Room 110 in the UNCG Music Building on a Thursday evening, you’ll hear an unmistakable sound. Ukuleles. Lots of them. It’s called UNCG Ukes. Dr. Sandra Teglas calls it a “y’all come hum and strum.” It’s community engagement with four strings. And no strings attached. Just show up … Continued