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“Growing Community” by UNCG senior Sydney Vigotov Earns Top Film Honors
April 25, 2013
Graduating UNCG senior Sydney Vigotov, film maker of the 10-minute short, “Growing Community” about the Edible Garden at the Interactive Resource Center (IRC), earned first prize honors and the audience choice award for her film at UNCG’s Sustainability Shorts Competition held last week. The film’s message is that the garden … Continued
Coaching conference calls for community partners engaged in research
April 23, 2013
Reposted from Community-Campus Partnerships for Health The Community Network for Research Equity & Impact is excited to announce a free monthly series of coaching conference calls for community partners who are considering or already engaged in research partnerships with academic partners. Community partners include individuals who are community activists, community … Continued
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Children, students, and faculty find the fun in science at JSNN’s Gateway to Science event
April 21, 2013
Reposted from UNCG Research On Thursday afternoon, April 11, approximately 255 Guilford County students converged on the Joint School for Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN). The kids, grades 3-12, had come to see what scientists do. The “Gateway to Science” event featured an introduction to science at the nanoscale, live science … Continued
Literary Heritage
April 20, 2013
Reposted from Friends of the UNCG Libraries The April 2013 issue of Our State Magazine features an article about the North Carolina Literary Map developed by the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives at UNC Greensboro. This is a great collaboration between the State Library of North Carolina … Continued
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Calling all UNCG graduate students: Apply to be a PAGE fellow!
April 15, 2013
Are you a graduate student interested in community-engagement and the arts, humanities, and design? Do you want to connect to a national network of peers and mentors to enhance your scholarship? If so, then consider applying for the Publicly Active Graduate Education Fellowship! PAGE (Publicly Active Graduate Education) is Imagining … Continued
UNCG graduate student helps bring Startup Weekend to the Triad
April 9, 2013
Reposted from UNCG Research Last August, UNCG graduate student Zack Mohorn walked into the North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center (NCEC). Zack had arrived at the university-community entrepreneurship portal to discuss a new business idea with NCEC Director Bryan Toney. Over the course of a winding conversation (wherein, oddly enough, the two … Continued
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From Adversity to Advocacy
March 22, 2013
Univision scholarship winner freshman Stephanie Perez has come a long way — and yet she’s just beginning. She speaks of past hardships with a quiet resilience. Her words of wisdom often belie her age. “Life can be a struggle and through these struggles, we learn and grow as a person,” … Continued
2013 UNCG Summer Camps
March 19, 2013
Reposted from UNCG Campus Weekly UNCG Summer Music camp This camp, now in its 31st season, provides music offerings for students in grades 6 through 12 in band, orchestra, chorus and piano. It will be offered two weeks: July 7 – 12, 2013 July 14 – 19, 2013 “America’s most … Continued