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The SELF Design Studio hosts event for National Day of Making

School of Education building

            Come and tinker, play and learn at our first annual National Day of Making! This is a FREE event open to the public! Complete in our bitOlympics using littleBits! Build giant moving sculptures with the Rigamajig! Design your own action superhero in Tinkerplay!  We will randomly choose … Continued

UNCG project with Hayes-Taylor YMCA digitizes Greensboro history

UNCG Library

Do you have a piece of Greensboro’s history in your possession? Something that tells your story, or that of your family or neighborhood? A photograph? A document? A letter? If so, bring it along as you come to the Hayes-Taylor YMCA to see what the Achievers Program there has been … Continued

UNCG’s family-friendly science festival April 25

Science here. Science there. Science everywhere, this Saturday throughout the UNCG campus. Come learn about the ways science impacts us every day during UNCG Science Everywhere, a family-friendly interactive event of the NC Science Festival. It will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, 2015, … Continued

New Short Film Festival April 27 at UNCG

Come to the lawn in front of UNCG’s Jackson Library, bring a chair or a blanket, have a few slices of pizza and enjoy the creativity of UNCG students. Twenty have submitted short films in a new film festival at UNCG – no film is longer than 7 minutes and … Continued

August Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come & Gone” April 22-26

UNCG’S Brown Theatre stage will be transformed into a 1911 Pittsburgh boarding house April 22-26, as UNCG’s Theatre Department stages “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.” The play tells the stories of the inhabitants of a boarding house in 1911 Pittsburgh. It portrays the lives of a few former slaves who … Continued

Attend Scratch Day 2015!

Would you like to learn how to create awesome animations, digital stories, or video games?  Come to our first Scratch Day at the UNCG SELF Design Studio!  Free and open to the public! Scratch is an design and coding environment that makes it easy for people to create their own interactive … Continued

Philip Glass, April 14, at UNCG

Philip Glass, one of the most celebrated composers of the modern era, performs with violinist Timothy Fain Tuesday, April 14, at UNCG. The performance begins at 8 p.m. in Aycock Auditorium.

Philip Glass, one of the most celebrated composers of the modern era, performs with violinist Timothy Fain Tuesday, April 14, at UNCG. The performance begins at 8 p.m. in Aycock Auditorium. The concert is part of UNCG’s University Performing Arts Series as well as a highlight of “Globe & Cosmos,” UNCG’s yearlong celebration of … Continued

Public Service Leadership Lecture with Sharon Decker

Sharon Decker, N. C. Secretary of the Department of Commerce, will give a talk about leadership and public service based on her varied experiences on 3/25/15 at UNCG.

Sharon Decker, a UNCG graduate, former foundation and nonprofit executive, Duke Energy executive, and N. C. Secretary of the Department of Commerce will give a talk about leadership and public service based on her varied experiences on Wednesday, March 25, 7:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Building, Room 100. Free parking … Continued

Sustainability Film + Discussion Series: “Growing Cities”

Thursday, March 19th, 2015, 6:30pm - 8:30pm, the Weatherspoon Art Museum will host a screening of "Growing Cities." Post-screening discussion led by Marianne LeGreco, UNCG Assistant Professor Communication Studies

Growing Cities is a documentary film that examines the role of urban farming in America and asks how much power it has to revitalize our cities and change the way we eat. In their search for answers, filmmakers Dan Susman and Andrew Monbouquette take a road trip and meet the men … Continued