Artists and creative professionals will share secrets to success in the arts at UNCG’s Southern Entrepreneurship in the Arts Conference on Feb. 21, 2015, at UNCG’s EUC. Through presentations and workshops, the event invites artists, art organizations, creative producers and students to connect and collaborate around opportunities and strategies for … Continued
Please be sure to mark your calendars and REGISTER for the upcoming 3rd Annual Innovations Conference. At this year’s conference, you will have an opportunity to hear many innovative ideas related to how sexual assault and domestic violence researchers and practitioners can work together to effect change. Attendees will also have … Continued
The North Carolina Theatre for Young People presents Pinocchio, by Greg Banks, and based on the story by Carlo Collodi. From the moment Gepetto creates him from a stick of wood, Pinocchio dreams of being a real boy. But will the all-too-tempting delights of puppet shows and Playland be too … Continued
On Wednesday, January 21, 2015, from 9 am-11:30 am, the National Issues Forums Institute will stream the event live from the National Press Club. UNCG’s Office of Leadership and Service-Learning (OLSL) will stream this broadcast in Room 169 of the Stone Building (note the location change). Organized by the National Issues Forums Institute, the American … Continued
The North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center presents the first installment of the Entrepreneurial Journeys Speaker Series on January 20th, 2015. William Lee Jr., College & Corporate Speaker | Bestselling Author l Recipient of the “Hardest Working Man in North Carolina Award”. Lee is the founder of Lee Enterprise Group and a multitude … Continued
Join the UNCG Institute for Community and Economic Engagement and the United Way of Greater Greensboro on January 20, 2015 from 1:00-2:30pm for a viewing party as we livestream the webinar “It’s About the Community: Why Community Engagement and Process Matter in Collective Impact.” Have lunch plans? Prior to the webinar at … Continued
Poet, educator and activist Dr. Sonia Sanchez will deliver the keynote address at the 2015 MLK celebration sponsored jointly by UNCG and NC A&T. This year’s celebration is titled “Arts and the Civil Rights Movement: An Evening with Sonia Sanchez”. Sanchez will speak beginning at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 21, … Continued
Natasha Trethewey, Pulitzer Prize winning poet and Poet Laureate of the United States from 2012-14, will read from her most recent work and then have a conversation with the audience on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 5:30 p.m.in the Weatherspoon Auditorium. After her reading Trethewey will sign copies of “Thrall,” her … Continued
Director Nancy Doll and the Weatherspoon Art Museum Association invite you to a special event in celebration of Zones of Contention: After the Green Line. Throughout history, artists have created work about the effects of war and conflict. This exhibition presents eight contemporary artists who address the history and consequences of the ongoing … Continued
What began with a single screening of the 2006 film “An Inconvenient Truth,” has grown into an annual series featuring some of the most current documentaries about global climate change, sustainability, and environmental education. Over 4600 students, faculty, and community members have attended screenings and participated in discussions at WAM … Continued