Kevin Hines, one of just 34 survivors of the thousands of suicide leaps off the Golden Gate Bridge over the years, speaks about what caused him to leap, and the work he has done since in spreading the news about mental illness. Hines was one of the speakers Thursday at … Continued
A collaboration between two Triad universities to establish a satellite office for commercial and intellectual property development within a new downtown co-working space is expected to help local entrepreneurs with their ideas and small businesses. UNC-Greensboro and N.C. A&T University are placing parts of their university engagement departments within HQ … Continued
The Office of Leadership and Service-Learning, Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Office, and The Graduate School are pleased to offer grants supporting community-based research teams of faculty and students. The community-based research (CBR) initiation grant supports proposals that represent collaborative partnerships among community partner, student, and faculty teams. Projects should … Continued
Local food and sustainability advocates came together at UNCG on Friday to brainstorm solutions and discuss challenges present in the region’s access to food. Food Storm, held at the Gatewood Studio Arts Building, was the last in a series of discussions on localism known as the Ashby Dialogues. More than … Continued
It’s unseen by those of us just passing through, this invisible barrier to a quality of life often taken for granted. Maybe you don’t think twice to hop in the car and run back to the grocery store to pick up that forgotten item or to fill a whim after … Continued
VF Corporation, a leader in branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories, has selected Greensboro’s Gateway University Research Park as the location for its Global Jeanswear Innovation Center. The research park is a collaboration between UNCG and North Carolina A&T. The VF facility will be the catalyst for new technologies and … Continued
Students, faculty, and community members across Greensboro are invited to FOODSTORM – a local brainstorm about Greensboro’s food needs. On March 27th, 2015, UNCG will host the FOODSTORM event from 12-3 PM at the Gatewood Studio Arts Building [3rd Floor studios]. The purpose of the event is to host interdisciplinary conversations about local food needs and then to catalyze action just in time to … Continued
Join the UNCG Institute for Community and Economic Engagement and the United Way of Greater Greensboro on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from 8:30am-10:30am for a viewing party of the webinar recording “Building Collaborative Skills for Collective Impact.” Details What: Webinar: “Building Collaborative Skills for Collective Impact” When: Tuesday, March 31, 2015. 8:30-10:30am Where: United Way of Greater Greensboro (1500 Yanceyville … Continued
The Center for Community-Engaged Design has recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Graffiti Garden through The Spartan Project at UNCG. Graffiti Garden is a one-year old urban-community project that focuses on providing transitional, homeless, and unaccompanied youth with an educational garden plot in which to cultivate skills for a lifetime of healthful … Continued
UNCG Assistant Professor Travis Hicks, M.Arch., AIA, IIDA, IDEC, LEED©AP, NCIDQ, is the 2015 Robert L. Sigmon Service-Learning Award recipient. Hosted by North Carolina Campus Compact, the Robert L. Sigmon Service-Learning Award recognizes one faculty person on a member campus who has made significant contributions toward furthering the practice of service-learning. The award is named … Continued