UNCG Alumni Magazine - UNC Greensboro

Minerva and Charlie aren't the only ones standing around. A 1,500-pound statue of a Spartan, the university's mascot, now overlooks the campus from his pedestal between the softball and soccer stadiums.

You're invited

Tuesday, May 5, will be a special day in the life of UNCG. At 10 a.m., Chancellor Linda Parrish Brady will be installed as the university's 10th chancellor.

Bringing it home

Two beds, two desks, two dressers and a closet. That's your typical residence hall room. But students are making sure it feels like home, sweet home.

Load 'em and leave 'em

Oh, the indignity of finding your clean undies tossed onto the laundry room floor because some impatient person needed your machine. Students living in UNCG's residence halls need worry no more. They have LaundryView.

A stop on the tour

Curious about how a chancellor lives? PhD Linda P. Brady's home — the Bryan House — will be featured in the Greensboro Council of Garden Clubs' 2009 Home and Garden Tour.

How to succeed in business

A conversation with Dianne Welsh, the Charles A. Hayes Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship in the Bryan School of Business & Economics.

In the cabinet

Linda Carlisle '72 has always been a busy woman, but she's just gotten busier. Carlisle is the new Secretary of Cultural Resources for the state.

A meeting of the minds

This spring, Chancellor Linda P. Brady went back to high school — at least for a day.

Where loved ones lie - Professor looks at DNA analysis in Bosnia
PhD Sarah Wagner is quick to let you know she's not a real-life “Bones.” Yes, she studies DNA, but she's a cultural anthropologist, not a forensics expert.
On the same page
A response to the UNC system's UNC Tomorrow initiative. Check. A new mission statement and vision statement submitted to General Administration and UNC Board of Governors for review. Check. A new five year plan. It's on track — and will be unveiled this spring.
Name recognition
Although PhD Patricia A. Sullivan retired as chancellor last summer, her name lives on at UNCG.
Check our progress report
The Students First Campaign will come to a close at the end of June. As of February, more than $104 million has been raised for scholarships and faculty support, as well as other university priorities. Now you can read the latest news and donor stories at CampaignNews.uncg.edu.
Inspiration destination
You know UNCG is an inspiring place to be. Now you have proof. A new university web site showcases UNCG in a new light, addressing some ways in which UNCG serves our state and nation.
myPlaybook
A blueprint for drug abuse prevention
An online program created by a UNCG spinoff company is helping thousands of college athletes avoid the pitfalls of drugs and alcohol.
Lunch date
Donors who have given faithfully to the university for 25 years or more are always honored with a special luncheon. This year the Harriet Elliott Society luncheon will come at a different time of the year.

“We now know that genes can be turned ‘on’ and ‘off’ by environmental cues, AND that once so effected the modified gene can be passed from generation to generation. You really are your mother, in more ways than you may have imagined.”

UNCG biology professor Dr. Bruce Kirchoff, in his blog, Save the Earth

“We have gone from one of the most hapless, hopeless Greensboro teams I have possibly ever had at midseason to a team that is determined, organized, disciplined and wants to win. It's unbelievable the change from midseason to now. You wouldn't recognize this as the same team.”

UNCG soccer coach Michael Parker in the News & Record after beating Duke in the NCAA tournament

“I think there's a disconnect here. We're talking about maintaining the goals of the university, and outside the walls of the university, the walls are crumbling. … The question I think we should ask is, ‘Should we take a pause?’”

Trustee William Pratt at a Board of Trustees meeting where proposed 6.5 percent tuition increase was scaled back to 5 percent, reported in the News & Record

“I don't want to live next door to my characters. I feel that I know them too well.”

Author John Irving in response to an audience query during a visit to UNCG Nov. 6

1968

What is Neo-Black Society?

This year the Neo-Black Society celebrates its 40th anniversary. While it's been a strong part of campus life for years, it wasn't always a known entity. This 1968 article by Ada Fisher '70 introduced the Neo-Black Society to students.