This is the fourth year UNCG has hosted this Model UN, in partnership with Participate Learning, an educational nonprofit that prepares students for career success through cultural exchange, dual language programs, and global learning.
Acclaimed author Casey McQuiston will visit UNCG on April 9 for an event co-sponsored by University Libraries and the Greensboro Bound Book Festival. Their moderated discussion, Q&A, and book signing are free and open to the public, but RSVPs are required. McQuiston’s works include Red, White, and Royal Blue, One Last Stop, I Kissed Shara Wheeler, and The Pairing.
Catering’s schedule is filling quickly. Spartan Dining encourages all departments and offices planning special events in April and for Commencement to submit orders as soon as possible.
Dr. Susan Keane, who came to UNCG in 1983, has advanced research that can help families identify behavioral problems early and treat them. Her Candace Bernard and Robert Glickman Distinguished Professorship also helps her students get ahead in their own cutting-edge research.
UNCG employees can welcome new students and their families to campus this summer and help them get to know their University before classes begin. All interested should sign up by May 4.
The ULRA awards are given in recognition of an outstanding original paper or project in any media format. Two individual undergraduates and one graduate student will be awarded a $500 prize. Application materials are due March 20.
ITS is making the change to YuJa Panorama, an accessibility tool built into Canvas to support new ADA Title II requirements. The full launch is planned for August.
Men’s basketball will fight to advance in the Southern Conference tournament, with their first game on Friday. Spartan alumni can cheer on from home or join a watch party at Terminal Tap in Greensboro.
The Office of the State Auditor introduced a new award recognizing financial accountability, and UNCG was one of the institutions to be recognized in its inaugural year.
The $715,000 investment will go toward the School’s goals to grow its health care reach, particularly in rural and underserved areas of the state. It will go toward the purchase of a second Minerva’s Mobile Health van and hands-on training for even more students.
