Every year, Camp SpeakaLot pairs graduate students from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders with kids and teens who stutter. Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with fun summer activities, the camp helps the kids focus on acceptance of stuttering and building resilience and strength in themselves as communicators.
UNCG celebrated nearly four dozen students who spent a year doing community-engaged learning. The program connects students with internships and other avenues to turn their humanities skills into action.
The student-led organization gives students in the Department of Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies a stage to show their fashionable designs while also raising money for the fight against breast cancer.
A comment made by an alum to his former UNCG professor, Dr. Ryan Reynolds, got the latter thinking how he might put instruments in the hands of more young, eager students. He delivered on that goal with his most recent winter concert.
For Samantha Fynn, nursing was a calling, not just a career choice. Now she’s trading the classroom for the emergency room and a home at the coast.
Driven by connection, community, and intentionality, Naima Blakely embraced the humanities and philosophy at UNCG to expand her leadership skills and build a future rooted in service and personal growth.
As a senior in UNCG’s School of Education, AnnaGrace Berry is already doing what she once only imagined – leading her own classroom. Guided by resilience, empathy, and the support of her service dog, Berry has found purpose in teaching students with special needs while completing her student teaching.
David Sandy knew UNCG’s speech pathology program would set him apart as an advocate for his community. He leaves UNCG better than it was when he arrived thanks to the work he put into extracurricular activities.
Growing Connections for Pediatric Achievements has provided therapy to children for 75 years. A team of UNCG alumnae and interns are at the helm, delivering on their skills in speech-language pathology, nonprofit management, and marketing.
Fox Brown has never been a traditional student, but his life experiences and academic choices make him a passionate student leader with ambitions for politics.
