A Guilford County Schools’ Women in Education Tea at UNCG highlighted the impact of women educators. The event celebrated women who are helping lead the region and UNCG’s Institute for Partnership in Education (IPiE) which strengthens education across the state.
Keylin Rivera ’13 serves the nation’s largest Latino civil rights organization, and she is in constant communication with White House agencies for her work. UNCG helped her become a leader in civic engagement and social justice.
A standout public health undergraduate fosters community and puts foundational public health concepts into action, while serving as a Spartan Guide and an upper class mentor for Ashby Residential College.
Todd Perry has spent much of his life in long-term recovery, using his experience to help others through substance abuse and mental health battles by drawing upon his own experiences. It’s his calling in life – and that calling led him to go back to school to pursue a degree… Continue reading…
Christelle Barakat has one goal in life: to make a difference in the world by shattering glass ceilings and giving back. And this peace and conflict studies graduate student is well on her way. One look at her seven-page curriculum vitae full of accolades, service, and global experience, and you… Continue reading…
In the midst of the Ukrainian refugee crisis, UNCG nurses are collaborating with the Moldova Nurses Association to help. A new program through the NC-Moldova Nursing Collaborative is providing education for Moldovan nurses as they care for refugees of the Russian invasion into Ukraine.
The friendly young man from the mountains of western North Carolina didn’t set out to make history or change the world. All he wanted to do was put his college education to work making his little corner of the world a better place. And now Preston Blakely ’17 is one… Continue reading…
“What are you doing for others?” That’s the question Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. asked the crowd during his famous “Conquering Self-Centeredness” speech on August 11th, 1957 in Montgomery, Alabama. UNC Greensboro’s motto is “service,” and as an institution, Spartans are committed to serving others every day on campus, in… Continue reading…
On this New Year’s Day, we pause to look forward to 2022 with hope. Hope. We could all use a little. Because 2021 was challenging and difficult for all of us on some level. But the year had its moments. As the year drew to a close, we caught a… Continue reading…
Peacehaven Community Farm volunteers An 89-acre farm in Whitsett, North Carolina, Peacehaven provides adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities a place to live, work, and engage with their community. For the past six years, UNCG faculty member Kim Cuny and her students have been helping the residents improve their communication… Continue reading…
