Two students a professor wearing face coverings at a table holding freshly picked vegetables inside Spartan Open Pantry

UNCG observes Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

As the holiday season approaches and we connect with family and friends, it’s important to remember that there are Spartans and community members who struggle with food and housing – and not just during the coldest months of the year. To this end, UNC Greensboro will participate in the national… Continue reading…

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Center provides vaccine access and education

UNC Greensboro’s Center of New North Carolinians (CNNC), led by Dr. Diya Abdo, was recently awarded a new grant from the CDC Foundation to provide flu and COVID-19 vaccine education and access among immigrants and refugees in the Greensboro area, in collaboration with the New Arrivals Institute.  Through the Triad… Continue reading…

State Employees Combined Campaign begins

It’s SECC time – when university employees have an easy and efficient way to support charities in our community, across the state, and beyond. The kickoff is Friday, Oct. 1, and the campaign runs through Dec. 23. Spartan faculty and staff may pledge a donation to their choice of 900… Continue reading…

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Vigils and ‘United We Stand’: 9/11 and 9/12 at UNCG

On Sept. 12, 2001, more than 3,000 UNCG students, faculty, and staff gathered around the Fountain for a vigil and remembrance service. That day, many students lined up for an off-campus Red Cross blood drive. Students painted the Rawk with the message “United We Stand.” Campus Weekly gave suggestions of… Continue reading…

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Spartans give back through annual service day

Over 200 UNC Greensboro students spent part of their Saturday serving the Greensboro community as part of the 14th annual Spartan Service Day. Led by the Office of Leadership and Civic Engagement, students participated in community service projects for 13 local and national organizations such as the City of Greensboro… Continue reading…

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In WWII, duty called

When U.S. troops in the Pacific theater needed English-speaking nurses during World War II, Elsie Chin Yuen Seetoo ’48 answered the call. Her own studies in nursing had been interrupted by the war. Last winter – nearly eight decades later – she accepted a Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of… Continue reading…

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Faculty Service Leadership Awards honor dedication

Spring is a time of celebrations at UNC Greensboro – the special acknowledgement of past achievements and the ushering in of new beginnings. One such celebration focuses on highlighting the faculty who have made outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and community service and engagement. Dr. Rebecca MacLeod was honored this… Continue reading…

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Alumna Ruth Dickey to lead National Book Foundation

Literature and community-building – those are the themes that have grown throughout the career of UNC Greensboro alumna Ruth Dickey ’04 MFA. The graduate of UNCG’s MFA Program in Creative Writing has taught poetry workshops in soup kitchens, drop-in centers, and the DC public schools, and she has held an… Continue reading…