UNC Greensboro’s Center for Housing and Community Studies (CHCS) has been awarded a Dollar Tree Literacy Foundation grant to support an after-school reading enrichment program in Greensboro. The new program will be part of the CHCS Cottage Gardens Resource Center, a community space that addresses education and health and wellness… Continue reading…
We’re three weeks into the State Employees Combined Campaign and UNCG faculty and staff have pledged $37,330, 22 % of the goal of $175,000. 140 employees have pledged, and UNCG is currently second highest in the UNC System for amount pledged. The SECC is the only workplace giving program for… Continue reading…
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 Thursday, Oct. 1, and the campaign runs through Dec. 18. Spartan faculty and staff may pledge a donation to their choice of 900… Continue reading…
It is a time of concern for older adults. Data from the United Nations shows that by 2050, one in every six people in the world will be over the age of 65, up from one in 11 in 2019. The U.S. Census data shows that by 2030, one in… Continue reading…
Nearly 130 UNC Greensboro students spent part of their Saturday serving the Greensboro community as part of the 13th annual Spartan Service Day. Led by the Office of Leadership and Civic Engagement, students participated in community service projects for eight local and national organizations such as Downtown Greenway, Project Linus,… Continue reading…
Food insecurity – not knowing when or from where your next meal will come – is affecting college students at alarming rates, according to recent studies. The risks are even higher for student groups like African Americans, LGBTQ students, and those with prior military service. A lack of financial stability can… Continue reading…
Jane Long, assistant director of equipment and apparel, has spent the last few weeks making homemade face coverings for UNCG’s staff and student-athletes at a pace of over 50 a week as a supplement to those provided by the department and UNC System. Long starts every day with our campus… Continue reading…
Spartans have demonstrated a strong presence in the greater Greensboro community during the COVID-19 pandemic through various forms of outreach and engagement. One of those efforts has been through a partnership between the Center for New North Carolinians (CNNC), a unit under UNCG’s Office of Research & Engagement that serves… Continue reading…
Dr. Tyreasa Washington is the recipient of the 2020 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for Tenured Faculty and Dr. Blair Wisco is the recipient of the 2020 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for Early Career Faculty.
“Rise to the challenge,” says the cover. And from front to back, the just-published UNCG Magazine explores the many ways Spartan alumni, students, faculty, and staff are doing just that. Among the story highlights: Rise to the challengeThe Nursing & Instructional Building will provide the space to instruct and mentor… Continue reading…
