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Spartan Summer Excursions: Date Night (or Day) Ideas
Use this guide to plan the perfect date for your special someone before summer’s over.
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Spartan Summer Excursions: Date Night (or Day) Ideas
Use this guide to plan the perfect date for your special someone before summer’s over.
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5 Perks of a UNCG Degree That Maximize Lifelong Earnings
UNCG’s excellence, value, and beloved student experience coupled with the benefits of a school of its size and diversity make it a practical decision for prospects hoping to maximize their profitability.
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UNCG School of Nursing Receives $2.4 Million Award
The state is allocating more than $2.4 million to increase nursing degree completions.
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![UNCG alumna Daria Clarke](https://www.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Daria-Clarke-with-Logo-1.jpg)
Daria Clarke ’21 Coming “Home” With Garth Fagan Dance Company
April 2, 2024
As an undergrad, Daria “Toni” Clarke ’21 set aside ambitions to be a dermatologist or veterinarian for her first love, dance. Upon graduation, she set her sights on the Garth Fagan Dance company, based in upstate New York.
![Keyford Langley ’92 with his sons, UNCG students Kobe ’23 and Keyshaun ’23.](https://www.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/langley-twins-dad-305826-F.jpg)
Two Shooting Stars, Just Like Spartan Dad
April 1, 2024
Keyford Langley ’92, star UNCG point guard, still holds the program record for three-point percentage after three decades. But nothing quite matched the thrill of seeing his twin sons Keyshaun ’23 and Kobe Langley ’23 make their mark on UNCG Basketball these past few years, game after game.
![UNCG Chancellor Pat Sullivan talks with a student outside.](https://www.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/whm-chancellor-pat-sullivan-305814-F.jpg)
Dr. Patricia Sullivan: First in Leadership
March 28, 2024
Dr. Sullivan led UNCG through a period of growth in the 1990s and 2000s. Her impact was felt in academics and all over the campus grounds.
![Photo of Mehek Khera in an outdoor setting.](https://www.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/BSBE-Mehek-Khera-Niramaya-Founder-2.jpg)
UNCG Alumna Turns Family Recipes into Healthy Dips
March 28, 2024
Bryan School Alumna ’16 M.B.A. Mehek Khera credits her UNCG experience with shaping her entrepreneurial journey as she launches her India-inspired dips in 900 nationwide stores.
![UNCG Professor Nick Oberlies oversees his students' work in a lab.](https://www.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/research-excellence-oberlies-305798-F.jpg)
Oberlies and Maher Named UNCG’s 2024 Research Excellence Awardees
March 27, 2024
UNCG congratulates our 2024 Research Excellence Awards winners, who’ve spearheaded impactful research related to fungi, drug discovery, and the psychology of physical activity.
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Behind the Mask: UNCG Alumna Brings Theme Park Characters to Life
March 26, 2024
Karen Weller ’75 discovered her love of designing costumes at UNCG. Now she helps craft a magical, immersive experience to theme park visitors worldwide.
![Black and white photo of Ernestine Small.](https://www.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ernestine-small-whm-305734-F.jpg)
Dr. Ernestine Small: First to Break Faculty Color Barrier
March 25, 2024
In pursuit of advancing nursing careers, Ernestine Small joined a new program at UNCG and ended up becoming a leader in ways she never expected.
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Jensen wins UNCG’s Thomas Undergrad Research Mentor Award
March 25, 2024
Assistant Professor Michaeline Jensen has received the 2024 UNCG Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award in the pre-tenure category.