The faculty and staff at UNC Greensboro are the heartbeat of this campus. They set the tone for students and their future success. Our students look to faculty to guide them, inspire them, and help them stay focused on their goals.
Below is a sampling of UNCG faculty and staff members that students appreciate.
“I can say that my favorite professor would have to be Dr. DeAnne Brooks in the Kinesiology Department. She’s always been extremely encouraging and shows genuine care for the success of her students while here at G and beyond into their careers. She goes the extra mile to ensure her students can perform to their fullest potential!”
Mikela Singleton, kinesiology major
“Eloise Hassell is one of my favorite professors because of her dedication to students and commitment to active learning.”
Cailyn Stackhouse, marketing with social media concentration major
“One of my favorite UNCG staff members is Dr. Amy Myers. She has helped me a lot in my pursuit to become an audiologist. She is very supportive and a resource of audiological knowledge.”
Stevie Fowler, speech pathology and audiology major
“Daniel Hale, one of the animation professors, is my favorite! He is incredibly talented as an animator, very impactful as an instructor, and reminds us how fun and awesome animation really is.”
Brad Lowry, art with a concentration in animation major
“Jennifer Meanley has been very helpful in her guidance. She is always flexible and open to helping her students with their own unique artistic practice and facilitating personal growth.”
Elizabeth Boerger, art with a studio art concentration
“I love that I get the opportunity to work with the best group of organic synthetic chemists under Dr. Mitchell Croatt. He is always there to help and does so without judgement. We are fortunate to have his advice and overall support in the chemistry and biochemistry department.”
Grant Develle, human development and family studies major
“My Spanish teacher Mariche Bayonas is one of the best professors I have had at UNCG. Her class is interesting and taught me so much about linguistics in Spanish. She is a teacher who truly connects with her students and gets to know them. I always look forward to attending her class because she makes class lectures so fun. She is also very considerate about student experiences and is an amazing professor!”
Awa Mbai, political science major with Spanish minor
“My favorite UNCG staff member is Zach Ephlin, the assistant director of esports. He has the dedication and passion to improve esports at UNCG and is a great coach for our Overwatch team.”
Jimmy Nguyen, marketing with social media concentration major
“I love Faith Freeman in the School of Education because she always keeps it real no matter what. The work we do in her class just makes sense, and her energy is so radiating!”
Victoria Howard, middle grades education major
“Dr. Jonathan Caldwell because he is the pinnacle of representing what hard work looks like while being able to connect with the students he conducts, allowing us to grow to the fullest extent we are capable of. “
Erik Traheim, music performance with woodwinds concentration major
“I love Dr. Kristen Christman in the Communication Studies Department! She was such a big support when I was a student in her class and last semester when I was the peer leader for her class. She is so supportive of students and wants to see each of them succeed. I will always recommend taking a class with Dr. Christman!”
Ivan Tarpley, communications studies major
This has been the third installment of the February “Spartan Love” Series. If you missed it, check out Spartan Love for Campus Hideaways and Spartan Love for Greensboro for more stories about what students love about life at UNCG.
Story by Becky Deakins, University Communications.
Photography courtesy of University Communications and uncg.edu.
