Alum Returns to Fight Guilford’s Opioid crisis
Amanda Clark’s undergrad education at UNCG influences her today as she returns to Greensboro to battle the opioid crisis in Guilford County.
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Alumni and faculty assign dream projects to IARc undergrads
Professor Travis Hicks’s connection with previous student, Anna Will Maginn, is creating an incredible opportunity for UNCG Interior Architecture fourth year undergraduates to participate in a real-world designer-client relationship at Wild Dunes Resort.
Spartan gifts, in words and music
UNC Greensboro has plenty to offer music and book lovers. This year, stuff the stockings with gifts created by talented UNCG faculty and alumni, or pick up tickets to a University Concert and Lecture Series performance. And, for Spartan gear, remember the Pop Up Shop. Compiled by Susan Kirby-Smith, University… Continue reading…
Fall 2019 Commencement: ‘A new beginning’
As the fall 2019 UNC Greensboro Spartan graduates turned their tassels in Greensboro Coliseum today, they also turned a new page in their life journeys. UNCG conferred approximately 1,490 bachelor’s degrees, 338 master’s degrees, 126 doctoral degrees, and three specialist in education degrees. Of the degrees awarded, 74 were conferred… Continue reading…
Spartans give back with Branches of Love event
Spartans are celebrating the holiday season by giving back with the 14th annual Branches of Love event. This Saturday, Dec. 7, UNC Greensboro students, alumni, faculty, and staff will spend the afternoon decorating holiday trees that will be donated to local families in transition through Greensboro Urban Ministry’s Partnership Village… Continue reading…
Spartans take Broadway: Beth Leavel
The 2019 Tony’s telecast begins. The full casts of the nominated musicals hit the stage. One actress cheekily plops a hat on the host’s head. Only one of Broadway’s brightest stars could do that. That was Beth Leavel ’80 MFA. Leavel premiered on Broadway in “42nd Street” in 1980. Her… Continue reading…
Alumna Emmylou Harris to perform on campus
UNC Greensboro today announced that one of the greatest living country singer-songwriters, Emmylou Harris, will perform at UNCG Auditorium on Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. as part of UNCG’s University Concert and Lecture Series. Tickets are now available for purchase online. Before becoming a 14-time Grammy-winner, and Grammy Lifetime Achievement… Continue reading…
Nursing alumna helps others with heart conditions
Kayla Martin’s mother told her as a child that she was born with a hole in her heart. Neither of them fully understood what that meant at the time. “I kind of thought it was cool, and I would tell my friends,” she said. “But I never understood that it… Continue reading…
Setting the scene on Broadway: Joseph Forbes ’75
If you’ve been to a Broadway show, chances are you’ve seen Joseph Forbes’ work on stage. “Beetlejuice.” “Frozen.” “The Prom.” “To Kill a Mockingbird.” The list goes on. They all feature work from Scenic Art Studios, a premier scene painting studio for Broadway that Forbes founded more than 25 years… Continue reading…
Broadway’s Deon’te Goodman ’16 reflects
In March of this year, UNC Greensboro alumnus Deon’te Goodman experienced the night all actors dream about – his first night on the Broadway stage. “I was terrified,” he says, remembering the seconds before the curtain went up at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. No wonder. It’s only “Hamilton” – arguably… Continue reading…