One UNCG alumna has become the image for all nurses during this wave of coronavirus. Perhaps you’ve seen the meme on Reddit or Twitter? A nurse sporting sunglasses, mask, walkie-talkie, and an arm sleeve of animal tattoos, making her way with confidence as though in anepic movie battle scene. It’s… Continue reading…
UNCG has a proud nursing heritage. Its undergraduate bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) program is rigorous, with an N.C. licensing “pass rate” to prove it: 93% of the Spartan students pass it on the first attempt. The program – with many first-generation or non-traditional students – is supportive, with… Continue reading…
Catching up with the first American to win four EuroLeague titles Kyle Hines ’08 is arguably the best basketball player in UNCG history. He remains the program leader in total points, field goals, blocked shots … the list goes on. He was such a force for the Spartans that his… Continue reading…
gradtidings Submit a Class note Memoriam Former Faculty/Staff Note: Click on the year to expand that section. 1930s HELEN WILLIAMS BULLOCK ’38 was born one year before the Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and, last year, she weathered a bout with coronavirus. The Kings Mountain Herald celebrated her fascinating life in… Continue reading…
Jackie McKoy Wolfe ’71 BSN learned firsthand that reading and lectures are only part of the preparation needed by health care professionals. When starting as a nurse at Duke University Medical Center, she occasionally encountered situations she had not rehearsed during her training. Ensuring that future UNCG students are better… Continue reading…
Alumna Pam Murphy’s first public singing performance was at the age of eight, and the musical maven is still going strong, most recently as part of Greensboro’s 2019 production “An O.Henry Celebration: Stories and Songs,” where she has had a more than 30-year run. “I’ve always sung,” she laughs. “I… Continue reading…
For Amber Doniere ’11, it was a chance to honor her late grandmother, Carol Doniere, media specialist in the Cumberland County Schools for more than 40 years, for the values and life lessons passed along to her granddaughter. For Nancy Vacc ’85 EdD, it was a shout-out to friend and… Continue reading…
