First-Gen Spartan pays it forward
Melissa Lozada has a story shared by many UNCG students – she’s the first in her family to attend a university. What will she do with her experience? Pass it on.
Spartan star of stage, film, and social media
Gabriel Yarborough had his sights set on professional acting from a young age. Now, this UNCG acting major is doing great things.
UNCG Soccer’s Ethan Conley, leading by example
HE GOT THE CALL that most college athletes would trade anything to receive: He’d been drafted by a pro team. “Man, if I can talk about that moment for a second! Playing professionally was a dream of mine since I was a kid,” recalls Ethan Conley ’24. “It was a … Continued
Happy warrior: UNCG Soccer’s Marco Milanese
“YOU WILL HAVE TO BE AN EXAMPLE, even when you don’t want to be,” explains Marco Milanese ’22. “Being a captain means you’re going to have to expose yourself.” But being a leader is a role that feels natural for Milanese, who comes from Isenia, Italy, near Naples. “I started … Continued
One of us Forever
Fred Chappell’s poetry, essays, and novels are lauded nationally and beyond. Meanwhile, he’s inspired a legion of Spartan students, who make clear that what he taught was timeless. By former students and Mike Harris ’93 MAPhotography by Martin W. Kane and Courtesy of Martha Blakeney Hodges Special collections and university … Continued
War and Refuge
Setting the Stage
CARMENS, TOREADORS, AND FIGAROS; TOSCAS, BESSES, AND QUEENS OF THE NIGHT – WHERE DO THEY COME FROM? In North Carolina, UNCG Opera Theatre is the premier incubator for singers who advance to the world’s greatest stages. In the past two years, they moved to virtual performances to modified live performances … Continued
At the Met
Life on opera’s grandest stage is a whirlwind. “Carmen,” “Verdi,” “Tosca,” “Romeo and Juliet,” “Turandot,” “Macbeth,” “Madame Butterfly,” and more classic operas are all performed every other year, as well as works by contemporary composers. The Met re-opened in September 2021, with strict COVID-19 protocols in place, but with all … Continued
A Triumphant Return
Above, final dress rehearsal of “Porgy and Bess.” The cast included many UNCG alumni and several students. In early 2020, the opening of Greensboro’s Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts signaled a state of unparalleled artistic growth for the city. And tickets were flying out the door for the … Continued
’22, here’s to you
The Class of 2022 is ready for their next chapter. “We are a force to be reckoned with,” says Nicole Rowe ’22. “That’s something we’ve shown over the course of the pandemic. And I think that’s a trait that is going to be very beneficial in life because you never … Continued