Big news at the G! This year, three new namings will be celebrated. NEW NAME: Harriet Shain and Jerome Evenson School of Education Building The largest gift in UNCG’s history will transform its School of Education and elevate Jewish Studies. Harriet Shain, who graduated from Woman’s College in 1953, and… Continue reading…
Trey Bateman ’08 When Trey Bateman ’08 arrived at UNCG, he had more on his mind than the typical college student. He believed excelling academically would provide an answer to his family’s financial problems, but a medical career in behavioral neurology was far from his radar. Bateman’s mother had just… Continue reading…
Nodia Robinson ’17 Ten years ago, Nodia Robinson was deployed to Afghanistan. A convoy commander and transportation officer, she managed gun trucks and ran rotary and fixed wing fuel and water supplies. The captain, linked to U.S. Special Forces, never lost sight of her plan: becoming a cardiologist. A native… Continue reading…
Jason Baity ’15 Jason Baity ’15 helps amputees live their lives without limits. A prosthetic clinician at Hanger Clinic in Durham, Baity develops care plans for patients missing lower or upper extremities. He begins by determining the functions they hope to regain with a prosthesis, fitting patients with a… Continue reading…
Mia McDonald ’15 Late at night while most of Raleigh sleeps, the Raymond L. Champ Center for Emergency Medicine at WakeMed Hospital bustles with activity. The exam rooms are full of patients who are sick, weak, and in pain. Their families crowd into the waiting area hoping for good news. Staff… Continue reading…
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.
Gabriel Yarborough had his sights set on professional acting from a young age. Now, this UNCG acting major is doing great things.
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… Continue reading…
“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… Continue reading…
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… Continue reading…
