UNCG’s home court gets new name
A familiar Spartan Athletics home has a new name. Bodford Arena – the former Fleming Gym – honors Alvin “Al” Bodford and the Bodford family for their extraordinary support of Spartan Athletics.
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Team Norway comes to UNCG
There are new colors in UNCG’s soccer stadium. That’s because the Norwegian National Football Team selected UNCG as its official Team Base Camp ahead of the 2026 World Cup, the premier international soccer event.
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina invests in UNCG
A $715,000 investment from UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina is helping UNCG’s School of Nursing expand its goal of providing health care in underserved areas of the state.
Spartans celebrate America 250
Across the Triad, UNCG alumni are helping their communities mark America’s semiquincentennial – its 250th anniversary – through the America 250 – Guilford County committee. Committee member James Watterson ’91, chief operating officer at the Greensboro Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, says the committee wants to honor both local and national history. “Our goal is to foster an inclusive, community-wide celebration… Continue reading…
Be a part of UNCG T-shirt Archive
Do you have a UNCG T-shirt (or sweatshirt) that is fun or interesting? Something that documents a special event or activity from your time on campus? Perhaps a shirt that features your favorite student group or an event? T-shirts provide a unique perspective on campus life at UNCG, and the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special… Continue reading…
Safran and Kaplan receive honorary degrees
UNC Greensboro conferred honorary doctorates to Light the Way campaign co-chairs Susan Safran ’77 and Randall Kaplan during the May 7 Doctoral and Master’s Commencement ceremony at First Horizon Coliseum. Safran received an honorary doctor of science degree for her exceptional guidance in advanced learning in health care, emergency training,… Continue reading…
Dual-degree Spartan funds education scholarship
School of Education scholar Shameeka M. Wilson ’18, ’20 MEd established an endowment at UNCG in 2019 as she was finishing her master’s program. Her first scholarship was awarded in 2020. This eastern North Carolina native created the Shameeka Monay Wilson Legacy in Furthering Education (LIFE) Endowed Scholarship in Education to honor her mother and grandmother, and her own successful path to a career in education, teaching Deaf students… Continue reading…
Homecoming 2025
Highlights from Homecoming 2025, October 17-18 Photography by Sean Norona and Micciche Photography
Warmath Commons honors 60 years of commitment to Weatherspoon
In honor of the Warmath family’s 60 years of support to the Weatherspoon Art Museum, its iconic central atrium has been named Warmath Commons in recognition of Sarah Dew Warmath and her late husband, Jack. The naming ceremony was held Sept. 25, 2015. Says Juliette Bianco, the Anne and Ben… Continue reading…
Kinesiology research becomes reality
After years of hard work, Dr. Sandra Shultz (UNCG) and colleague Dr. Randy Schmitz (NC A&T, formerly UNCG) are seeing more than two decades of research pay off. This past April, they earned a patent for a device that can help reduce the number of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries,… Continue reading…