UNCG, WITH ITS ORIGINS AS A WOMEN’S COLLEGE, has a strong link to the fight for women’s rights and the women’s suffrage movement. With the centennial of the 19th amendment this year, UNCG plans to host many educational, eye-opening, and inspirational events on the broad context and history of the… Continue reading…
Fifty years of community-building are being celebrated this year, as UNCG’s first residential college turns 50. Ashby Residential College opened in 1970 as an effort to foster community amongst students in a difficult time. Since then, it has been joined by Strong and Grogan, bringing residential students together to empower… 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…
Wife, mother, grandmother. Breast cancer survivor. And now UNCG Homecoming Royalty. 56-year-old Vickie Whitt, a communication studies major, was crowned at the annual Homecoming celebration in October. For “Grandma V,” the honor represents the fulfillment of a promise she made to herself at age 50. “I never went to college… Continue reading…
The room goes silent as the co-hosts silently nod that they’re ready, and the “Recording in Progress” light goes on. They wait a beat, and the friendly and enthusiastic voice of Dr. Nadja Cech registers on the mic. “Welcome to the ‘Yes, And Café,’ a podcast that explores, learns, and… Continue reading…
Last fall, UNCG marked the opening of the Plant and Pollinator Center, the first research facility in the nation to focus on both plants and pollinators. It includes a molecular research laboratory space, a field lab space, a community engagement room for classroom instruction and meetings, and the field station,… Continue reading…
Alumna Emmylou Harris’ first performance on campus since the 60s was one for the ages. The auditorium was packed. The Class of 1969 cheered their classmate from the front rows. The upbeat “Here I Am” opened the show. She encored with the country standard “Together Again” and then the song… Continue reading…
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…
A message from our chancellor: Our world has been forever changed. The outbreak of the coronavirus that initially seemed so distant has touched all of our lives in profound and personal ways. The first cases were reported in North Carolina in early March, and the steady spread has reached our… Continue reading…
Simply unprecedented A new strain of coronavirus has jolted the world. It closed all in-person classes and prevented all public events at every UNC System school. For the first time ever, this campus will postpone spring commencement. But learning, research, and our university’s much-needed impact go on. March was a… Continue reading…
