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Elvira Green receives uncg honorary degree
UNCG conferred an honorary degree on music educator and renowned opera mezzo-soprano Elvira Green, at the Dec. 11 Doctoral Hooding ceremony in UNCG Auditorium. Born into a family of musicians, Elvira Green grew up on a family farm in eastern North Carolina and began playing the piano at the age of 4. Her lifelong passion for music was ignited as she and
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Homecoming 2025
Highlights from Homecoming 2025, October 17-18 Photography by Sean Norona and Micciche Photography
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Hansen performing arts collection preserves theater history
Shortly after eBay was born, Dr. Robert Hansen nabbed a treasure: a first-century Roman theater token – now the oldest item in the Robert C. Hansen Performing Arts Collection at UNCG’s Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives. A retired associate dean in the University’s College of Arts and
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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 this fall. Says Juliette Bianco, the Anne and Ben Cone
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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,
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Education scholarship will help educators ‘change the world’
Kids need heroes at home, at school, and in their communities, says Cathy Tisdale ’75. She believes philanthropy can help. With the establishment of the Cathy Tisdale Class of 1975 Teacher Education Endowed Scholarship, she hopes to encourage future educators to join the profession. “I’m a believer in a quality
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UNCG Deaf education alumna makes an impact
With at least 1,500 deaf students throughout North Carolina, Virginia Madorin ‘11 serves the Deaf community in her role with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Madorin is currently an IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) consultant in the Office of Exceptional Children and co-director of the North Carolina
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First Class: Conway Scholars at UNCG Nursing
A MAJOR NATIONAL SUPPORTER OF NURSING EDUCATION, through its donor advanced fund, has committed to a $3 million gift to establish the Joanne and William Conway Nursing Scholarship. The Bedford Falls Foundation was established by businessman and philanthropist Bill Conway Jr. and his late wife, Joanne Barkett Conway. Together with
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UNCG celebrates 2025 Alumni Awards
UNC Greensboro hosted its annual Alumni Awards Ceremony at the Elliot University Center Auditorium Oct. 17, honoring four recipients who represented excellence in education and coaching, fine arts, nursing, and student support. Each has made significant contributions to their profession, community, society, and university. Bobbi Osguthorpe ’83, who has impacted