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  • Anthropology alumna brings her skills to FEMA

    Anthropology alumna brings her skills to FEMA

    A UNCG alumna’s anthropology degree catapulted her to a role with FEMA.

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  • STEM grant boosts undergrad research, career readiness

    STEM grant boosts undergrad research, career readiness

    Starting in Fall 2023, 20 UNCG students will receive funding as Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program scholars, thanks to a $3.4 million National Science Foundation grant distributed across five North Carolina public universities. UNCG will use these funds to support students historically underrepresented in STEM programs. For … Continued

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  • UNCG Interior architecture: careers by design

    UNCG Interior architecture: careers by design

    UNCG Interior Architecture students visited Charleston, S.C., to meet with executives at Wild Dunes Resort.

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  • Ceiling shattering drummer in the City

    Ceiling shattering drummer in the City

    New York City is home to Spartan musicians Sarah Gooch ’18, Tanner West ’18, and Thomas Linger ’15.

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  • 2023-24 UCLS events

    2023-24 UCLS events

    UNCG’s Concert and Lecture Series is back. Find more information, including ticket information, at vpa.uncg.edu.

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  • UNCG’s Heather Holian and the Golden Age of Disney

    UNCG’s Heather Holian and the Golden Age of Disney

    Dr. Heather Holian, professor of art and UNCG’s first Margaret and Bill Benjamin Faculty Fellow, worked with Weatherspoon staff to curate an exhibition of original animation art from Walt Disney Studios.

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  • Last Lectures and Alumni All Access spotlight UNCG professors

    Last Lectures and Alumni All Access spotlight UNCG professors

    The University community will have opportunities to hear special presentations in the coming weeks and months from members of our outstanding faculty – including a Last Lecture series featuring Dr. Denise Baker. Last Lecture series Starting in October and continuing throughout the academic year, select professors who have announced their … Continued

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  • Anna Padilla inaugural recipient of Lambeth Scholarship

    Anna Padilla inaugural recipient of Lambeth Scholarship

    Anna Padilla is proof positive that a UNCG education is not “one size fits all.” The 37-year-old Interior Architecture (IARc) major was born in the Philippines but grew up in suburban Chicago. A significant life transition a few years ago allowed her to explore the completion of her undergraduate education. … Continued

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  • 40 years ago: UNCG’s first Tony Award nominee, Anne Pitoniak

    40 years ago: UNCG’s first Tony Award nominee, Anne Pitoniak

    When most people hit their 60s, they are starting to plan for retirement. Anne Pitoniak ’43 was just starting to kick her acting career into high gear. Forty years ago this week, her ambition and talents took her to the Tony Awards red carpet. The Woman’s College (UNCG) alumna made … Continued

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