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Spartan actor tours with “Hairspray!”
UNC Greensboro’s Gabriel Yarborough stepped into a revival of “Hairspray!” last fall and the UNCG acting major has been touring cities like Boston and Denver ever since.
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Real world nursing in virtual reality
Nurses provide hands-on patient care. Now, UNCG nursing students are preparing for their real-world responsibilities in virtual reality.
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Latinx Spartans get their “CHANCE”
CHANCE camp brings 100 prospective Latinx students to UNCG each summer. Many are making an impact on campus and beyond.
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UNCG’s Shelton leverages the strength of collaboration
When Dr. Terri Shelton retires from UNCG this summer, one of the framed photos she’ll take home is of graduating students. It’s a great memory. There have been many such memories, almost all powered by engaging community and faculty partners, she says. “You bring in their expertise and vision and add what you might know…
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Armfields and Schwartz receive UNCG honors
UNC Greensboro’s Distinguished Service Awards, the most prestigious honors conferred by the University, were presented May 14. The McIver Medal was given posthumously to Edward Marion Armfield Sr. (1915-1999), founder of the Edward M. Armfield Sr. Foundation, and to his wife, Adair Phifer Armfield ’61, who has served as chair of the foundation’s board since…
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Leak Bryant Scholarship helps Nursing students shine
Dr. Ashley Leak Bryant ’03, ’05 MSN is supporting UNCG School of Nursing students with a planned gift to establish the Leak Bryant Family Endowed Scholarship, which will recognize both merit and financial need. The gift honors the family that helped her succeed and the role that UNCG played in her education. The senior associate…
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Music fund in piano offers unique opportunity
The newly established Kotis Music Fund in Piano supports UNCG’s Light the Way campaign pillar of “impact” by dramatically raising the bar for the caliber of students entering the School of Music’s piano program. This unique four-year fund, created by a gift from Constance “Connie” Hughes Kotis ’65, ’77 MM and her husband, Bill, is…
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New leader of Alumni, Advancement Comms Teams
Alejandra Merheb has joined UNCG as the new executive director of Alumni Engagement and Advancement Communications. “Alejandra has more than 15 years of experience in the higher education alumni engagement space,” says Vice Chancellor Beth Fischer, “She joins us from the Texas State Alumni Association, where she served as the Assistant Vice President of Alumni…
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UNCG alumna creates legacy through scholarships
Curiosity is a hallmark of lifelong learning. As the late Mary “Bobbi” Miller Carson ’58 once noted, “I grew up with a very strong curiosity factor. Woman’s College gave me the life skills, education, motivation, and confidence to pursue that curiosity at many levels.” A physical education major, Bobbi began her distinguished career in athletics…