This is the biggest fundraising announcement in the history of our university. Today, UNCG launches Light the Way: The Campaign for Earned Achievement. This comprehensive campaign seeks to raise $200 million to strengthen three key areas: access, excellence, and impact. Read more are lighttheway.uncg.edu.
The Broadway show comes to Greensboro’s Tanger Center soon. UNCG faculty member and alumnus Dominick Amendum spent 12 years working on the production, including for the first national tour. He shares his thoughts about the show and about the historic occasion for the Greensboro arts scene. Read more at UNCG … Continued
October is Archaeology Month, and several UNC Greensboro archaeology researchers will give virtual talks that focus on the mysteries and history buried beneath the earth in Guilford County and in Old Salem. The researchers will also lead an in-person Archaeology Day at the Greensboro History Museum, at 130 Summit Ave, … Continued
Introductory copy drawn from Weatherspoon Art Museum website. Early in the twentieth century, during Japan’s rapid Westernization and industrialization, a desire to revive the great Japanese tradition of woodblock prints (known as ukiyo-e) in the context of Japan’s dynamic, modern life gave rise to an art movement known as shin … Continued
It’s SECC time – when university employees have an easy and efficient way to support charities in our community, across the state, and beyond. The kickoff is Friday, Oct. 1, and the campaign runs through Dec. 23. Spartan faculty and staff may pledge a donation to their choice of 900 … Continued
October 5th is Founders Day, which is always a special anniversary day at UNCG. It marks the first day of classes on this campus nearly 130 years ago, on Oct. 5, 1892. It also honors the founders and early leaders of this university, particularly the first president, Charles Duncan McIver. … Continued
This week, MacArthur fellow, pianist, composer, and historian Reginald Robinson visits the UNC Greensboro School of Music and play several concerts in Tew Recital Hall and a closing event at the nearby Double Oaks Bed & Breakfast. He will be joined in one concert by Professor Emeritus and pianist Paul … Continued
The Fall 2021 issue explores projects and initiatives that address gaps in health and education, strengthen and diversify workforces, and apply innovative methods and community-centric values. ADHD success programs, little free libraries and literacy support, STEM evaluation, a bigger molecule, and more. Read more in print or online.
Season tickets for the upcoming 2021-22 UNCG men’s and women’s basketball seasons are available now. Both teams will play 15 home games this winter, and both open their seasons at home on Tuesday, Nov. 9. The women’s team starts against UNC-Asheville at Fleming Gym, and the men’s team plays crosstown … Continued
UNC Greensboro School of Theatre students will perform a musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” opening on Sept. 24 at Taylor Theatre. Faculty members Randall McMullen, Dominick Amendum, Eric Speer, John Gully, and Chip Haas have worked alongside MFA candidates to create this Shakespearean comedy that explores love. … Continued