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At Gatewood: What a design we weave

UNCG’s Claudia Aguilera, an Interior Architecture master’s student from El Salvador on a Fulbright Scholarship, installed her thesis exhibition “Decoding Crafts” this week at UNCG’s Gatewood Studio...

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UNCG Opera Theatre brings girl’s story to life

The first opera Annabel Gigley saw was her own. Annabel, a fifth-grader at Erwin Montessori, won Greensboro Opera’s 2012 “Write Your Own Opera!” competition, judged by UNCG Opera Theatre Director David...

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UNCG wins award for use of social media in marketing

UNCG is winning awards for its use of social media. The University Relations Department at UNCG has won an Award of Excellence for use of social media in its integrated marketing and strategic...

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Alexander will head School of Music, Theatre and Dance

Dr. Peter Alexander Dr. Peter Alexander, dean emeritus of Butler University’s Jordan College of Fine Arts, will head UNCG’s School of Music,Theatre and Dance. Alexander, principal clarinetist for the...

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UNCG’s RHA named “School of the Year” in N.C.

The UNCG Residence Hall Association was named “School of the Year” by the North Carolina Association of Residence Halls during its annual conference in February. The award, the highest given by the...

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A look back

This yellowed press release, written by University President Charles Duncan McIver, is now part of UNCG’s University Archives collection. The release, in response to a dormitory fire on campus in 1904,...

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Area media reports on Spartan Village fire

A 4-alarm structure fire at the Spartan Village construction site on West Lee Street last night drew attention from newspapers and TV stations across the Triad. More than 55 firefighters responded to...

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Investigation continues into cause of Spartan Village fire

Updated 4-3-13, 10 a.m. – The Greensboro Fire Department has ruled that the fire that destroyed a UNCG residence hall under construction on Lee Street was accidental. A final determination of the cause...

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Jefferson Suites Residence Hall certified LEED Silver

UNCG’s Jefferson Suites Residence Hall has been awarded LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council, an acknowledgement of the 176,000-square-foot building’s sustainable design,...

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N&R: UNCG hall earns LEED Silver certification

The U.S. Green Building Council awarded one of UNCG’s newest dorms with the LEED Silver certification, the News & Record reported. The residence hall, which is located at Spring Garden and...

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UNCG pumps up the pedal power

Bicycling at UNCG just keeps getting more convenient. Four bicycle repair stations – called Fixit Stations – have been set up on campus. They have the typical tools a biker may need, such as standard...

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Next phase of Dining Hall renovation begins

Farewell stairwell. The Dining Hall as thousands of Spartans know it is undergoing an extreme makeover. The next phase of the Dining Hall renovation — the third of four parts – includes renovations in...

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Celebrating 50 years as UNCG

This July marks UNCG’s golden anniversary — as UNCG. Fifty years ago this month, the university’s name was officially changed to The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The institution has...

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UNCG is in partnership with program for aspiring principals

UNCG is a partner with a program to help produce the next generation of principals, The Burlington Times-News reported. The school is in collaboration with the Piedmont Triad Leadership Academy that...

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Byers interviewed about restarted construction on Spartan Village

Mike Byers, an associate vice chancellor, was interviewed by The Business Journal regarding the restarting of construction on Spartan Village after a fire delayed it back in March. “We probably could...

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Johnson interviewed by News 14 Carolina about campus housing

Tim Johnson, director for Housing and Residence Life, was interviewed by News 14 Carolina about the propensity of campus housing at UNCG. While the article references a survey from the National Retail...

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UNCG police chief referenced by News 14 Carolina about gun bill

UNCG police chief J.C. Herring was referenced in an article by News 14 Carolina as opposing a state gun bill that is headed for the governor’s desk. The bill, which was approved by both the NC house...

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Lacks family speaks to students

The granddaughter and daughter-in-law of the late Henrietta Lacks, a poor African-American woman whose cells were used in medical research unbeknownst to her or her family, will speak and answer...

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Spartans move into cool new digs

Roommates Tony Sanders and Daniel Luciano marveled at their new surroundings during move-in day Wednesday at Spartan Village, UNCG’s new apartment-style housing for upperclassmen. A full kitchen with...

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Perrin will return to teaching

UNCG Provost David H. Perrin has announced plans to return to the university’s teaching faculty at the end of the academic year. “This academic year will complete my seventh as provost, and now is the...

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