Repost from Campus Weekly The Office of Leadership and Service-Learning (OLSL) is pleased to announce Dr. Marianne LeGreco as the 2013-14 Faculty Fellow. The Service-Learning Faculty Fellow program is sponsored by the Office of Leadership and Service-Learning. The Service-Learning Faculty Fellow program promotes faculty development and the scholarship of engagement… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCG Now Article by Steve Gilliam The American Psychological Association has named psychologist Dr. Jacquelyn W. “Jackie” White to its newly formed Policy Review Task Force on the Prediction and Prevention of Gun Violence. White, whose research on interpersonal violence is nationally known, is a professor emerita of psychology. Currently,… Continue reading…
Repost from Campus Weekly Steve Cramer (University Libraries) is one of the new Coleman Faculty Fellows for 2013-14. According to the Coleman Foundation, the Coleman Fellows are “typically professors from outside the school of business at their institution” who “engage in the development of courses and leadership of projects in… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCG Now Story by Mike Harris Matt Catanzarite takes the bus to UNCG most days. He knows what riders want and need. And, as part of UNCG’s Center for Geographic Information Science, he’s helped create something that makes catching a bus around town a lot simpler. It’s an app,… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCG Now Article by Betsi Robinson Several hundred people will gather later this month at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) for a conference featuring experts from industry, government and academia who will focus on applications and opportunities for nanomanufacturing. “NanoManufacturing 2013: Applications and Opportunities,” will be held Wednesday,… Continue reading…
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Chris Payne (Human Development and Family Studies/Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships) received new funding from Youth Focus Inc. for the project “My Sister Susan’s House parenting workshops.” My Sister Susan’s House is a transitional living program that supports young pregnant women or young… Continue reading…
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Wendy McColskey (SERVE) received new funding from the Alabama Department of Education for the project “Alabama School Improvement Grant (SIG) Evaluation.”
Repost from UNCG Now Article by Betsi Robinson The North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center at UNCG is seeking undergraduate and graduate student teams to compete in the 2014 UNC Social Entrepreneurship Conference in February. The annual conference provides an opportunity for students at UNC campuses to learn from engaging speakers about topics… Continue reading…
Reponst from UNCG Now Article by Betsi Robinson Jerry Wass, founder and president of Anomaly Squared, will share his personal story about how he has built a thriving Greensboro-based business at the next Entrepreneurial Journeys program at UNCG on Wednesday, Sept. 18. The 5:30 p.m. event, which is free and open to the… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCG Now Article by Michelle Hines UNCG is one of 73 colleges and universities recognized by NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education as leaders in cultivating civic-minded students. NASPA has named UNCG to its 2013-14 Lead Initiative on Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement. UNCG was also among 50… Continue reading…
