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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College has named Deirdre Sommerlad-Rogers, professor and chair of the Department of Sociology, its Moore Professor for 2017-2018. Sommerlad-Rogers was cited for her high degree of involvement in the education of her students, from organizing off-campus trips to preparing students to compete at national academic meetings. She also was recognized for her service as director of the Center for Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, an initiative aimed at helping faculty … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Names Deirdre Sommerlad-Rogers the 2017-2018 Moore Professor

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College named Maria Madrid Manzano the 2017 Distinguished Graduate Student during today’s Commencement ceremony. Madrid Manzano, of Wilson, N.C., received her M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages today. She amassed a cumulative grade-point average of 3.967, with a perfect 4.0 in her major. Her thesis, “Developing and Maintaining Literacy in the First Language,” emphasizes the importance of maintaining and developing students’ first language in … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Names Maria Madrid Manzano Distinguished Graduate Student

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College has named Paul Freeman the winner of the Harold H. Hutson Award, the college’s highest award attainable by a traditional undergraduate student. Freeman, a history major from Winston-Salem, N.C., received the award and his B.A. degree today at Commencement. Freeman was cited for his campus involvement – senior class treasurer, founding president of the Pride of the Pride Alliance, a member of the history club, and a student marshal. He also was cited for … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Names Paul Freeman Its Outstanding Traditional Graduating Senior

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College has honored two employees with service awards and also recognized three dozen employees for milestones in their service to the college. The Ann P. Lojko Distinguished Staff Award was given to Jenna Ryan in the category of employees who have worked for the college for less than five years and to the Rev. Dr. Robert Brewer in the category of employees who have worked for the college for more than five years. Ryan is the director of first-year experience and … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Honors Employees for Service, Longevity (5/5/2017)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Five Greensboro College students have been elected to serve on the college Student Government Association’s executive board for 2017-2018. They are: President: Jalen Pearson, a rising senior psychology major from Wake Forest, N.C. Vice President: Max Jenks-Gilbert, a rising senior business administration/economics major from Colwyn Bay, Wales. Secretary: Abigail Bügger, a rising senior religion and sociology/human services major from Raleigh, N.C. Treasurer: Rachel Swain, … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Students Elect Student Government for 2017-2018 (5/5/2017)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College’s student newspaper, The Collegian, has tied for first place nationally in its college-size category in the American Scholastic Press Association’s general-excellence awards. This is the fourth time in eight years that The Collegian has won or tied for first place nationally in the category of colleges with between 1,001 and 1,700 students. It won first place in 2010, 2012 and 2016, and also won second place in 2013 and 2015. The Collegian tied this year … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Student Newspaper Wins National First-Place Award for Fourth Time in Eight Years (5/5/2017)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Sofia Sedergren, a graduating Greensboro College senior from Bromma, Sweden, has received a $4,000 fellowship for graduate study. The Robert W. Sledge Fellowship for 2017-2018 came from the national academic honor society Alpha Chi, of which she is a member. Sedergren is a student in the college’s George Center for Honors Studies. The grant could be critical for her. As a foreign national, she is not eligible for federal financial aid for graduate study. A history/political … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Senior Wins Graduate Fellowship from Academic Honor Society (5/5/2017)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Ten Greensboro College students and two faculty members cleared 20 bags of debris from College Branch, the creek that runs along the campus’s eastern edge, during the recent annual Streamwalk. Each spring as part of the city of Greensboro’s Adopt-A-Stream program, members of the college community take part in the clean-up. The city’s Water Resources Department provides bags and gloves. The college reports to the city on the amount of debris cleared, and Calhoun Bond, professor … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Streamwalk Clears Garbage from City Stream (5/5/2017)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Benjamin S. Wall, assistant professor of religion and ethics at Greensboro College, has published a book review in a scholarly journal. Wall reviews “Theology of the Body Extended: The Spiritual Signs of Birth, Impairment, and Dying,” by Susan Windley-Daoust (Lectio, 2014) in Volume 21, Issue 1 of the Journal of Disability and Religion. Wall’s own scholarly publication also has focused on the relationship between theology and disability. His 2016 book “Welcome as a Way of … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Professor Publishes Book Review in Scholarly Journal (4/26/2017)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College has named 17 rising seniors its student marshals for 2017-2018. They are: Abigail Elizabeth Bügger, a religion and sociology/human services major from Raleigh, N.C. Benedict A. Burgess, a theatre/acting major from Earlysville, Va. Tesla Ann Chapman, a music/performance major from Franklinville, N.C. Hannah Leigh Clayton, an athletic training major from Willow Spring, N.C. Ryan John Cole, an elementary-education major from Greensboro, N.C. Kelvina … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Names 2017-2018 Student Marshals (4/25/2017)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro College Jazz Ensemble will perform its final concert of 2016-2017 at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, in Gail Brower Huggins Performance Center in Odell Building on campus. Admission is free, and the public is invited. The performance will feature a special guest, jazz trombonist Rick Simerly, currently associate professor of  music at Milligan College in Tennessee. The Online Trombone Journal has written of him, “Rick Simerly is in the upper ranks of contemporary … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Jazz Ensemble Performs Tuesday, May 2, with Guest Trombonist Rick Simerly

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Benjamin Wall, assistant professor of religion and ethics at Greensboro College, will be the keynote speaker today at the Pen Symposium on Restorative Justice in Houston. Wall and the symposium, a gathering of high-school students and teachers at Houston’s Summer Creek High School, will examine such questions as: How should societies respond to wrongdoing? When a crime occurs or an injustice is done, what needs to happen? What does Justice require? Who are the most … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Professor Speaks on Restorative Justice at Symposium (4/25/2017)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College has given the Wilkinson Award to 49 freshmen and sophomores who rank highest in their classes academically. To be eligible, freshmen must have at least 14 hours of credits for grades (other than P) at Greensboro College and a minimum grade-point average of 3.6 for all work at Greensboro College. If they have transferred credits, they must also have a cumulative GPA of 3.6 on all college work. Sophomores must have at least 45 hours of credits for grades and a … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Recognizes Top Freshmen, Sophomore Scholars (4/24/2017)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College has honored more than 30 students with academic achievement awards in various disciplines during its annual academic awards convocation. The awards and their winners are: Clara Dougherty Brown Art Award: Darrah M. Roberson, a senior art major from Greensboro, N.C. Regina Mouw Scholarship Award in Art: Antony Ramon Thomas, a freshman art major from Dry Fork, Va. Arnold Van Pelt Biology Award: Kali Lea Puckett, a senior biology major from Oxford, … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Honors Students with Academic Achievement Awards (4/24/2017)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College has recognized more than 20 of its students with student leadership awards presented by various campus organizations. The individual awards and their winners are: Pride Leader of the Year: Rachel Lemons Resident Advisor of the Year: Vheenah Dei-Tumi Karen Pierre Perseverance Award: Teron Brooker-Parquet Founding Leadership Team: Melanie Smith, Sofia Sedergren, Paul Freeman, Suzanne McClenaghan Religious Life Outstanding Leader Award: Davis … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Recognizes Student Leaders with Awards (4/21/2017)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Candace Spencer, a rising junior theatre/acting major at Greensboro College, has received a $1,500 scholarship award from the North Carolina Theatre Conference. Spencer, from Raleigh, was one of two winners of the William Rackley Theatre scholarship. The N.C. Theatre Conference awards two scholarships in alternating years: the William Rackley Theatre Scholarship, and the Constance Welsh Memorial Scholarship, which supports undergraduate or graduate study in the field of … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Student Wins Scholarship from N.C. Theatre Conference (4/21/2017)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Fourteen Greensboro College students have been inducted into the college’s chapters of four disciplinary honor societies in the social sciences. Pi Sigma Alpha, the political-science honor society, inducted: Melanie Alayne Smith, a senior history and sociology/cultural studies major from Verona, N.J. Psi Chi, the psychology honor society, inducted: Kylee Barry, a junior psychology major from Smyrna, Ga. Lauren Bennett, a senior liberal studies major from Catonsville, … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Students Inducted into Honor Societies in the Social Sciences (4/20/2017)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College’s chapters of three academic honor societies whose subjects are housed in the School of Humanities have inducted new members. Phi Alpha Theta, the history honor society, inducted: Robert “Robby” Barnes, a senior history major from New London, N.C. Nicholas Haithcox, a junior history/political science major from Kernersville, N.C. Stefania “Stef” Robba, a junior history/political science major from Delran, N.J. Sofia Sedergren, a senior history/political … [Read more...] about Greensboro College School of Humanities Holds Academic Honor Society Inductions (4/20/2017)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College Theatre presents an evening of student-written and –performed cabaret, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, in Lea Center in Main Building on campus. Admission is free, and the public is invited. The program consists of four cabaret pieces, each written and performed by a student in the Theatre Department’s cabaret class. They are: “The Diary of a Chubby Musical Theatre Major,” by Emily Parker, a senior theatre major from Pinehurst, N.C. “Call Me Allie,” by … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Theatre Presents Student Cabaret April 19

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College Theatre presents “Tonin’,” a dance production based on the music of the Manhattan Transfer, Friday-Sunday, April 28-30, in the Gail Brower Huggins Performance Center in Odell Building on campus. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 28-29, and 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, April 29-30. Tickets are $10 adults; $8 seniors and non-Greensboro College students, and may be reserved by calling 336-272-7102, ext. 5242, or emailing … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Theatre Presents “Tonin’,” Based on Music of the Manhattan Transfer, April 28-30 (4/12/2017)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College art major Dominique Pemberton’s senior exhibit, “4 the Culture,” is up through May 13 in the Anne Rudd Galyon Gallery in the Cowan Humanities Building on campus. A reception will be held 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, in the gallery. Pemberton, from Greensboro, will speak about her work at 6:30 p.m. She describes the exhibit as “a journey through fabric, collage and color.” Regular exhibit hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays. The … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Presents Dominique Pemberton’s Senior Art Show, With Opening Reception April 26

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro College Admissions Office will host an open house for prospective college students 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 22. Participants can tour campus, learn about the admissions process and financial aid options, and meet people who can show students how to get involved once they enroll. The event is free, but advance registration is required. Register online at https://www.greensboro.edu/open-house-form.php. For more information, contact admissions counselor Megan … [Read more...] about Greensboro College to Host Admissions Open House April 22 (4/12/2017)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College’s annual Spring Streamwalk will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 21. Participants should meet at the north (Market Street) end of the parking lot behind James Addison Jones Library on campus. Members of the public are invited to take part. Participants should wear pants and shoes that can get wet or dirty. In Streamwalk, members of the college community and the public patrol College Branch, the stream that flows north along the campus’s eastern (downtown) … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Annual Spring Streamwalk to Be Held April 21

GREENSBORO, N.C. – As part of a psychology class on death and dying, Greensboro College will hold a panel discussion featuring speakers from Greensboro-based Hospice of the Piedmont at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, in Room 206 of the Cowan Humanities Building on campus. The event is free and open to the public. The discussion, “Caring for the Dying: The Hospice Continuum,” will examine  how an interdisciplinary hospice team, including the physician, nurse, social worker, chaplain, volunteer … [Read more...] about Greensboro College To Hold Panel Discussion on Death and Dying April 18 (4/12/2017)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College alumna Lynette Tannis ’95, Ed.D., will be the college’s 2017 Commencement speaker, the college announced today. The speaker for the 2017 Baccalaureate/Cap and Gown Service will the Rev. Daniel G. Martin. Tannis’s address is titled, “Endowing Those Within Your Sphere of Influence.” Tannis is a career educator whose work most recently has focused on educating incarcerated youth. Currently an adjunct lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where … [Read more...] about Greensboro College Names 2017 Commencement and Baccalaureate Speakers (4/12/2017)