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Art as Voice: ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ students help teenagers foster creative growth
September 19, 2007
It is a way for young adolescents to “bottle up” their fears and
anxieties, to express their hopes and dreams, to share with the world
their deepest emotions. A metal sculpture to be completed by local
middle school students now welcomes visitors to an arts building on
campus. Details….
Colonnades Dining Hall now open
September 14, 2007
Mom and Dad never had it so good in their college days. ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ
opens the doors this weekend to The Colonnades, a two-story,
24,000-square-foot dining facility that includes a full-service
restaurant serving steaks and seafood, a fire stone oven for pizzas and
bread, and international cuisine featuring items from a Mongolian
grille. Details...
Law School Advisory Board holds fall meeting
September 13, 2007
Members of the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ law school advisory board, which is chaired by
former presidential advisor David Gergen, held their fall meeting
Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 11-12 at the Weaver Building in downtown
Greensboro. Details...
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ establishes Young Alumni Council
September 11, 2007
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ's new Young Alumni Council will work to strengthen ties between young alums and their alma mater. Read for more details and the list of council members...
A moment of silence: ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ remembers Sept. 11, 2001
September 11, 2007
The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ community banded together Tuesday at College Coffee as
hundreds of students, faculty and staff bowed their heads in memory of loved ones lost and a nation changed in the wake of Sept. 11,
2001. Details…
Computer shutdown program designed to save electricity
September 10, 2007
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ will begin a night-time lab computer shutdown program Sept. 10 as part of the university effort to reduce energy consumpution. Read this note for details...
Alexander named Isabella Cannon Distinguished Visiting Professor of Leadership
September 10, 2007
John Alexander, who served ten years as president of the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) in Greensboro before his retirement in March, has been named the Isabella Cannon Distinguished Visiting Professor of Leadership at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ. Details...
Tracking printer use pays off with less waste
September 6, 2007
A program to reduce paper waste from computer labs and the Belk Library
saved ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ tens of thousands of dollars in supplies
and energy costs last year as faculty, students and campus visitors cut
back on printer use by almost 70 percent. Details...
Former FBI agent, an ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ alum, to speak on ethics Wednesday, Thursday
September 5, 2007
Oliver Halle, a 1967 ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ alumnus who made a career in the FBI, will give two presentations on ethics this week as the university prepares for its second annual Call to Honor, a ceremony that encourages students to pledge themselves to a code of respect, responsibility, honesty and integrity. Details...
Second City Improv Company to perform at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ TONIGHT
September 4, 2007
The Second City improvisational company will perform at 7:30 p.m.,
Sept. 4, in McCrary Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ
University campus. The group will perform a show titled "One Nation
Under Blog," which takes a comic look at everything from the day's
headlines to the worlds of politics, entertainment and media. Details...