Greensboro College Theatre Presents "Sugar" Oct. 20-23

"GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Greensboro College Theatre presents "Sugar," directed by William Perry Morgan-Hall, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 20-22, and 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 22-23, in Gail Brower Huggins Performance Center in Odell Building on campus.

Tickets are $10 adults, $8 seniors and non-GC students. Reserve tickets by calling 336-272-7102, ext. 5242, or emailing tickets@greensboro.edu.

"Sugar," with book by Peter Stone, music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Bob Merrill, is the Tony Award-nominated musical based on the film "Some Like It Hot."

"Sugar" chronicles the zany lives of two musicians of the Prohibition era who witness a gang slaying. Forced to disguise themselves as women, they join an all-female orchestra. Memorable music numbers like "Penniless Bums" and "Doin' It for Sugar" are accompanied by the choreography of faculty member Ashley Hyers.

Greensboro College's Department of Theatre seeks to provide a strong foundation in theatre while allowing the student to emphasize in a particular area such as directing, acting, or arts administration.

The coursework is integrated with the production work to provide a better understanding of the many facets of the theatre. Required participation on stage or backstage on all theatre productions allows the techniques and theories that are examined in the classroom and the laboratory to be tested in a performance setting.

For more information on the program, contact David Schram, Jefferson-Pilot Professor of Theatre, at 336-272-7102, ext. 5243, or email schramd@greensboro.edu.  

Greensboro College provides a liberal-arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release

Greensboro College Professor to Speak Sept. 22 at Franciscan Center

Benjamin S. Wall

"GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Benjamin S. Wall, assistant professor of religion at Greensboro College, will speak at noon Thursday, Sept. 22, at a luncheon at The Franciscan Center of Greensboro.

The luncheon is $5; to make reservations, call 336-273-2554. The Franciscan Center is at 233 N. Greene St. in downtown Greensboro.

Wall will speak on "Jean Vanier and the Story of L'Arche," focusing on the themes of welcome, presence, and care as a way of life.

Vanier is a Canadian philosopher, theologian and humanitarian who has published numerous books and founded two international groups that work with and for people with developmental disabilities.

Wall's book on Vanier, "Welcome as a Way of Life: A Practical Theology of Jean Vanier," was published earlier this year by Cascade Books.

Wall holds a B.A. from Southeastern College at Wake Forest, an M.A. and Th.M. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from the University of Aberdeen. He joined the Greensboro College faculty in 2015.

Greensboro College provides a liberal-arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release

Greensboro College Names Lindsay Lane Assistant Admissions Data Manager

Lindsay Lane

"GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Greensboro College has named Lindsay Lane assistant admissions data manager.

In that role, she will compile and maintain data for the college Office of Admissions and perform other admissions-related duties.

Lane comes to Greensboro College from Pearce Elementary School in Greensboro, where she had been a data manager and provided office support since 2014.

Previously, she had been a graduate assistant teaching high-school health and related courses at the Middle College at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Lane holds a B.S. from Appalachian State University and an M.S. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Greensboro College provides a liberal-arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release

Greensboro College Names De'Shauna Ottley Residence Hall Director

De'Shauna Ottley

"GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Greensboro College has named De'Shauna Ottley residence hall director.

Ottley comes to Greensboro College from Guilford College, where she had served since February as a program coordinator in the Office of Student Leadership and Engagement.

She previously had been an orientation leader and orientation team leader at the college since 2013 and also had been a First Year Experience peer educator.

She holds a B.S. from Guilford College.

Greensboro College provides a liberal-arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release

Greensboro College Names John Barbrey to Criminal-Justice Faculty

John Barbrey, assistant professor of criminal justice

"GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Greensboro College has named John Barbrey an assistant professor of criminal justice.

Previously, Barbrey served as assistant professor of criminal justice and director of the Homeland Security program at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., and an assistant professor of criminal justice at the University of Northern Colorado.

He also has served as a visiting professor of criminal justice at Armstrong State University in Savannah, Ga., as well as a graduate research associate and graduate teaching associate at the University of Tennessee.

His published work includes examinations of sentencing policy and campus safety efforts.

Prior to entering academia, he was an office manager with the Greenville, S.C., Parks and Recreation Division.

Barbrey holds a B.A. in history from Clemson University, an M.P.A. from Clemson and the University of South Carolina, and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Tennessee. 

Greensboro College provides a liberal-arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

-  A Press Release

Greensboro College Names Brittany Sondberg to Art Faculty

Brittany Sondberg

"GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Greensboro College has named Brittany Sondberg an assistant professor of art.

She joins the full-time faculty after two years as a member of the adjunct art faculty, teaching sculpture and three-dimensional foundations.

Previously she had been a teaching assistant for sculpture and three-dimensional foundations, an art history instructor and a wood studio technician at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and, since 2009, an instructor of metal design at the Sawtooth Center for Visual Arts in Winston-Salem, N.C.

She also has operated her own metalsmithing and jewelry-design business, Copper Chameleon, in Greensboro since 2008 and has served as board member, secretary, vice president, and president of the nonprofit Center for Visual Artists in Greensboro.

She holds a B.F.A. from East Carolina University and an M.F.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Greensboro College provides a liberal-arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release

Brown Joins Greensboro College as Director of Alumni Programs

Kristen Crutchfield Brown 

"GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Kristen Crutchfield Brown '04 has joined the Greensboro College Institutional Advancement team as director of alumni programs.

Brown graduated from Greensboro College in 2004 with a B.A. in psychology, a minor in Theatre, and a degree from the Honors Program. She worked in Institutional Advancement as a student, making calls during the College's Phonathan. She was also a cheerleader; a Pride Leader; a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Psi Chi and the InterClub Council Honorary; and a founding sister of Alpha Xi Delta.

Brown graduated from N.C. State in 2006 with an M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration. Following graduation from N.C. State, she worked as assistant director of campus activities and major events at East Carolina University and as assistant director of annual giving and acting prospect researcher at Virginia Wesleyan College.

At Virginia Wesleyan, she was in charge of the Phonathon, the Marlin Athletic Club, individual solicitations, and prospect research for the capital campaign. During her time at Virginia Wesleyan, she also served as the Tidewater Virginia representative member of the Greensboro College Alumni Board.

Brown first returned to Greensboro College in a staff capacity in 2009 as assistant director of annual giving and alumni relations. She was promoted to director of annual giving in 2010, and in 2012 was named director of annual giving and alumni engagement.

Brown left Greensboro College in September 2013, before her second son was born, to be a stay-at-home mom. She worked as a consultant to plan the 2015 and 2016 Alumni Weekends.

Brown is married to Jeremy Brown. They have two sons, Aiden and T.J.

Greensboro College provides a liberal-arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release

Greensboro College Offers Pottery Course for the Blind

"GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Greensboro College will host a pottery course for visually-impaired people, "Visions in Clay," beginning Wednesday, April 13.

The course is free, but limited to six participants. To register, contact the organizer, Bonnie Hitchcock, at 336-255-6325 or pots4bon@gmail.com.

The course runs 10 a.m.-noon Wednesdays through May 18 in the ceramics room in Cowan Humanities Building on campus.

"Clay is a tactile medium and allows students to see with their hands," says Hitchcock, who operates the Clay Bakery Studio in her Greensboro home and is offering the course along with Greensboro College's Department of Art.

The class will begin with simple hand building techniques before moving on to the potter's wheel and then to glazing the works.

"Creative expression is inherently therapeutic," Hitchcock says.

Greensboro College provides a liberal-arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release

Greensboro College Professor's Book on Sociology of Rock Music to be Republished

Jonathon Epstein

"GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A 1994 book edited by Jonathon Epstein, visiting associate professor of sociology and criminal justice at Greensboro College, will be reissued April 12 by the Routledge academic imprint as part of its Routledge Library Editions: Popular Music series.

The book, "Adolescents and Their Music: If It's Too Loud, You're Too Old," includes 14 essays and an extended, annotated bibliography of sociological popular-music scholarship.

The essays cover such topics as:

• How rock music has been targeted by the cultural elite.
• A case study of a "hard-core scene" in the culture of suburban New York City.
• The deviant lifestyles of early rock performers.
• Examinations of heavy metal and rap as cultural resources in which youth find meaning.

A 1996 review by Robert G. Weiner on Hnet: Humanities and Social Sciences Online said, "This text will, no doubt, be referred to again and again as popular music continues to be a source of study in academia."

Epstein holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Ph.D. from Kent State University in Ohio. He joined the Greensboro College faculty in 2013.

Greensboro College provides a liberal-arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release

Two Greensboro College Students Will Present Papers at State Historians' Conference

"GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Two Greensboro College students have been selected to present papers in April at a conference of the state historians' association.

Sofia Sedergren

Sofia Sedergren, a junior history and political science major from Bromma, Sweden, and Melanie Smith, a senior history and sociology/cultural studies major from Verona, N.J., will present their papers at the North Carolina Association of Historians Annual Conference, April 1-2 at N.C. A&T State University in Greensboro.

Sedergren's paper, "Nationalist Movements and British Foreign Policy, 1904-32," grew out of her work in the college's Nations and Nationalism history course, while Smith's paper, "John Locke and Founding American Doctrine," grew out of her work in the college's History of Knowledge course.

Both courses are taught by Allison Palmadessa, assistant professor of history.

Melanie Smith

Greensboro College provides a liberal-arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release

Greensboro College Graduate Student Will Help Carry Disabled Friend Across Europe

Kevan Chandler. Learn more about his story at WeCarryKevan.com

Kevan Chandler. Learn more about his story at WeCarryKevan.com

"GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Philip Keller, a graduate student in Greensboro College's Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages program, has joined a team that will help carry a friend with muscular dystrophy on their backs across Europe to see sights he otherwise wouldn't be able to.

                                              

Keller and friends Tom Troyer and Ben Duvall are raising money to take Kevan Chandler across parts of France, England and Ireland this summer. Chandler has muscular dystrophy and normally relies on a wheelchair.

Another friend, Luke Thompson, will film and photograph the journey.

Keller says the venture stems from a trip in 2013 when Chandler, a writer and sound editor who belonged to his weekly potluck supper club, told the group it would be fun to accompany them in their "urban spelunking" - "cave exploring" in sewers.

So Chandler's friends took turns carrying the 65-pound Chandler on their backs through the abandoned sewers under the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where Keller had studied as an undergraduate.

Now, the group is  trying to raise $35,000 for the trip to and across Europe to see sights ranging from Samois Ser Siene, France, the winter home of the late jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, to Skellig Michael, an Irish island that is home to a sixth-century monastery.

The friends plan to carry Chandler on a specially-made backpack frame and care for his needs along the way.

"I have had the opportunity to travel several places in the world, and do so very easily because I am able-bodied," says Keller, who plans to teach in Asia and advocate for refugees after completing his degree.

"However, even many able-bodied people do not strive to reach their dreams. This trip has the potential of inspiring everybody, able-bodied or not. If someone who is as handicapped as Kevan is not allowing his condition to stop him, there is no excuse for anybody."

Keller hopes the documentary film that will be made of the trip will help send that message to a wider audience.

"Through community and by bearing each other's burdens, each one of us can reach heights together that we could not do alone," he says. "Knowing Kevan, and getting trained for this particular journey has already changed me. I am continually inspired by Kevan's joy and zeal for life."

Greensboro College's 30-hour M.A. program in TESOL qualifies graduates to apply for full-time teaching positions in academies and universities abroad -- a requirement that cannot be met by simply obtaining a graduate certificate in TESOL.

For more information about the program, contact director Michelle Plaisance at 336-272-7102, ext. 5285, or email michelle.plaisance@greensboro.edu.

Greensboro College provides a liberal-arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release

Greensboro College Economist Calls Drop in Consumer Confidence "Much Ado About Nothing"

"GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The sharp drop in consumer confidence this month has been driven by short-sighted fear about stock-market collapse, Greensboro College economist William K. MacReynolds said today.

Those data, released today, show that the Consumer Confidence Index declined from 97.8 in January to 92.2 in February.

"It's much ado about nothing," MacReynolds said. "Stocks prices rise and fall.  It's what they do."

The economy's underlying strength, MacReynolds said, should suffice to provide at least 2 percent growth this year.

He acknowledged that there are pockets of concern around the nation because of falling oil prices, but he added that those same decreases have led to falling gasoline prices: "Consumers are quite well off as a result."

The latest stock-market vagaries, he said, do not presage a recession, declined as two consecutive quarters of shrinkage of the economy.

"It takes much more than what has transpired recently to move into recession," he said.

MacReynolds is founding dean of the School of Business and director of the N.C. Center for Economic Prosperity at Greensboro College.

The N.C. Center for Economic Prosperity was founded at Greensboro College in 2015 to gather, analyze and comment on economic data and policies that impact North Carolinians.

MacReynolds has served as a senior economist for the Federal Trade Commission and director of economic forecasting for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

He holds a B.S. in agricultural economics from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Southern California. He joined the college faculty full-time in 2014 after having taught part-time here since 2010.

Greensboro College provides a liberal-arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release

Greensboro College's Healing Blues Project Features Concert with Adrian Duke and Lawyers, Guns & Money Feb. 16

Adrian Duke

"GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Greensboro College presents a Healing Blues Project benefit concert featuring Adrian Duke, with special guests Lawyers, Guns & Money, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16.

The concert will be in Mane Stage at the college's Royce Reynolds Family Student Life Center, 1015 W. Market St. (corner of Tate Street). Admission is $10, with 50% of the door going to the Interactive Resource Center, a day center in downtown Greensboro for people experiencing homelessness.

Duke is a singer/songwriter/pianist in the New Orleans musical tradition of Professor Longhair and Dr. John. His music combines elements of New Orleans blues, classic soul, and Americana.

Lawyers, Guns & Money is a Greensboro-based blues band that has been active in the Healing Blues Project since its inception. The band contributed to the project's first CD, "The Healing Blues Project, Vol. 1," and is working on the second CD, currently in production and scheduled for release in early June.

The Healing Blues Project, begun by Greensboro College professors and local musicians, pairs local people experiencing homelessness or related issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder - "storytellers" -- with local musicians to turn the storytellers' life stories into blues songs.

The songs are recorded, with storytellers receiving songwriting credit and royalties; sales of the CDs benefit the Interactive Resource Center. To date, the project has given the center more than $10,000 from CD sales and concerts. 

Greensboro College provides a liberal-arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release

Greensboro College Presents Eighth Annual Schleunes Lecture Jan. 27

LLOYD WOLF

"GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Greensboro College presents the Eighth Annual Schleunes Lecture at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, in Hannah Brown Finch Memorial Chapel on campus.

The event is free and open to the public.

The speaker will be Lloyd Wolf, an internationally recognized photographer whose award-winning work has appeared in the pages of National Geographic, Vogue and the Washington Post. His lecture is titled, "Love Will Find A Way: Holocaust Survivor Couples."

His photo essay "Great Love Stories: Holocaust Survivor Couples," published in Moment magazine, won a Simon Rockower Award of Excellence. Wolf has published several photographic collections, including "Jewish Fathers, Jewish Mothers," "Facing the Wall" and "Circles Within Circles."

The Schleunes Lecture is presented annually through the generosity of Richard and Jane Levy of Greensboro in honor of the eminent Holocaust scholar Dr. Karl Schleunes of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

The series is dedicated to providing opportunities for area residents and students to hear nationally and internationally recognized experts present their research on the Holocaust and on issues related to genocide.

Greensboro College provides a liberal-arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release

Greensboro College Names Six New Members of Board of Trustees

"GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Greensboro College Board of Trustees has elected six new members, who take office this month for four-year terms. They are:

• Nickolay Bochilo '03 of Alexandria, Va., an executive with Bell Partners and a member of the Greensboro College School of Business Advisory Council.

• The Rev. Dr. Dan Martin of Greensboro, senior pastor of West Market Street United Methodist Church.

• The Rev. Dr. Samuel Moore '87 of Albemarle, pastor of Hickory Grove United Methodist Church and a past district superintendent for the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church.

• Shannon Scales '01 of Greensboro, mortgage loan counselor and banking officer for BB&T and principal of the Scales Business Group.

• Cindy Thompson of Greensboro, executive director of the nonprofit Boundless Impact and a former executive with Arthur Andersen & Co., The Fresh Market, Wendover Funding/EDS, and United Guaranty/AIG.

• John Tricoli '81, owner and president of Teph Seal, a detail and reconditioning center for auto dealerships.

The Board of Trustees is the governing body of Greensboro College. Members normally are elected for four-year terms and must rotate off the board for at least one year after having served two consecutive four-year terms.

Greensboro College provides a liberal-arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release

Greensboro College Literary Magazine Wins Top Prize in National Competition ... Again

"GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The 2015 edition of Greensboro College's student-run literary magazine, The Lyre, has won first place nationally in its enrollment division from the American Scholastic Press Association for the third time in four years.

"Your magazine shows the superior efforts of talented and creative editors, writers, artists, photographers, layout/graphics designers, and staff members and advisor," the judges wrote.

The magazine took first place in the category of colleges with enrollments between 1,001 and 1,700. It also won first place in the same category in 2012 and 2013.

The magazine's editorial board included:

• Heather Alfano, a senior English major and humanities minor from Elon.
• Catherine Slusar Buck, a 2015 graduate in history from Greensboro.
• Richard D. Cameron III, a senior English major from Jamestown.
• Kady Evans, a senior psychology major from Glenolden, Pa.
• Jessica Quah, a 2015 graduate in music and English from Penang, Malaysia.
• Ethan Smith, a senior English and Communication Studies major from Greensboro.

The magazine's adviser is L. Wayne Johns, associate professor of English. For more information about the college's literary magazine and newspaper, which Johns also advises, contact him at 336-272-7102, ext. 5415, or email wayne.johns@greensboro.edu.

Johns holds a bachelor's degree from St. Andrew's Presbyterian College, an M.F.A. from Georgia State University, and a Ph.D. from Florida State University. He joined the faculty in 2007.

Greensboro College provides a liberal-arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release

Greensboro College President's Essay Included in Book on United Methodist Higher Education

President Lawrence D. Czarda, Ph.D., 

"GREENSBORO, N.C. -- An essay by Greensboro College President Lawrence D. Czarda, Ph.D., has been included in a book on United Methodist higher education published by the association of United Methodist schools and colleges.

The book, "Conversations: Leading United Methodist-Related Schools, Colleges, and Universities," grew out of discussions among 40 leaders in United Methodist education who met in July to reflect on educational leadership in the United Methodist context.

Czarda's essay, "How the Historic Wesleyan Tradition in Education Can Inform United Methodist-Affiliated Institutions," is among seven in the book. Rosalind Fuse-Hall, president of Bennett College, the other United Methodist-affiliated college in Greensboro, also contributed an essay, "Out of Our Caves: Courage for Conversations in the Light."

The book is edited by Nashville author M. Kathryn Armistead and Melanie B. Overton, assistant general secretary for schools, colleges and universities of the General Board of Higher Education Ministry of the United Methodist church.

It is published by the National Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities of the United Methodist Church. At that group's 75th annual meeting this past February, it approved a call for Methodist institutions to recommit to justice and dignity in 2015 and 2016, both in institutional actions and in "conversations that matter about ideas that matter."

The July meeting that gave rise to the book was a follow-up to that February meeting.

Broadly speaking, the Methodist tradition combines openness to all religious faiths and all who would learn with the notion that faith and reason can and should co-exist.

Greensboro College provides a liberal-arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release

Greensboro College Honors Students Present Their Senior Theses Dec. 3

"GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Four Greensboro College seniors will present their senior honors theses beginning at 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, in the Campbell Lyceum, 109 Proctor Hall West on campus.

The event is free and open to the public.

The presenters are:

• Theatre education major Michaela Richards: "It Stops Here: Changing the Culture Surrounding Sexual Violence on College Campuses."
• English major Heather Alfano: "Linguistic Innovation in Post-Modern Women's Poetry."
• Theatre education major Lilly Allemond: "Sparks and Power: Providing Growth Through Theatre for All Students."
• Biology major Madison Peregoy: "Factors Contributing to the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome."

The George Center for Honors Studies is a program designed for students who have a high level of intellectual ability and motivation. It stresses interdisciplinary teaching, learning, and research in both the traditional liberal arts and professional programs.

The Honors Program emphasizes close interaction with faculty through interdisciplinary and team-taught honors seminars and an in-depth senior project or thesis. For more information, contact director Neill Clegg at 336-272-7102, ext. 5288, or email cleggn@greensboro.edu.

Greensboro College provides a liberal-arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release

YES! Weekly Donates $15,000 in Advertising to Greensboro College's Healing Blues Project

"GREENSBORO, N.C. -- YES! Weekly, a Piedmont Triad-based arts and entertainment publication, has agreed to donate $15,000 worth of advertising to an effort organized by Greensboro College to benefit the homeless.

The advertising will support and promote the college's Healing Blues Project, which seeks to raise money to benefit the nonprofit Interactive Resource Center, a day center in downtown Greensboro for people dealing with homelessness and related issues.

The Healing Blues Project unites local homeless people, called "storytellers," with area musicians, including the Piedmont Blues Preservation Society, to turn the storytellers' life stories into blues songs. A CD of the songs was released in October 2014.

The Healing Blues Project Vol. 2, which will include both songs and spoken-word compositions, is scheduled to be released in June 2016.

Proceeds from sales of the CDs, as well as concert performances of the music, benefit the Interactive Resource Center. Storytellers also receive songwriting credit and a portion of the royalties.

"The Healing Blues Project is something that is near and dear to my heart," YES! Weekly publisher Charles Womack said. "As a long-time supporter of the Piedmont Blues Preservation Society and the annual (blues) festival, a blues music fan and someone who wants to do anything and everything I can to help those in need, this is something we wanted to get behind in a big, big way."

He added, "It made sense to me that promoting and creating awareness of The Healing Blues Project to the generous and caring readers of YES! Weekly would make a significant impact and bring in some needed donations."

Kim Thore, the college's marketing director, says the college will use the advertising to promote Healing Blues benefit concerts and the release of the Healing Blues Vol. 2 CD.

"We are very grateful for this support from YES! Weekly," Thore said. "Advertising is very important to the success of any project, and this gift will help ensure that the Greensboro community and beyond are informed of all of the exciting events that will be coming from this next phase of the Healing Blues Project."

Greensboro College provides a liberal-arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release

Greensboro College Presents 50th Annual Festival of Lessons and Carols Dec. 6

"GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Greensboro College Department of Music presents the 50th Annual Festival of Lessons and Carols at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, in Hannah Brown Finch Memorial Chapel. The event is free and open to the public.

The candlelit Advent worship services includes Scripture readings, liturgy, and performances by the college's vocal and instrumental musicians under the direction of Jonathan P. Brotherton, professor of music.

The tradition was brought to Greensboro College from King's Chapel, Cambridge, England, by the late Dr. James Hull, Jefferson-Pilot Professor of Religion and Philosophy.

The service is designed to symbolize the bond between the academic community and the city, and peace within the whole church, as well as the joy and the worship of all during the holiday season.

A reception will be held afterward in Lea Center in Main Building, adjacent to the chapel.

Greensboro College provides a liberal arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located near downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities."

- A Press Release