Jessi Rae Morton

News Editor

The end of the Fall 2023 semester is coming soon to UNC Greensboro. The university is open, and classes take place on Tuesday, Nov. 21, but Thanksgiving Break begins on Wednesday, Oct. 22. Classes resume after break on Monday, Nov. 27, but Wednesday, Nov. 29, is the last day of classes. Thursday, Nov. 30, is Reading Day, and exams will be held between Dec. 1 and 7.

Although just a few short weeks remain in the fall semester, many activities and events are still happening on campus.

Finish Strong Wellness Rooms

Hosted by Spartan Well-Being

Nov. 27-29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the EUC’s Alexander, Caxton, and Kirkland rooms

From the Spartan Connect event page:

The FINISH STRONG campaign encourages Spartans to finish the semester STRONG! Tackle those assignments and ace that test by planning, preparing, and incorporating self-care into the mix as well.

As part of the FINISH STRONG Campaign, Spartan Well-Being is going to be partnering with the Dean of Students Office, the Office of Academic Excellence and Student Government Association to bring you exam readiness ‘Wellness Themed Rooms.’

Spartan Well-Being Presents:

Wellness Rooms for Decompression, Stress Management and Focus!

Drop by the rooms to benefit from each theme. You will have access to Academic Success Peer Coaches, Well-Being Peer Guides, study strategies, stress management activities, a space to decompress, snacks, drinks and so much more!

1. Decompression Room – A quiet room with soft music, soothing virtual seascapes, spaces to stretch, aroma therapy and a quiet space to just be for a moment and decompress.

2. Stress management Room – A non-quiet room with music (student’s choice), stress management activities, engagement with staff and other students, puzzles, coloring, games, and some on the spot stress management coaching with Well-Being Peer Guides

3. Focus/Study Room – A quiet study space with bright lights, focus generating aromatherapy, focus techniques for studying, retention techniques and on the spot study techniques and coaching with Academic Success Peer Coaches.

First Finals Fest

Hosted by New Student Transitions and First Year Experience

Wed., Nov. 29, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in EUC Cone Ballroom

From the Spartan Connect event page:

Join Campus Activities and Programs, the Elliot University Center, ACE & Your First Year on the LDOC! There will be study kits, giveaways, messages, an oxygen bar and more to help you during finals!

Free Expressions

Hosted by Counseling and Psychological Services

Thurs., Nov. 30, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Associated Campus Ministry Building Room 214

From the Spartan Connect event page:

Engage in art based activity for self expression, stress reduction and emotional awareness. All art supplies are provided.

International Coffee Hour

Hosted by the International Students Association

Thurs., Nov. 30 from 3 to 4 p.m. in EUC – Sharpe 

From the Spartan Connect event page:

Join us for a cup of coffee on Thursdays and have a friendly chit-chat with our international students. This time is for you to relax and make connections with students across the campus.

Currently on Exhibit at the Weatherspoon Art Museum

The Weatherspoon will be closed for Thanksgiving on Nov. 23 and 24 (Thursday and Friday), then reopen until Dec. 22. The Weatherspoon will be closed for Winter Break from Dec. 23 through Jan. 1, 2024.

Making Room: Familiar Art, New Stories

1st Floor: Louise D. and Herbert S. Falk, Sr. Gallery and Sculpture Courtyard

2nd Floor: The Gregory D. Ivy Gallery, Weatherspoon Guild Gallery, and Gallery 6

June 3, 2023 – Spring 2024

How might the Weatherspoon better engage with museum participants to share fuller and more inclusive stories of American art? This question sparked an eighteen-month-long curatorial and programming project starting in January 2022. We’ve been listening to people as they share what matters to them in the museum, and we’ve created this installation of the museum’s art collection based on what we learned. 

Making Room: Familiar Art, New Stories presents 43 artworks (see cover for a few selections) from the Weatherspoon’s collection of more than 6,500. Each was chosen in response to what more than 4,000 community members told us they care about. These visitor responses—which ranged from poems to doodles to personal statements—were gathered in multiple ways. Within the Inquiry Hubs, for example, the visitor engagement team coordinated pop-up gallery performances and facilitated collection-based inquiry and play. One thing we heard repeatedly: caring requires doing. As one museum visitor wrote, “I show my family I am there for them through actions.” We chose to organize this installation around the broad theme of caring—of being there—using four spaces dedicated to what we heard people care about: FAMILY, COMMUNITY, PLACE, and MEMORY.

Art on Paper 2023: The 47th Exhibition

2nd Floor: The Bob & Lissa Shelley McDowell Gallery

Sept. 2, 2023 – Apr. 6, 2024

The Weatherspoon is pleased to announce the 47th presentation of Art on Paper. A time-honored museum tradition, the exhibition features the work of artists who demonstrate the breadth of ways in which one can deploy the humble medium of paper to extraordinary ends. From layering colorful strips as one might on a piñata, to precisely cutting through an elongated page until its image appears as if made by lace, to densely coating giant sheets with shellac and walnut ink until they appear as weighty as stone, these artists harness the seemingly infinite ability of paper to take on myriad forms. Simultaneously, they use those forms to explore a rich array of topics–from the links and tensions between humans and the natural environment, to the beauty found in the often overlooked materials of our daily lives, to the complexity of heritage tracked across centuries of global migrations.