By Emily Bruzzo, News Editor Published in print Feb. 11, 2015 At a faculty senate meeting last Wednesday, Chancellor Linda Brady outlined the logistics and final figures of UNC-Greensboro’s Union Square project. The project is a public-private partnership with N.C. A&T, Guilford Technical Community College and Cone Health. The total cost of construction for the project, which Brady says “there’s nothing else like in the state,” is … Continue reading Costs and Cuts
By Emily Bruzzo, News Editor Published in print Feb. 11, 2015 The search committee for UNC-Greensboro’s next chancellor has mapped out some viable plans, but last Thursday, committee members discovered they’ve hit a few roadblocks with the details. An official advertisement for UNCG’s next chancellor has been placed in the Chronicle of Higher Education. The committee decided in January that it would support an “extended confidential” search … Continue reading Chancellor search committee hashes out the details
“The Tunnel of Opression encourages more empathy in students towards minorities” By Edward Jennings, Staff Writer Published in print Feb. 4, 2015 Of all the schools in the UNC system, UNCG has the most diverse student body. With 18,600 plus students, 26 percent of those students are from an ethnic minority. One can only imagine the hardships that come with these different views of life, though. That … Continue reading Tunnel of Oppression comes to UNCG
“Ross will leave earlier than he planned. His expected departure date January 2016” By Emily Bruzzo, News Editor Published in print Feb. 4, 2015 UNC-Greensboro isn’t the only one looking for a new leader. On Jan. 16, the UNC board of governors announced that 31 out of its 32 members voted to replace current UNC President Tom Ross in January 2016. Chairman John Fennebresque asserted that the … Continue reading UNC System President Tom Ross stepping down or being forced out?
By Emily Bruzzo, News Editor Published in print Jan. 26, 2015 The Student Government Association is in for a few changes this semester and Brittany Hudson believes she’s just the woman to help the group make a difference in students’ lives. Hudson, a junior double majoring in business administration and media studies, has served for three years in SGA. With two stunts as interim vice president under … Continue reading UNCG SGA on the prowl for new vice president: Brittany Hudson
By Emily Bruzzo, News Editor Published in print Jan. 28, 2015 Members of UNC-Greensboro’s campus community aren’t just looking for a new chancellor; it seems they’re looking for a superhero. Last week was busy for UNCG, with listening forums nearly every day. The chancellor search committee certainly has a long and arduous road ahead as it tries to choose candidates who can live up to the high … Continue reading UNCG embarks on its search for a new chancellor
Faculty senators listen as Spoma Jovanovic, senate chair, explains the agenda. By Emily Bruzzo, News Editor Published in print Jan. 21, 2015. Last Wednesday’s faculty senate meeting focused on several changes expected to hit UNC-Greensboro in 2015. The meeting opened with Chancellor Brady discussing the first change that may come UNCG’s way: the possible renaming of Aycock Auditorium. The building was named after Gov. Charles B. Aycock, … Continue reading Faculty Senate discusses changes facing UNCG
Emily Bruzzo, News Editor With listening forums nearly every day for students, faculty and staff, the UNCG community has a busy week ahead of it with regards to the chancellor search process. Here are some highlights from one of the first forums of 2015, which was hosted by UNCG’s staff senate on Jan. 8. Staff representatives on the chancellor search committee told The Carolinian that … Continue reading UNCG listening forums for chancellor search begin— some highlights from 2015’s first meeting
By Emily Bruzzo, News Editor Published in print Jan 14, 2015. Cohen says Carpen’s case will be heard by a judge at the Office of Administrative Hearings in Raleigh The New Year seems to have brought with it some of last semester’s problems for UNC-Greensboro. After half a semester of community outrage over the arrests and terminations of three University Relations employees— the “UNCG Three” as the … Continue reading “UNCG Three” case continues to cause problems for UNCG 2015
By Emily Bruzzo, News Editor UNCG’s proposed tuition and fee increases can be broken down specifically. Art majors, who should expect to see department-specific fee hikes, might find the breakdown particularly helpful. In total, the university is requesting a 4 percent increase from resident undergraduates for the first year of the biennium, and a 4.4 percent increase for the second year. For non-resident undergraduates, UNCG … Continue reading The specifics behind UNCG’s total tuition and fee increases— art majors should expect additional costs
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