Ebola drill prepares campus community

Physician suites up for Ebola drill By Spencer Schneier, Staff Writer Published in print Dec 3, 2014. Last Tuesday, UNC-Greensboro’s Student Health Services and Emergency Management carried out an Ebola preparedness drill at the Anna M. Gove Student Health Center. Jason Stogner, UNCG director of emergency management, stated in a public release that the drill “represents a proactive approach to ensuring that emergency preparedness plans are in … Continue reading Ebola drill prepares campus community

Homelessness panel reveals surprising statistics

By Molly Ashline, Staff Writer As part of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, a panel was held last Wednesday in the Joyner Room of Elliot University Center. Kali Hackett, from the Interactive Resource Center in the Office of Leadership and Service-Learning, organized the panel, which was entitled Faces of Homelessness. The panelists, who included both people who worked with ending homelessness and people who are currently … Continue reading Homelessness panel reveals surprising statistics

UNC President Tom Ross visits campus to discuss chancellor search

By Emily Bruzzo, Staff Writer These days it seems quite a few meetings at UNC-Greensboro open up with the words, “The last few months here at UNCG have been difficult.” Said by faculty, staff, administrators and students alike, the words carry with them countless semesters’ worth of contentious initiatives, disputable budgetary decisions, financial woes and feelings of mistrust and betrayal. Recently, however, the words seem to … Continue reading UNC President Tom Ross visits campus to discuss chancellor search

UNCG honors veterans with new Veterans Resource Center

Above, vice president of UNCG’s Student Veterans Association. By Lauren Cherry, News Editor Published in print Nov 19. 2014 Last Tuesday UNC-Greensboro held a ceremony in honor of Veterans Day. The celebration started at 6 a.m. with volunteers reading the names of fallen soldiers lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. The afternoon portion consisted of reading the names of deceased soldiers from North Carolina. … Continue reading UNCG honors veterans with new Veterans Resource Center

Polarization: perspectives from D.C.

By Spencer Schneier, Staff Writer Published in print Nov 19. 2014 Last Tuesday, the UNCG political science department hosted a roundtable on political polarization titled, “Inside the Beltway: Perspectives on Polarization from Congressional Staff.” The event featured Jimmy Broughton, former chief of staff to Sen. Jesse Helms, Mark Harkins, former chief of staff to Rep. Brad Miller, and Asher Hildebrand, district director and former legislative director … Continue reading Polarization: perspectives from D.C.

UNCG’S path to greener initiatives

By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Nov 19. 2014 Students and faculty who attended the “What’s Green got to do with it” informational session last Thursday discussed growing environmental issues. The session, which was hosted by the Office of Sustainability’s intern T’shari White, highlighted several main issues. The issues included: lack of minority participation in the environmental studies program and sustainability initiatives. The session also … Continue reading UNCG’S path to greener initiatives

“Let’s Talk About It:” vision forum sparks debate about campus future

Audience of faculty, staff and students listen as faculty member voices his concerns. By Molly Ashline, Staff Writer Published in print Nov 19. 2014 A forum entitled “Let’s Talk About It: Campus Culture, Climate and Values” was held last Tuesday in the Elliot University Center to bring about a discussion amongst faculty and staff that centered around university values pertinent to employees. Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Dana Dunn … Continue reading “Let’s Talk About It:” vision forum sparks debate about campus future

Proposed tuition increases lead to budget debate

By Emily Bruzzo, Staff Writer Published in print Nov 19. 2014 Everybody has something to say about UNC-Greensboro’s finances. At least that seems to be the case lately. On Oct. 24, Howard Bunsis, a professor of accounting at Eastern Michigan University and the chair of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) national collective bargaining congress, presented a 100-slide PowerPoint to UNCG’s faculty, staff and administration on … Continue reading Proposed tuition increases lead to budget debate

Chancellor search

By Emily Bruzzo, Staff Writer Published in print Nov.12, 2014 On Oct. 20, Chancellor Linda Brady announced to the UNC-Greensboro community her plans to retire on July 31, 2015. As the university prepares itself for change, the extensive search process for a new chancellor has shot to the top of the list of UNCG’s priorities. As explained in a PowerPoint presentation provided by Vice Chancellor and Chief … Continue reading Chancellor search

Students and faculty voice concerns at tuition and fees forum

By Molly Ashline, Staff Writer Published in print Nov.12, 2014 It is a common reference nowadays to hear students comment on the rising cost of tuition. With all this output of money, there is often a lack of information available to students as to where all the money is going. The Tuition and Fees Forum held in two sessions in the Cone Ballroom of the EUC on … Continue reading Students and faculty voice concerns at tuition and fees forum