“NEW QUIZZES” NOW AVAILABLE IN CANVAS
“New Quizzes,” is now available to enable in Canvas courses at UNCG. ITS Learning Technology has created this virtual workshop that explains New Quizzes and demonstrates enabling New Quizzes, migrating existing quizzes, creating a quiz with New Quizzes, and how to use new accommodations features.
MFA Art Students Exhibit work at Lump Gallery in Raleigh
Current 2021 MFA School of Art Students exhibit their work in Bad Touch 2.0 at the Lump Gallery in Raleigh. This is a group drawing exhibition curated by Bill Thelen. Bad Touch 2.0 is on exhibit from December 3 – January 16, 2022 with an opening Reception on Friday, Dec. 3 from 6-9pm. To read more about […]
Commencement Profile:
Lucas Varnum BFA – Studio Art: Sculpture and Ceramics
Lucas Varnum says it’s simple: do what you love. That’s the advice he has for future Spartans who might be hesitant to pursue a degree in the visual and performing arts: “Don’t be scared. Don’t let money determine your major. If you love art, do art.” Growing up in Raleigh, Varnum was always interested in […]
Commencement Profile:
Mikhaila Eller BA – Arts Administration
Mikhaila Eller is a mover in more ways than one. The Stratford, Connecticut native reports that she has been a dancer for her entire life and has always had a passion for the arts. She also has a strong desire to move the needle on issues in the community and decided that working with nonprofit […]
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Tevondre Kemari Bryant BFA – Drama: Musical Theatre
Stage and screen: Tevondre Kemari Bryant has dipped his toes into both at UNC Greensboro and they have been a winning combination for him. The BFA in Drama: Musical Theatre major from New Bern, North Carolina started doing theatre when he was in middle school, and it was then that he set his sights on […]
Wynton Marsalis invites UNC Greensboro Students to Compete at Jazz at Lincoln Center
* Updated to reflect the rescheduling of the Jack Rudin Jazz Championship from January 10-11 to April 19-20 due to the Omicron varient. UNC Greensboro’s Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program has been selected as one of “ten of the most well-regarded university jazz programs in the country” to compete in the Jack Rudin Jazz Championship, […]
Web Accessibility 101: Level One
Web Accessibility 101: Level One is now available in Canvas! This asynchronous, self-paced course is the first of three levels that focuses on making online content accessible for everyone. Level One covers basic accessibility fundamentals that you need to know to ensure that your content is accessible to your entire audience. If you create content […]
Robinson Family Fund Brings Jazz Artist Camille Thurman to Greensboro
For two weeks this month, students in the School of Music’s Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program will be able to study with composer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist Camille Thurman—an artist who is quickly becoming one of the standard bearers of jazz. The residency is made possible by the Robinson Family Fund, established by Ward Robinson (’19 […]
Greensboro Dance Film Festival Presents “Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance”
The UNC Greensboro School of Dance, in partnership with Sugarfoote Productions, will present the 7th Annual Greensboro Dance Film Festival October 29th-30th. The festival kicks off with a special screening of “Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance” at the UNCG Auditorium. “Uprooted” is a ground-breaking documentary that traces the roots of jazz dance from Africa to […]
Dr. Frank Lee McCarty, 1941-2021
Former School of Music Professor, Composer, and Author Frank Lee McCarty passed away on September 15th. Dr. McCarty was Professor in the School of Music for 28 years from 1976 until 2004. He taught Composition, Music Theory, and Twentieth-Century Music History. He was the author of articles ranging in content from percussion and woodwind notation and advanced […]