School of Music Mourns Passing of Dr. Dennis W. AsKew
The School of Music is deeply saddened to announce the sudden and unexpected passing of Dr. Dennis W. AsKew, professor of tuba, euphonium, and music education and Director of the School of Music. A faculty member at UNCG since 1992, he served for over seven years in his administrative role, first as the Dept. Head of […]
Frances Cornwell Greene Scholarship Endowment in Music Education
“We were told we were important. We were told everyone had a responsibility to build a better world by creating healthy homes and better communities. We were encouraged to find our dreams and pursue them. And always we were taught to practice the Golden Rule—‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you.’” […]
Catherine Burns ’08 BA German, ’10 BA Art History: Behind the Scenes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest art museum in the United States, presenting over 5,000 years of art from around the world, but pieces from the collection don’t always stay on site. Sometimes art is loaned for special exhibitions, and when it is, it is in the good hands of CVPA alumna Catherine […]
Shining the Spotlight Backstage in the School of Theatre
“That first night we were in tech rehearsal for Marisol—when the lights went down and we started the process—it was the first time I’d felt normal since March. It didn’t matter that we were in masks or distanced. Those lights went down, the stage manager started calling cues, and even when the Director called out […]
30-Day Retention Period for Zoom Recordings
From UNCG ITS: Beginning February 1, 2021, Zoom cloud recordings will be automatically deleted 30 days after their creation. When the 30-day retention period is set on February 1, recordings older than 30 days will move to the Zoom trash and remain there for an additional 30 days. While in the Zoom trash, recordings can […]
Sharing Zoom Recordings with Panopto – Workshop
An upcoming workshop offered by University Libraries will outline the process by which faculty may share and store Zoom videos using Panopto in Canvas. The workshop is scheduled for January 19th, 2021 from 12:00-12:30pm. If you are planning to record Zoom sessions in Canvas please consider registering for the workshop. More from UNCG Libraries Online […]
New Login Process for Canvas
From UNCG ITS: On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the login process for Canvas will change to the process used for other cloud applications at UNCG, such as Google Workspace (formerly G Suite), Zoom and Microsoft Office 365. Read more from ITS in their posted news article. In short, the new process will require the username […]
School of Music Mourns Passing of Professor Emeritus Richard G. Cox
The School of Music was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Richard Garner Cox (1928–2020), Professor Emeritus of Music. He is survived by Mary Alicia Cox, his wife of 61 years, and his children: Anna Cox Trude, David Cox, and John Cox, and five grandchildren. Richard Garner Cox was born in Rocky […]