With the release of Canvas course shells on November 26, 2024 it’s time to remind ourselves what we need to prioritize when updating our courses for the Spring semester.
Here is a quick list for you to reference when reviewing your course before you publish. And as always, don’t hesitate to reach out to me, Gabrielle Thomas, via email or Teams if you have any questions.
This fall students in UNCG’s School of Art’s Animation concentration had the opportunity to connect with employees at Industries of the Blind (IoB) through storytelling. Students first toured the IoB facility on Gate City Boulevard in Greensboro and then returned to interview and to hear stories from several IoB associates…. Continue reading…
Courtney Swank BFA Drama: Design and Technical Production “Things aren’t going to go perfectly every time. I am very much a perfectionist so that’s been a hard lesson for me to learn,” muses Courtney Swank. “Things are going to throw you for a loop and that’s OK. You just have… Continue reading…
Yue Du DMA Piano Performance Yue Du comes from a long line of medical professionals, but she had a different plan for her life: “My whole family is full of doctors. When I was in high school and working on science classes my mom asked me, ‘Do you really love… Continue reading…
Anna Bella Clymer BFA Dance: Choreography/Performance BS Biology For Anna Clymer, dance started even before her memories did. “My mom tells stories of taking me to ‘Mommy and Me’ movement and music classes when I was just one-and-a-half years old. I started dance classes when I was three. I’ve been… Continue reading…
Some lessons just can’t be taught in a book — or in a traditional classroom, for that matter. Dr. Robyn Le Blanc, a professor in the Department of Ancient Mediterranean Studies & Archaeology, knows this well. That’s why her “Archaeology of Roman Daily Life” students are stepping outside the classroom to… Continue reading…
Calandra Hackney BA Theatre Education 2000 “I remember visiting UNC Greensboro as a high school student and standing on Spring Garden Street when I said to my mom, ‘This is where I want to go to school.’” That gut feeling, says Calandra Hackney, paid dividends: “UNCG offered a myriad of… Continue reading…
Kimberly Councill MM Music Education 1997 BM Music Education 1995 For Kim Councill, the path to UNC Greensboro started with the first-ever Carolina Band Festival created by School of Music Professors Emeriti Kelly Burke and John Locke: “I was seventeen years old and a high school junior when Dr. Burke… Continue reading…
Talani Torres MFA Dance and Choreography 2006 Talani Torres says she started a little later than most dancers, but once she did, she was all in: “I came to dance relatively late, at thirteen, after my father took me to a recital at the Dade County Auditorium by Joe Michaels… Continue reading…
Stephanie J. Woods MFA Studio Art 2015 BFA Studio Arts 2013 Stephanie J. Woods almost didn’t make it to UNC Greensboro, and once she got there, she almost didn’t stay: “I chose UNCG because I’m from Charlotte, and I wanted to take advantage of the in-state tuition. Many of my… Continue reading…
