Why are so many teachers walking away from the classroom—and what would it take to make them stay? That’s the question that Peter Duffy (’07 MFA Directing, Concentration in Theatre for Young Audiences) is asking with his play ReformED, which is the season opener for the UNCG School of Theatre… Continue reading…
You can’t say Spartans don’t dream big. While an MFA student at UNCG, Alan LeQuire ’81 MFA learned sculpture bids would soon be accepted for a statue in Nashville’s Centennial Park. His mom mailed him the newspaper clipping from Tennessee, telling of the request for proposals. Not just any statue…. Continue reading…
College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean bruce mcclung has announced the roster of artists for the 2025-2026 UNC Greensboro Concert and Lecture Series (UCLS), which includes Leslie Odom Jr.— straight off his return to Broadway in the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Hamilton. Odom, who won the 2016 Tony… Continue reading…
Dr. Leonardo Ottoni Do Rosario (’18 DMA Conducting) has accepted the position of Director of Orchestra and Assistant Professor of violin at Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn. Previous to his appointment, Rosario served as Conductor of String Orchestra, Director of strings, and Assistant Professor of Music at Kansas Wesleyan University…. Continue reading…
“It feels absolutely amazing to be back in Greensboro. I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m back home.’ I had a couple of cast mates with me in the car as I drove into town, and I took them on a little guided ride through campus. This feels so good, and… Continue reading…
The actor went from UNCG’s College of Visual and Performing Arts to the Yale School of Drama before getting his big break on the HBO Max series “The Pitt.” Read more about Patrick Ball’s journey here.
UNC Greensboro conferred an honorary degree on Constance “Connie” Hughes Kotis during the university’s Doctoral and Master’s Commencement Ceremony at the First Horizon Coliseum May 8. Kotis received a Doctor of Letters honorary degree for her contributions to the creative and performing arts. Read more here.
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…
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…
