In Memoriam: Jon Smith
Dear UNCG family, I am very sad to share that Jon Smith, longtime director of UNCG’s Sculpture Foundry, died this past weekend. Jon taught a variety of sculpture courses at UNCG and oversaw all aspects of the Foundry operations. Jon’s ties to UNCG ran deep; he was a double UNCG alumnus, earning a BFA in […]
New Faculty Member Announced in School of Theatre
College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean bruce d. mcclung has announced the appointment of Tara Webb to the position of Lecturer in Costume Technology. Webb comes to UNC Greensboro from Swarthmore College where she was the Costume Shop Manager and taught “Introduction to Media Design for Performance.” She also coordinated video installations and was […]
Ken White Named Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for CVPA
College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean bruce d. mcclung has announced the appointment of Ken White to the position of Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the College. He has been serving as Interim Associate Dean since July 2019. White joined the theatre faculty of UNC Greensboro in 2013, teaching courses in lighting design, […]
School of Music Holds Virtual Celebration for Class of 2020
The School of Music held a livestreamed celebration to announce award winners and honor the Class of 2020 on Friday, May 8, 2020. The video of remarks from Dr. Dennis AsKew, Director of the School of Music, a performance from the 2019-20 Presser Scholar Robert Bohinski, and the names and degrees earned for each graduate […]
New Faculty Member Announced in School of Music
College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean bruce d. mcclung has announced the appointment of Catrina Kim to the position of Assistant Professor of Music Theory. Kim comes to UNC Greensboro from Cleveland, where she taught music theory and aural skills at the Oberlin Conservatory (2019–2020) and Cleveland Institute of Music (2018–2019). A PhD candidate […]
Presenting CVPA’s Class of 2020 Spring and Summer Graduates!
Commencement Profile: Tucker Daniel BM Saxophone Performance, BA Spanish
Tucker Daniel says he speaks three languages — his primary English and the two that he studied at UNC Greensboro, Spanish and Music. Daniel’s primary degree is a BM in performance — he plays the saxophone — but he says getting his BA in Spanish has also played a considerable role in his development as […]
Register Now for CVPA’s Summer Sessions
Want to learn more about web design? Dig deeper into the roots of rock and roll? Appreciate the finer points of dance? Now’s your chance! In March, UNCG and the UNC System announced that all campuses would deliver Summer 2020 classes online only, to support the public health mandates for social distancing and the challenges […]
New Theatre Faculty Member Announced
College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean bruce d. mcclung has announced the appointment of Mya Brown to the position of Assistant Professor of Theatre–Acting/Directing Generalist. Brown comes to UNC Greensboro from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego where she is an Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing. Previously, she was a […]
The Virtual Classroom: Bodies Moving Together, Apart
Duane Cyrus is a Professor in CVPA’s School of Dance. Cyrus teaches studio-based courses — repertory, choreography, and technique — and he says those are challenging courses to teach online: “The Performing Arts are all about human interaction. They involve bodies moving together in the same space.” Cyrus says that although there is no substitute […]