Community Engagement News
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CVPA Welcomes New Students, Faculty, and Staff
August 19, 2022
The College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) at UNC Greensboro has admitted the largest freshman class since 2018—275 in the Class of 2026—plus transfer and graduate students for a total of 451 new students. Dean bruce mcclung and the Directors of the Schools of Art, Dance, Music, and Theatre, … Continued
Persistence of Vision: Exhibit Celebrates the Birth of Animation
August 12, 2022
It’s a moving art exhibition—literally—to coincide with the School of Art’s forward motion in launching a new BFA degree concentration in Animation. Running August 10th through September 27th in the gallery of the Maud Gatewood Studio Arts Building, Persistence of Vision features more than twenty-five beautifully preserved animation toys and … Continued
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Spartans Win Spot in North Carolina Folk Festival
August 12, 2022
A group led by a School of Music student has won a spot to perform in the North Carolina Folk Festival this fall. Anna Vtipil is a composition student under Professors Mark Engebretson and Alejandro Rutty. Her group is made up of two other UNCG students – Gracie Zielinski (’23 … Continued
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Actor Winston Duke to Speak at UNCG
August 10, 2022
Marvel Studios is taking fans back to Wakanda in the Black Panther sequel this fall, but before the film’s release, the UNCG Concert and Lecture Series (UCLS) is bringing one of the stars of the film to campus. Actor Winston Duke who has played M’Baku in the previous three previous … Continued
New Canvas Features
August 8, 2022
On Friday, August 5, 2022, several new features were enabled in Canvas including assignment enhancements, discussions and announcement redesign, icon maker, and MS Immersive Reader. Instructors can use Student View in Canvas courses to preview how these changes impact students. In addition, UNCG ITS has created a video that explains … Continued
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BFA Rachael Hayes in Italy Artist Residency
August 8, 2022
Rachael Hayes (BFA Sculpture and Ceramics 2021) finally made it to Italy for her previously delayed Artist Residency with the Digital Stone Carving Project! The Digital Stone Project was founded in 2005 by sculptors who wanted to create a new way of working in stone by leveraging the burgeoning digital … Continued
UNCG Libraries Virtual Orientations, Summer/Fall 2022
July 29, 2022
UNCG University Libraries can help you with your research and instruction. Librarians teach on research, source evaluations, citations; offer training on Zotero, a free citation management software program; as well as offer scholarly communications assistance, an institutional repository, liaison librarian, data management, and more! Come to this quick 45 minute … Continued
Classroom Technology – Find a Learning Space
July 28, 2022
Search all learning spaces that are maintained by ITS at UNCG and view equipment lists and 360 views of the spaces and also request training on the existing equipment. This may be helpful in planning faculty use of spaces for in-person and hybrid instruction. To search learning spaces at UNCG … Continued