Community Engagement News
Dr. Frank Lee McCarty, 1941-2021
October 11, 2021
Former School of Music Professor, Composer, and Author Frank Lee McCarty passed away on September 15th. Dr. McCarty was Professor in the School of Music for 28 years from 1976 until 2004. He taught Composition, Music Theory, and Twentieth-Century Music History. He was the author of articles ranging in content from percussion … Continued
Dr. Ana Paula Höfling Receives National Award
October 6, 2021
Congratulations to Associate Professor Ana Paula Höfling who was awarded the Dance Studies Association’s Oscar G. Brockett Prize for Dance Research for her book Staging Brazil: Choreographies of Capoeira (Wesleyan University Press, 2019). The award is funded by the Oscar G. Brockett Center for Theatre History and Criticism at the … Continued
NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH
October 6, 2021
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM)! From UNCG ITS: The line between our online and offline lives is indistinguishable. Protecting yourself online — your identity, data, and devices — is critical in today’s world where the internet is prevalent in nearly every aspect of our lives. National Cyber … Continued
APPLY TO BE AN ONLINE TEACHING FELLOW
October 6, 2021
The Online Teaching Fellows opportunity at the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG) is appointed initially by the Online Learning Faculty Senate Committee per an application process. Online Teaching Fellows enhance the Faculty Support Network at UNCG by providing on-going support and mentorship for UNC Greensboro faculty and staff who … Continued
Join the School of Dance Graduate Programs!
October 4, 2021
The UNC Greensboro School of Dance invites applications for our resident MFA and MA programs to begin in Fall 2022. The MFA in Choreography is a three-year, 60-hour program designed to develop and clarify students’ choreographic voices and to deepen understanding of dance-making as a personal, aesthetic, cultural, and social process. The MA … Continued
Lighting the Way: Meet Assistant Professor Maranda DeBusk
October 1, 2021
In the arts, light is crucial. In paintings, light can provide depth. In music, dance, and theatre, light can set the mood. In keeping with the theme of UNC Greensboro’s recently launched fundraising initiative “Light the Way, the Campaign for Earned Achievement,” we asked Assistant Professor of Lighting Design Maranda … Continued
DESIGNING EFFECTIVE ONLINE COURSES
September 25, 2021
This workshop offered through the will provide faculty and staff with information, tools, and experiences that will help them to be more successful—and more comfortable—teaching online.There are two and four week pacing options for the workshop in order to provide flexibility for individual schedules. Individuals who complete the entire workshop … Continued
Milstein Fund for Interdisciplinary Art and Social Practice
September 23, 2021
Prominent arts supporters Victoria Carlin Milstein and Ron Milstein have established the Victoria and Ron Milstein Fund for Interdisciplinary Art and Social Practice. The fund provides support to bring an eminent artist to campus each year who is a leader in the field of Art and Social Practice. “We are … Continued