Month: November 2018
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Greensboro College Professor Sheila J. Nayar Publishes Book on Technology’s Impact on Literature
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Sheila J. Nayar, a professor of English, Communication and Media Studies at Greensboro College, has published a book examining the effects of technology on early-modern literature. “Renaissance Responses to Technological Change,” published by Palgrave Macmillan, examines how three 16th-century innovations – gunpowder, the printing press and the magnetic compass – affected not……
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Greensboro College Will Hold Annual Fall Showcase Day Nov. 29
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College presents its Annual Fall Showcase Day, in which students offer presentations and performances of what they have studied this semester, on Thursday, Nov. 29. The college holds such showcases of student scholarship near the end of each semester to celebrate student research, creativity and application, sharing the work with the……
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Gift from Former Greensboro College President’s Grandson Takes the College’s Capital Campaign Past $17 Million
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The grandson of Greensboro College’s president at the turn of the 20th century has made a significant gift to the college to endow a scholarship in memory of his grandfather and his mother. The Odelle Peacock Marsh 1922 and Dr. Dred Peacock Scholarship Endowment Fund was created in October with a gift……
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Greensboro College Offers Courses to the Public for Spring 2019 Semester
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Registration opens to the public today for five Greensboro College courses being offered for the Spring 2019 semester. They are: SSC3300, “Holocaust and Genocide,” 3:15-4:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays Jan. 10 through April 25. (4 credit hours) ECM2170, “Topics in Film: The Post-Human,” 5-6:20 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Jan. 9-April 24. (4……
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Greensboro College Jazz Ensemble Presents Concert Dec. 4
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro College Jazz Ensemble presents its annual fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, in the Gail Brower Huggins Performance Center in Odell Building on campus. Admission is free, and the public is invited. The Greensboro College Department of Music offers bachelor’s degrees in both music and music education, along……
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Greensboro College Presents Chamber Singers & Brass Ensemble Holiday Concert Dec. 4
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro College Brass Ensemble and Chamber Singers will present a lunchtime holiday concert at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, in Hannah Brown Finch Memorial Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. The Greensboro College Department of Music offers bachelor’s degrees in both music and music education, along with……
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Greensboro College Presents 53rd Annual Festival of Lessons & Carols Dec. 2
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College presents its 53rd annual Festival of Lessons and Carols at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, in Hannah Brown Finch Memorial Chapel on campus. The event is free, and the public is invited. The candlelit Advent worship service includes Scripture readings, liturgy, and performances by the college’s vocal and instrumental musicians……
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Greensboro College Offers Notary Public Workshop Dec. 1
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College will offer a one-day Notary Public Workshop from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. Participants who attend and successfully pass the Notary Public examination are eligible to apply for the North Carolina Notary Public Commission. Participants must be 19 or older, have a high school diploma or GED,……
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Greensboro College Hosts Pottery Fundraiser Wednesday, Nov. 14
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro College Department of Art and Village 401 service organization will host the Second Annual Empty Bowls Project Fundraiser and Pottery Sale, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the lobby of Cowan Humanities Building on campus. Visitors can come and enjoy warm soup and hot cocoa and buy……
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Greensboro College Postpones Paralegal Course Information Session to Dec. 6
GREENSBORO, N.C. – An information session on Greensboro College’s upcoming paralegal certification education program has been postponed to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in 107 Proctor Hall West on campus. The information session is free, but advance registration is requested. Visit https://www.greensboro.edu/academics/certification-innovation-programs/ and fill out the form at the bottom of the page to register.……
