Month: June 2019
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John Deere Selects Greensboro College Campus to Shoot Videos Promoting New Equipment
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College has long been known for its beautiful campus. That campus will get a wider audience as tractor and lawn-equipment maker John Deere films promotional videos on campus in July. The company will shoot video in early July of several new pieces of equipment – so new that they might not……
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Greensboro College Community Mourns the Loss of Senior Matthew Russell Ellis
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro College community is mourning the death of Matthew Russell Ellis, a senior theatre/acting major from Chapel Hill. Ellis died June 24 from injuries sustained in a work accident in Raleigh. He was 21. “Matt was a joy to work with,” said Jo Hall, associate professor of theatre, who works closely……
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Greensboro College Offers SAT Test Preparation Course Beginning July 22
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College will offer a test-preparation course for students preparing to take the SAT college admissions test, Monday-Thursday, July 22-25. The course runs 9 a.m.-noon daily; cost is $399. Participants must be between 15 and 18 years old. Greensboro College’s SAT Test Preparation class has been created by two teachers whose combined……
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Greensboro Democracy Project Becomes Part of New Collaborative
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Reclaiming Democracy Project, a learning initiative begun by Greensboro College and other area colleges, has become part of a new collaborative initiative, Partnerships for Listening and Action by Communities and Educators. Dan Malotky, Lucy H. Robertson Chair of Religion and Dean of the School of Humanities at Greensboro College, is on……
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Greensboro College Alumna Will Publish Book on Mountain Craft and Folklore Sept. 1
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Catherine Slusar “Cathy” Buck ’15 has a book coming out Sept. 1 on Appalachian crafts and folklore. “Granny Buck’s Dibs and Dabs: Appalachian Traditions and Magical Ways” covers everything from water witching to candle and soap making, love spells to crossroads and graveyards. It will be available at Barnes & Noble and……
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Greensboro College Alumna Will Headline Panel at Religion Convention
GREENSBORO, N.C. – A Greensboro College alumna and her book will be the subject of a major panel in November at the world’s largest annual convention for religion scholars. Kathleen Gallagher Elkins ’04 and her book “Mary, Mother of Martyrs: How Motherhood Became Self-Sacrifice in Early Christianity” will be featured at the concurrent meeting of……
