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GREENSBORO, N.C.– Georgieann Bogdan, director of the Office of Accessibility at Greensboro College, has been invited to speak at the 2017 Georgia Independent College Association Chief Student Affairs Officers’ Meeting about “Universal Design for Learning with Students on the Spectrum.” The meeting takes place May 24 in Gainesville, Ga. Bogdan joined the staff of Greensboro……

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College is pleased to announce that the following students achieved Dean’s List academic status for the Spring 2017 semester. To qualify, a student must have a 3.5 grade-point average or better for the semester while having taken at least half of his/her course credit hours at Greensboro College’s main campus. The……

GREENSBORO, N.C. – A graduate of Greensboro College’s theatre program has received an acting award in the prestigious Helen Hayes Awards, which annually recognize outstanding theatre in the Washington, D.C., area. Justin Weaks ’12 had been nominated for the James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play for his performance in “The Christians”……

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College today presented Andrew Mails of Greensboro with the Likins Award, given annually to the outstanding graduating adult undergraduate student. Mails, a sociology major with a 3.9 grade-point average, completed his degree while working full-time as executive director of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s Wesley-Luther Foundation, a community campus……

GREENSBORO, N.C. – In a surprise announcement during Commencement exercises today, Greensboro College President Lawrence D. Czarda, Ph.D., said that effective immediately, the college is promoting G. Jean Lojko, associate professor of exercise and sport studies, to full professor. In his citation, Czarda called Lojko “an exceptional member of our faculty” and noted that she……

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College conferred honorary degrees today upon Roy and Vanessa Carroll of Greensboro in honor of their service to the college and the community. At the college’s Commencement ceremony, Roy E. Carroll II ’85 received the honorary Doctor of Business degree while Vanessa Yount Carroll received the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters……

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College has named Deirdre Sommerlad-Rogers, professor and chair of the Department of Sociology, its Moore Professor for 2017-2018. Sommerlad-Rogers was cited for her high degree of involvement in the education of her students, from organizing off-campus trips to preparing students to compete at national academic meetings. She also was recognized for……

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College named Maria Madrid Manzano the 2017 Distinguished Graduate Student during today’s Commencement ceremony. Madrid Manzano, of Wilson, N.C., received her M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages today. She amassed a cumulative grade-point average of 3.967, with a perfect 4.0 in her major. Her thesis, “Developing and Maintaining……

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College has named Paul Freeman the winner of the Harold H. Hutson Award, the college’s highest award attainable by a traditional undergraduate student. Freeman, a history major from Winston-Salem, N.C., received the award and his B.A. degree today at Commencement. Freeman was cited for his campus involvement – senior class treasurer,……

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College has honored two employees with service awards and also recognized three dozen employees for milestones in their service to the college. The Ann P. Lojko Distinguished Staff Award was given to Jenna Ryan in the category of employees who have worked for the college for less than five years and……