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  Lecture Series at Gardner-Webb Focuses on Managing in the Current Economy

  Office of University Communications

  The Godbold School of Business and Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship at Gardner-Webb University presents a YMCA Lecture Series entitled “Managing In Tough Economic Times” featuring guest speaker Frank Harrison. Harrison serves as president/CEO of Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated in Charlotte, N.C. The lecture will be held on Thursday, Oct. 4, 10:30-11:50 a.m. in Blanton Auditorium, located in Hamrick Hall and is free and open to the public.

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  Southern Appalachian Culture Series Film Festival Scheduled Oct. 8-11, 2012

  Office of University Communications

  As part of the upcoming Southern Appalachian Culture Series, Gardner-Webb University will host a film festival beginning Monday, Oct. 8 through Thursday, Oct. 11. Each screening begins at 7 p.m. in the Tucker Student Center Time Warner Cable Theatre, and will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Admission is free and the event is open to the public.

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  Depression Screening Planned at GWU on Oct. 11

  Office of University Communications

  A cause and effect relationship exists between many things. For a cut, one applies a bandage. For a headache, one takes an aspirin.

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  Gardner-Webb University Theatre Department Presents “Doubt” Oct. 3-7

  Office of University Communications

  “Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty,” according to the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play “Doubt.” The mystery-drama, written by John Patrick Shanley, will be presented by the Gardner-Webb University Theatre Department Oct. 3-6 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 7 at 2:30 p.m. in the Millennium Playhouse, located in the Communication Studies Hall. The play is set in the fictional St. Nicholas Church School in New York City during the fall of 1964.

  Youtube: Gardner-Webb Theatre Arts Presents "Doubt" Fall 2012

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  Executive Director of Baptist Joint Committee to Visit Gardner-Webb University

  Office of University Communications

  A leading Baptist voice for national religious freedom will speak at Gardner-Webb on Oct. 14 at 6:30 p.m. about the relevance of religion in political life especially in light of the upcoming election. The event, which will be held in the new Tucker Center, is free and open to the public. Brent Walker is the executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC) in Washington, D.C.

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  GWU Honors Students Participate in NC Big Sweep

  Office of University Communications

  One of the oldest rivers in the world recently received a helping hand from Gardner-Webb University honors students as they participated in an annual environmental clean up event. Over 60 students, faculty members, and volunteers took part in the annual New River clean up day, held Sept. 8 in Ashe County, N.C. The initiative is coordinated by North Carolina Big Sweep, an organization whose purpose is to rid the environment of litter by promoting environmental education and organizing annual statewide cleanup efforts of waterways and other areas.

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  Gardner-Webb’s Mark Anthony Rides With the Wind

  Office of University Communications

  Gardner-Webb University employee Mark Anthony’s remarkable story involves the dark reality of war that would take him on a journey, as a soldier, where he would have to learn to walk again. Today, Anthony not only walks, but also has become a successful champion cyclist, who could be described as a master on a bicycle. A native of Boiling Springs, N.C., Anthony serves as a member of the GWU operations and housekeeping crew.

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  Water Week Brings an Important and Refreshing View to Gardner-Webb

  Office of University Communications

  Ever think about water? Although this question may seem ridiculously simple for many, few can say that they actually have given water a second thought. Water Week, a weeklong program at Gardner-Webb University, may have helped open the eyes of university students, faculty and staff by raising awareness on the subject as well as funds for the building of dams in Africa.

  Youtube: GWU Water Walk for Blood:Water Mission

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  Bass Fishing Hall of Fame Member to Speak at Gardner-Webb University on Oct. 11

  Office of University Communications

  Mark Twain once said, “Don’t tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don’t tell them where they know the fish.” Whether this timeless advice is followed remains to be seen in October as the Gardner-Webb University Fishing Club presents “Stories and Fish Tales,” featuring bass fishing legend Guy Eaker Sr. The Club will welcome Eaker on Thursday, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. for the third Pro-Angler Seminar, to be held in Stewart Hall, located in the new Tucker Student Center.

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  Gardner-Webb to Share Experiences From Global Missions

  Office of University Communications

  As a faith-driven university, Gardner-Webb places a particular emphasis on the spiritual growth of its community. During the 2011-12 academic year over 100 students and faculty members were able to participate in mission trips on both local and international levels, traveling to countries as far as Nicaragua, Romania, and Brazil. The Dimensions program will offer the opportunity for the University family to share in these experiences as the participants reflect on their journeys, both spiritual and transcontinental.

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  Bridges Family Establishes Planned Gift as Donation to GWU

  Office of University Communications

  Many couples can’t pinpoint the exact moment they fell in love, but most have vivid memories of the first time they met their ‘someone special.’ For Kelly and Brett Bridges, Gardner-Webb University will forever be the backdrop of their continuing love story as the tender memories of young love have been etched into their hearts and minds for a quarter of a century. Kelly Sale and Brett Bridges attended Gardner-Webb in the mid-80s, each having developed a unique love for the University.

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  A Student’s Perspective of the Tucker Student Center

  Office of University Communications and Liz Van Halsema

  Throughout the years, students have come to Gardner-Webb for a number of reasons, including the beautiful campus, Division I sports, great faculty members, and an openness rarely seen among other universities. As a senior who is well versed in the culture of Gardner-Webb, I can say with confidence that all of these aspects have stayed true throughout my college career. But for a campus that stresses the importance of its students and community, there always seemed to be one thing missing: a single location that catered to just that: community among students.

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  Dr. Douglas Dickens: International Expert on Pastoral Care & Counseling

  Office of University Communications

  As a child, Dr. Douglas Dickens didn’t have grandiose visions of becoming a world-renowned authority on the care and education of ministers. He never dreamed of the intricate ways God would lead him around the world to serve men and women in ministry. But as Sir Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.”

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  The Arts are Alive and Well at Gardner-Webb University

  Office of University Communications

  A new fall semester at Gardner-Webb University brings with it new faculty, facility upgrades, and continued expansion for a brighter artistic tomorrow for the School of Performing and Visual Arts. “We want potential students who want to make a career in the arts to be able to visit our campus and feel motivated by the people they meet and the things they see in their decision process to attend the school,” said GWU School of Performing and Visual Arts Dean and Dept. Chair, Jim Thomas. Thomas hopes a big part of that in the future will be a new fine arts building that is currently in the planning process.

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  Concert at Gardner-Webb Brings the Versatile Instrument the Clarinet Front and Center

  Office of University Communications

  The music department of the Gardner-Webb University School of Performing and Visual Arts presents a Distinguished Artist Concert with clarinetist Jonathan Holden on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. in Blanton Auditorium, located in Hamrick Hall. Holden serves as assistant professor of clarinet at the University of Southern Mississippi, located in Hattiesburg. Holden is also principal clarinetist of the West Michigan Symphony.

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  Artist to Offer Fresh Point of View at Gardner-Webb

  Office of University Communications

  The Dimensions program at Gardner-Webb University welcomes Betty Shoopman, an artist who has always known the love of scribbling, coloring and drawing. Shoopman finds that an artist’s most important aspect is believing in her own capabilities while encouraging others to do the same by utilizing what God has given them. The program will take place Tuesday, Sept. 18 in the Lutz Yelton Convocation Center’s Paul Porter Arena at 9:25 a.m.

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  GWU Student Serves as Delegate for 10th Congressional District at Recent DNC

  Office of University Communications and Katie Spiro

  “I don’t know what party these men and women belong to. I don’t know if they’ll vote for me. But I know that their spirit defines us. They remind me, in the words of Scripture, that ours is a “’future filled with hope.’” President Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention Acceptance speech.

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  Healing Waters

  Office of University Communications

  When Ryan Jones graduated from Gardner-Webb University in May of last year, he made plans to tour the country with a friend before starting life in the ‘real world.’ He never imagined that a car accident would change his plans and perspective forever. A year later, he is fully recovered, but is now motivated to make life better for those without access to the basic necessity of clean water.

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  9/11 Induces Emotional Response Among Citizens

  Office of University Communications

  Shorter days. School schedules. Morning rush. Crisper air. Smells of fall. All are elements that can be associated with the day that changed America: September 11, 2001.

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  Gardner-Webb Associate Provost Returns to the Stage for Powerful Performance

  Office of University Communications

  When the Gardner-Webb School of Performing and Visual Arts Theatre Department opens its fall season with “Tuesdays with Morrie,” it will bring back an actor, Dr. Earl Leininger, and director, Jim Thomas, who have worked on this production together in the past. Performances take place in the Millennium Theatre, located in the Communications Studies Hall, Sept. 14-15 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 16 during a 2:30 p.m. matinee. “Tuesdays with Morrie” is written by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom and was based on the bestselling autobiography by Albom.

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  Gardner-Webb to Host Early Screening of Highly Esteemed Documentary

  Office of University Communications

  Gardner-Webb University has been chosen along with over 50 medical schools across the country to air an advance screening of “ESCAPE FIRE: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare” on Sept. 19 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. in Tucker Student Center. The event will be cosponsored by IHI (Institute for Healthcare Improvement), SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise), Godbold School of Business, and the Student Nurses Association. The documentary isn’t scheduled for wide release until Oct. 5 but has received a number of praises already, including Official Selection for the 2012 Sundance Film Festival

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  Webb Offers Potential to Countless Careers

  Office of University Communications

  Gardner-Webb University has officially launched a new Exercise Science (EXSI) major this semester. It is designed to prepare undergraduate students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to work as professionals in various health professions. “Exercise science professionals can perform what they learn in medical, commercial, university, corporate, or community settings where their clients participate in health promotion, fitness, and rehabilitation activities,” said Jeff Hartman, program director and intern supervisor for Exercise Science at GWU.

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  Gardner-Webb to Host Inspirational Hero on 9/11

  Office of University Communications

  The Dimensions program at Gardner-Webb University welcomes Tom Bowen, a 9/11 responder who served as a volunteer under FEMA and the USAR (Urban Search and Rescue) at the World Trade Center following the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The program will take place Tuesday, Sept. 11, in Paul Porter Arena at 9:25 a.m. Tracy Jessup, vice-president for Christian Life and Service and senior minister at GWU, said it is an extreme honor for the University to host such a speaker, especially given the day of the program.

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  GWU Students Experience Political Process Up Close

  Office of University Communications

  Gardner-Webb University students are taking advantage of an opportunity to witness the democratic process in action by participating in several events as part of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., held Sept. 4 – 7. On Tuesday, political science majors and others joined GWU Assistant Professor Dr. Ben Gaskins for the Congressional Black Caucus Institute’s interactive summit “Ufuture – A Summit for Innovative Young Thinkers,” held at Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU). Gardner-Webb was one of 17 colleges and universities represented at the event, which was designed as a forum to provide students a chance to interact with congressional members, White House officials, and other local and regional leaders.

  Youtube: Gardner-Webb students at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte

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  Gardner-Webb University Announces Record-Breaking Enrollment for 2012 Fall Semester

  Office of University Communications

  Enrollment at Gardner-Webb this fall is up more than four percent over last year, totaling a record 4,970 students in all university programs. The University also welcomed the largest freshmen class in history with 494 students. Last year, a total of 4,768 students were enrolled at the University.