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GWU Campus Store to Offer Tax-Free Purchases This Weekend
Office of University Communications
The Gardner-Webb University Campus Store will feature a wide range of back-to-school items exempt from state sales tax during the North Carolina Sales Tax Holiday weekend Aug. 3-5. Since 2002, the North Carolina Department of Revenue has set aside the first weekend of August as a sales tax exemption period on back-to-school necessities including clothing, school supplies, and even computers. For new and current students, faculty, alumni, and members of the community at large, the tax-free weekend means they can purchase a variety of items from the GWU Campus Store and enjoy a cost savings.
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Changing lives: Gardner-Webb and The Tucker Family United for Common Goal
Office of University Communications
When the new Tucker Student Center opens at Gardner-Webb University, current and future students alike will have the pleasure of enjoying this spacious, contemporary, and breathtaking building, in large part to the generosity of Robert and Carolyn Tucker. A celebration with ribbon cutting, open house, music, refreshments, and tours will be held for invited guests on Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 4:00 p.m. It was on March 30, 2010 that these long-time university benefactors joined GWU President, Dr. Frank Bonner to announce the largest donation in school history.
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Family Members Reaching Their GOAL
Office of University Communications and Jeanie Groh
Emily Houser is a busy woman. She is a wife, a mother, an auditor at Gaston Community College, and a Mary Kay sales director. On top of that, she is working toward her human services degree at Gardner-Webb University.
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Gardner-Webb Holding Open Call for Opera
Office of University Communications
The Gardner-Webb School of Performing and Visual Arts is extending an open invitation for auditions for the fall opera performance. This year’s opera will be a double-bill combining Aaron Copland’s “The Tender Land” and Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The Old Maid and The Thief.”Those interested in auditioning should indicate their experience, voice-type, level of education in music studies, and any other relevant information to Dr. Megan McCauley at mmccauley@gardner-webb.edu.
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Deadline for Southern Appalachian Culture Series Presentation Submissions Extended to Aug. 31
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina is accepting presentation submissions for its biannual Southern Appalachian Culture Series, an interdisciplinary conference to be held Oct. 12-13, 2012. This year will feature presentations on Cherokee culture, although we also invite and encourage other papers that deal with any aspect of Southern Appalachian culture, literature, or tradition. The conference is part of a symposium, which will offer concurrent sessions of presentations by writers and scholars, including graduate and undergraduate students, and prominent Cherokee scholar and storyteller, Freeman Owle.
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Gardner-Webb Student Finds Opportunity to Interpret the Music of Superstars
Office of University Communications
Current Gardner-Webb University student Kristen Larimer discovered a home state Ohio connection providing the chance to use her gifts in front of thousands of people, and she now looks forward to interpreting the music of some of the business’s biggest names at this year’s Ohio State Fair for the hearing impaired. This opportunity for Larimer at the Ohio State Fair, located in Columbus, couldn’t be more fitting. She gets to fulfill a passion she hopes to make a career of as a sign language interpreter of music.
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Acclaimed Documentarian Bruce Bowers Notches Another Honor for “The Blue Ridge Parkway: A Long and Winding Road”
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb alumnus and acclaimed documentarian Bruce Bowers (’68) was recently presented the 2012 National Media Award by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) in Washington, D.C. The award is for his documentary film, “The Blue Ridge Parkway: A Long & Winding Road.” The NSDAR National Media Award is given annually to various media that promote historical preservation, patriotism, and education.
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Gardner-Webb’s Leadership Conference Adds Executive Track to Program Lineup
Office of University Communications
This year’s theme for the third annual Summer Leadership Conference, titled “Embracing and Institutionalizing Reform: Bringing Out the Change Agent in Each of Us,” features distinguished keynote speakers and the addition of an executive track. Taking place in the new Tucker Student Center on July 30-31, the conference is sponsored by the School of Education’s Center for Innovative Leadership Development (CILD) and the Godbold School of Business Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship (CEE). The conference will focus on creating intentional change as it relates to school cultures, curriculum design, 21st century skills, adopting innovative programs, and the role of the executive in leading change within an organization.
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Gardner-Webb Faculty Member Vows to Keep Friend’s Legacy Alive
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University is proud to announce that Dr. Franki Burch has accepted the role of associate provost for professional and graduate studies, effective Aug. 7. Associate Provost Emerita, Dr. Darlene Gravett, who retired from GWU in 2007, began serving as associate provost for professional and graduate studies earlier this year following the passing of Dr. Gayle Price. Price was a beloved professor, dean, and associate provost for GWU who died in March after a courageous battle with cancer.
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Excitement Building for Gardner-Webb’s Tucker Student Center
Office of University Communications
The contributions, efforts, and prayers of many special people will culminate with the official opening celebration of the Tucker Student Center at Gardner-Webb University on Tuesday, August 28 at 4:00 p.m. Close to a thousand guests are expected to attend the ribbon cutting and open house. The center offers a sophisticated yet relaxing and open venue for students. It will also serve as the new home for many university offices and organizations.
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College Presidents: Losing Sleep for the Wrong Reasons — Dr. Frank Bonner, GWU President
Frank Bonner and Office of University Communications
College and university presidents may be losing sleep for the wrong reasons. Economic challenges are all too familiar. If you are a public institution president, you are probably dealing with significant cutbacks of state funding, along with almost all of the worries of private college presidents — endowment return, maintaining enrollment in the face of spiraling costs for our students, pressure to hold down tuition increases, our own increasing expenses, and economic stresses on our donors.
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Former Gardner-Webb University Master’s Graduate Named Hospital CEO
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University Alumnus Darcy Craven was recently named chief executive officer (CEO) of Carolinas Hospital System, located in Florence, S.C. Craven had already been serving as CEO in an interim role, while continuing his former position as chief operating officer (COO) for the hospital. The Charlotte, N.C., based hospital system is part of a 132-hospital network.
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GWU Wrestling Team Shows Promise with New Head Coach and Player Rankings
Office of University Communications
Excitement is building toward the Gardner-Webb University Wrestling Team 2012-13 season with the announcement of a new head coach and four of its wrestlers named in pre-season regional rankings. In the spring, the Gardner-Webb Athletics Department named Daniel Elliott as head coach of the Wrestling program. Elliott, a former GWU wrestler himself, had served as the associate head coach of the GWU Wrestling program the past two seasons and has been on the coaching staff for seven years in all.
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Gardner-Webb’s Jim Lawrence Presents Video Version of “The Tell-Tale Heart”
Office of University Communications
Dr. Jim Lawrence, professor in the Department of Communications Studies at Gardner-Webb University, has produced a unique Scottish-Gaelic short film based on Edgar Allan Poe’s classic American literature “An Cridhe Cabaireach” (“The Tell-Tale Heart”), a story of madness and murder. The DVD has just been released and is available for purchase in three versions: Gaelic narration only, Gaelic narration with English subtitles, and English narration with Gaelic subtitles. “I first became acquainted with Scottish-Gaelic through music,” said Lawrence.
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GWU’s Lauren Smith Earns a Spot in 2012 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb rising senior Lauren Smith (Powder Springs, Ga.) carded a round of 73, +1, on Monday at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Qualifier at the Eagle’s Landing Country Club in Stockbridge, Ga. to earn an automatic berth into this year’s U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship. Smith, whose 73, +1 over par, placed her in a three-way tie for third overall, was one of five lady golfers to earn an automatic spot outright, as the final four spots came down to a playoff among five players who shot a 74, +2 over par. Eagle’s Landing Country Club played to 6,462 yards and a par 72.
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Gardner-Webb Continues Summer Camp Tradition
Office of University Communications
Once again this summer, Gardner-Webb University continues a commitment to summer camps that offer participants the chance to grow further in religion, athletics and education. The camps, mostly weekly, are ongoing now through the end of July. The remaining summer schedule is as follows
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Gardner-Webb to Host Summer Orientation for Students and Parents
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University will welcome 150 new students and their families to campus for its annual Summer Orientation Session on Friday, July 20. The event gives new students— including transfers—a chance to connect with classmates, familiarize themselves with the campus, and talk to Gardner-Webb faculty, administrators, academic advisers, campus ministries, and financial planning officers. Students will also get to review class schedules in preparation for the fall semester.
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Famous Author and Gardner-Webb Alumnus Ron Rash to Make Television Appearance
Office of University Communications
Award-winning author and Boiling Springs, N.C., native, Ron Rash will be featured during the season premiere of “North Carolina Bookwatch” on UNC-TV (public television) this Friday, July 6 at 9:30 p.m. The show will spotlight Rash’s latest novel, “The Cove.” This marks the third appearance for Rash on the program, where he’s previously spoke about his books “Serena” and “One Foot in Eden.”
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Gardner-Webb Business Program Takes Students to Switzerland and France
Office of University Communications
For many students, “sightseeing” and “travel” top the summer to-do list. But how many manage to travel across Switzerland and France, let alone secure college credit while doing so? That’s precisely what a group of Gardner-Webb business students did last month through Gardner-Webb’s Graduates in Executive Management Program (GEM), sponsored by the Godbold School of Business.
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The Bits and Pieces of a Masterpiece
Office of University Communications
A memory is a tricky thing. Though grounded in real experience, a memory is changed—fragmented, filtered, colored and shaped—by the very process of remembering. A memory is both old and new, both known and powerfully mysterious.
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Ten Local Students Named 2012 Freeman Scholars
Office of University Communications
Ten local students will realize their dream of pursuing a college education thanks in part to the Joseph B. Freeman Jr. Educational Fund, which has been providing financial assistance to outstanding Cleveland County students for more than two decades. The fund is specifically designed for students who qualify academically for college but whose unique situations might prevent them from attending. During a presentation at the Cleveland County Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, June 19, recipients were presented with Freeman Fund financial awards ranging from $500 to $2,000.
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Crossroads Summer Camps Return to Gardner-Webb on June 25
Office of University Communications
Crossroads Worldwide Summer Camp 2012 will begin its seventeenth consecutive year at Gardner-Webb University on Monday, June 25. For five weeks, the ministry will immerse more than 3,400 youth campers in a variety of worship experiences focused on this year’s theme, “The Dwelling Place.” Nightly worship services, held Monday – Thursday at 7 p.m. through July 26, are open to the community.
Youtube: Gardner-Webb University Hosts Crossroads Summer Camp 2012
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Gardner-Webb Online MBA Program Ranked No. 9 in the World
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb’s online Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is ninth best in the world according to BusinessMBA.org’s list of the “Top 50 MBA Programs for 2012.” The program is one of several graduate business degrees offered by Gardner-Webb’s Godbold School of Business. As part of BusinessMBA.org’s mission to inform and educate prospective MBA students, the ranking highlights the top 10 business schools in each of five categories, including campus-based MBA, Executive MBA, Online MBA, and Marketing and Finance concentrations.
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Annual Summer Leadership Conference Aimed at Creating Change through Reform
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University is proud to present its third annual Summer Leadership Conference, titled “Embracing and Institutionalizing Reform: Bringing Out the Change Agent in Each of Us.” The conference is jointly sponsored by the School of Education’s Center for Innovative Leadership Development (CILD) and the Godbold School of Business’s Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship (CEE). The event will take place at Gardner-Webb on July 30 and 31.
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Gardner-Webb Alumna Answers Call to Full-Time Missions with the Deaf Community in Honduras
Office of University Communications and Travis Sherrill
Christians who feel called to ministry will tell you that receiving a clear “calling” is a piercing, wonderful experience. A calling brings clarity, but it also demands a response, one that usually requires courage, sacrifice, and deep sense of purpose. Just ask Gardner-Webb alumna and American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter Rachel Buck (’09), who leaves this month to fulfill a two-year call to missions with New Life Deaf Ministry (NLDM) in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
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