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  Flexibility of Writing Career Allows GWU Journalism Alumna to Stay at Home with Children

  Office of University Communications

  Erin Boyd Odom, a 2003 Gardner-Webb University alumna, is a published author of two books, wife, mother of four children, blogger and website manager. Plus, during her “spare time,” she is constantly whipping up healthy, new recipes in the kitchen. With recent COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders, Odom and her family have transitioned to a new normal.

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  Gardner-Webb University Recognizes Achievements of Undergraduate Students

  Office of University Communications

  Gardner-Webb University recently recognized undergraduate students for academic excellence and outstanding service and leadership. Winners of these awards exemplify the University’s core values of faith, service and leadership in their classrooms and communities. In honor of the award, each student may choose one book for purchase by Gardner-Webb’s Dover Memorial Library.

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  Alumna Valued ‘Community’ Aspect of Classes in GOAL—The Degree Completion Program

  Office of University Communications

  Kara M. Finch, ’05, entered the human services field, because she saw the toll caregiving took on her grandmother.

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  GWU Alumnus Opens Dental Practice With Emphasis on Giving Back to the Community

  Office of University Communications

  When Trey Miller graduated from Gardner-Webb University in 2008, the thought of becoming a dentist hadn’t entered his mind. The Kannapolis, N.C., resident certainly had no idea that in the middle of a pandemic he would open his own practice, Smile Solutions Dentistry in Harrisburg, N.C. Despite the uncertainty, Miller said people call his practice every day to schedule appointments.

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  GWU School of Education Secondary Education Programs Achieve Perfect Score

  Office of University Communications

  For the second semester in a row, the Gardner-Webb University School of Education and its secondary education programs have received a perfect—100 percent pass—rate on the edTPA. This performance-based, subject-specific assessment and support system is used by teacher preparation programs throughout the United States. Success on the edTPA demonstrates a student candidate’s readiness for a full-time classroom teaching assignment.

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  GWU Hunt School of Nursing Recognizes BSN Student in Celebration of National Nurses Month

  Office of University Communications

  Charity Bennett, a senior in the traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Gardner-Webb University, can’t remember a time when she didn’t want to be a nurse. “Growing up, I always heard stories about my grandparents who were medical missionaries in South Africa,” she shared. “Hearing how my Grandma brought both physical and spiritual hope to patients through nursing inspired me to follow in her footsteps.”

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  GWU Hunt School of Nursing Recognizes DNP Student During Celebration of Nursing Profession

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  As a clinical supervisor at Atrium Health-Lincoln, Jason Wesley DeFreitas, ’21, helps his colleagues and patients manage the challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Gardner-Webb University graduate student is one of three supervisors on a 30-bed medical-surgical unit. He is responsible for managing 80 health care teammates, including registered nurses and health care technicians.

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  GWU Hunt School of Nursing Recognizes RN to BSN Student in Celebration of Nursing

  Office of University Communications

  The World Health Assembly designated 2020 as the “Year of the Nurse” long before the Coronavirus pandemic began. The celebration recognizes the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founder of nursing. Further, the American Nurses Association, which traditionally observes National Nurses Week May 6-12, has expanded the recognition to the entire month of May.

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  Gardner-Webb Honors Student Presents Research on Campus Water Quality

  Office of University Communications

  Celsea Reeder, ’20, of Salisbury, N.C., recently culminated her Gardner-Webb University experience by presenting her Honors thesis in a Zoom teleconference. The University’s Honors Program hosted the virtual event because of Coronavirus social distancing guidelines. Reeder earned a degree in biology with a concentration in biomedical sciences and minor in Spanish.

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  GWU Honors Program Offers Various Opportunities to Connect and Learn

  Office of University Communications

  Trevor Alexander, ’20, of Shelby, N.C., a student in the Gardner-Webb University Honors Program, recently joined other Honors students who presented their theses in a Zoom teleconference. The presentations were moved to the online format because of social distancing recommendations. Alexander’s topic was “An Investigation of Salmonids: Hybridization, Demands from Fish Markets, and Angler’s Influence on their Future.”

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  GWU Honors Student Presents Research Proposal on Effects of Caffeine on Soccer Midfielders

  Office of University Communications

  Jordan Vitale, ’20, an exercise science major with a health sciences concentration at Gardner-Webb University, recently presented a research proposal for her Honors thesis. Because of the Coronavirus pandemic, Vitale and the other students in the Honors Program gave their presentations through a Zoom teleconference. Vitale, of Tampa, Fla., plans to apply to medical school.

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  GWU Hunt School of Nursing Recognize DNP Student in Celebration of National Nurses Month

  Office of University Communications

  Lolita Bryant, of Wilmington, N.C., is especially proud to earn her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Gardner-Webb University in 2020—the “Year of the Nurse.” The celebration recognizes the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale.

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  GWU Senior Grew Academically and Personally by Participating in Honors Program

  Office of University Communications

  For her research project in the Gardner-Webb University Honors Program, Kayla Donegan, ’20, chose to study a topic that directly affects her and her classmates in the Hunt School of Nursing. Donegan, of Shoreham, N.Y., wanted to assess how nursing students transition into their careers. Her thesis was titled, “Easing the Transition: An Analysis of the Final Practicum Experience.”

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  Student-Athlete Appreciates Skills Learned While Participating in the GWU Honors Program

  Office of University Communications

  A senior in the Gardner-Webb University Honors Program, Kylie Ameres, ’20, recently presented her thesis on “The Prevalence of the Female Athlete Triad.” This year, because of the Coronavirus pandemic, Honors Students made their presentations during a Zoom teleconference. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists defines the Female Athlete Triad as a medical condition observed in physically active females involving three components: 1) low energy availability with or without disordered eating, 2) menstrual dysfunction, and 3) low bone density.

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  Through Honors Research, Isaac Tuttle, ’20, Discovers Fascinating Character of A.C. Dixon

  Office of University Communications

  Isaac Tuttle, ’20, of Lenoir, N.C., enhanced his college experience by participating in the Gardner-Webb University Honors Program. He earned his degrees in history, and philosophy and theology. Recently, because of the Coronavirus pandemic, Tuttle and other Honors students presented their research in a Zoom teleconference. In the fall, Tuttle plans to attend the University of Alabama’s graduate school in history.

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  GWU Hunt School of Nursing Recognizes ABSN Student During Celebration of the Profession

  Office of University Communications

  Before the Coronavirus pandemic began, 2020 was designated as the “Year of the Nurse.” The declaration by the World Health Assembly celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founder of nursing. Further, the American Nurses Association, which traditionally observes National Nurses Week May 6-12, has expanded the recognition to the entire month of May.

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  GWU Department of English and Broad River Review Announce Poetry Contest Winner

  Office of University Communications

  Myla Athitang, of Shelby, N.C., is the winner of the Foothills Poetry Contest sponsored by the Gardner-Webb University Department of English and GWU’s Literary Magazine, the Broad River Review. She is a senior at Kings Mountain (N.C.) High School. The competition was open to ninth- through 12th-grade students in Cleveland, Rutherford and Gaston counties.

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  GWU Hunt School of Nursing Recognizes ASN Student in Celebration of National Nurses Month

  Office of University Communications

  Long before the Coronavirus pandemic began, the World Health Assembly designated 2020 as the “Year of the Nurse.” The celebration is in honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founder of nursing. Further, the American Nurses Association, which traditionally observes National Nurses Week May 6-12, has expanded the recognition to the entire month of May.

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  GWU Hunt School of Nursing Recognizes MSN Student in Celebration of National Nurses Month

  Office of University Communications

  As nurses around the world are on the frontlines of caring for patients with the coronavirus, it’s appropriate that even before the pandemic began, 2020 was designated as the “Year of the Nurse.” The declaration by the World Health Assembly celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founder of nursing. Further, the American Nurses Association, which traditionally observes National Nurses Week May 6-12, has expanded the recognition to the entire month of May.

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  Celebrating The Year of the Nurse

  Office of University Communications

  As nurses around the world are on the frontlines of caring for patients with the Coronavirus, it’s appropriate that even before the pandemic began, 2020 was designated as the “Year of the Nurse.” The declaration by the World Health Assembly celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. Further, the American Nurses Association, which traditionally observes National Nurses Week May 6-12, has expanded the recognition to the entire month of May.

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  Art Student Uses Time at Home to Focus on Creating Personal Art Projects

  Office of University Communications

  Gardner-Webb University art major and student-athlete, Jessi Snover, ’21, has discovered one thing she likes about staying at home during the Coronavirus pandemic. With no swim team practice or class attendance schedule to keep, she’s had more time to focus on creating personal art projects. Snover, who lives in Greenville, S.C., converted her room into an art studio and since being at home has worked on more than her class assignments.

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  Gardner-Webb Alumna Adjusts to First Principalship During Coronavirus Crisis

  Office of University Communications

  The annual celebration of School Principals’ Day on May 1st usually recognizes the work principals do on a regular basis. But this year, it’s especially important to note how principals have led their fellow educators during the challenges of COVID-19. Gardner-Webb University’s School of Education has trained thousands of principals who are serving across the nation.

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  Gardner-Webb Senior Music Performance Major Presents Facebook Live Recital

  Office of University Communications

  Michael Brotherton, a senior trumpet performance major at Gardner-Webb University, will present his senior recital in a Facebook live-streamed event on Saturday at 3 p.m. The concert includes three pieces that Brotherton worked on in preparation for graduate school auditions—Intrada by Arthur Honegger, Sonata for Trumpet and Piano by Halsey Stevens and Concerto in Eb by Franz Joseph Haydn. Brotherton has been accepted into graduate school at East Carolina University (Greenville, N.C.) to pursue a master’s degree in trumpet performance.

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  Gardner-Webb Physician Assistant (PA) Student Provides Primary Care During Coronavirus

  Office of University Communications

  Ryan Higgins, of Corvallis, Oregon, a student in the Physician Assistant (PA) Studies program at Gardner-Webb University, is currently participating in a telehealth clinical rotation in California, a state that was one of the early “hot spots” in confirmed Coronavirus cases. Higgins is working in an internal medicine office, providing primary care to patients who are between 40 and 75 years old.

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  Join Gardner-Webb Library for Virtual Community Read and Author Discussion

  Office of University Communications

  Gardner-Webb University Library is co-hosting a community read of “Big Fish” by Daniel Wallace for National Library Week 2020. The event is jointly sponsored by the Reference, Instruction & Outreach (RIO) section of the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) Library Collaborative. The celebration includes a virtual book discussion and Q&A with the author on May 6 at 7 p.m.