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  Gardner-Webb Student Uses Time at Home to Expand YouTube Channel

  Office of University Communications and Claire Coile

  When Gardner-Webb University officials responded to the Coronavirus pandemic by switching to online delivery of classes and suggesting students stay home for the remainder of the spring semester, junior Savannah Parton came home to finish her classes. She also kicked her work routine into high gear. Parton is a communication studies major with a concentration in public relations and is active in the communication honors society, Lambda Pi Eta.

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  GWU Alumna Encourages Teachers and Students During COVID-19 Pandemic

  Office of University Communications

  The Gardner-Webb University School of Education has alumni located across the state, serving at all levels, from superintendents to classroom teachers. When public schools closed in North Carolina on March 14, 2020, educators were asked to switch to distance education—a task most had never attempted before. Amid this current crisis, these educators have adjusted.

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  Nursing Scholar Pays Tribute to Dr. Jack Hunt

  Office of University Communications

  To our readers: Charity Bennett graduated in May from the Hunt School of Nursing’s traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Gardner-Webb University. She met Dr. Jack Hunt in 2019 to thank him for providing the scholarship that enabled her to attend nursing school. From that meeting, she and Hunt became friends.

  Youtube: Dr. Jack Hunt Tribute « Charity Bennett, 20

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  Gardner-Webb Paces Big South With Four 2020 Christenberry Award Winners

  Office of University Communications

  Gardner-Webb University once again led the way, as the Big South Conference announced a record 12 student-athletes as recipients of the 2020 George A. Christenberry Award for Academic Excellence. The Runnin’ Bulldogs had four recipients. No other Big South school had more than two.

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  GWU Faculty Member Serves Military Community During COVID-19

  Office of University Communications

  Dr. Sharon Webb, coordinator for Clinical Mental Health Counseling Programs and associate professor at Gardner-Webb, is working with the American Red Cross (ARC) during the COVID-19 crisis as a facilitator for online, interactive workshops for the military community. The programs are designed to help military personnel manage COVID-19 pandemic-related stress and learn healthy coping methods. Although members of the military are accustomed to handling constant change and uncertainty, COVID-19 is adding a host of different stressors.

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  Bulldog Bash Raises More than $45K for Gardner-Webb Athletics

  Office of University Communications

  The second annual Bulldog Bash student-athlete fundraiser ended recently, bringing in more than $45,000 for Gardner-Webb University’s student-athletes. Despite the challenges of COVID-19 and moving to an online exclusive format, the two-day event exceeded last year’s total by $18,000. Sponsored by the Gardner-Webb Bulldog Club and GWU Athletics, this year’s fundraising auction drew the support of 268 bidders through email and social media channels.

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  Gardner-Webb Alumna Conducting Tests on COVID-19 Virus

  Office of University Communications

  In early January, before COVID-19 and coronavirus became daily news, a Gardner-Webb University alumna worked in a lab that was gearing up to study the disease. Dr. Carrie Long, who graduated in 2011 with a degree in biology, is an independent research scholar at Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Mont., part of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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  Research by GWU Professor and Staff Member Published in Forensic Science Journal

  Office of University Communications

  Research by a faculty and staff member in the Gardner-Webb University Department of Natural Sciences could improve how arson investigators do their jobs. The scientific, peer-reviewed paper by Venita Totten, professor of chemistry, and Jacob Willis, GWU chemistry lab and undergraduate research coordinator, will be published in the prestigious Elsevier journal Forensic Science International in July.

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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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  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

  Office of University Communications

  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.