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  GWU Professor Dr. Tim Vanderburg Shares Insights on Cannon Mills Leader in New Documentary

  Office of University Communications

  Comments from a Gardner-Webb University history professor are included in a new documentary film on the life and work of notable industrialist, Charles A. Cannon. Dr. Tim Vanderburg, author of “Cannon Mills and Kannapolis: Persistent Paternalism in a Textile Town,” was interviewed on the GWU campus last November by the film crew. The 60-minute documentary, “Charles A. Cannon: A Mind for Business, A Heart for People,” takes an in-depth look at the life of the visionary whose leadership and philanthropy played out on a global stage.

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  GWU Dimensions Speaker Will Share How Helping Somalian Refugees Renewed her Spirit

  Office of University Communications and Katie Furr

  Sarah Thebarge, a breast cancer survivor and inspirational speaker, will be featured at Gardner-Webb’s Dimensions program on Tuesday, Sept. 26. This event will be held at 9:25 a.m. in Stewart Hall of Tucker Student Center on GWU’s main campus and is free and open to the public. Thebarge found her life uprooted after her battle with breast cancer, so she relocated to Portland, Oregon.

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  Trips to Asia Give GWU Divinity Students Opportunity to Minister and Receive Blessings

  Office of University Communications

  Sleeping on the floor, listening to a blind man’s story and sampling kangaroo burgers—students in the School of Divinity at Gardner-Webb University participated in these immersion experiences while traveling in Asia over the summer. Dr. Hebert Palomino, professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling, led a group that focused on pastoral care, and students who traveled with Professor of Missiology Dr. Terry Casiño learned how to function, live, and work in different cultures. The first week Palomino’s group stayed at a refugee camp in Mae La, Thailand.

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  Alumnus Returns to GWU to Work on Master’s Degree

  Office of University Communications

  Tanner Burch, a 2015 graduate of Gardner-Webb University and football standout, is back at GWU to pursue a Master of Arts in Sport Education. A graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach, he works with GWU football, softball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, cheer, and assists with wrestling. A native of Savannah, Ga., Burch knows firsthand the importance of strength training.

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  Gardner-Webb University Theatre Department Presents a Murder Mystery… With a Twist

  Office of University Communications and Mallory Moore

  Gardner-Webb University’s Theatre Department will present its first play of the season, Tom Stoppard’s “The Real Inspector Hound” on Oct. 5-8. The production will be at GWU’s Millennium Playhouse located behind the Communications Studies Hall on Main Street in Boiling Springs. “The Real Inspector Hound,” written in the early 1960s, is a comedy about two theatre critics, Moon and Birdboot, who become wrapped up in the plot of a murder-mystery play that they are watching and reviewing.

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  GWU Distinguished Artists Series Presents Special Opportunity for Aspiring Songwriters

  Office of University Communications and Mallory Moore

  Accomplished songwriters Glenn Selby and Steve Simpson will visit Gardner-Webb University on Saturday, Sept. 23 for a songwriting workshop and concert. This event is part of the GWU School of Performing and Visual Arts Distinguished Artist Series. The workshop will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Recital Hall of O. Max Gardner Hall, and the concert will begin at 8 p.m. in Blanton Auditorium, located in Hamrick Hall.

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  New Study by Gardner-Webb Political Science Professor Receives National Attention

  Office of University Communications

  A new study on the connection between police militarization and civilian casualties is receiving national attention, and Gardner-Webb University Assistant Professor of Political Science Dr. Casey Delehanty is at the center of it. The research is being publicized in the Washington Post and is being discussed among public policy organizations like the CATO Institute, based in Washington D.C. Delehanty, along with co-authors Jack Mewhirter (University of Cincinnati), Ryan Welch (Stanford University), and Jason Wilks (Harvard University), researched the effects of the 1033 Program, theorizing that increased militarization of police leads to an increase in civilian casualties.

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  Planning for Hurricane Irma

  Office of University Communications

  While the University continues to monitor the weather situation with Hurricane Irma, we anticipate a regular schedule on Monday, Sept. 11th. We urge students, faculty and staff traveling to campus to use your best judgment and be cautious. At Gardner-Webb, we continue to remember in our prayers everyone facing this extraordinary storm.

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  Alumna Developed Research Skills in Science Labs at Gardner-Webb

  Office of University Communications

  As a student in the Department of Natural Sciences at Gardner-Webb University, Amber Bellamy ’09 appreciated the various ways her professors gave her glimpses of her future career. Each class included several hands-on activities that sharpened her research skills and prepared her for graduate school. An environmental science major with a minor in biology, Bellamy took advantage of every learning opportunity.

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  Gardner-Webb’s “Release the Captives” Club Hosts Second 5K to Rescue Enslaved Children

  Office of University Communications and Mallory Moore

  Gardner-Webb University’s human-trafficking awareness club, Release the Captives, will hold its second annual 5K “Rescue Race” at 9 a.m. on Sept. 16 on Gardner-Webb’s main campus. The proceeds of this race will help rescue enslaved children in Ghana through the Challenging Heights organization. Registration is $15 for GWU students and $20 for community members and can be completed online at www.rescueracegwu.com, or on the morning of the race beginning at 8:15 a.m.

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  GWU Partners with Cooperative Baptist Fellowship to Host Elevating Preaching Conference

  Office of University Communications

  The Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity is partnering with Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina (CBFNC) to host the 2017 Elevating Preaching Conference. “Nurturing Healthy Congregations” is the theme for the event, which will be held Sept. 18 in Tucker Student Center on the GWU campus. “The daylong conference features some of the premiere preachers in America,” said Dr. Danny West, professor of preaching and pastoral studies and director of the Doctor of Ministry Program and Ministry Leadership Development.

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  Gardner-Webb University Joins Community Partners to Aid Hurricane Harvey Victims

  Office of University Communications

  Hurricane Harvey continues to affect countless individuals in Texas. Dozens of people have lost their lives and many more are missing. Thousands of citizens have lost everything they owned and costly clean-up efforts will soon begin.

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  Gardner-Webb School of Education Motivated Alumna to Exceed N.C. Standards

  Office of University Communications

  Skylar Elton was 12 years old the first time she taught a group of younger children in Sunday school. From that beginning, the 2017 graduate of Gardner-Webb University took advantage of every opportunity she was offered to teach. “I was lucky enough to know from a very early age that a career in education was God’s calling for me,” Elton reflected.

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  Graduate Student Appreciates Reading Assignments in Online Master of Arts Program

  Office of University Communications

  Ilari Pass ’18 firmly believes that to excel as a writer, you must first read everything you can. As a student in the Master of Arts in English online program at Gardner-Webb University, she appreciates all the required reading. “I feel like I am the richest person in the world by being able to read such incredible works of literature,” she shared. “This has helped me academically, and I have become a better poet and I am so grateful.”

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  Psychology Graduate Receives Award for Research Completed at GWU

  Office of University Communications

  Does playing video games increase mental alertness? Through her research at Gardner-Webb University, Brittney Diane Jones discovered an answer to the question. “My findings suggested significant data in that action video games do increase mental-alertness skills among individuals,” concluded Jones, who graduated in 2017.

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  Gardner-Webb University Establishes Partnership with Regional Sports Facility

  Office of University Communications

  Gardner-Webb University is excited about a new partnership with a nearby $175 million equestrian facility. The Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) is a 1600-acre equestrian resort located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains just 25 miles west of the University. “Gardner-Webb has a long tradition as a community and business partner at the state, regional, and local level,” shared Richard McDevitt, GWU Vice President for Marketing.

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  GWU Exercise Science Major Participates in Summer Fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

  Office of University Communications

  A Gardner-Webb University senior worked this summer to analyze a program that helps patients manage type 1 diabetes. Riley Brock of Kings Mountain, N.C., conducted the study as part of his Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Ohio. The honor was personal for Brock, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 9.

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  GWU Alumna Heather Roka Completes English Channel Swim

  Office of University Communications

  With each stroke through the 64-degree waters of the English Channel, Heather Roka, a 2008 Gardner-Webb University alumna, thought about all the people in her life who inspire her. Roka started her solo swim Aug. 24 and finished Aug. 25 in 12 hours, 13 minutes and 53 seconds, making her the fifth fastest swimmer of 29 successful crossings this year. The 31-year-old first talked about crossing the channel when she was a member of the GWU swim team.

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  Gardner-Webb University Announces New Hunt School of Nursing (HSON) Dean

  Office of University Communications

  Officials at Gardner-Webb University are thrilled to announce that Dr. Nicole Waters has been appointed as the new dean of the Hunt School of Nursing. Waters replaces Dr. Sharon Starr, who retired as dean earlier this year. “The Hunt School of Nursing has a legacy of providing a faith-based nursing education within a close-knit, supportive learning environment,” Waters shared.

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  GWU Physician Assistant Studies Program Prepares Alumnus to be Lifelong Learner

  Office of University Communications

  When Adam Benfield ’16 of Hickory, N.C., began looking at schools for Physician Assistant (PA) Studies, Gardner-Webb University was at the top of the list. A native of Fallston, N.C., Benfield had attended a larger university for his undergraduate degree but wanted the “hometown feel of a small campus and small class sizes for graduate school,” he shared. He became a member of GWU’s first class of PA students and as he got to know his professors and classmates, he was grateful for the opportunity.

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  Professors in GWU Physician Assistant (PA) Studies Program Challenged Students to Keep Learning

  Office of University Communications

  “Work harder, study more and test better.” Caitlin Heredia heard this phrase often as a student in the Gardner-Webb Physician Assistant (PA) Studies Program. Heredia was a member of the program’s first graduating class in 2016.

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  GWU Alumna’s Education Prepared Her for the Most Important Job of Motherhood

  Office of University Communications

  Since she left Gardner-Webb University in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in religious education, Jill Mayo Forbes of Hanahan, S.C., has worked in a variety of ministries and jobs from retail sales and wedding planning to student ministry, missions and teaching children and adults. Her studies prepared her for each of those roles, as well as her most important job of being a mother. “I use what I gained in the classroom every day as a mom. Every day,” she emphasized.

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  GWU School of Education Plans for a New Birth to Kindergarten (BK) Education Degree

  Office of University Communications

  Gardner-Webb University is finalizing plans to provide education majors with a new degree option. The School of Education recently developed a Bachelor of Science in Birth to Kindergarten (BK) Education degree program, pending accreditation approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). “Research has proven that strong early childhood programs can have a positive lifelong impact on a child’s academic, social, cognitive, and communication abilities,” said Dr. Jason Parker, GWU Associate Dean for the School of Education.

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  GWU Tucker Gallery Displays Works by William Paschal Mabry

  Office of University Communications

  William Paschal Mabry, who died in 2011, was a talented artist who enjoyed exploring different mediums. He worked with clay, metal and wood, painted with pastels and watercolors, and drew in charcoal and ink. He loved photography and also wrote poetry and rap songs.

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  Coach’s Path to Success Began at Gardner-Webb

  Office of University Communications

  Kevin Cantwell became head coach of a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I basketball team in 1981 when he was 32 years old. Some might say a string of coincidences or luck landed him there, but Cantwell gives the credit to God. The New York native believes God directed his path to Gardner-Webb University in 1967, where he met players and coaches who would later help him get the job.

  WGWG: Kevin Cantwell Phone Interview