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Former High School Football Coach to Speak at Gardner-Webb University’s Dimensions Program
Office of University Communications
Gary Weller, former head football coach at Pine Forest High School in Fayetteville, N.C., will speak at Gardner-Webb University’s Dimensions program beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 22. The program will be held in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center and is free and open to the public. Coach Weller will share his incredible story about how his life was changed on April 14, 2004, the day he became the victim of a deranged man who ran over him with a utility van.
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Asheville Clarinet Quartet to Perform at Gardner-Webb on Sept. 24
Office of University Communications
The Gardner-Webb University School of Performing and Visual Arts and the GWU Music Department will present the Asheville Clarinet Quartet in concert on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m. in Hamrick Hall’s Blanton Auditorium. The quartet is known for performing of a wide range of musical styles and offering master classes that share the art of playing the clarinet with students at high schools and universities. Members of the group include Steve Loew, Anne Stewart Salter, Jonathan Salter and Gary Spaulding, who are all residents of Asheville, N.C.
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Guitarist’s Talent Offers his Testimony
Office of University Communications and Mariana Mellado
Doyle Dykes had no idea his life would change the day his mother invited a sailor named Barry Lackey to dinner in his Jacksonville, Fla., home. He credits where he is today musically to that moment from his childhood when Lackey introduced him to different finger stylings for guitar. Dykes comes from a musical family.
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Gardner-Webb University’s Online Business Programs Receiving Consistent Nationwide Attention
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University’s Godbold School of Business has garnered numerous national rankings throughout the years for outstanding online education programs and services. Several recent accolades have continued to affirm the GWU business school’s excellence by recognizing the University’s outstanding online offerings. The Godbold School has already received nearly 15 honors from online higher education publications this year, with most of those rankings recognizing Internet-delivered programs ranging from bachelor’s degrees in accounting and sport management to master’s degrees in accounting and healthcare management.
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GWU Theatre to Present “The Children’s Hour”
Office of University Communications
A play that started on Broadway in the 1930s and was adapted into an Academy Award-nominated film in the 1960s will take the stage at Gardner-Webb University next month. The GWU Theatre Department will present “The Children’s Hour” from Oct. 2-5 in the Millennium Playhouse on campus. Written by Lillian Hellman and set in the 1930s, the story chronicles a girls boarding school ripped apart by a terrible lie.
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Pastor, Children’s Advocate to Speak at GWU Dimensions Program on Sept. 15
Office of University Communications and Jill Blank
Chris Seay, pastor and leader of a unique community church in Houston, Texas, is set to speak at Gardner-Webb University’s Dimensions program on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The program, which begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center, is free and open to the public. “Chris Seay comes to us in partnership with Compassion International, a Christian child advocacy ministry that releases children from spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty and enables them to become responsible, fulfilled, Christian adults,” shared Dr. Tracy Jessup, vice president for Christian Life and Service and senior minister to the University.
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Gardner-Webb Global Studies Major Completes Summer Internship in Asia
Office of University Communications
As a 12-year-old boy, Nathan Buckner may not have realized the impact his family’s move to China would have on his own future career goals. In the seventh grade, his mom, dad, and sister moved from their home in Clemmons, N.C., to Hong Kong where his father served as head of an international Christian school. His passion for global studies was kindled during those years, and his decision to attend Gardner-Webb University has offered even more opportunities for him to further develop his international inclinations.
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National Peer-Review Organization Recognizes Gardner-Webb Online Courses for Excellence
Office of University Communications
Two online courses authored by Gardner-Webb University faculty members have earned national recognition from Quality Matters (QM), a faculty-centered, peer-review process that certifies the quality of online courses. Dr. Sydney Brown and Dr. Jennifer Putnam designed the course “EDCI 700: Theory Development” as part of the University’s Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction program. Dr. Tracy Arnold developed “NURS 600: The Nurse Educator” as part of the Hunt School of Nursing’s Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program.
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Gardner-Webb Homecoming Set for Oct. 9-10
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb will welcome alumni and university friends to campus Oct. 9-10 for a 2015 Homecoming weekend filled with events that celebrate achievements, mark new milestones and offer fun for the entire family. “Homecoming is our alumni’s chance to relive the memories of their Gardner-Webb days and make a few new memories along the way,” shared Leah Clevenger, director of GWU Alumni Relations. “Our schedule this year has a few long-established events, as well as several new offerings.”
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Math Teacher Continues to Inspire Pupil as Both Serve Gardner-Webb University Students
Office of University Communications
Long before Dr. Jason Willis became an assistant professor of mathematics at Gardner-Webb University, he knew he wanted to be a teacher. Many of his own high school teachers advanced his drive to be an educator. Now one of those mentors, Rory Hefner, is working alongside him in the University’s math department, and both are inspiring a new generation of students to excel in the subject and reach for their career and life goals.
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Gardner-Webb Head Football Coach to Speak at Dimensions Program on Sept. 8
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb Head Football Coach Carroll McCray will speak at the University’s weekly Dimensions program on Sept. 8. The event, which begins at 9:25 a.m. in Paul Porter Arena inside the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center (LYCC), is free and open to the public. McCray has often addressed community groups that serve youth.
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Gardner-Webb to Host Ensemble for Distinguished Artist Concert Sept. 11
Office of University Communications
The Gardner-Webb University Music Department will present Tanja Bechtler and The Bechtler Ensemble in concert on Friday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. in Blanton Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Eastern European music from composers such as Dvorak, Prokovief and Kodaly will be highlighted in the concert.
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Gardner-Webb University Again Collecting Socks for Homeless After Successful Drive Last Year
Office of University Communications
When Gardner-Webb University students traveled to New York City last fall for a service trip, they took hundreds of pairs of clean new socks with them. The clothing items, collected during Family Weekend activities at Gardner-Webb, were gifts for some of the many homeless people who visited a city soup kitchen where the GWU group volunteered. In all, more than 2,300 pairs of socks were collected in last year’s donation drive, and many of them found the feet of people served by homeless ministries in local communities near Gardner-Webb.
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Gardner-Webb Alumnus Receives Christian Book-of-the-Year Honors
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb alumnus Clayton King (’95) and his wife, Sharie, have been honored with a national award for their book “True Love Project,” published by B & H Publishing Group and promoted by Lifeway Christian Resources. “True Love Project” was named a 2015 Christian Retailing’s Best award winner in the Young Adult Nonfiction Book of the Year. The awards are sponsored annually by Christian Retailing magazine.
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Award-Winning Musician Doyle Dykes Set to Visit Gardner-Webb University on Sept. 1
Office of University Communications and Jill Blank
Award-winning guitarist Doyle Dykes will visit Gardner-Webb University on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to speak at the University’s Dimensions program, starting at 9:30 a.m. in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center. The program is open to the public. Dykes will share stories about his life, his passion for music, as well as his skills on the guitar.
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Gardner-Webb Reaches Enrollment Milestones
Office of University Communications
As students begin classes at colleges and schools across the country, Gardner-Webb University is marking the start of a new academic year by setting numerous enrollment records and reaching full occupancy in campus housing. University leaders announced this week that the institution has set or tied all-time highs for student numbers in almost 20 categories, including full-time undergraduate students (1,624) and residential students in all programs (1,358). “These achievements are a continuation of outstanding momentum from spring 2015, when we also posted more than 20 individual program enrollment records,” shared David Hawsey, GWU vice president for Enrollment Management & Marketing.
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GWU Associate Professor Emerita Passes Away
Office of University Communications
Betty Logan dedicated much of her life to educating high school and college business students and to serving the Gardner-Webb community. The Shelby (N.C.) native and longtime Forest City (N.C.) resident passed away Aug. 24 at the age of 89. After earning her bachelor’s degree in secretarial administration at Woman’s College in Greensboro, now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Logan began her teaching career in 1947 in the business department at Kings Mountain (N.C.) High School.
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Gardner-Webb, Isothermal Community College Partner to Help Students Complete Degrees
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University and Isothermal Community College (Spindale, N.C.) announced a partnership that will further ease the transfer process for students who complete degrees in certain programs with coursework at both institutions. Officials for both schools signed agreements to create a seamless degree track for accounting, business administration, entrepreneurship, healthcare management, criminal justice, human services, elementary education, nursing and religious studies students who begin their studies at Isothermal (ICC) and finish them in the University’s Degree Completion Program (DCP). The agreements, called Pathways to reference the structured paths of study between the two schools, formalize a degree partnership that already exists between GWU and ICC.
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Gardner-Webb University to Host Distinguished Artist Exhibit Beginning Aug. 25
Office of University Communications
From the realistic to the abstract, Andrea Worley will offer a wide variety of artistic expression in Gardner-Webb University’s Tucker Student Center gallery during the months of August and September. Yet all of her works, from paintings and drawings of the Los Angeles riots in the 1990s to pieces in which she invents her own unique environments, stem from the same innate desire to create. “I can’t help but paint or draw,” Worley shared.
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Career Pursuits Take Gardner-Webb University Business Alumnus to China
Office of University Communications
A Gardner-Webb University economics and finance degree has provided the ticket for Keon Williams to travel halfway around the world to China, where he networked with other international business students and professionals this summer while considering opportunities to continue his education. Williams, a 2014 GWU alum, former Runnin’ Bulldogs football player and Charlotte (N.C.) native, recently attended the China Europe International Business School’s (CEIBS) 2015 Shanghai boot camp, where nearly 70 participants from around the world heard lectures from well-known professors, visited the offices of multinational companies and engaged in various career-development activities. The adventure was also a chance for Williams to further consider options for completing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree to take the next step in his career.
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Gardner-Webb Earns Top Spot in National Christian Universities Rankings
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University was named a top-50 Christian university by College Choice in its annual “Best of Christian Colleges and Universities” list. The rankings were based on equally-weighted factors that freshmen indicated were most important to their college decision, including academic reputation, financial aid offerings, overall cost, and success of graduates in the post-college job market. “We are certainly gratified to see Gardner-Webb University included in the College Choice rankings,” GWU Provost and Executive Vice President Dr. Ben Leslie offered.
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Longtime Gardner-Webb University Supporter, Leader Hoyt Bailey Passes Away at 88
Office of University Communications
Hoyt Q. Bailey’s commitment to education started when he was a young boy, and it became a major part of the fabric that wove together the man he was throughout his life. Bailey, who passed away Aug. 15 at the age of 88, will be remembered as a longtime leader at Gardner-Webb University and in the community. “My mother thought there were only three things in the world, and that was God, family and education, so she made sure her three children received an education,” Bailey shared as he was inducted into the GWU School of Education Hall of Fame’s inaugural class in June.
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Gardner-Webb University Staff Member to Offer Free Back-to-School Haircuts to Community
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb’s Keith Rhodes knows the importance of a good children’s haircut and the struggle with its cost for families who have limited resources. When Rhodes was 10 years old, his single mother Janade couldn’t afford a haircut for her son’s picture day at school. Embarrassed at just the thought of going to school to take a picture without a sharp style, Rhodes retreated to his home’s bathroom with the tools to carefully prepare his own hair to face his classmates and the camera.
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Camp Experience Offers Additional Education for Gardner-Webb University Psychology Alumna
Office of University Communications
When Samantha Allen first visited Gardner-Webb, she already knew she wanted to pursue a career in which she would work with children. At the time, she expected to become a teacher. But the University helped her discover additional avenues for impacting kids’ lives, while also providing opportunities for real-world experiences with children.
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Gardner-Webb Graduates First Master of Wealth and Trust Management Class
Office of University Communications
Five Gardner-Webb graduates became the University’s first-ever alumni of the Brinkley Financial Group Master of Wealth and Trust Management Program during GWU’s commencement ceremony this month. The program, named in appreciation of a founding gift by David and Marie Brinkley of Kings Mountain, N.C., began in fall 2013 at the University’s Charlotte Center as only the nation’s second master’s degree in wealth and trust management. “For any new program, your first graduating class is a milestone,” offered Dr. Van Graham, associate dean of the GWU Godbold School of Business.
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