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  Gardner-Webb Professor to Speak at University’s Dimensions Program

  Office of University Communications and Brooke Kelly

  Dr. Eddie Stepp, professor of religious studies and philosophy at Gardner-Webb, will speak at the University’s Dimensions program on Feb. 9. The event is free and open to the public. Beginning at 9:25 a.m. in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center (LYCC), Stepp will share on the topic of “Growing Up in the Land of Never.”

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  Math Degree Offers Alum Track to Career in Education

  Office of University Communications

  Kevin Parsons imagined building a career on the racetrack. The son of NASCAR driver Benny Parsons, his aspirations were centered on stock cars, pit stops, and checkered flags. Yet his parents wanted their son to earn a college degree.

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  GWU Professor Selected to Participate in Slave Narratives Seminar at Yale University

  Office of University Communications

  Dr. Joseph S. Moore, assistant professor of history at Gardner-Webb University, has been selected to participate in a seminar on Slave Narratives sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. He is one of 25 CIC faculty members from across the nation chosen to attend the program, which will be held at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. David Blight, Class of 1954 Professor of American History at Yale, will lead participants through a study of the texts of freed and runaway slaves.

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  Gardner-Webb The Magazine Wins Gold Award in National Competition

  Office of University Communications

  For the second consecutive year, Gardner-Webb University was named among the top in the nation in the 2015-2016 Collegiate Advertising Awards (CAA) program. The elite program recognizes higher education organizations for excellence in communications, marketing, advertising and promotions of their institutions. Only three institutions were honored with a gold award for an individual magazine issue.

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  GWU Alum Dolly Wilson (’12) Serves as Breast Cancer Patient Navigator

  Office of University Communications

  The term “true colors” is used to describe one’s authentic self; a person’s real character. Career nurse Dolly Wilson bleeds one color: pink. Known as the “Pink Nurse,” this Gardner-Webb University alum is making a difference for women diagnosed with breast cancer.

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  Theatre Alum Experienced Key Stage of Growth at Gardner-Webb

  Office of University Communications

  Gardner-Webb University provided theatre alumnus Nathan Rouse (’02) with a solid Christian education that has impacted both his work for the stage and his life. It was the University’s Christian foundation, as well as the beauty of its campus and surrounding countryside, that first attracted Rouse to Gardner-Webb from his native Georgia. He credits GWU’s role in his spiritual growth, while he majored in theatre and minored in religious studies, as a significant influence on both his career and his relationships with others.

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  Gardner-Webb Centered Student-Athlete on Nursing Career Field

  Office of University Communications

  When Ashanti McPhee came to Gardner-Webb University to play football, he never expected he would discover his career in nursing. Through a curriculum that broadly exposed him to a variety of subjects, he uncovered an interest in the profession and an opportunity to help others. McPhee initially thought he wanted to pursue a degree and career in marine biology, but a general biology course helped him realize it was the human body that fascinated him enough to pursue further studies.

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  Gardner-Webb Offered Music Graduate Full Scale of Opportunities

  Office of University Communications

  A band of musicians and instruments filled Bonnie Scruggs’ childhood home near Gardner-Webb University. Her father, Johnny, was a high school drum major, and her mother, Pam, played piano and wrote songs. Earl Scruggs, the late legendary banjo musician from Cleveland County, N.C., was her third cousin.

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  Protecting the Little Ones

  Office of University Communications

  When Dawn Stover (’01) was in college, she studied criminal justice so she could one day become a police officer. But when life circumstances forced her to reconsider the career she had always dreamed about, she ultimately discovered a position that perfectly suited her skill set and capitalized on her passion for helping kids. “It was always about children for me, I knew that whatever I did in life was going to have to impact children,” Stover offered.

  WGWG: Guardian ad Litem program- An Interview with Dawn Stover

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  Gardner-Webb Music Alum Finds Success on Several Stages

  Office of University Communications

  Since his graduation from Gardner-Webb University, trumpeter Ty Sheets (’13) has performed on a cruise ship, placed in a national competition, played at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., and completed his master’s degree on a full graduate assistantship. He credits his successes to the teaching and mentoring of Tim Hudson, Gardner-Webb assistant professor of music. “He taught me to start thinking of myself as a professional musician, even when I was only in my second year of music school,” Sheets reflected.

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  Gardner-Webb Physician Assistant (PA) Students Receive Grants for Service, Leadership Development

  Office of University Communications

  Ashley Kernicky, Christen MacKorell, Dr. Nancy Winker, GWU College of Health Sciences, GWU Physician Assistant Studies Program, Joyce Nichols Community-Based Project Grant, Lanny Parker Memmorial Fund, Morgan Warthan, MPAS, N.C Medical Society Leadership College, N.C. Academy of Physician Assistants, PA-C

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  GWU Physician Assistant Student Appreciates Opportunity to Serve Patients

  Office of University Communications

  Christen MacKorell, class president of the Gardner-Webb University Physician Assistant (PA) Studies Class of 2017, is the first PA student ever to be accepted into the North Carolina Medical Society’s Leadership College through the Kanof Institute for Physician Leadership. She has also spearheaded multiple Gardner-Webb PA Studies Program grants and outreach efforts to further leadership development of PA students as well as to provide medical care for underserved individuals in a homeless center in rural Western North Carolina. In recognition of her community service, advocacy role and leadership qualities, MacKorell has been invited to speak as a member of a panel discussion entitled “Developing and Engaging Student and Early Career PA Leaders” at the American Academy of Physician Assistants Leadership and Advocacy Summit Feb. 6 in Washington, DC.

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  GWU School of Education Presents Annual Event for Educators

  Office of University Communications

  The Gardner-Webb University School of Education will conduct its annual conference, Keeping Learning Alive, with keynote speaker Steve Lassiter, North Carolina Principal of the Year, on Saturday, Feb. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Tucker Student Center. The purpose of this free event is to facilitate discourse between administrators, practicing teachers, and pre-service teachers, and provide them support in continued professional growth, while sharing practices for a broad spectrum of educators. “We are planning a variety of presentations,” said Dr. Jason Parker, assistant professor in the GWU School of Education and an organizer of the event.

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  Gardner-Webb Exhibit to Feature Alumna’s Art

  Office of University Communications

  The works of artist and Gardner-Webb alumna Kiah Ann Bellows will be featured in an exhibit on the University’s campus beginning Feb. 15. The collection of abstract and landscape pieces will showcase color and composition in the display through March 21 in GWU’s Tucker Student Center gallery. On Feb. 18, the University’s art department will host an opening reception from 4-5 p.m. and a lecture featuring Bellows from 5-6 p.m. in Faith Hall of the student center.

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  GWU to Present Modern Version of Mozart Opera

  Office of University Communications and Brooke Kelly

  The Gardner-Webb University School of Performing and Visual Arts is proud to present Cosi Fan Tutte, an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, on Feb. 11-13 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 14at 3 p.m., in the Dover Theatre on campus. “Among his final operas, Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte has become a favorite for both audiences and performers,” shared Dr. Stafford Turner, GWU Associate Professor of Music. “Its lessons of love and commitment are as relevant today as they were in Mozart’s 18th century.”

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  Founder of Company that Clothes Needy to Speak at Gardner-Webb University

  Office of University Communications

  The founder of a nonprofit organization that helps clothe the needy will speak to the Gardner-Webb University community during Dimensions on Feb. 2. James Barnett, who founded Clothe Your Neighbor as Yourself (CYNY) in 2009, will be featured in the weekly GWU program, which begins at 9:25 a.m. in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center on campus. It is free and open to the public.

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  Camp Experience Offers Additional Education for Gardner-Webb University Psychology Alumna

  Office of University Communications

  When Samantha Allen Mauldin 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 Grad Uses Psychology Degree to Lead YMCA Sports Program

  Office of University Communications

  As sports director of the Lake Norman (N.C.) YMCA, Alex Ellwood (’12) combines his degree in psychology from Gardner-Webb University with his love of sports. His job involves coordinating youth and adult sports leagues including basketball, flag football, soccer, and baseball. He also teaches sports clinics for preschoolers and physical education for homeschool students.

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  Classes, experiences at GWU gave alum foundation for journalism career

  Office of University Communications

  Randy Capps (’98) looks back on the firsthand opportunities he experienced at Gardner-Webb University as the foundation for his successful career in journalism. He is the publisher of the Four Oaks (N.C.) Journal, a monthly community magazine that focuses on the lighter side of life in southern Johnston County, where he lives with his wife, Shanna, and son, Ethan. Previously, he worked for various newspapers in North Carolina as a sports editor and digital specialist.

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  Gardner-Webb FNP Student will use Degree in Ministry

  Office of University Communications

  Before she came to the Hunt School of Nursing at Gardner-Webb University, Amber Smith Hinson (’16) and her husband, Grant, began a unique ministry. Stepping out in faith, they left their jobs, packed up their children and moved into a mobile home in Lancaster, S.C. With input from a pastor in the area, Hinson and her husband started The Connection Ministry at Countryside Mobile Home Park, which has approximately 185 trailers and over 700 residents.

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  Gardner-Webb’s Exercise Science Program Helps Student Choose Career Path

  Office of University Communications

  Majoring in exercise science at Gardner-Webb University gave Anna Pashkova (’16) an opportunity to explore a variety of health-related careers before deciding on the one that was right for her. Because the program incorporates biology, chemistry and psychology, most of the pre-requisites for graduate school are covered. “I wasn’t sure which career I wanted to be in when I started, but knew I would figure it out as I began to learn more about different areas,” she shared.

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  Gardner-Webb Swimmer Majors in Athletic Training to Help Others

  Office of University Communications

  Susie Ward (’16) of Abilene, Texas, was looking for a college where she could swim competitively while working on a degree in athletic training. Gardner-Webb University offered both in a supportive community atmosphere. “I met the team, saw the campus, met many Boiling Springs locals, and was able to learn about the expanding health sciences program at Gardner-Webb,” Ward recalled.

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  Gardner-Webb University Accepting Student Applications for New Pastoral Ministries Program

  Office of University Communications

  Gardner-Webb University is now accepting applications for admission to its new Accelerated Pastoral Ministries Program (APMP), which will provide students called to serve as pastors with both a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in five years of study. The APMP has received full approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), and the program’s Master of Divinity has been approved by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). Students may apply now for admission to the APMP for Fall 2016.

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  Gardner-Webb Worship Events to Feature Alumnus

  Office of University Communications

  A minister, discipleship leader and Gardner-Webb alumnus will be the featured speaker for several upcoming services during GWU’s annual Celebration Week, a time that unites the University community through a variety of worship opportunities. The events are free and open to the public. Brian Burgess, youth and outreach minister at Western Avenue Baptist Church in Statesville (N.C.), will be featured at Dimensions services on Jan. 26 and 28, both at 9:25 a.m. in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center (LYCC) on campus.

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  Honors Program at GWU Provides Unique Opportunities

  Office of University Communications

  After one visit, Emily Christine DeVries (’16) of Mooresville, N.C., decided to trust her instincts about Gardner-Webb University. “While I had toured many other universities, when I stepped foot on Gardner-Webb’s campus, I experienced something unique, a sense of reassurance that this place could become my home,” DeVries recalled. “I was impressed by the community I witnessed in one afternoon on campus. Although I was still hesitant about the unknowns that the college experience presents, I enrolled at Gardner-Webb.”