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Gardner-Webb Alum Pursues Advocacy for the Disabled
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb alumna Kristian Champion (’11) graduated with a class of newly trained disability advocates this September as part of Partners in Policymaking, an eight-weekend political leadership development program. Provided by the N.C. Council on Developmental Disabilities, the program helps advocates bring the disabled population into the political forum to positively shape the public policies that affect them. At Partners in Policymaking, Champion—whose paralysis was caused at birth by spina bifida—learned about networking, community organizing, and how to draft and propose new legislation.
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GWU Alum Shares Benefits of Writing for Therapy
Office of University Communications and Jill Blank
“Some of my more personal writing stems from my life-long battle with depression,” said Gardner-Webb alumnus Jamie Hughes. “The ability to journal and the incredible benefits experienced from it, are, as I see, gifts from God that have been used for centuries to help heal broken hearts and manage life’s difficulties.” Almost two years ago, Hughes was inspired to create a therapeutic writing class after reading about similar groups that had been created in the United Kingdom.
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GWU Thanks Donors with Colorful Campus Display
Office of University Communications
The center of Gardner-Webb University’s campus shines bright this week with the sparkling red, orange and silver colors of more than 2,000 pinwheels spinning in the breeze. As GWU Homecoming week festivities begin, the radiant display on the University Quad pays tribute to the institution’s generous donors who provide the core financial support for students and scholarships. “We love our donors and want to thank them as we head into a high-traffic time on campus,” Mary Carlson, GWU director of donor relations, shared.
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Gardner-Webb University Hosts International Chef on Oct. 12
Office of University Communications
Sodexo Dining Services will present a unique culinary event on the campus of Gardner-Webb University next week. The international food services corporation is planning a complimentary food tasting, “Flavors of the Czech Republic,” on Monday, Oct. 12 at 3 p.m. in Tucker Student Center with international chef Lukas Jenista. As part of Sodexo’s Global Chef program, Jenista will prepare a complimentary hors d’oeuvres reception in Stewart Hall for all attendees.
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Academic Plan to Benefit GWU Transfer Students
Office of University Communications
Students who transfer to Gardner-Webb University from a North Carolina community college stand to save both time and money in completing a four-year degree, thanks to an updated education agreement approved by GWU and other college leaders across the state. A revised version of the Independent Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (ICAA) will provide further planning and support to guide students through the required curriculum to complete a bachelor’s degree program with courses at both a community college and a four-year institution. In addition to authorization by North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) and presidents in the N.C. Community College System, the updated ICAA was recently approved by Gardner-Webb leadership.
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Gardner-Webb University Art Exhibit Revisits Familiar Biblical Stories Through Unique Perspective
Office of University Communications
For anyone well-versed in biblical history, stories such as David slaying Goliath, Abraham’s sacrifice of his son Isaac, and Jesus washing his disciples’ feet conjure familiar imagery. But those and other well-known passages take on unique visual perspectives in a Gardner-Webb University exhibit by North Carolina artist Don Sawyer Jr. Sawyer portrays Bible characters from different vantage points in almost a dozen acrylic pieces that comprise his “Wash Me All Over” show, which is now on display in GWU’s Tucker Gallery through Nov. 4.
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Gardner-Webb University’s Next Eight-Week Semester Option Begins Oct. 12
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University will offer students a shortened semester option beginning Oct. 12. The GWU Degree Completion Program (DCP) Minimester, an academic term recently created to provide additional opportunities for students, provides an eight-week schedule that includes the same coursework as a full 16-week period. Students may register for the upcoming fall Minimester through Oct. 14, and classes for the condensed schedule will continue through Dec. 10.
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Couple Finds Inspiration to Help Others Through Daughter’s Cancer Battle
Office of University Communications
When Kevin and Emily Ratliff’s daughter Claire was diagnosed with stage-four cancer at younger than two years old, an army of friends supported the family in many ways. That support lives on today, more than three years after the young girl passed away, in the form of Claire’s Army, an organization that provides support to families during their battle with childhood cancer. The Ratliffs will share the inspiration of Claire’s Army with the Gardner-Webb community during Dimensions on Oct. 6, just a few weeks prior to the University’s annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life event Oct. 24.
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GWU Music Ensembles to Present Fall Concert
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University’s Music Department will present a fall concert, featuring the concert choir, handbell ensemble and chorale, on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The performance, which begins at 8 p.m. inside Dover Theatre on campus, is free and open to the public. The chorale will be led by Dr. Morgan Soja, assistant professor of music at the University. Students, faculty and staff members will comprise the handbell ensemble, which will be directed by Gardner-Webb alumnus and staff accompanist Matthew Lineberger.
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GWU to Offer Choral Clinic and Concert on Oct. 8
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb will welcome about 150 high school chorus students to campus on Thursday, Oct. 8 as the University’s music department hosts the 38th GWU Choral Clinic and Concert. A day of instruction and rehearsal will culminate in a free, public concert at 7:30 p.m. in Dover Theatre. Dr. Timothy Peter, director of choral activities at Stetson University in DeLand, Fla., will lead clinics for GWU musicians and for students from 16 of the region’s high schools.
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Gardner-Webb to Highlight Missions Sept. 29
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University will spotlight its Christian mission work during Dimensions on Sept. 29. The program, which begins at 9:25 a.m. in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center, is free and open to the public. Students, faculty and staff members will share mission experiences from the past year in places like Colorado and Honduras, and information tables will provide details about upcoming trips scheduled for the current academic year.
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Earl Scruggs Center and Gardner-Webb University Announce Collaboration on New Course
Office of University Communications
The Earl Scruggs Center is proud to partner with Gardner-Webb University’s Department of Social Sciences for a unique class on museum collections management, instructed by Annmarie Reiley-Kay, who formerly served as curator for the Center. “Gardner-Webb has spent the last two years exploring opportunities for students to gain entry into museum careers. A large part of that decision was driven by knowing they could gain exposure to a world-class cultural museum right in our own back yard,” said Dr. Joseph Moore, assistant professor of history at the University.
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Gardner-Webb to Host Color Dash 5K on Oct. 10
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University and the Town of Boiling Springs will receive an extra splash of fall color on Oct. 10 as runners participate in the Color Dash 5K. The race is one of many festivities GWU will host during Homecoming weekend. “The Color Dash is an untimed race and a great social event for friends and families,” offered Brian Arnold, assistant director of student activities at Gardner-Webb.
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Alumna Puts Gardner-Webb Science Degree to Work
Office of University Communications
Workers often encounter a host of chemicals while exploring mining, hydraulic fracturing and other occupational sites across the country. In the historically mining-rich state of West Virginia, Gardner-Webb alumna Carrie Long is studying the impacts of some of those substances on the human immune system, in hopes of discovering information that will lead to health improvements for workers in a variety of professional fields. Long, a Ph.D. candidate at West Virginia University (Morgantown, W.Va.), is performing research in labs connected to both WVU and the neighboring Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health facility.
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Gardner-Webb to Hold Auditions for Original Play
Office of University Communications
The Gardner-Webb Theatre Department invites university and community members to audition for parts in the upcoming production of “I-Ya-I-Ya-O,” an original play written by Dr. Doug Bryan. Auditions will be held Oct. 6-7 in the Millennium Playhouse, located behind the Communication Studies Hall on the GWU campus. Roles are available for two men and one woman, with a preference for performers aged in their 20s.
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GWU Hunt School of Nursing Prepares for Accreditation Review
Office of University Communications
The Gardner-Webb University Hunt School of Nursing will host a site review team for continuing accreditation of its Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). A public meeting will be held at GWU’s College of Health Sciences (315 W. College Ave., Boiling Springs, N.C.) on Wednesday, Oct. 7 from 2:15 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 191. In addition, the ACEN is inviting members of the community to submit written comments relating to the Gardner-Webb University MSN program to Dr. Marsal Stoll, ACEN Chief Executive Officer (3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850; Atlanta, GA 30326) or via email at mstoll@acenursing.org.
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Fall Symposium at GWU to Explore Race Relations, Identity Issues
Office of University Communications
Members of the Gardner-Webb University community will take a closer look at a range of current issues facing contemporary society through an upcoming event. “Transcending Boundaries: A Symposium on Race, Class and Identity” will be held at Tucker Student Center Oct. 22-24 and will feature opportunities for students and citizens to explore tensions that often serve as catalysts for division. GWU Alumna Randi Gill-Sadler (’10) will serve as the keynote speaker at the three-day event. Gill-Sadler is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Florida (Gainesville, Fla.) and her scholarly interests are African American literature, the Black diaspora and U.S. imperialism.
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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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