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Gardner-Webb University Theatre Presents “#8” April 23-26

Office of University Communications

The Gardner-Webb University Theatre Department will present a Holocaust love story with the latest production planned on April 23-25 at 7:30 p.m. and April 26 at 2:30 p.m. “#8” takes the stage in the Millennium Playhouse, located in the Communication Studies building. A Holocaust love story, “#8” was a 1990 finalist in the Eugene O’Neill National Playwright Competition.
Gardner-Webb Students to Display Work at Uptown Shelby Art Walk on April 23

Office of University Communications and Jill Blank

Gardner-Webb University photography students will display their work as part of the Uptown Shelby Art Walk on Thursday, April 23, from 5:30-8 p.m. Every spring, summer and fall, the Uptown Shelby Association partners with the Cleveland County Arts Council to bring art to the streets of Uptown Shelby. During the Art Walks, local businesses extend their hours into the evening to host various artists.
GWU Students to Exhibit Communications Portfolios

Office of University Communications

From portrait photography and videos to advertisements and journalistic writing, the outstanding work of Gardner-Webb University communications students will be on display on campus through May 9. The GWU Department of Communication and New Media’s annual Senior Show in the Communication Studies Hall is open to the public. “The senior show gives students the opportunity to showcase their best work and to also network and interact with visitors,” offered Dr. Amanda Bridges, assistant professor of graphic design.
Environmental Expert, Author to Speak at Gardner-Webb University on April 7

Office of University Communications and Brooke Kelly

Author and environmentalist Emma Sleeth Davis will visit Gardner-Webb on Tuesday, April 7 to share ideas for improving the physical and spiritual world in which the University community lives. She will be the featured speaker during GWU’s weekly Dimensions program at 9:25 a.m. in Stewart Hall of the Tucker Student Center. The event is free and open to the public.
GWU Events to Offer Career Experiences to Students

Office of University Communications

Gardner-Webb University will host multiple professional development events for students on Wednesday, April 8, including opportunities to learn from business leaders and secure internships. The Godbold School of Business Broyhill School of Management will host Executive Day at 10 a.m. in Blanton Auditorium in Hamrick Hall. A panel of business executives will share their experiences and answer students’ questions.
New Standing Helps GWU Students Become Certified Financial Planners

Office of University Communications

Gardner-Webb University’s new Master of Wealth and Trust Management was awarded standing with Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board). With this status, graduates of the Wealth and Trust Management program will be eligible to become a Certified Financial Planner without having to pursue additional coursework. The degree is offered through the Godbold School of Business.
Gardner-Webb University Nursing Students Spend Spring Break in New York City

Office of University Communications and Jill Blank

New York City: the city that never sleeps. Several Gardner-Webb nursing students and professors learned the truth of that slogan firsthand when they chose to spend their Spring Break visiting historic and famous landmarks in the Big Apple on a cultural education trip organized by the University. The annual GWU Spring Break trip to New York City was established over 20 years ago as a way to provide students with an opportunity to learn outside the classroom.
GWU to Present Distinguished Tuba Player in Concert

Office of University Communications

Gardner-Webb University will host renowned tuba player and music educator John William Banther for a Distinguished Artist concert on Tuesday, April 7. The show is free, open to the public and will begin at 8 p.m. in Blanton Auditorium in GWU’s Hamrick Hall. Banther has performed opera, classical, rhythm and blues, Dixieland and beat-box tuba styles in North America, South America and in Europe.
Pastors’ School Returns to Gardner-Webb May 25-27

Office of University Communications and Brooke Kelly

Gardner-Webb University is preparing for its 2015 Pastors’ School, a three-day educational retreat for pastors, and students of ministry and theology. This year’s program, set for May 25-27, features the theme, “Living as an apprentice of Jesus: What the church forgot to teach us.” “The Pastors’ School is designed for the busy pastor to offer moments of inspiration, fellowship, renewal, and rest,” shared Dr. Danny West, director of the GWU Doctor of Ministry Program and Ministry Leadership Development.
Gardner-Webb School of Performing and Visual Arts Announces 2015 Undergraduate Exhibit

Office of University Communications

The Gardner-Webb University School of Performing and Visual Arts presents the 2015 Annual Undergraduate Art Exhibit showing in the Communication Studies Hall through April 7. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Various types of 2-D and 3-D artwork from undergraduate students who have taken art studio classes such as drawing I, painting, I, ceramics I, and printmaking will be on display during the department’s largest exhibit of the year.
Gardner-Webb University Dimensions to Feature Evangelist from Clayton King Ministries

Office of University Communications and Brooke Kelly

Gardner-Webb University will host a Holy Week Service featuring speaker and evangelist Trey Bradley during the weekly Dimensions program on Tuesday, March 31. The event is free and open to the public. Bradley has worked in student ministry for several years, serves as a speaker with Clayton King Ministries and recently helped plant a church in Hendersonville, N.C.
Gardner-Webb University Trumpet Ensemble Performs in Second Straight National Competition

Office of University Communications

People across the country are hearing about the growing success of Gardner-Webb University’s trumpet program. For the second straight year, GWU students delivered a strong performance in the semifinals of the National Trumpet Competition, held March 19-21. Hosted by Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pa., this year’s competition also included classes with master trumpet players and performances by groups like the “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band and the U.S. Army jazz band.
Gardner-Webb Students Present Findings at Annual Conference

Office of University Communications

One dozen current Gardner-Webb University students recently presented a range of undergraduate research findings, and four of the GWU projects earned top awards at the Alpha Chi National Convention, held March 20-22 in Chicago. With the theme “Harmonious Hemispheres: The Nexus of Science and the Arts,” students were challenged to develop collaborative team presentations that would explore the intersection between science and art. Individual research presentations were also included as part of the annual national convention.
Gardner-Webb Partners with Western Piedmont Community College

Office of University Communications

Gardner-Webb University announced it has formed a partnership with Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) that will help students complete degrees in eight programs and provide GWU with improved facilities to offer academic and career services in the North Carolina foothills. Officials from Gardner-Webb and WPCC (Morganton, N.C.) formally signed an agreement March 19 to locate GWU’s Burke Campus at the community college. GWU previously operated a campus at the Old Rock School in Valdese.
Gardner-Webb to Host Series of Events to Inspire Positive Social Change

Office of University Communications

Gardner-Webb University will spotlight global issues and feature people who are working to find solutions and change the world as Social Entrepreneurship Week returns to the campus March 22-26. A series of events are planned to help encourage the Gardner-Webb community to make a difference in the lives of others who are facing an array of challenges. “Social Entrepreneurship Week is an effort to inspire and educate a new generation of confident and competent problem-solvers at Gardner-Webb University,” shared Dr. Tom LeGrand, director of the GWU Center for Christian Ethics & Social Responsibility, one the week’s many sponsors.
Gardner-Webb University Theatre Presents “The Music Man” March 26-28

Office of University Communications

The Gardner-Webb University Theatre Department will present “The Music Man” March 26-28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Dover Theatre, located inside the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center (LYCC). Tickets are $14 for adults, $9 for senior adults and students of other schools, $4 for GWU faculty and staff and children under 12, and free for GWU students. Set in 1912, “The Music Man” follows a con man trying to start a boys’ band in River City, Iowa, under the pretense that he is a professor of music.
Missionary to Speak at Gardner-Webb on March 24

Office of University Communications and Brooke Kelly

Missionary Jamie Wright will visit Gardner-Webb University on March 24 to share her diverse global experiences and her passion for encouraging people. Wright will speak at Dimensions at 9:25 a.m. in Paul Porter Arena, located inside the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center (LYCC). The event is free and open to the public.
Gardner-Webb to Offer Online Classes to Undergraduate Students this Summer

Office of University Communications

Gardner-Webb University will offer students an opportunity this summer to make progress on an undergraduate degree, without sacrificing a summer job or travel plans to take a seated college course. Several dozen GWU courses already offered online through the University’s Degree Completion Program (DCP) will also be available via the Internet for eligible traditional undergraduate students who attend Gardner-Webb and other institutions. Students enrolled at other colleges and universities may take GWU courses and transfer eligible credits back to their school.
Southern Baptist Leader Offers Mental Health Hope During Visit to Gardner-Webb University

Office of University Communications

After Gardner-Webb University alumnus Dr. Frank Page lost his daughter to suicide, he discovered a calling to help save others who are battling mental health illnesses. Page, now president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) executive committee, visited Gardner-Webb on March 17 to encourage students, local ministers and community members who are dealing with their own psychological challenges and the trials of others. When his daughter, Melissa, took her own life in 2009, Page faced the immense grief that suicides cause for thousands of American families, marriages, churches and friends each year.

WGWG: Dimensions with Frank Page
Gardner-Webb Hosts Japanese Study Abroad Students

Office of University Communications

Gardner-Webb University welcomed four Japanese engineering students during a two-week visit to experience English, engineering and American culture. The study abroad visit was made possible through the University’s English as a Second Language program, facilitated by World Languages and Cultures Associate Professor Dr. Lorene Pagcaliwagan. The group consisted of three undergraduate students—Ryosuke Mori, Yoshitaka Toeda, and Kyouhei Miyama—and one graduate student, Hironori Sakamoto, from Chiba University in Chiba, Japan, a suburb of Tokyo.
GWU’s Sport Management Degree Earns National Ranking

Office of University Communications

Gardner-Webb University offers the best bachelor’s degree in sport management in the Carolinas and one of the top 10 programs nationwide among institutions with fewer than 3,000 undergraduate students. Sports Management Degree Guide (sports-management-degrees.com), an online source for information on the field’s programs and careers, recently ranked Gardner-Webb No. 6 nationally in its “20 Great Small Colleges for a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management 2015.” GWU ranked ahead of other North Carolina institutions that made the top-20 list, including Catawba College (Salisbury, N.C.), Barton College (Wilson, N.C.), and Johnson C. Smith University (Charlotte, N.C.).
Meet the Authors’ Book Signing to Feature Work of GWU Employees

Office of University Communications

Gardner-Webb University will host a book-signing event on Wednesday, March 25, for four faculty and staff members who published works. The event, scheduled from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Dover Memorial Library, will feature Dr. Scott Shauf, Dr. Donald Berry, Dr. Joseph Webb and Dr. Doug Bryan. Dr. Shauf, associate professor of religious Studies, recently published “The Divine Acts and Ancient Historiography.”
The Call of the Wild

Office of University Communications and Niki Bliss-Carroll

He was sitting on the porch watching the sun set across shimmering waters and had just completed his boat patrol shift as a park ranger with the Corps of Engineers at Lake Hartwell, Ga. But something was wrong. A nagging feeling caused him to take a deep breath.
Gardner-Webb Improves Transfer Process for Elementary Education Students

Office of University Communications

Gardner-Webb University and Cleveland Community College (CCC) have formed a partnership that will ease the transfer process for students who seek to complete an elementary education degree with coursework at both institutions. Officials for both schools signed an agreement to create a seamless track for students who begin their school-age education associate’s degree studies at CCC and complete them in an elementary education bachelor’s degree program at Gardner-Webb. The agreement, called Pathways to reference the structured path of study between the two schools, formalizes a degree partnership that already exists between GWU and CCC.
Gardner-Webb’s Healthcare Management Bachelor’s Degree Earns National Ranking

Office of University Communications and Jill Blank

Gardner-Webb University recently earned national recognition as one of “15 Great Small Colleges for a Bachelor’s in Healthcare Administration 2015.” Healthcare Administration Degree Programs, an online source for undergraduate and graduate information, ranked Gardner-Webb No. 8 in the nation for bachelor’s degrees in healthcare administration at a small college. Schools were ranked based on institution types, accreditation, affiliations, faculty strength and ratio, admission rate, and average net price of the college.