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Gardner-Webb’s Annual “Festival of Lights” Returns Dec. 5
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University’s Festival of Lights has become a Christmas tradition and is a way for students, faculty, staff and community members to usher in the holiday season. This year’s event will be held Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. in the Dover Theatre, located in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center on the Gardner-Webb campus. The event features the GWU concert choir, chorale, and other ensembles, under the direction of Dr. Paul Etter, director of choral activities at GWU.
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Gardner-Webb Symphonic Band to Perform in Concert on Dec. 3
Office of University Communications
The Gardner-Webb University School of Performing and Visual Arts – Symphonic Band presents a fall concert featuring a tribute to President John F. Kennedy in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of his death. The event takes place on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. in the Kathleen Nolan Dover Theatre, located in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center (LYCC). “Our honor to John F. Kennedy will be a presentation of Ronald Lo Presti’s ‘Elegy for A Young American’,” said Dr. Matt Whitfield, professor of music and director of the GWU Symphonic Band.
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Gardner-Webb University Presents 2013 Advent Devotional Book
Frank Bonner and Office of University Communications
Dear Gardner-Webb Family and Friends, It is my pleasure to bring you Christmas greetings, and to present the 2013 Advent Devotional Book. The season of Advent is a very special time for Christians, a time to anticipate the coming of Emmanuel and the emergence of His grace in our lives. But Advent is also important corporately, for the Church and for our University, because it is in Christ’s appearance among us that we find our true identity.
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Volunteers Needed for Local Salvation Army Campaigns
Office of University Communications
One of the most iconic sights and sounds of the holidays is a ringing bell and The Salvation Army Red Kettle. With the Christmas season right around the corner, The Salvation Army offices of Cleveland and Rutherford Counties are seeking volunteers to help at various locations throughout both counties. While some members of the Gardner-Webb University family have already volunteered to give their time, more people are needed to ring bells as well as help with the food and toy distributions for families in need the week of Dec. 16.
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Gardner-Webb University Announces Pending Sale of Radio Frequency 88.3 FM
Office of University Communications
Officials with Gardner-Webb University are announcing the pending sale of their long-standing FM radio frequency 88.3 upon approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). New Life 91.9 WRCM, part of Columbia International University (Columbia, S.C.), has agreed to purchase the frequency and expects the transition to be complete in the first quarter of 2014. “While the purchase of the frequency has been in negotiation for several months, all of the paperwork has now been filed with the FCC,” said WGWG General Manager Noel Manning.
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GWU Professor Discusses JFK’s Effective Use of Media Outlets to Advance His Message
Office of University Communications
As the nation remembers the assassination of President John F. Kennedy 50 years ago, individuals are reflecting on elements of his legacy that are sometimes overshadowed by his premature death. For instance, JFK utilized media, particularly photography and television, to effectively connect with his audience and to advance his political agenda. WGWG’s Jeff Powell talks with Dr. Lisa C. Luedeman of Gardner-Webb University’s Communication Studies department.
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Gardner-Webb’s Life of the Scholar Presents Holocaust Survivor in Voices Of Terezin
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University’s LOTS (Life Of The Scholar) program presents a powerful mixed-media event called Voices Of Terezin, featuring Holocaust survivor Ela Weissberger, on Monday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. in Blanton Auditorium, located in Hamrick Hall. This program is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception where attendees will have the opportunity for a meet and greet with Weissberger. Voices Of Terezin is an event centered on the art, poetry, and music that originated in the World War II concentration camp at Terezin in the Czech Republic.
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Gardner-Webb’s School of Performing and Visual Arts Concert Features Guitar Ensemble
Office of University Communications
The Gardner-Webb University Guitar Ensemble, led by conductor Jason Pickard, will perform in concert Thursday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. in Blanton Auditorium, located in Hamrick Hall. The concert showcases modern arrangements of traditional Christmas songs, as well as contemporary classical guitar compositions. This is an event made possible by the GWU School of Performing and Visual Arts and will be free and open to the public.
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GWU Students Participate in Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University students have always been involved in service for the community but now they get the opportunity to truly connect with those less fortunate during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week through Nov. 23. Sponsored by the GWU Office of Community Engagement, students can attend a documentary screening, panel discussions with men currently living in a shelter, and other activities that will show them the difficulties of homelessness. Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Weeks kicked off on Monday, Nov. 18 with a screening of “The Line,” in the Tucker Student Center at 7 p.m.
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Gardner-Webb’s Godbold School of Business Celebrates the MBA Program’s 20th Anniversary
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University’s Godbold School of Business observed a milestone event with a day of celebration honoring the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program’s 20th Anniversary. MBA alumni joined GWU administrators, faculty, staff, school of business students, and special guests during several events that rediscovered the program’s history, while looking ahead to the future and the hope for continued expansion. A comprehensive anniversary video was viewed by attendees and is available here.
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Gardner-Webb to Offer American Red Cross CPR/AED Certification Class
Office of University Communications
The Department of Physical Education Wellness and Sport Studies at Gardner-Webb University is pleased to announce that they are offering an American Red Cross Adult and Child Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) /Automated External Defibrillator (AED) certification class on Thursday, Nov. 21, from 5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. in Bost Gym. The class is open to faculty and staff who are interested in earning their American Red Cross certification. Gardner-Webb students, who recently earned their instructor certification, will teach the class under the supervision of associate professor Dr. Debbi Ware.
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Gardner-Webb University Theatre Department Presents “No Exit” Nov. 20-24
Office of University Communications
The Gardner-Webb University Theatre Department will present the existentialist play “No Exit” Nov. 20-23 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 24 at 2:30 p.m. in the Millennium Playhouse, located in the Communication Studies Hall. Written by French playwright Jean-Paul Sartre, the play begins with three damned souls Cradeu, Ines, and Estelle brought to the same room in hell by a mysterious Valet. All three expected to be tortured for the rest of eternity but instead have found themselves in a plain furnished room.
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Gardner-Webb Orchestra Concert to Premiere New Composition by Student
Office of University Communications
An array of musical instruments and singing voices will unite for a Gardner-Webb University Orchestra Concert, featuring the Crest High School Advanced String Orchestra, on Monday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m., in Dover Theatre – located in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center. This year’s event features an extra bonus with the world premiere of Bradley Camp’s composition “The Fall of Xander.” “Bradley is a senior music composition major here at Gardner-Webb,” said Dr. Patricia Sparti, professor of music in the GWU School of Performing and Visual Arts (music division).
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Gardner-Webb to Host Distinguished Artist Concert Featuring Accomplished Trombone Player
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University’s School of Performing and Visual Arts presents a Distinguished Artist Concert with Michael Kris, trombone player-soloist and clinician, on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. in Blanton Auditorium, located in Hamrick Hall. The concert is free and open to the public with a free will offering being accepted in support of the music program. A native of Cleveland, Ohio and Dallas, Texas, Kris serves on the faculty of the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) where he teaches low brass and chamber music.
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GWU Professors Gaskins & Moore Discuss 50th Anniversary of Kennedy’s Assassination
Office of University Communications
The life of President John F. Kennedy ended 50 years ago on Nov. 22, 1963 by an assassin’s bullet, slightly less than three years from the day he first took office as 35th president of the United States. As the country prepares to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death, many historians and political science experts are reviewing elements of his legacy that might have been recorded in history’s annals very differently if he had not been killed. Gardner-Webb University professors Dr. Ben Gaskins (political science) and Dr. Joseph Moore (history) view JFK’s assassination as a turning point in the culture of American politics for a number of reasons.
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Survivor of Mystery Illness to Share Testimony at Dimensions on Nov. 19
Office of University Communications
The Dimensions program at Gardner-Webb University is pleased to announce Mandy Young as a distinguished speaker. The Conyers, Ga., resident will share her testimony on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 9:25 a.m. in the Tucker Student Center. Since the age of two, Mandy Young has suffered from a mysterious illness in which her body does not detect an infection until it is life-threatening.
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Gardner-Webb School of Nursing Celebrates Nurse Practitioners
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University’s School of Nursing, along with U.S. Congress, the health care industry, and other groups, is bringing awareness to the importance of nurse practitioners in honor of National Nurse Practitioner Week through Nov. 13. Gardner-Webb enrolled its first cohort of Master of Science in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) students in January. “The program consists of both face to face and online course offerings with over eight semesters or three years of part time study,” said Dr. Anna Hamrick, assistant professor and director of the FNP program at Gardner-Webb.
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GWU Alum Clayton King Tagged by LifeWay to Pen Updated “True Love Waits” Curriculum
Office of University Communications
The most successful product ever released by LifeWay Christian Resources is being re-launched next month and officials have handpicked Gardner-Webb University alumnus Clayton King (’95) to develop and write the new curriculum. True Love Waits, an international moral purity campaign designed to challenge teens and college students to commit to sexual abstinence until marriage, initially debuted in 1994, when King himself was a college student. As a traveling evangelist and speaker even during his years at Gardner-Webb, he remembers speaking at True Love Waits rallies all over the country.
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Gardner-Webb’s Dr. Lisa Allen to Speak at Weekly University Chapel Service
Office of University Communications
The Dimensions program at Gardner-Webb University is pleased to announce Dr. Lisa Allen as a distinguished speaker. She is the director of the Center for Christian Ethics and Leadership at Gardner-Webb and serves as an assistant professor in the School of Divinity. Allen will be joined by colleagues from the GWU Department of Theatre for the program, to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 9:25 a.m. in the Tucker Student Center.
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Gardner-Webb University Unveils Transformational Exercise Science Lab
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University’s aspiring exercise physiologists and other allied health professionals will be among the first to benefit from a brand new laboratory designed to shift healthcare emphasis from disease management to preventive care. The vision for an advanced human performance lab is now a reality, due in part to the lead gift by Carolina Chiropractic Plus of Shelby, N.C. along with significant contributions from the Nanney Foundation and the McNair Educational Foundation. Officially named the “Carolina Chiropractic Plus Human Performance Lab” and located in Gardner-Webb’s Suttle Wellness Center, the 1,300 square-foot facility will serve as the main supplement to the undergraduate exercise science program and is directed by associate professor of exercise science Dr. Jeffrey Hartman, in the GWU School of Preventive and Rehabilitative Health Sciences.
WGWG: Human Performance Lab- GWU Professor Hartman Discusses the New Lab
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An Opera Event Full of Adventure Takes the Stage at Gardner-Webb
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University’s School of Performing and Visual Arts presents its students of the “Drama in Singing” class as they present Opera Scenes, Sunday, Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. in Blanton Auditorium, located in Hamrick Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. Directed by Dr. Megan McCauley, director of Opera Theater and assistant professor of voice for GWU, the group will perform scenes from various operas by composers such as W. A. Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, and the British duo Gilbert and Sullivan.
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Gardner-Webb’s School of Education Takes Advantage of Technology to Benefit Future Teachers
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University’s School of Education is excited about a partnership with the group Teachscape that enables undergraduate students—the teachers of tomorrow—to take advantage of web-based programs that allow for textbook-free learning. Teachscape was introduced to students for the first time this semester. “We are very excited to be partnering with Teachscape,” said Dr. Kelly Taylor, assistant professor and chair of middle grades education for GWU’s School of Education.
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Gardner-Webb to Offer a First Look for Prospective Students and Families
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University will host the second Dawg Day of the academic year this Monday, Nov. 11 from 2 to 5:30 p.m. beginning in the Tucker Student Center. Dawg Days are free visitation days that allow future students to become familiar with the University and what it has to offer. “It’s kind of like an open house,” said Elisabeth Edmonson, GWU Event and Visit Coordinator for Undergraduate Admissions.
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Annual Christmas Art Sale Set to Open Nov. 21 at Gardner-Webb
Office of University Communications
The Gardner-Webb University Art Department is proud to announce the opening of its annual Christmas Art Sale, a fundraiser to support individual artists and the GWU Art Club. The sale offers a variety of original artwork by local artists, GWU art faculty and art club students. The sale is open from Thursday, Nov. 21 through Saturday, Nov. 23, in the upper concourse at the Tucker Student Center.
WGWG: Annual Christmas Art Sale Set to Open Nov. 21 at Gardner-Webb
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GWU Godbold School of Business to Celebrate MBA Program’s 20th Anniversary
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University’s Godbold School of Business will observe an important milestone with the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program 20th Anniversary Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 14. The event will offer an opportunity to rediscover the program’s roots, while uncovering unique elements that combine effective teaching with an emphasis on ethics within a Christian environment. Events that day are open to the public, members of the business community, and alumni, and will take place on campus from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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