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GWU’s Dr. Jeff Hartman Offers Summer Vacation Exercise Suggestions
Office of University Communications
Summertime vacations bring a welcome break from everyday life that may even tempt some to skip their regular exercise routine. Still, vacations are no excuse to stop exercising, according to Dr. Jeffrey Hartman, associate professor of exercise science at Gardner-Webb. “The beauty of the smartphone and the latest apps coming out is that they make it easier to continue your exercise routine when you go away from home by finding some local resources,” Hartman said during a weekly exercise science program on Gardner-Webb’s WGWG.org.
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GWU History Expert Discusses Significance of Independence Day
Office of University Communications
Most Americans celebrate the Fourth of July by eating hamburgers and hot dogs, viewing fireworks, and participating in parades. The holiday offers a chance to visit with family and friends, take time away from work, and relax. That’s exactly how the occasion should be celebrated, and it’s what the country’s Founding Fathers wanted, according to Gardner-Webb University Professor Emeritus of History Dr. Tony Eastman.
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GWU Announces Installation of Artificial Field Surface in Spangler Stadium
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University has announced that a new artificial turf surface will be installed on Coach Norman Harris Field at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium. The announcement signals the first major renovation to the stadium since 2004, with the project set for completion in early August 2014. Officials say the turf will offer the University significant long-term field maintenance cost savings.
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GWU Basketball Coaches Support Cancer Awareness, Research Organization
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University women’s basketball coaches helped raise breast cancer awareness and research funding in a unique way this week. GWU Head Coach Rick Reeves and Assistant Coach Dominique Hudson participated in #Chillin4Charity, in which coaches challenge their peers to raise money for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund and take an ice shower to support the organization. Coaches have 48 hours to answer the challenge.
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GWU History Professor Talks Historic Civil Rights Act
Office of University Communications
In schools and restaurants, voting booths and employment lines, life changed drastically for Americans 50 years ago this summer. National leaders approved the Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964. The legislation brought some sweeping changes to the country’s racial divisions, but it didn’t eliminate all boundaries, according to Gardner-Webb University Assistant Professor of History Dr. Joseph Moore.
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Gardner-Webb Mourns Loss of School of Business Dean Emeritus
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University Dean Emeritus Jim Crawley, instrumental in the successful growth and national recognition of the University’s business school, passed away Saturday, June 21 at the age of 84. Crawley began his tenure at Gardner-Webb in 1994, after retiring from Dupont, Inc. He served as the first dean of the University’s business school—during which the school moved into its current home in E.B. Hamrick Hall—as well as chairman of GWU’s undergraduate business program.
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Wounded Healer: GWU Student’s Medical Trials Shape New Role in Helping Others
Office of University Communications and Liv LuVisi
She climbs, spins, and drops—shifting gracefully in and out of mid-air poses supported by silk fabric—spiraling and twisting herself into intricate knots as she displays a delicate balance of beauty and strength. Gardner-Webb sophomore Aubry McMahon is an artist of aerial silks, a performance art closely resembling the acrobatics of Cirque du Soleil. Aerialists rely greatly on physical strength and skill, and while McMahon flourishes in her element, health has not always been on her side.
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Gardner-Webb University to Launch Construction of New Softball Stadium
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The Gardner-Webb University Department of Athletics is announcing plans for the construction of a new women’s softball stadium, to be built in the same location as the current field located on South Main Street in Boiling Springs. The facility will be named after lead donors David and Marie Brinkley, owners of Brinkley Financial Group, based in Kings Mountain, N.C. Brinkley Softball Stadium will include spacious new dugouts, permanent seating for 350 spectators, a concession stand, and press box, which will house a main working area and two broadcast booths to accommodate radio and video operations.
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GWU’s Pittman Center Announces Partnership with Virginia Baptist Group
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The Gardner-Webb University Pittman Center for Congregational Enrichment is announcing a new partnership with Christian Leaders Link, a leadership training entity of Virginia Baptists, located in Roanoke, Va. Beginning in July, the Pittman Center will provide resources for use by the Link. These funds will allow the two ministries to co-host workshops, conferences, and other non-degree training events during the year.
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Carolina Crown to Perform Free Show at GWU
Office of University Communications
World-champion drum and bugle corps, Carolina Crown, will perform a free show Sunday, June 15, at Gardner-Webb University. More than 150 musicians with the South Carolina-based corps have called Boiling Springs home for the past month to rehearse the 2014 cosmic-themed show, “Out of This World.” Sunday’s show is set for 7-9 p.m. in Ernest W. Spangler Stadium at GWU.
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Gardner-Webb Undergraduate Aids Malnourished Families in Guatemala
Office of University Communications
Ben Payne helps feed malnourished families several thousand miles from home. With the aid of his family and business principles he’s learned as a marketing major, the Gardner-Webb University senior has assisted in the development of a sustainable nutrition program in one of Guatemala’s many impoverished villages. It’s work that’s earned him recognition in the local community and a mission he hopes will be replicated in other countries around the world.
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Gardner-Webb University Announces Purchase of Building for New College of Health Sciences
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The Gardner-Webb University Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the purchase of a 53,500-square-foot building that will house the new College of Health Sciences. Officials from Cleveland County Healthcare System (CCHS) have confirmed the sale of Crawley Memorial Hospital, located at 315 W. College Ave., to Gardner-Webb University, effective later this month. The property is owned by Carolinas Healthcare System based in Charlotte, N.C.
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Fifth Annual Summer Leadership Conference Set for July 28-29
Office of University Communications
The fifth annual Summer Leadership Conference, titled “Leadership in Action: A Formula for Success,” will feature distinguished keynote speaker Dr. Mark Edwards, the 2013 North Carolina Superintendent of the Year, National Superintendent of the Year, and Superintendent of Mooresville (N.C.) Graded School District. Scheduled for July 28-29 in the Tucker Student Center at Gardner-Webb University, the conference is sponsored by the School of Education’s Center for Innovative Leadership Development (CILD) and the Godbold School of Business Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship (CEE). Several sessions will be offered throughout the two-day event, each designed to offer information in the areas of teacher efficacy, organizational leadership, and research presentations.
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GWU Alumna Shares Life Lessons in New Book “Living Among the Dying”
Office of University Communications and Jackie Bridges
In the 18 months that Lynn Hamrick has been at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, N.C., she’s learned more about living than dying. “When I came to Hospice, I felt like people sometimes have the wrong idea,” she reflected. “They automatically think you are at death’s door, but I found out the people here are focused on making your life better. Hospice is not a place of gray gloom and whispered woes. It is a place of caring and living and peace.”
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GWU Alumni Invited to Network at Local Baseball Game
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University invites alumni to connect with fellow members of the University family at the Forest City Owls baseball game Thursday, June 12 in Forest City, N.C. “It’s an opportunity for alums to meet other alums living in the same area to build relationships with the common ground of Gardner-Webb,” said Brad Vaughn, assistant director of GWU Alumni Relations. “It gives a chance to network for friendships or potential job opportunities, and it provides an opportunity to stay connected with the University, its events, and the campus.”
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GWU Mourns the Loss of Professor Emeritus and Former Champion Golf Coach
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University Professor Emeritus, Athletics Hall of Famer and two-time National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Golf Coach of the Year Dr. Garland Allen passed away Tuesday, June 3 at the age of 91. Allen began his tenure at Gardner-Webb in 1961 when the institution was still a junior college. During his first year, he served as an academic counselor.
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Gardner-Webb Program Connects High School Students, Business Leaders
Office of University Communications
Local high school students will learn professional skills from business leaders next month in a free program at Gardner-Webb University. The GWU Godbold School of Business presents the 9th annual B.E.S.T. (Bringing Executives and Students Together) Program from July 23-25. The program gives rising 10th, 11th and 12th graders an opportunity to learn from entrepreneurs and other community leaders
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Crossroads Summer Camps Slated to Return to Gardner-Webb for 19th Consecutive Year
Office of University Communications
Crossroads Worldwide Summer Camp 2014 will begin its 19th consecutive year at Gardner-Webb University on Monday, June 23. For five weeks, the ministry will immerse over 4,000 youth campers in a variety of worship experiences. Nightly worship services, held Monday through Thursday at 7 p.m., are open to the community.
Youtube: Gardner-Webb University Hosts Crossroads Summer Camp 2012
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Gardner-Webb University Hosts Jump Start for Incoming Students on May 30
Office of University Communications
The preparations have been made… the must-have items are checked off from lists… the months have turned to weeks and the weeks have turned to days. The clock is winding down for many teens as they prepare to leave the comforts of home in order to begin their new season of life as full-time college students. On May 30, before many have even graduated from high school, dozens of incoming students will take advantage of a GWU Jump Start day.
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Freeman Scholarship Fund Supports Local Students Entering College
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Eight local students will pursue a college education with the help of the Joseph B. Freeman Jr. Educational Fund. Gardner-Webb University announced the recipients of 2014 Freeman scholarships during a presentation May 28 at the Cleveland County Chamber in uptown Shelby, N.C. Established in 1991 by local business leaders, the Freeman Fund was named for the late Joseph B. Freeman, who was head of the Interstate Johnson Lane office in Shelby.
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GWU Program Ranks Among Nation’s Best for Veterans
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University offers one of the best online graduate business programs for the nation’s military veterans, according to U.S. News & World Report. The news and analysis publisher ranks GWU’s online graduate business degree No. 1 in the Carolinas and No. 13 nationwide among institutions that offer the highest-quality programs to meet the educational needs of former service members. The ranking required institutions to be certified for the GI Bill, participate in several specific programs that offer educational benefits to veterans, and to provide overall affordability, faculty credentials, student services and a positive reputation.
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GWU Student Selected for National Field Trip & Internship Experiences
Office of University Communications
Wendy Harmon grew up with the mountains, rivers, lakes, and streams of western North Carolina at her back door. Born and raised in Rutherfordton, N.C., some of her fondest memories are of outdoor exploratory excursions with her parents, Tommy and Darlene Harmon, where she literally first got her feet wet in ecology—the study of how organisms interact with their environments. When Harmon began looking at colleges, she wanted to find a place where she could further develop her love for science, biology, and ecology.
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Gardner-Webb University Recognizes Recent Graduates
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Gardner-Webb University is pleased to announce more than 700 students recently received degrees during spring commencement exercises held on May 12. Students earned associates, bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees from a variety of university programs. The University salutes these students and congratulates them on their significant achievements in higher education.
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Gardner-Webb Hosts World-Champion Music Corps
Office of University Communications
World-class student musicians will call Gardner-Webb University home for the next month. More than 150 instrumentalists from across the nation and around the globe are rehearsing on campus with drum and bugle corps, Carolina Crown. In August 2013, South Carolina-based Carolina Crown won the distinguished Drum Corps International World Championships Competition.
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Gardner-Webb University Announces Spring 2014 Dean’s List
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University is pleased to announce the Dean’s List for the 2014 spring semester. The Dean’s List honors outstanding students who maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 3.7 or above. This recognition is the highest academic honor of the semester. The University salutes the students named to the Dean’s List, and commends them for their scholastic success in higher education.
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