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GWU Set to Welcome 600 Students for Orientation
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University will welcome approximately 600 new students (freshmen and transfers) to its campus this month for a variety of orientation activities. First-year GWU students are set to move in and begin their college journeys Friday, Aug. 15. Scheduled welcome events that day include a greeting from University President Dr. A. Frank Bonner and complimentary refreshments in the Tucker Student Center.
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GWU Mourns Loss of Alumnus, Army Special Forces Serviceman
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University is mourning the loss of U.S. Army Green Beret Staff Sgt. Jerry Gass, a 2003 GWU alumnus and former football offensive lineman who passed away Aug. 3 in Afghanistan. Gass, 33, served his country as a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group and was stationed at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, N.C. He passed away following a non-combat incident while on patrol, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
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Gardner-Webb University Awards Over 200 Degrees
Office of University Communications
Gardner–Webb University hosted Summer Commencement on Monday, Aug. 4 in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center at 10 a.m. More than 200 graduates were honored for their achievements during the ceremony. Many graduates participated in the ceremony through prayer, scripture reading, and commencement speeches. T. Faith Lambeth (Statesville, N.C.) offered the invocation, while Jasmine Dale (La Vergne, Tenn.) shared passages from the Old and New Testaments.
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James Brown’s Son Remembers Legendary Father with WGWG.org
Office of University Communications
Legendary musician James Brown grew up in a home with a dirt floor and clothes fashioned from sacks. After his father gave him a keyboard organ and he taught himself to play it, Brown evolved into one of the most imitated stage performers in modern American history. His son, Daryl, a songwriter and musician himself, recently reflected on Brown’s life and career in an interview with WGWG.org.
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High School Students Participate in Inaugural Science Academy at Gardner-Webb
Office of University Communications
For over a dozen high school students from Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy (TJCA) in Mooresboro, N.C., one of the first weeks of their summer vacation has given them new insight into the practical application of scientific principles they have learned in the classroom. Through a grant from the Stonecutter Foundation (Spindale, N.C.), 14 teens participated in the first annual Science Academy, a brand new program designed to offer them enrichment in the subject of science. “I think this academy caused the students to think about science beyond the classroom and opened their eyes to the many different careers in the science field,” said Nick Longerbeam, biology teacher at TJCA.
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Gardner-Webb University Co-Sponsors Annual Hickory Crawdads Christian Concert
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University’s Office of Church Relations and Office of Community Relations are joining forces for the third time to co-sponsor an annual event as part of the Hickory Crawdads (Hickory, N.C.) regular season game against the Delmarva Shorebirds. The ‘Dads Annual Christian Concert is planned for Saturday, Aug. 16, following the 6 p.m. game. “This is our third year of sponsoring this event and through it, we are building relationships with churches and communities in our region,” said Aaron Hinton, director of the Office of Church Relations and the Christian Service Organization (CSO).
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B.E.S.T. Program Participants Visit Gardner-Webb Campus This Week
Office of University Communications
Local high school students are learning professional skills from business leaders this week during an annual 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 beginning July 23 through July 25. The program gives rising 10th, 11th and 12th graders an opportunity to learn from entrepreneurs and other community leaders.
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Boiling Springs Breaking Ground on New Town Hall, Police Station
Office of University Communications
The Town of Boiling Springs invites the community to attend a ceremony to celebrate the groundbreaking for a new town hall and police station. The event is set for July 25 at 3 p.m. at the site of the new structure at 114 E. College Ave. Town officials have worked with Talley and Smith Architecture of Shelby, N.C., for more than a year to design the new $2.8 million, 11,000-square-foot building.
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Gardner-Webb Summer Commencement Ceremony Set for Aug. 4
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University will award over 200 degrees during 2014 summer commencement exercises on Monday, Aug. 4. The ceremony is planned for 10 a.m. in Paul Porter Arena in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center, located on Gardner-Webb’s main campus. The University will confer degrees on 205 total graduates across traditional undergraduate, graduate and degree completion programs of study.
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GWU School of Psychology and Counseling to Cohost Trauma Recovery Training
Office of University Communications
Preferred Choice Healthcare, in collaboration with the Gardner-Webb University School of Psychology and Counseling, is planning a unique three-day training from Aug. 15 through Aug. 17, in room 103 of Lindsey Hall on the GWU main campus. Facilitators will train individuals on the use of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy to effectively aid victims of trauma. According to training officials, EMDR is a cost-effective, non-invasive method of psychotherapy that is used to treat individuals with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other traumatic psychological experiences that have overwhelmed the brain’s natural resilience or coping capacity.
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GWU, Cleveland Community College Partner to Aid Transfer Students
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University and Cleveland Community College announced a partnership this week that will further ease the transfer process for students who complete certain degrees with coursework at both institutions. Officials for both schools signed agreements to create a seamless degree track for accounting, business administration, entrepreneurship, industrial management, and nursing students who begin their studies at Cleveland Community College and finish them in the University’s Degree Completion Program. The agreements, called Pathways to reference the structured paths of study between the two schools, formalize a degree partnership that already exists between GWU and CCC, according to officials.
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GWU Alumni Experience Marathon Missions
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University students and alumni regularly travel to foreign countries for short-term mission trips to share messages of God and humanity. A growing number of University family members are reaching deeper into missions by participating in a journey that takes them to 11 countries in 11 months. The World Race—organized by interdenominational agency Adventures in Missions—transports adults ages 21 to 35 on an international tour of different cultures, religious beliefs and global challenges.
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GWU Alum, Campus Police Officer Showcases Woodwork
Office of University Communications
By day, Larry Thomas patrols Gardner-Webb University as a campus police officer, a job he has held for 36 years. After work, Thomas crafts wood into furniture and art, a hobby he has also enjoyed for nearly four decades. A 1974 GWU alumnus, Thomas’s first-ever woodworking exhibit is on display now through July 31 in the Tucker Student Center art gallery.
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Gardner-Webb University Announces Establishment of “Hunt School of Nursing”
Office of University Communications
Officials are thrilled to announce a significant, undisclosed donation to the top-rated Gardner-Webb University School of Nursing. Dr. Jack and Mrs. Ruby Hunt, noted public servants and staunch supporters of a wide range of community projects, have committed a generous gift to the University to establish the Hunt School of Nursing. Gardner-Webb University President Dr. Frank Bonner believes the Hunt family represents community service at its finest, and the partnership with the University will benefit both current and future nursing students.
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GWU Alum to Lead State Organization for Interpreters for Deaf
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University alumnus Antwan Campbell ’03 was recently elected president of the North Carolina Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NCRID). His term began July 1, and his first official duty was representing the state of North Carolina July 1-6 at the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Regional Conference in Atlanta, Ga. “I am truly excited and humbled to have been elected president,” Campbell said.
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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
Office of University Communications
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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