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Pastor from Muslim Family in Kuwait Shares Christ in America Today
Office of University Communications
The first Dimensions program of a new semester at Gardner-Webb University has special emphasis after a group of students took the lead to make it happen. Naeem Fazal of Mosaic Church in Charlotte, N.C., will share his testimony on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 9:25 a.m. in the Paul Porter Arena, located inside the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center (LYCC). “The reason I invited Fazal to speak at Dimensions is due to the response of students involved in campus ministries,” said Dr. Tracy Jessup, vice president for Christian Life and Service and senior minister to the University.
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U.S. News & World Report Offers “2014 Best Online Graduate Programs” Data
Office of University Communications
The U.S. News and World Report “2014 Best Online Graduate Programs” rankings are in, and Gardner-Webb University is being counted among the nation’s best with three of its online graduate program offerings. The GWU Godbold Graduate School of Business, the GWU Graduate School of Education, and the GWU Graduate School of Nursing all showed significant improvement from last year’s scores. Each program landed in the top third of total college and university rankings for 2014.
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Gardner-Webb Nursing Scholarship Established in Memory of Alumnus Jimmy Melton
Office of University Communications
Last spring, Jimmy Melton said goodnight to his kids and bid his wife farewell. He was heading to the beach to take part in a Relay for Life fundraiser, in which he served as a wheelchair-pusher. He successfully completed the event, returned to his hotel room, and went to bed.
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Year in Review: Gardner-Webb University’s Top 13 Stories of 2013
Office of University Communications
With the dawn of a new year at hand, the year 2013 has quietly slipped into the annals of history. Many important events and milestones helped make 2013 a year that will not be quickly forgotten. In an effort to offer a tribute to 2013, we have assembled a list of the top 13 stories (and a few notable honorable mentions) within the University this past year.
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GWU Student Shares Research Findings at Regional Chemistry Conference
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University senior William “Will” Payne never expected that a summer internship research project would result in an opportunity to present his findings to industry professionals, scientists, professors and students at the Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS). Yet, Payne’s research was among only 50 submissions chosen for oral presentation during the conference, which was held recently in Atlanta, Ga. “The research I presented was conducted in a summer internship in conjunction with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) and funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation,” Payne explained.
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Gardner-Webb University Awards Over 550 Degrees During Fall Commencement Ceremonies
Office of University Communications
Gardner–Webb University hosted Fall Commencement on Monday, Dec. 16 in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. More than 550 graduates were honored during the two ceremonies. The GWU School of Divinity presented its 500th degree since the program began 20 years ago.
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GWU Honors Longtime Former Professor and Vice President with Honorary Doctorate
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University awarded its highest recognition of merit, an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree, to Dr. Gil Blackburn during its Fall Commencement ceremonies on Monday, Dec. 16 at 10 a.m. Blackburn’s career in higher education spanned five different decades and included more than 35 years at GWU and six years at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise (UVa-Wise) before his retirement in 2010. Blackburn earned his associate’s degree from Gardner-Webb in 1960 and headed to Wake Forest University (WFU) where he received a Bachelor of Arts in History (1962).
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Former Homeless Man Graduated from Gardner-Webb on Dec. 16
Office of University Communications
When John Barber (Statesville, N.C.) walked across the stage to receive his diploma during Gardner-Webb University’s fall commencement, it was an achievement for which he had long hoped. Barber, once homeless, survived extreme circumstances and in 2009, he enrolled in the GWU GOAL (Greater Opportunity for Adult Learners) program. He received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree on Dec. 16.
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GWU Professor Discusses Humble and Gracious Leadership of Nelson Mandela
Matthew Tessnear and Office of University Communications
He embodied the combined traits of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. He showed the world how to be humble and gracious. And he served as a prime example of leadership.
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“The Birth” Returns to Charlotte Stage for Eighth Consecutive Year
Office of University Communications
The unconventional nativity drama “The Birth,” developed by Gardner-Webb alumnus Nathan Rouse (’02), returns to Uptown Charlotte for its eighth Christmas season on the Charlotte stage. The 2013 season opens on Dec. 12 and runs through Dec. 21 at the Duke Energy Theater, part of Charlotte’s Spirit Square. The season also features a special “Celebration Night” on Dec. 21, during which guests will enjoy a performance of the show at 8 p.m., followed immediately by a talk-back with the cast and a special concert.
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Gardner-Webb University Fall Commencement Exercises Held Dec. 16
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University will award over 550 degrees during the 2013 fall commencement exercises on Monday, Dec. 16. Ceremonies are planned for 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the Paul Porter Arena of the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center, located on the campus of Gardner-Webb University. Of the two ceremonies planned, the first at 10 a.m. will honor over 350 students who have successfully completed graduate programs while the second ceremony at 3 p.m. will focus on the achievements of nearly 200 students in the traditional undergraduate and GOAL programs of study.
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GWU to Honor Longtime Former Professor and Vice President with Honorary Doctorate
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University will award its highest recognition of merit, an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree, to Dr. Gilmer Blackburn during its Fall Commencement ceremonies on Monday, Dec. 16 at 10 a.m. Blackburn’s career in higher education spanned five different decades and included more than 35 years at GWU and six years at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise (UVa-Wise) before his retirement in 2010. Blackburn earned his associate’s degree from Gardner-Webb in 1960 and headed to Wake Forest University (WFU) where he received a Bachelor of Arts in History (1962).
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Gardner-Webb Baseball Team Uses “No Shave November” to Raise Money for Childhood Cancer
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb’s campus got quite a bit hairier last month as some members of the University family participated in the popular parade of manhood known as “No Shave November.” While men all over the country decided to leave their razors hanging in the balance just for fun, the men’s baseball team at GWU decided to grow their beards for a good cause. Almost all of the players and coaches who participated in “No Shave November” collected donations to raise money for childhood cancer patients and research.
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Student & Alumna Partner to Bring Inaugural Relay For Life to GWU
Office of University Communications
The world’s largest grassroots fundraising movement, Relay For Life, mobilizes communities throughout the country to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and provide participants with an opportunity to fight back against the disease. A Relay For Life event was held on the Gardner-Webb campus on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 8 p.m. to Midnight, in conjunction with a week’s worth of activities to raise awareness and help fund the cancer research programs. Student Blaire Teeters (School of Nursing) and alumna Bryte Warrick (’08) spearheaded the effort and recently discussed the success of the project and plans for its continuation.
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Gardner-Webb University Set to Roll Out Revised Master of Arts in English Program
Office of University Communications
The Gardner-Webb University Gayle Bolt Price School of Graduate Studies is unveiling a revised Master of Arts (MA) in English program, to include concentrations in English education, literature studies and writing studies. Administrators have announced the online-only teaching model for the program will begin in the fall semester of 2014. University officials are excited about the shift and believe the changes will help Gardner-Webb provide a quality education that meets the needs of modern professionals.
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Gardner-Webb University Alumnus Announces Unique Fundraiser
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb alumnus and Dove Award winner Carl Cartee has completed a brand new Christmas extended-play (EP) album, and he is donating 100 percent of the proceeds to the ministry of Katie Davis in Uganda, Africa. Davis, a young woman from Franklin, Tenn., moved to Africa in 2007 at the age of 19 and eventually adopted 13 orphaned girls. She established Amazima Ministries International, and now works to provide jobs, education and medical care to the Ugandan people, all in the name of Jesus Christ.
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Dr. Hebert Palomino Helps Spread Baptist Faith in Communist Cuba
Office of University Communications and Alyssa Gutierrez
Although the Cold War ended over 22 years ago, a long-standing view against religious practice is finally beginning to thaw in the island nation of Cuba, due in part to the efforts of one Gardner-Webb University professor. For several years now, Dr. Hebert Palomino has been teaching and preparing Cuban citizens to become pastors, and has taken over 10 trips in the past several years to the capitol city of Havana to offer his services and the help spread the Word. While the prevailing religion in the country before the Communist takeover was Catholicism, the nation, who became almost totally secularized, is now hungry for the Gospel and has seen a rise in Baptist affiliated churches and congregations.
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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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