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Ranking Puts GWU in Top Two Percent in U.S. for Core Curriculum Requirements
Office of University Communications
An annual study on core curriculum requirements at over 1,000 colleges and universities from all over the United States has placed Gardner-Webb University at the head of the class for the second year in a row. The University was among only 21 colleges—and the only school in the Carolinas—to earn an “A.” The 2012-2013 What Will They Learn? study, conducted by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA), ranks the core curriculum of all the major public and private colleges and universities in all 50 states.
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Southern Appalachian Culture Series Scheduled for Oct. 12-13 at Gardner-Webb
Office of University Communications
The culture, literature, and traditions of the Cherokee people will be showcased this week as part of the Southern Appalachian Culture Series (SACS), to be held Oct. 12-13 in Boiling Springs, N.C. The weekend’s activities will kick off with the Southern Appalachian Culture Film Festival from Oct. 8 – 11. In partnership with the Cleveland County Arts Council’s Real to Reel Film Festival, each night, films will be shown that highlight aspects of life in the Southern Appalachian region.
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Multiple Events Scheduled on Gardner-Webb Campus Oct. 8-14
Office of University Communications
Several groups are planning events on the campus of Gardner-Webb University beginning Monday, Oct. 8 through Sunday, Oct. 14. Officials are encouraging students, faculty, staff, and community members to mark their calendars now for the events they don’t want to miss.
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Esteemed Professor to Speak at Gardner-Webb’s Dimensions
Office of University Communications
The Dimensions program at Gardner-Webb University welcomes Dr. Warren Kay, a professor from Merrimack College who specializes in historical and systematic theology as well as the interaction of science and religion. The program will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 9:25 a.m. in Paul Porter Arena, located in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center. Kay received the John Templeton Science and Religion Course Program Award in 1997 for a course he taught during sabbatical in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Gardner-Webb University Theatre Announces Open Auditions for “Sylvia”
Office of University Communications
The Gardner-Webb University School of Performing and Visual Arts invites faculty, staff, students and members of the community to audition for the comedy “Sylvia.” Auditions will be held Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Millennium Theatre, located in the Communication Studies Hall. Directed by Dr. Jim Thomas, dean for the School of Performing Arts, “Sylvia” is a play that tells the unique story of a dog named Sylvia and her owners, a middle-aged couple struggling to keep their marriage on track.
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Concert Choir, Chorale, and Handbell Ensemble to Perform Oct. 9
Office of University Communications
The Gardner-Webb University School of Performing and Visual Arts presents the GWU concert choir, chorale and handbell ensemble in concert on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. The event will take place in Dover Theatre and the community is invited to attend. The all-female chorale will perform a variety of musical selections from the 1920s, 30s, 40s, and 50s, including the iconic World War II tune “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” and Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me to the Moon.”
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Gardner-Webb University to Host Choral Clinic on Oct. 11
Office of University Communications
The Gardner-Webb University Music Program is hosting its 35th Annual Choral Clinic and Concert. This daylong event will feature nearly 200 high school students from over 20 schools. Sessions will conclude with a public concert featuring clinic participants, with special performances by the GWU choirs and the Brevard High School Concert Choir.
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Student Development Department Shines within New Tucker Student Center
Office of University Communications
If beauty is only skin deep, then the Tucker Student Center would be nothing more than a lovely jewel created to adorn the Gardner-Webb campus. The visual appeal of the building certainly commands attention; yet upon closer inspection, one discovers that beneath the stunning bricks and mortar pulses an energy that is palpable and a mission that is admirable. Like a gentle giant, the external magnificence of the Center quietly yields to its primary internal role as a venue to help students discover and unleash the University creeds of faith, service and leadership.
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Lecture Series at Gardner-Webb Focuses on Managing in the Current Economy
Office of University Communications
The Godbold School of Business and Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship at Gardner-Webb University presents a YMCA Lecture Series entitled “Managing In Tough Economic Times” featuring guest speaker Frank Harrison. Harrison serves as president/CEO of Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated in Charlotte, N.C. The lecture will be held on Thursday, Oct. 4, 10:30-11:50 a.m. in Blanton Auditorium, located in Hamrick Hall and is free and open to the public.
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Southern Appalachian Culture Series Film Festival Scheduled Oct. 8-11, 2012
Office of University Communications
As part of the upcoming Southern Appalachian Culture Series, Gardner-Webb University will host a film festival beginning Monday, Oct. 8 through Thursday, Oct. 11. Each screening begins at 7 p.m. in the Tucker Student Center Time Warner Cable Theatre, and will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Admission is free and the event is open to the public.
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Depression Screening Planned at GWU on Oct. 11
Office of University Communications
A cause and effect relationship exists between many things. For a cut, one applies a bandage. For a headache, one takes an aspirin.
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Gardner-Webb University Theatre Department Presents “Doubt” Oct. 3-7
Office of University Communications
“Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty,” according to the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play “Doubt.” The mystery-drama, written by John Patrick Shanley, will be presented by the Gardner-Webb University Theatre Department Oct. 3-6 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 7 at 2:30 p.m. in the Millennium Playhouse, located in the Communication Studies Hall. The play is set in the fictional St. Nicholas Church School in New York City during the fall of 1964.
Youtube: Gardner-Webb Theatre Arts Presents "Doubt" Fall 2012
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Executive Director of Baptist Joint Committee to Visit Gardner-Webb University
Office of University Communications
A leading Baptist voice for national religious freedom will speak at Gardner-Webb on Oct. 14 at 6:30 p.m. about the relevance of religion in political life especially in light of the upcoming election. The event, which will be held in the new Tucker Center, is free and open to the public. Brent Walker is the executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC) in Washington, D.C.
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GWU Honors Students Participate in NC Big Sweep
Office of University Communications
One of the oldest rivers in the world recently received a helping hand from Gardner-Webb University honors students as they participated in an annual environmental clean up event. Over 60 students, faculty members, and volunteers took part in the annual New River clean up day, held Sept. 8 in Ashe County, N.C. The initiative is coordinated by North Carolina Big Sweep, an organization whose purpose is to rid the environment of litter by promoting environmental education and organizing annual statewide cleanup efforts of waterways and other areas.
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Gardner-Webb’s Mark Anthony Rides With the Wind
Office of University Communications
Gardner-Webb University employee Mark Anthony’s remarkable story involves the dark reality of war that would take him on a journey, as a soldier, where he would have to learn to walk again. Today, Anthony not only walks, but also has become a successful champion cyclist, who could be described as a master on a bicycle. A native of Boiling Springs, N.C., Anthony serves as a member of the GWU operations and housekeeping crew.
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Water Week Brings an Important and Refreshing View to Gardner-Webb
Office of University Communications
Ever think about water? Although this question may seem ridiculously simple for many, few can say that they actually have given water a second thought. Water Week, a weeklong program at Gardner-Webb University, may have helped open the eyes of university students, faculty and staff by raising awareness on the subject as well as funds for the building of dams in Africa.
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Bass Fishing Hall of Fame Member to Speak at Gardner-Webb University on Oct. 11
Office of University Communications
Mark Twain once said, “Don’t tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don’t tell them where they know the fish.” Whether this timeless advice is followed remains to be seen in October as the Gardner-Webb University Fishing Club presents “Stories and Fish Tales,” featuring bass fishing legend Guy Eaker Sr. The Club will welcome Eaker on Thursday, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. for the third Pro-Angler Seminar, to be held in Stewart Hall, located in the new Tucker Student Center.
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Gardner-Webb to Share Experiences From Global Missions
Office of University Communications
As a faith-driven university, Gardner-Webb places a particular emphasis on the spiritual growth of its community. During the 2011-12 academic year over 100 students and faculty members were able to participate in mission trips on both local and international levels, traveling to countries as far as Nicaragua, Romania, and Brazil. The Dimensions program will offer the opportunity for the University family to share in these experiences as the participants reflect on their journeys, both spiritual and transcontinental.
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Bridges Family Establishes Planned Gift as Donation to GWU
Office of University Communications
Many couples can’t pinpoint the exact moment they fell in love, but most have vivid memories of the first time they met their ‘someone special.’ For Kelly and Brett Bridges, Gardner-Webb University will forever be the backdrop of their continuing love story as the tender memories of young love have been etched into their hearts and minds for a quarter of a century. Kelly Sale and Brett Bridges attended Gardner-Webb in the mid-80s, each having developed a unique love for the University.
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A Student’s Perspective of the Tucker Student Center
Office of University Communications and Liz Van Halsema
Throughout the years, students have come to Gardner-Webb for a number of reasons, including the beautiful campus, Division I sports, great faculty members, and an openness rarely seen among other universities. As a senior who is well versed in the culture of Gardner-Webb, I can say with confidence that all of these aspects have stayed true throughout my college career. But for a campus that stresses the importance of its students and community, there always seemed to be one thing missing: a single location that catered to just that: community among students.
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Dr. Douglas Dickens: International Expert on Pastoral Care & Counseling
Office of University Communications
As a child, Dr. Douglas Dickens didn’t have grandiose visions of becoming a world-renowned authority on the care and education of ministers. He never dreamed of the intricate ways God would lead him around the world to serve men and women in ministry. But as Sir Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.”
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The Arts are Alive and Well at Gardner-Webb University
Office of University Communications
A new fall semester at Gardner-Webb University brings with it new faculty, facility upgrades, and continued expansion for a brighter artistic tomorrow for the School of Performing and Visual Arts. “We want potential students who want to make a career in the arts to be able to visit our campus and feel motivated by the people they meet and the things they see in their decision process to attend the school,” said GWU School of Performing and Visual Arts Dean and Dept. Chair, Jim Thomas. Thomas hopes a big part of that in the future will be a new fine arts building that is currently in the planning process.
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Concert at Gardner-Webb Brings the Versatile Instrument the Clarinet Front and Center
Office of University Communications
The music department of the Gardner-Webb University School of Performing and Visual Arts presents a Distinguished Artist Concert with clarinetist Jonathan Holden on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. in Blanton Auditorium, located in Hamrick Hall. Holden serves as assistant professor of clarinet at the University of Southern Mississippi, located in Hattiesburg. Holden is also principal clarinetist of the West Michigan Symphony.
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Artist to Offer Fresh Point of View at Gardner-Webb
Office of University Communications
The Dimensions program at Gardner-Webb University welcomes Betty Shoopman, an artist who has always known the love of scribbling, coloring and drawing. Shoopman finds that an artist’s most important aspect is believing in her own capabilities while encouraging others to do the same by utilizing what God has given them. The program will take place Tuesday, Sept. 18 in the Lutz Yelton Convocation Center’s Paul Porter Arena at 9:25 a.m.
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GWU Student Serves as Delegate for 10th Congressional District at Recent DNC
Office of University Communications and Katie Spiro
“I don’t know what party these men and women belong to. I don’t know if they’ll vote for me. But I know that their spirit defines us. They remind me, in the words of Scripture, that ours is a “’future filled with hope.’” President Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention Acceptance speech.
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