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Spring Break Trip Provides Student With Perspective And Experience

Aaron Hilton

Here I am, finally back stateside after an amazing Spring Break trip in Paris, France. That’s right, Paris, France – not Paris, Texas. This opportunity became available to me as part of an Honors travel course and was the first time I had ever been out of the country. I can say with little hesitation that it was one of the best experiences I have had through Gardner-Webb University.
GWU Alumnus Speaks About Career Opportunities For Math Majors

Chase Hockema

To educate undergraduates about the benefits of majoring in mathematics, a Gardner-Webb alumnus returned to campus on Thursday, September 22^nd.
GWU Hosts Fundraiser To Help The Heathy Backpack Program

Chase Hockema

To raise funds for the Healthy Bulldog Backpack Program, Gardner-Webb faculty and staff hosted a banquet for sponsors in Stewart Hall on Friday, September 30.
Wheaton College Professor Speaks To GWU Students About The Role Environmentalism Plays In Christianity

Chase Hokema

To inform concerned Christians of their obligation to the world around them, a professor from Wheaton College in Illinois came to campus on Monday, November 7^th.
Eating Disorder Awareness Brought By Smashing Scales

Isaiah Johnson

To see all photos from the event, click here.
Calligraphy Night To Bring Awareness To Human Trafficking

Ellen Laws

Gardner-Webb’s human trafficking awareness club, Release the Captives, is hosting a calligraphy night in Hope Hall of Tucker on Thursday, Feb. 25. The club will be providing lessons in calligraphy writing, while enjoying delicious fair-trade hot chocolate.
Campus Civitan Hosts Disability Panel – Students Share Their Stories

Ellen Laws

Gardner-Webb’s Campus Civitan held its first ever Disability Panel, April 13, at 5:30 p.m. in Tucker Student Center. Overall, the purpose of the Disability Panel was to engage the audience and address the topic about physical and intellectual disabilities, as well as teach people how to speak or interact with someone who has a disability.
Civitan International Club Hosts First Meeting, Prepares For Semester Of Service

Ellen Laws

The Civitan International Club, also known as Campus Civitan, held their first meeting of the semester Thursday, Jan. 13. The meeting reviewed upcoming events and introduced new members to the club.
Dimensions Requirements Reduced

Ellen Laws

The Office of Christian Life and Service proposed an alteration to the Dimensions requirements during a meeting with the faculty this past February. After a discussion between the Office of the President, the Provost’s Council and the Division of Student Development, the proposal was approved.
Major Review: Hunt School Of Nursing – Challenging, Rewarding

Ellen Laws

“The Hunt School of Nursing offers the traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) Registered Nurse (RN) to, Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program which includes education, administration and FNP tracks and the DNP program with educational leadership and administrative leadership tracks,” according to the Gardner-Webb website.
Mobile Thrift Store To Visit Gardner-Webb April 12

Ellen Laws

“Every 18 seconds a child becomes an orphan,” according to The Red Bus Project’s website. “There are currently more than 140 million orphans in the world.” In light of these statistics, a traveling thrift store (The Red Bus Project) came into existence to care for orphans while educating college students about the global orphan crisis.
New source of publishing enters GWU campus

Ellen Laws

A new source of posting Buzzfeed-like articles has emerged on Gardner-Webb’s campus known as Odyssey. College students around the country are using this social content platform to share their thoughts and ideas with their peers.
Pageant Postponed Due To Winter Storm

Ellen Laws

The annual Miss GWU pageant was postponed on Saturday, Jan. 23 due to a winter storm. The new date will be April 17 at the Dover Theater.
'Poetry Is Emotion’ – Freshman Organizes Black History Month Poetry Slam For Feb. 29

Ellen Laws

The Broad River Coffee House will be hosting a Black History Month Poetry Slam at 7 p.m., on Feb. 29. The poetry slam is an open mic night event, open to students and community members, with an emphasis on poetry.
‘This Was No Accident’ – Student Shares About Life With Dwarfism

Ellen Laws

Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia (SED) is a less common form of dwarfism and it affects Gardner-Webb senior DeAnna Ramsey’s life daily.
University Magazine Wins Gold Award For Second Year In A Row

Ellen Laws

For the second year in a row, the Gardner-Webb Magazine (Vol. 50, No. 2) has earned the “Gold Award,” by the Collegiate Advertising Awards (CAA), for excellence in higher education communications, marketing and advertising.
Brad Haymes Blacks Out The Bucs On Earth Day, Victorious In Triple Header

Richard Martin

Wearing all black in support of Earth Day, the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs baseball team defeated conference foe Charleston Southern (CSU) 1-0 in the first of a three game set on Friday, April 22.
Disc Golf Team Competes In National Championship

Richard Martin

When walking around campus, students may run into the yellow cups and cages with numbers painted on the side and be confused about what they are. These are the “holes” for the sport known as disc golf.
Disc Golf Team Finishes 19th In National Tournament

Richard Martin

Last week, April 13-16, the Gardner-Webb Disc Golf team traveled to North Augusta, SC for the National Collegiate Disc Golf Championship Tournament. In its second year of competition, the team landed 19th place out of the 49 schools competing; an improvement over last year’s 31st place finish.
Black History Month Biography Highlights

Rachael Meachem

February is a month that we celebrate the rich history of African-Americans who have transformed our world into what we know today. To start the month off, GWU-Today has a guest post highlighting biographies of lesser-known key individuals in African-American history.
International Director Of Zona Juvenil Ministries Speaks About Youth Ranch Program In Guatemala

Eiryn Reynolds

The Zona Juvenil Youth Ranch creator and founder spoke to Gardner-Webb students about the inner-workings of the program on Monday, October 10^th.
Balancing Academics With New Media – Communication & New Media Major Highlight

Chelsea Sydnor

The Department of Communication & New Media at Gardner-Webb offers numerous majors of concentration, including: Graphic Design, Video/ Film, Photography and Public Relations. Options also include Journalism with a focus in News-Editorial, Photojournalism and Broadcast.
Civil Rights Veteran Visits Gardner-Webb

Chelsea Sydnor

The week of Jan. 18 has been a week of celebration and remembrance of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the importance of the Civil Rights Movement. One class led by Dr. Sheryl Adams in the Divinity School will be studying the Civil Rights Movement with Dr. Albert Brinson as a visiting co-professor.
Gardner-Webb Freshman Brings Awareness To Black History

Chelsea Sydnor

Freshman Rachael Meachem was inspired to draw attention to accomplished African-American alumni and authors, after she wrote a reflection based on Dr. Albert Brinson’s visit for Dr. Paula Quall’s Old Testament class. Meachem has created displays for the library for the month of February, as well as a guest post about lesser-known individuals that have made a difference for civil rights.
GWU Adventure Recreation Will Hike To Shortoff Mountain

Chelsea Sydnor

Gardner-Webb University’s Adventure Recreation will take its last hiking trip of the semester December 3, 2016.