Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies celebrates centennial

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Celebrate Constitution Day with trivia, giveaways, voter registration

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UNCG sails to ‘South Pacific’ with Triad Stage

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Davie Street becomes ‘Spartan Way’ for National Folk Festival

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Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies kicks off centennial celebration

09/18/2017

Photo of CARS professor working on dress design with student UNCG’s Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies (CARS) program has been going strong for 100 years. CARS kicked off its centennial year on Aug. 28 with... Read More >

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UNCG Trustees approve design for new Nursing and Instructional Building

09/18/2017

Exterior rendering of building The UNCG Board of Trustees approved the external design for UNCG’s new Nursing and Instructional Building on Friday at the September board meeting. The approved renderings... Read More >

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‘Comanche: Hero Complexities’ to premiere Sept. 22 at UNCG Auditorium

09/18/2017

Professor and student practicing together in dance studio Before his untimely death, Duane Cyrus’ uncle helped save the lives of 93 servicemen drowning in the icy waters off Greenland during a World War... Read More >

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UNCG to celebrate Constitution Day with trivia, giveaways and voter registration

09/14/2017

Image of Constitution document with American flag in the background The UNCG Office of Leadership and Service-Learning (OLSL) is teaming up with Campus Activities and Programs (CAP) to host a campus-wide Constitution Day Celebration on... Read More >

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UNCG, NCAA launch online wellness resource for freshman student-athletes nationwide

09/13/2017

Group photo of UNCG faculty and staff with tennis courts in background The NCAA Sport Science Institute has partnered with UNCG’s Institute to Promote Athlete Health & Wellness (IPAHW) to implement The Freshman Experience, an association-wide initiative... Read More >

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Planned Downtime for UNCGenie, Password Reset and Multiple Banner Related Services | Saturday, September 23, 5:00am – Sunday, September 24, 4:00pm

09/15/2017

Who: Faculty, staff and students What: Planned downtime for the following services: • UNCGenie • Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) • UNCG Account Provisioning • GetMyPin • Touchnet Payment Gateway • Banner INB • Workflow • AIMS parking system • Financial Aid phone and web chat authentication • JIRA • Stash • Degree Works • Oracle [Read More]

Carmichael Building – Planned Downtime | Thursday, September 21 | 5:30pm–7:30pm

09/14/2017

Who: Occupants of the Carmichael building What: Planned downtime for network services at the Carmichael building When: Thursday, September 21, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Why: Network maintenance During the maintenance window, there will be intermittent loss of network services — including wired, wireless and VoIP services — in the building. If you have questions or [Read More]

UNCG Mac Users Advised to Wait before Upgrading to High Sierra

09/13/2017

Apple has announced that it will officially release macOS High Sierra, 10.13, on September 25, 2017. Information Technology Services (ITS), in collaboration with the Mac Advisory Committee, is currently evaluating High Sierra for on-campus use. This includes testing its compatibility with enterprise applications and UNCG standard hardware and network configurations. All Mac users are advised [Read More]

REMINDER: Field Turf Maintenance Building- Planned Downtime | Thursday, September 14 | 6:00am – 7:30am

09/13/2017

Who: Occupants of the Field Turf Maintenance Building What: Planned downtime for network services at the Field Turf Maintenance Building When: Thursday, September 14, 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Why: Network maintenance During the maintenance window, there will be intermittent loss of network services — including wired, wireless and VoIP services — in the building. If you [Read More]

UPDATE (Resolved): Issue with WebEx Access via Canvas (CirQlive)

09/11/2017

Update: 9/11/2017 6:50 p.m. The problem causing the issues with access to WebEx via Canvas has been resolved (see details from the status page of the service that hosts CirQlive). We are unaware of any ongoing problems at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this issue may have caused. If you have questions or [Read More]

Tichy And Dobbins Lead Women's Golf In Day Two Of Ptarmigan Ram Classic

09/19/2017

UNCG sophomore women's golfers Kendall Dobbins and Louisa Tichy are tied for ninth place overall to lead the Spartans after the second round of the Ptarmigan Ram Classic hosted by Colorado State.

Track & Field to Hold Tryouts Oct. 12

09/18/2017

The UNCG track & field team will hold tryouts Thursday, Oct. 12, at 6:30 a.m. at the North Practice Field adjacent to the UNCG Soccer Stadium. The tryout is open to any current UNCG student who has completed all required compliance and medical paperwork.

Women's Golf Sits In Sixth Place After Round One Of Ptarmigan Ram Classic

09/18/2017

The UNCG women's golf team continued its strong start to the season Sunday as the Spartans posted a 5-over par 293 score to sit in sixth place overall at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic hosted by Colorado State.

Men's Golf Closes Out Rod Myers Invitational In 10th Place

09/18/2017

The UNCG men's golf team closed out the annual Rod Myers Invitational hosted by Duke on the Duke Golf Course in 10th place overall in the challenging field.

Women's Tennis Finishes up the Elon Fall Invitational

09/18/2017

ELON, N.C. – UNCG women's tennis wrapped up play in its first event of the 2017-18 season Sunday at the Elon Fall Invitational. The Spartans went a combined 4-7, including an all-Spartan finale in the Phoenix Singles bracket.

BREAKING: One death, several injured following active shooter at Spokane school

09/13/2017

One death and multiple injuries have occurred following an active shooter incident at Freeman High School in Spokane, WA. Spokane authorities have contained the incident, and the scene is no longer active. View Spokane KHQ’s reporter Peter Maxwell’s video footage from... Read More ›

BREAKING: Multiple deaths at FL nursing home due to power outage

09/13/2017

Six people have died, and over 100 others have been rushed to hospitals from a nursing home that had no air conditioning following a power outage after Hurricane Irma. The transformer that powered the air conditioning at The Rehabilitation Center... Read More ›

Hopscotch Headliners Energize Downtown Raleigh

09/13/2017

Chelsea Korynta Staff Writer Hopscotch returned to the streets of Raleigh this past weekend, for its eighth year as a staple, weekend-long celebration of creativity and musical connection. This year added a fourth day to the festivities an additional venue... Read More ›

Hopscotch 2017: The Small Acts that Deserve Mentioning

09/13/2017

Sam Haw Staff Writer Hopscotch, Raleigh’s annual music festival, is always the highlight of my September, serving as one final summer blowout before autumn hits. This year was no exception. With headliners including Solange, Run The Jewels, Future Islands and... Read More ›

10th Annual UNCG Collage Performance: “Atlantic Crossings”

09/13/2017

Danielle Anderson Staff Writer UNCG’s Collage concert, a celebration of world music and the prowess of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, kicked off the new school year with its 10th annual performance on Sept. 9. The theme for... Read More ›