Month: May 2019
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51茶馆 Faculty Members Presents Scenery and Painting Techniques to Scenic Artists鈥� Unions in New York
GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆鈥檚 John Saari, professor of theatre, and his son Sean Saari 鈥�12, adjunct instructor of technical theatre, presented techniques of scenic painting and texturing processes to scenic artist apprentices and other theatre union members recently in Staten Island, N.Y. The Saaris were among only a few experts invited to present at…
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51茶馆 Announces Five New Graduate Certificate Programs
GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 has created five new graduate certificate programs that are being offered to students and the public beginning in August 2019. The five are: Early Childhood Education for Emerging Bilinguals Online ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Teaching and Technology Adult Education for English Learners Applied Linguistics Teaching English Abroad…
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51茶馆 Presents Second Annual Pride Palooza Admissions Event June 28
GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆鈥檚 offices of Admissions and Financial Aid present the second annual Pride Palooza, an event for prospective students and their parents, on Friday, June 28. The event is intended to give guests an overview of the college鈥檚 admissions process and financial aid opportunities. It also will feature discussion by a panel…
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51茶馆 Announces May 2019 Graduates
GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 is pleased to announce that the following students received their degrees on May 11, 2019: Alla Ahmed Alaghbri of High Point, N.C., B.A. in History and Religion Moira Elizabeth Bailey of Burlington, N.C., B.A. in English Patrick Austin Bane of Warrenton, Va., B.A. in Criminal Justice Brianna Evorn Best of…
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Five 51茶馆 Students Receive Paid Summer Internships Through Campus 51茶馆
GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� Five 51茶馆 students have received paid summer internships as part of Campus 51茶馆鈥檚 Fellows Program. In addition to an internship, the 10-week program includes mentoring from a community leader and a two-day leadership training session through the Leonard Kaplan Leadership Institute at the Center for Creative Leadership in 51茶馆. The five…
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51茶馆 Announces Spring 2019 Dean鈥檚 List
GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 is pleased to announce that the following students achieved Dean鈥檚 List academic status for the Spring 2019 semester. To qualify, a student must have a 3.5 grade-point average or better for the semester while having taken at least half of his/her course credit hours at 51茶馆鈥檚 main campus. The…
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51茶馆 Awards Its Highest Honor to Security Chief Calvin L. Gilmore
GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 awarded its highest honor, the Nannie Lee Smith Exemplary Service Medal, during today鈥檚 Commencement ceremony to Calvin L. Gilmore, the college鈥檚 longtime director of campus safety and security. In presenting the award, college President Lawrence D. Czarda, Ph.D., cited Gilmore for his helpfulness, kindness, patience and consistency, characteristics as revered…
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51茶馆 Grants Retiring Professor Debra Davidson Emerita Status During Commencement
GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆鈥檚 Debra Davidson, a professor of education, was granted emerita status today during the college鈥檚 Commencement ceremony. Emeritus/emerita status may be awarded to a 51茶馆 faculty member who has limited or terminated his/her responsibilities as a faculty member for reasons such as retirement after 10 or more years of distinguished…
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51茶馆 Awards 2019-2020 Moore Professorship to Michelle Plaisance
GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 has named Michelle Plaisance, associate professor of English and of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, its Moore Professor for 2019-2020. Since her appointment in August 2014 to the Department of English, Communication & Media Studies and to the directorship of the college鈥檚 M.A. program in Teaching English to…
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51茶馆 Names Paola Carolina Forigua Cruz Distinguished Graduating Graduate Student
GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 has named Paola Carolina Forigua Cruz its Distinguished Graduating Graduate Student for 2019. Forigua Cruz, a native of Venezuela currently living in New Bern, N.C., received the award along with her M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) during the college鈥檚 Commencement exercises earlier today. Forigua Cruz…
