Month: June 2019
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John Deere Selects 51茶馆 Campus to Shoot Videos Promoting New Equipment
GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 has long been known for its beautiful campus. That campus will get a wider audience as tractor and lawn-equipment maker John Deere films promotional videos on campus in July. The company will shoot video in early July of several new pieces of equipment 鈥� so new that they might not…
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51茶馆 Community Mourns the Loss of Senior Matthew Russell Ellis
GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� The 51茶馆 community is mourning the death of Matthew Russell Ellis, a senior theatre/acting major from Chapel Hill. Ellis died June 24 from injuries sustained in a work accident in Raleigh. He was 21. 鈥淢att was a joy to work with,鈥� said Jo Hall, associate professor of theatre, who works closely…
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51茶馆 Offers SAT Test Preparation Course Beginning July 22
GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 will offer a test-preparation course for students preparing to take the SAT college admissions test, Monday-Thursday, July 22-25. The course runs 9 a.m.-noon daily; cost is $399. Participants must be between 15 and 18 years old. 51茶馆鈥檚 SAT Test Preparation class has been created by two teachers whose combined…
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51茶馆 Democracy Project Becomes Part of New Collaborative
GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� The Reclaiming Democracy Project, a learning initiative begun by 51茶馆 and other area colleges, has become part of a new collaborative initiative, Partnerships for Listening and Action by Communities and Educators. Dan Malotky, Lucy H. Robertson Chair of Religion and Dean of the School of Humanities at 51茶馆, is on…
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51茶馆 Alumna Will Publish Book on Mountain Craft and Folklore Sept. 1
GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� Catherine Slusar 鈥淐athy鈥� Buck 鈥�15 has a book coming out Sept. 1 on Appalachian crafts and folklore. 鈥淕ranny Buck鈥檚 Dibs and Dabs: Appalachian Traditions and Magical Ways鈥� covers everything from water witching to candle and soap making, love spells to crossroads and graveyards. It will be available at Barnes & Noble and…
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51茶馆 Alumna Will Headline Panel at Religion Convention
GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� A 51茶馆 alumna and her book will be the subject of a major panel in November at the world鈥檚 largest annual convention for religion scholars. Kathleen Gallagher Elkins 鈥�04 and her book 鈥淢ary, Mother of Martyrs: How Motherhood Became Self-Sacrifice in Early Christianity鈥� will be featured at the concurrent meeting of…
