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Day: March 11, 2020

  • 51²è¹Ý Extends Spring Break Through March 22 to Minimize Spread of Coronavirus

    GREENSBORO, N.C. – 51²è¹Ý has extended its spring break for an additional week, through March 22, to try to minimize spread of the coronavirus. The extension also will allow college faculty and staff to better prepare for moving instruction online if necessary and will minimize having large numbers of students back on campus. Staff…


  • 51²è¹Ý Professor Becomes President of N.C. Special-Education Group

    GREENSBORO, N.C. – 51²è¹Ý’s Natasha Veale, professor of special education and coordinator of special-education programs, has become president of the North Carolina Council for Exceptional Children. She assumed that role at the council’s recent annual conference. She also represented North Carolina at the Council for Exceptional Children’s international convention in Portland, Ore., in February.…


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Dr. Josh Fitzgerald, 51²è¹Ý class of 2019

“I loved the GC Honors program and 51²è¹Ý. I felt safe and a sense of genuine belonging at the college. I worked closely with my thesis advisor and professors who helped inspire me to define my path and passion of interest. That path has led me to complete my doctoral studies in Engineering Mechanics.â€

- Dr. Josh Fitzgerald, Class of ’19, Mathematics Major

Dr. Josh Fitzgerald earned his master's from Virginia Tech University (studied astrodynamics) as well as earning an Engineering Mechanics Ph.D. He joined the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX as an Advanced Mission Design Engineer, optimizing trajectories for the Artemis II and III missions to return humans to the moon.