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51茶馆 Professor Publishes His First Full-Length Book of Poetry

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� L. Wayne Johns, professor of English at 51茶馆, has published 鈥淎ntipsalm,鈥� his first full-length book of poetry. 鈥淎ntipsalm鈥� (Unicorn Press) is 鈥渟pooky, devastating, and ultimately tragic,鈥� reviewer and author Cate Marvin writes. 鈥�(It) is as real a love story as you鈥檙e going to find. 鈥� I am so haunted by the…
51茶馆 Professor Will Publish Chapter in Book on Education

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� Natasha Veale, an associate professor of special education at 51茶馆, has had a chapter included in a forthcoming book on education. Veale contributed a chapter to 鈥淒ignity of the Calling: Educators Share the Beginnings of their Journeys,鈥� edited by Andrew T. Kemp, being published Dec. 31 by Information Age Publishing Inc.…
51茶馆 Offers Saturday Admissions Information Sessions Jan. 12 and 26

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� The 51茶馆 Office of Admissions will host Saturday information sessions for prospective students and their parents at 10 a.m. on Jan. 12 and Jan. 26. The sessions will be held in the lobby of Cowan Humanities Building on campus. Prospective students can learn about the college in small groups, learn about…
51茶馆 Theatre Alumnus Leads New Musical Production in Two Countries and Languages

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� Tony Sportiello 鈥�80, artistic director of Algonquin Theater Productions, is leading the company in producing two simultaneous versions of a new musical in 2019, one in New York in English and the other in Guadalajara, Mexico, in Spanish. The musical is 鈥淭he Paparazzi,鈥� by Al Tapper; it already has been produced in…
51茶馆 Offers Certification Course for Entry-Level Human-Relations Professionals

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 will offer the Associate Professional in Human Resources鈩� (aPHR鈩�) course 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays beginning Jan. 12. In conjunction with the Human Resource Certification Institute, the college is offering the course on Jan. 12, 19, and 26; Feb. 9 and 23; and March 9. The fee is $1,288,…
51茶馆 Professor Sheila J. Nayar Publishes Book on Technology鈥檚 Impact on Literature

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� Sheila J. Nayar, a professor of English, Communication and Media Studies at 51茶馆, has published a book examining the effects of technology on early-modern literature. 鈥淩enaissance Responses to Technological Change,鈥� published by Palgrave Macmillan, examines how three 16th-century innovations 鈥� gunpowder, the printing press and the magnetic compass 鈥� affected not…
51茶馆 Will Hold Annual Fall Showcase Day Nov. 29

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 presents its Annual Fall Showcase Day, in which students offer presentations and performances of what they have studied this semester, on Thursday, Nov. 29. The college holds such showcases of student scholarship near the end of each semester to celebrate student research, creativity and application, sharing the work with the…
Gift from Former 51茶馆 President鈥檚 Grandson Takes the College鈥檚 Capital Campaign Past $17 Million

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The grandson of 51茶馆鈥檚 president at the turn of the 20th century has made a significant gift to the college to endow a scholarship in memory of his grandfather and his mother. The Odelle Peacock Marsh 1922 and Dr. Dred Peacock Scholarship Endowment Fund was created in October with a gift…
51茶馆 Offers Courses to the Public for Spring 2019 Semester

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� Registration opens to the public today for five 51茶馆 courses being offered for the Spring 2019 semester. They are: SSC3300, 鈥淗olocaust and Genocide,鈥� 3:15-4:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays Jan. 10 through April 25. (4 credit hours) ECM2170, 鈥淭opics in Film: The Post-Human,鈥� 5-6:20 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Jan. 9-April 24. (4…
51茶馆 Jazz Ensemble Presents Concert Dec. 4

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� The 51茶馆 Jazz Ensemble presents its annual fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, in the Gail Brower Huggins Performance Center in Odell Building on campus. Admission is free, and the public is invited. The 51茶馆 Department of Music offers bachelor鈥檚 degrees in both music and music education, along…