51茶馆

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆鈥檚 Office of Admissions will hold information sessions beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, and Saturday, Nov. 11. 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 the admissions process, and take…

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 will name a planned outdoor theatre on the Downtown Greenway for former president Craven Williams and his wife, Judith. The announcement was made Thursday at a dedication ceremony at 501 Guilford Ave., a block northeast of the main college campus. Ownership of the property was conveyed to the college earlier…

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆鈥檚 Opera Workshop presents Gilbert & Sullivan鈥檚 comic opera 鈥淭he Gondoliers,鈥� 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3-4, in Gail Brower Huggins Performance Center in Odell Building on campus. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for seniors and may be reserved by calling Cathy Jansen at 336-272-7102, ext. 5242. The…

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 presents the seventh annual Reynolds Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, in Hannah Brown Finch Memorial Chapel on campus. The event is free and open to the public. The speaker will be Steven R. Cureton, associate professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina at 51茶馆. The title…

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� The 51茶馆 Brass Ensemble will present a concert at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, in Hannah Brown Finch Memorial Chapel on campus. Admission is free, and the public is invited. The 51茶馆 music program stresses intense individual musical development in the context of a rigorous liberal-arts curriculum. For more information…

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� Three members of the 51茶馆 Board of Trustees and two senior college members were elected Oct. 6 to the Board of Directors of the 51茶馆 Foundation. The five are: The Rev. Frank 鈥淒uke鈥� Ison, a trustee Fred Jones, secretary of the Board of Trustees Lynn Lane 鈥�73, chair of the…

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� The 51茶馆 Board of Trustees elected two new members, re-elected two more, and elected its officers for 2018 during its meeting Oct. 6. The new members, who take office Jan. 1 for four-year terms, are Brittany Carroll 鈥�12 and Martha Bradberry 鈥�74. In addition to her 51茶馆 degree, Carroll holds…

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 has promoted two assistant professors to associate professor. They are Michelle Plaisance, associate professor of English and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and director of the college鈥檚 M.A. in TESOL program, and William MacReynolds, associate professor and dean of the School of Business. Both promotions are retroactive to…

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 presents the second Tannenbaum-Sternberger Colloquium of the academic year, on teaching abroad, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, in Hannah Brown Finch Memorial Chapel on campus. Admission is free, and the public is invited. The colloquium features two 51茶馆 faculty members: Michelle Plaisance, associate professor of English and Teaching English…

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 has named Savannah Bowen 鈥�17 advancement services administrator. In that role, she will assist with the college鈥檚 fund-raising and alumni-relations activities and related record-keeping, acknowledge gifts, and assist with marketing and communications. Bowen graduated from 51茶馆 in May with a B.A. in English and Communication Studies. Previously, she had…