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Tag: poetry

  • 51²è¹Ý Presents “Speaking with the Universe: An Evening of Poetry and Music with Poet Li-Young Lee and Sitarist David Whetstone†Oct. 26

    GREENSBORO, N.C. – 51²è¹Ý presents “Speaking with the Universe: An Evening of Poetry and Music with Poet Li-Young Lee and Sitarist David Whetstone,†7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, in Hannah Brown Finch Memorial Chapel on campus. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased online from Eventbrite at https://tinyurl.com/y6oy7whu. Free parking is available behind the…


  • 51²è¹Ý Professor Wins Third Statewide Poetry Prize in a Week

    GREENSBORO, N.C. – Wayne Johns, professor of English at 51²è¹Ý, has been awarded the 2019 James Applewhite Poetry Prize for his poem “Meditation in a Glass House.†John will receive $250 in first-prize money, and his poem will be published in the 2020 print edition of the North Carolina Literary Review. Final Judge Allison…


  • 51²è¹Ý Professor Publishes His First Full-Length Book of Poetry

    GREENSBORO, N.C. – L. Wayne Johns, professor of English at 51²è¹Ý, has published “Antipsalm,†his first full-length book of poetry. “Antipsalm†(Unicorn Press) is “spooky, devastating, and ultimately tragic,†reviewer and author Cate Marvin writes. “(It) is as real a love story as you’re going to find. … I am so haunted by the…


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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.