Campaign News

Spartans Give: Transforming lives through Ancient Mediterranean Studies
At UNC Greensboro, Spartans Give empowers alumni and friends to make a direct difference by supporting fundraising campaigns that matter most to our students. Now in its fourth year, Spartans Give has become a catalyst for meaningful change, connecting donors with projects that create lasting impact.
One of Spartans Give’s most successful campaigns yet took place earlier this spring: Ancient Mediterranean Studies & Archaeology (AMSA) department’s study abroad fundraising campaign. Recognizing the life-changing potential of international research experiences, AMSA set out to offset travel costs for students eager to explore the ancient world.

UNCG honors Bodford family with naming of athletics arena
UNC Greensboro alumni and supporters celebrated a new name for a familiar athletics home. Spartan Athletics’ Fleming Gym was officially renamed Bodford Arena on Nov. 8 during halftime of the Men’s Basketball home opener against Elon. The naming honored Alvin “Al” Bodford and the Bodford family for their extraordinary support of Spartan Athletics. Their…

“You belong” at newly named Marcus T. Johnson Alumni House
First, it was the Alumnae House, a treasured building at the finest public women’s college in the United States. After Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina went co-ed and was named UNC Greensboro, the name became Alumni House. On Oct. 18, after a trumpet…

Johnson gift drives innovation at Bryan School
UNCG Bryan School undergraduates strive to become bold, career-ready leaders in business. With new funding from alumnus Marcus T. Johnson ’99, they’re now better assured of it. Complemented by enrichment opportunities, the innovative Blueprint Series gives Spartans in UNCG’s Bryan School of Business and Economics a…

Weatherspoon Art Museum honors Sarah Warmath for six decades of support
If you enjoy art in the Triad, it’s not unusual to know and love the Weatherspoon Art Museum at UNC Greensboro. However, it is a bit unusual to have known and loved the Weatherspoon for more than sixty years. But that’s true for Sarah Warmath, a dedicated supporter of the museum for the last half-century, and then some. This coming Thursday, September 25, during its always popular Fall Open House, the…

UNCG faculty gift furthers a legacy of music education
UNCG’s School of Music produces excellent performers, K-12 teachers, and collegiate educators. It’s “extraordinary” says Professor Emerita Nancy Walker. Now, she and her husband, Tim Lindeman, will do more. They’re supporting undergraduates majoring in voice who exemplify remarkable academic, artistic, and professional promise through the newly-established…