Campaign News
Forrest Family plans gift to support nursing students
Students who earn degrees in health care fields can make a big impact in their communities. Now, Betty Wall Forrest ’75 has announced a planned gift that will help UNC Greensboro Nursing students with financial need through the Betty Jo Wall Forrest and Hayes Womble Forrest…
Update on Advancement, events, and Light the Way campaign
As the Fall 2023 semester begins, UNCG’s comprehensive Light the Way campaign reaches two full years in its public phase. Vice Chancellor for Advancement Beth Fischer sat down for a UNCG Campus Weekly interview to share the campaign status, what’s new in her division, and what…
Safran’s $1M gift will create nursing professorship at UNCG
A health care entrepreneur and nurse who has taught countless American Heart Association Lifesaving courses, Susan Morris Safran ’77 knows firsthand how important it is to have excellent teachers. Now, she is bolstering the already exceptional standard of faculty excellence at UNC Greensboro’s School of Nursing.…
UNCG’s Light the Way campaign at $163M
For the second year in a row, UNC Greensboro has announced its best fundraising year ever. UNCG has exceeded $163 million in its comprehensive Light the Way campaign. Light the Way: The Campaign for Earned Achievement, which launched publicly in Fall 2021, is well on its…
‘Transformative’ gift: Sloans give Frankenthaler painting to Weatherspoon
The Weatherspoon Art Museum’s mission will be bolstered by the work of Helen Frankenthaler, one of the biggest names in 20th-century American painting. Frankenthaler’s “Houdini” (1976), a gift from Linda Fisher Sloan ’82 MFA and Thomas R. Sloan, will be on view at the Weatherspoon beginning…
Endowed curatorship will elevate education at Weatherspoon
Walking into the Weatherspoon Art Museum at UNC Greensboro, one is likely to find students in and out of the galleries, enjoying the art, completing class assignments, and meeting up for coffee breaks. Their constant presence is a reminder that the museum, with its over 17,000…