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A conductor is leading a pianist and several performers during a practice session. — David Holley directing “Gianni Schicchi” by Giacomo Puccini, premiered in 1918, performed at the Carolina theatre.

Opera is elevated at UNCG

The curtain is rising on a new endowed fund for opera at UNC Greensboro. The Thurston Family Opera Theatre Production Endowment will provide production support for the Opera Theatre Program in the School of Music. The endowment comes from a gift by Nancy and Bob Thurston,…

Willoughby-Hudsons’ gift for expanding horizons

Kirk and Lance Willoughby-Hudson firmly believe in the importance of educational experiences abroad.

For them, such experiences inspired an appreciation for other cultures that led to empathy and the ability to find common ground in both personal and professional relationships.

Acting upon their belief, the couple has established the Willoughby-Hudson Study Abroad Endowment Fund with a generous pledge to fund international travel abroad experiences for students in UNCG’s Bryan School of Business and Economics.

Sarah Robinson, the first Arch MI Scholar at UNCG smiling while leaning against a tree.

New at UNCG: Arch MI Scholarships

Greensboro’s Arch Mortgage Insurance Company (Arch MI) has offered its financial support to UNC Greensboro for more than 40 years. UNCG’s Bryan School of Business and Economics and Spartan Athletics are among the programs that have received generous gifts. Now, the company establishes the Arch MI…

Students are holding signs of one letter each to spell thank you. Those with letters for thank are standing in the back while those with letters for you are kneeling below them.

UNCG’s Light the way surpasses its goal as it moves forward

UNC Greensboro’s comprehensive campaign has surpassed its original mark. Now, the University is setting its sights on specific campaign objectives to further enhance opportunities for students and boost academic excellence. Light the Way: The Campaign for Earned Achievement, destined to transform the University by strengthening student access,…

Gift of 270+ Works of art and Funding to Create Cole Levin Center for Art and Human Understanding

The Weatherspoon Art Museum will receive a landmark gift from artist, collector, and philanthropist Carol Cole Levin to transform the museum’s first-floor wing into the Cole Levin Center for Art and Human Understanding.

Gavin J. Smith and Mary C. Mertz-Smith standing next to each other smiling with green trees behind them.

Applause! New Scholarship endowment for UNCG Theatre

The saying “All the world’s a stage” rings particularly true for UNC Greensboro alumnus Gavin J. Smith ’82 MFA. Smith credits three years at UNCG earning his master’s in theatre design and technical production with launching his multi-decade career in the entertainment industry. To acknowledge his…