Posted on May 21, 2025
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UNCG’s Institute for Community & Economic Engagement (ICEE) will host a virtual lunch and learn on June 3 from 12 – 1 pm to share information about the upcoming P2 Collective Scholarship Fellows application period. The program supports community-engaged faculty members who work with community partner(s) by providing funding and professional development to university-community teams, with the goal of advancing knowledge and accelerating activities to address community-identified priorities. The deadline to apply for the next P2 cohort is September 26, 2025.
Posted on May 20, 2025
Posted on May 07, 2025
On Monday, May 5, 2025, faculty and staff gathered in UNCG’s Cone Ballroom for the annual College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) End of Year Celebration.
Interim Dean Amy Adamson delivered remarks and bestowed awards for excellence in teaching, advising, service, and more.
View the list of honorees and photos from the event here:
Susan Andreatta (Anthropology) – 29 years
Arthur Murphy (Anthropology) – 21 years
Margaret Horton (Biology) – 34 years
Julia Loreth (Biology) – 21 years
John Tomkiel Dean (Biology) – 23 years
Will Taylor (Chemistry & Biochemistry) – 20 years
Jerry Walsh (Chemistry & Biochemistry) – 42 years
Loreen Olson (Communication Studies) – 14 years
Christine Kikuchi (Computer Science) – 5 years
Stephen Tate (Computer Science) – 18 years
Paul Cloninger (English) – 8 years
Stuart Dischell (English) – 32 years
Jeffrey Patton (Geography, Environment, & Sustainability) – 45 years
Jodi Bilinkoff (History) – 43 years
Lucinda Havenhand (Interior Architecture) – 6 years
Sat Gupta (Mathematics & Statistics) – 21 years
Michael Frierson (Media Studies) – 36 years
Bill Crowther (Political Science) – 38 years
Tenured: Faye Stewart (Languages, Literatures, & Cultures)
Untenured: Ashlee Andrews (Liberal & Professional Studies)
Professional Track: Pradyumma (PK) Pradhan (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
Dawn Avolio (History)
Tyler Graf (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
Kelly Taylor (Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies)
Veteran Adviser: Charles Egeland (Anthropology)
New Adviser: Sarah Gates (Liberal & Professional Studies)
Junior Research Excellence Award: Sally Koerner (Biology) Read more.
Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching: Kim Petersen (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
Mary Settle Sharp Alumni Teaching Excellence Award: Jonathan Zarecki (Ancient Mediterranean Studies & Archaeology)
Anna Maria Gove Alumni Teaching Excellence Award: Spencer Russell (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
University Staff Excellence Award: Reynaldo Diaz (Chemistry & Biochemsitry)
Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Award: Greg O’Brien (History)
Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Awards: Kim Cuny (Communication Studies) Read more. and Robert Wiley (Psychology) Read more.
Article by Elizabeth Keri, College of Arts & Sciences
Photography by Kennedy Childs, College of Arts & Sciences
Posted on May 13, 2025
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Posted on March 19, 2025
“Brighten the Corner Where You Are” is a novel written by the late UNC Greensboro English professor and esteemed writer, Fred Chappell. It’s also a fitting quote that’s featured in the new mural located in the Foust Building, where it brightens the entry to the College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Office suite.
The mural’s artists are Aminah Coppage, Jalani Maxwell, and Myles Wilder, all UNCG students or recent alumni. Their journey as collaborative artists began in August 2024, when they first crossed paths in an African American Art History class taught by Dr. Noelle Morrissette. During the course, CAS announced that it was seeking submissions for a mural project in the Dean’s Office. Recognizing a shared vision and passion for storytelling through art, the trio developed a proposal.
“Starting out, we had it set in our minds to pay tribute to trailblazers JoAnne Smart and Bettye Tillman, the first Black students to attend the Woman’s College (now UNCG), in 1956,” the artists shared.
The mural also includes symbolic elements such as apples, which students traditionally leave at the base of the Minerva statue for good luck on exams. A striking portrait of one of the University’s most historic landmarks, the Julius Foust Administrative Building, is also featured, as it houses College of Arts & Sciences leadership and advising offices.
“Through this mural, we aim to encapsulate the essence of the institution’s rich history, enduring legacy, and vibrant community of UNCG today,” said the artists.
Also included in the mural? Some fun “Easter Eggs,” or hidden items to be found by close viewers. For example, the artists included themselves as figures. Or perhaps you can spy the figure of a ghost, referencing the spooky tales of the Foust building’s third floor.
“Our favorite thing about working on the mural was getting to know the faculty and staff in the Dean’s Office over winter break and getting to know each other, since we’d only met a couple weeks prior to the mural submission,” they said. “The Foust building felt like home for a few weeks and it was an exciting project to bring to life as a team.”
Here, meet the artists, and learn about how working on a mural compares to their primary art medium.
Senior UNCG Studio Art Major
“Painting is my preferred medium, but I typically work on smaller surfaces & with oil paint. Working on a wall this size was an exciting experience because it allowed me to practice depicting detailed imagery (the portraiture specifically) on a larger scale and challenged me to adjust to the quick dry-time of the paint.”
Recent UNCG Art and African American & African Diaspora Studies Graduate
“This was a new experience for me. I’ve just recently begun painting mini canvases as I explore mediums outside of my normal computer-aided process. To have to use brushes on a “canvas” this large proved to be very difficult in the beginning; but on the tail-end of this project, I feel as if I’ve developed as an artist more in the last month or so than I had in some time.”
Junior UNCG Studio Art Major
“Recently I’ve been working in metal sculpture. I do have experience with painting but working this large is always a nice break from my normal. I have to paint with my entire body and multiple ladders. I also am used to working on projects by myself. Working with my friends has been the best experience so far.
Story by Elizabeth Keri and Kennedy Childs, College of Arts & Sciences
Photography by Kennedy Childs, College of Arts & Sciences
Posted on April 21, 2025
Learn with and from your colleagues as we explore how the UNCG community has effectively integrated generative AI into learning and beyond. Join the campus conversation about the need for an emerging AI literacy and consider strategies for promoting student success in an AI-enabled world.
Hosted by the University Teaching and Learning Commons, this institute is made possible by the contributions of faculty and staff from around campus who are dedicated to the responsible incorporation of Generative Artificial Intelligence for the advancement of teaching, learning, and student success.
The institute is free and open to all educators at UNCG regardless of rank, discipline, or prior experience using Generative AI tools. Administrators, faculty, staff, and GTAs wanting to know more about applications of Generative AI to support teaching and learning are all welcome to attend!
Registration is required. Please complete the registration form by April 28. If you cannot attend the in-person institute, the registration form will also allow you to gain access to the Canvas course where we will share resources from the institute.
Posted on November 30, 2023
It is with great sadness we share that Dr. Kimberlianne Podlas, professor and head of UNC Greensboro’s Media Studies Department, died on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, in Greensboro.
After graduating from the University of Buffalo School of Law, Podlas practiced criminal appellate law in New York. She argued more than 100 cases, including several in the state’s high court.
In 2004, Podlas joined the Department of Media Studies where she taught courses in media law and television studies. She was known among students as a generous, professional, and deeply knowledgeable professor.
Podlas served as head of the Department of Media Studies since 2016. Throughout her tenure, she was a steadfast advocate for faculty and students.
Podlas’ academic scholarship was also robust and influential. Her research was situated at the intersection of law and media, and considered: (1) emergent legal issues pertaining to contemporary media, its creation, and distribution, and (2) the relationship between television’s legal lore and the public’s understandings about it, and how these contribute to legal consciousness. Podlas published approximately 50 journal articles and book chapters, produced materials for professional certification and continuing education seminars, won several national conference awards, and has been cited by both appellate courts and popular media.
“Kimberlianne was a remarkable department head, teacher, and scholar, who treated everyone – faculty and students – with respect and real caring. We will all miss her dearly,” said Professor Michael Frierson of the Media Studies Department.
Frierson has assumed the position of interim department head of Media Studies.
Students affected by this loss can receive support through Counseling and Psychological Services (336.334.5874) or the Dean of Students Office (336.334.5514). The faculty of Media Studies have also extended their support to affected students.
