One of the oldest groups on campus, the Young Women’s Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.), elected its first president on December 6, 1892. This group of women was responsible for almost all of the religious activities that were held on campus, such as Sunday school, prayer meetings, and volunteering for other Christian… Continue reading…
From the early 1960s until the mid-1980s, the UNCG campus hosted an annual Moravian Lovefeast and Candle Service during the first weeks of December. Music, scripture readings, and messages delivered by local ministers were featured during the services, which were typically held in the Elliott University Center‘s Cone Ballroom. The… Continue reading…
Starting with its first issue on March 15, 1897, State Normal Magazine was a quarterly publication primarily concerned with presenting news about the State Normal and Industrial College. In 1919, it was renamed Coraddi and shifted focus, becoming primarily a fine arts and literary magazine.
Alumnae News was first published in January, 1912, by the Alumnae Association of the State Normal and Industrial College. Julia Dameron was the first Literary Editor. In July 1964, shortly after UNCG became a coeducational institution, the name was changed to Alumni News to reflect the new composition of the student body. The… Continue reading…
Greensboro native Annie Vellna Scott arrived at State Normal and Industrial College in Fall 1910 at the age of 21. She was an active student at the State Normal and Industrial College as well as an early entrepreneur. She served on the board of directors of State Normal Magazine as… Continue reading…
In 1978, Lynne Agee began her collegiate career at Roanoke College, accepting the head coaching position for the women’s basketball program. In three years at Roanoke, the team achieved a 46-23 record that included an outstanding effort in the 1980-81 season. The Lady Maroons went 21-6, won the Virginia Association… Continue reading…
In the late 1800s, the state of education in North Carolina was bleak. The illiteracy rate was 36% (compared to 14% nationwide). Per pupil spending on education was one of the lowest in the nation, and the average teacher’s salary was less than $24 per month – about half the… Continue reading…
About a month after the first official meeting of the Gay Student Union (now the Queer Student Union), which occurred September 25, 1979, the first major anti-LGBTQ incident took place on the campus of UNCG. An educational seminar focusing on homosexuality was organized for the residents of Strong Residence Hall…. Continue reading…
Patricia Jane Shore of East Bend, North Carolina, earned her B.S. in Business Education from Woman’s College in 1958. She had intended to be a school teacher of business and commercial subjects and had already accepted a teaching job in Elkin, NC, when another opportunity arose that would change her… Continue reading…
In 1940, the Department of Art moved into a new home in the McIver Memorial Building. A gallery was established and named in memory of Elizabeth McIver Weatherspoon, an early graduate of State Normal, the sister of founding president Charles Duncan McIver, and an advocate for arts education. One of the… Continue reading…
