The North Carolina College for Women Auditorium, designed by Harry Barton, of Greensboro, North Carolina, was opened in 1927. On June 4, 1928, the building was named in honor of North Carolina Governor Charles B. Aycock. Since its opening, the Auditorium has been used for commencement programs, chapel programs, lectures,… Continue reading…
Located in the recessed ground where the Petty Building now stands, these fields were designed as the original playground area for the Curry Training, or Practice School. Sometimes called the practice fields or Curry Court, the fields were the site of early campus athletics and May Day celebrations.
This building was designed by Harry Barton, of Greensboro, North Carolina. From 1923 until 1945 it was known as the “President’s Residence” and was the official home of the College’s presidents. From 1945 until 1995, the building was called the Chancellor’s Residence. It was located on the corner of Spring… Continue reading…
The Amphitheatre, and a lake, were designed by J. D. Spinks, an engineer from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and constructed by the Works Project Administration (WPA), in 1941. Located on a former nine-hole golf course, it was bordered by a lake on three sides with a maze of walkways, bridges, and… Continue reading…
This building opened in 1937 and is considered an excellent example of neo-Georgian architecture. It was designed by Penrose V. Stout of Bronxville, New York, and modeled after Homewood in Baltimore, Maryland. The building was called the Alumnae House from 1937 to November 1972, when the name was changed to… Continue reading…
This building, designed by William F. Freeman Associates of High Point, North Carolina, opened in 1975. It was called the Administration Building until 1977, when the building was named in honor of Mereb Ethna Mossman, who served consecutively as Dean of Instruction, Dean of the College, Dean of Faculty, and… Continue reading…
This building, designed by Epps & Hackett of Greensboro, North Carolina, was opened in 1892. Two flanking wings were added in 1895. From 1892 to 1908, the building was called Main Building and from 1908 to 1960 it was called Administration Building. On February 22, 1960, the building was named… Continue reading…
The daughter of Lebanese immigrants, Jumela Ann Boulus arrived at the Woman’s College from her home in China Grove, NC in the Fall of 1943. She majored in mathematics, and participated in numerous extracurricular activities, including the Catholic Students organization and Square Circle (a student group focused on the study… Continue reading…
Virginia Layden “Ginna” Tucker of Hertford, NC, was a North Carolina College for Women (NCCW, now UNCG) graduate whose pioneering work in aeronautics and mechanical engineering paved a path for women in STEM fields. Through her work for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA, now NASA) to her research… Continue reading…
The tradition of the Daisy Chain is not unique to the State Normal and Industrial School (now UNCG), although it was one of the campus’ earliest customs. Other American women’s colleges, such as Vassar, had decorated their halls with daisy chains for their graduation festivities, and State Normal followed suit. The… Continue reading…
