Music performance (or applied music) has been a concentration within the music department since UNCG opened in 1892. The first concentration in performance offered was in vocal. It was not until 1900, with the addition of Charles J. Brockmann and his sister Laura Brockmann to the faculty, that a concentration… Continue reading…
Music education was one of the first degree paths available to students when the State Normal and Industrial School (now UNCG) opened in 1892. In 1919, interest in the field began to rise which prompted more professors to be recruited to create classes and curriculum that were then added to… Continue reading…
Studies in music have been offered at UNCG since its opening in 1892. Courses for music majors who were looking to teach or perform were offered in solfeggio, ear training, and history of music. Beginning in 1912, the school started offering more musical theory class options which included: counterpoint analysis,… Continue reading…
UNCG’s Genetic Counseling Program, a graduate program, was approved in 1999 and was the first of its kind in North Carolina. Courses were first offered towards the master of science degree in Genetic Counseling in Fall 2000. The first class graduated in 2002. Nancy Callanan was named the founding director… Continue reading…
In February 1957, Woman’s College established the Department of Nursing Education to administer a two-year associates degree program. This program was a collaboration between the newly-built Moses Cone Hospital and Woman’s College. It was the first associates degree in nursing education program in North Carolina and one of the first in… Continue reading…
The Department of Nanoengineering is located within the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN), a partnership between UNCG and North Carolina A&T University. The nanoengineering program launched in Fall 2011 with seven students enrolled in the initial class for a Master of Science in Nanoengineering degree. A PhD in… Continue reading…
The Department of Nanoscience is housed within the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN), a partnership between UNCG and North Carolina A&T University. A PhD in Nanoscience and a Professional Master’s in Nanoscience were the first JSNN programs established when the UNC Board of Governors approved the degree programs in… Continue reading…
The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN), a partnernship between UNCG and North Carolina A&T University, was founded in 2007 after at least two years of planning. Dr. James G. Ryan was hired as the JSNN’s founding dean in July 2008. In January 2010, the UNC System officially approved the… Continue reading…
In 2002, the name of the Department of Nutrition and Foodservice Systems was officially changed to the Department of Nutrition. Department Heads: Rosemary Wander (2002, continuing from Department of Nutrition and Foodservice Systems) Deborah Kipp (2003-2011) J. Lee Beverly (2012-2014) Ron F. Morrison (2015-2024) Lauren A. Haldeman (2024- )
In 1998 the name of the Department of Food, Nutrition, and Food Service Management was changed to Nutrition and Foodservice Systems, consequently changing the previous Food and Nutrition Major to the Nutrition and Foodservice Systems Major. In 2002 the department and major name was shortened to Nutrition. Department Heads: Mark L…. Continue reading…
