University Libraries News

Webinars Worth Watching - Win Cash Prizes!

Jan 09, 2024

Webinars Worth Watching - UNCG graduate students: share your research! The fourth annual Webinars Worth Watching competition will take place in Spring 2024. Face-to-face and online presentation opportunities are available! Cash prizes! $300 First Place / $200 Second Place / $100 People's Choice. Proposals are due January 26. Learn more at the link below.

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Supporting Our Student Workers

Nov 27, 2023

The University Libraries now offers a snack pantry for our student workers in an attempt to help combat food insecurity on campus. This pantry was created to be a resource to our student workers with an understanding that there are many challenges students face and hunger should not be one of them. This pantry is a great addition to the support the University Libraries provides for our students as their success is always our mission. Thank you to the faculty and staff that saw the need and provided a thoughtful and befitting solution!

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Triad Black Lives Matter Collection Receives Award

Nov 27, 2023

The Triad Black Lives Matter Collection was selected to receive the 2023 Voices of a City Local History Award, an award presented by Greensboro History Museum, Inc. for important contributions to local history by individuals or groups. The purpose of the Triad Black Lives Matter Collection is to document the BLM movement, police brutality protests, and race relations in the Triad area of North Carolina. The collection contains digital photographs and video footage relating to the Black Lives Matter movement and the protests following the 2020 death of George Floyd. The project is coordinated by Stacey Krim, Assistant Professor and Curator of Manuscripts and Cello Music in the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives.

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JOIN THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN (AAUW)

Sep 08, 2023

The University Libraries is a proud member and supporter of AAUW, an organization dedicated to advancing gender equity for women and girls through education, economic security, and advocacy. Click HERE to learn more about AAUW and email Nakia Hoskins to join!

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DR. JONES NAMED ENGAGED FACULTY SCHOLAR

Sep 08, 2023

On July 1, Dr. Rhonda Jones and Dr. Alyx Beckwith of NC Central University, began their term as Engaged Faculty Scholars. Two North Carolina Campus Engagement (NCCE) network faculty or administrators are selected annually for this prestigious statewide role. This is the second time NCCE has selected a UNC Greensboro faculty member since the program began in 2015. Engaged Faculty Scholars receive support from NCCE and their institution to carry out a self-designed project that advances and deepens community engagement and/or the scholarship of engagement at their institution. They will also mentor one faculty member or administrator in the NCCE network of campuses to support their efforts to advance service learning and community engagement.

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Color Rooms

Sep 08, 2023

Over the course of 8 months, UNCG Painting capstone students have delved into process, mood, and symbolism. Paintings in this show were created through inquiry of environments and memories, addressing the evolution of our personal lives through color. Featured Artists: Olivia Axland Amiah Jones Wesley Durham Jasper Rutledge Madison Miller Sarah Smith Wisp Schock You can see the new artwork in the "Poe Reading Room" located on the first floor of Jackson Library. GPS Second Stop Greensboro Project Space (GPS) is UNCG School of Art’s off-campus multi-purpose art space that acts as a bridge between students and faculty and the Greensboro community. GPS Second Stop is an opportunity for student exhibitions to travel from Greensboro Project Space’s downtown location to the UNCG campus.

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UL Receives State Grants To Preserve African American History

Jul 11, 2023

UNCG University Libraries received more than $200,000 in grant funding from the State Library of North Carolina to help preserve African American history. The grants are for projects that promote community engagement, provide equitable access, or support responsive organizations.

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50 of the Rarest, Most Fascinating Finds in UNCG's Special Collections & University Archives

Jul 16, 2022

The Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) at UNC Greensboro is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Since 1972, the department has collected, preserved, organized, and made accessible hundreds of thousands of unique or rare materials that document the history of the University and the Piedmont Triad region.

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Light the Way Campaign

Dec 20, 2021

University Libraries are the literal and proverbial crossroads of knowledge at UNCG — the foundation for all teaching, learning, and research. We offer students, faculty, and community members a wide range of resources, expertise, and technology, along with an unwavering commitment to keeping pace with change.

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UNCG's Jackson Library Gets $81M for Major Upgrades

Dec 20, 2021

In the recently approved 2022 state budget, UNC Greensboro was awarded $81 million to renovate and expand the beloved 71-year-old Walter Clinton Jackson Library. Named after UNCG’s third chancellor, it’s the most popular venue on campus with 10,000 visitors daily and 1.25 million annually.

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