Alumni connection shapes student’s career path
Sometimes alumni connections can give an aspiring health care worker the perfect boost to propel them into their careers.
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HHS announces faculty and staff awards-2026
Compiled by Sarah Newell Each year the School of Health and Human Sciences recognizes outstanding faculty and staff with several awards. Please find a description of each award. Congratulations to the 2025-26 awardees. The Mary Frances Stone Teaching Award: Dr. Jeannette Wade, Human Health Sciences Program Dr. Jeannette Wade’s teaching is grounded in… Continue reading…
Human Development and Family Studies Grad Emerges a Leader
Lah “Swee” Paw surprised herself when she stood before a classroom of young learners during her practicum at Davis Elementary School. The self-described introvert once couldn’t have imagined engaging a group of children on her own, but on this day, she confidently led them through a lesson and then jumped… Continue reading…
Communication Sciences and Disorders Grad Becomes the Change He Wants to See
“I want to be the person to help bridge the gap.”
alumnae Help Children with Special Needs in Guilford County
One of the things that makes GCPA stand out, according to Executive Director Ma’Kayla Jefcoat, is that its programs are for children from birth to 3 years old. “A lot of other programs start at age 2,” she says. “But 80% of brain growth happens in birth-to-three. Two is a late start to be going into early intervention.”
Audiology Students Get Practical Experience Screening UNCG Musicians
For Peyton Bowditch, hearing is not just important to their quality of life, but to their professional success. The senior from Raleigh is earning their bachelor’s in Music Education in UNCG’s School of Music and will attend the University of Michigan in the fall for a master’s degree in choral conducting. Since… Continue reading…
Public Health Education Professor wins UNCG Research Mentor Award
Dr. Jennifer Toller Erausquin, associate professor in the Department of Public Health Education, has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award in the tenured faculty category.
Lifelong Educator, UNCG Supporter Sarah Shoffner Passes Away
Alumna and Professor Emerita Dr. Sarah Shoffner, 86, dedicated more than six decades of her life to UNC Greensboro. The recent passing of this mentor and lifelong supporter of UNCG impacted many.
Doctoral Student Looks to Impact Public Health Policy, Mental Health
For Lexi Kier, sport has always been more than competition — it’s an intersection of joy and loss, community and pressure, and resilience and vulnerability. As a doctoral student in public health education at UNC Greensboro, she is building a research agenda that challenges how institutions understand athletes, particularly Black athletes.