Jennifer Baddour

HDFS Alumna Emphasizes Importance of Mental Health

At just 13 years old, people began to notice that Jennifer Baddour ’96 had a natural inclination for listening and supporting others. After being nominated to serve as a peer supporter in junior high, she learned skills and gained experience guiding young people through challenging times.

Jaden Lassiter

Student Fuses Kinesiology and Business to Fuel his Passion

Kinesiology senior Jaden Lassiter knows that increasing his skillset is the best way to get ahead in a competitive job market. He wanted to have a career in the health industry, but at the end of his junior year, he thought he should do something to make himself more marketable.

Welcome Students 2022

WE ARE SO GLAD YOU ARE HERE! We’re happy to see everyone at UNC Greensboro. We are excited to see so many new students, and extend a warm welcome to all of you returning for another year.

Madeleine Meinhold

Madeleine Meinhold Takes Summer Job as Hoppers Nutritionist

UNCG’s Madeleine Meinhold BS ’19, MS ’21, is an alumna and assistant professor of nutrition in the School of Health and Human Sciences. But her summer job this year finds her working for the Pittsburgh Pirates as the dietician and nutritionist for the Greensboro Grasshoppers.

CSD Hosted Unique Camp for Children with Communications Disorders

UNC Greensboro’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) hosted a new summer camp this June for children at Piney Lake. The camp was the first of its kind in North Carolina. Six graduate clinicians and one CSD faculty member conducted therapy activities with children aged 7 to 11 who have stutters.

Todd Perry

A Calling in Life and a Passion for Social Work

Todd Perry has spent much of his life in long-term recovery, using his experience to help others through substance abuse and mental health battles by drawing upon his own experiences.

Nick Lyerly

Success Fits Nick Lyerly to a Tee

By its very nature, golf is a game that challenges the mind as much as the body. Sure, there’s plenty of physical skill involved in a good golf swing. Everything works in unison: hands, wrists, shoulders, torso, legs – all flowing through a synchronized, graceful movement.

CSD Student Studies Abroad in Denmark

Spring 2022 Communication Sciences and Disorders graduate Briana Green knew that UNC Greensboro was the best school for her because of her passion to have a career as an audiologist (AuD), servicing the geriatric population, specializing in tinnitus patients. She knew she would gain valuable knowledge and skills in UNCG’s… Continue reading…

Maryanne Perrin

Nutrition’s Dr. Perrin on Human Milk Banking

In early 2022, one of the three major infant formula producers in the United States stopped production at a plant because of possible bacterial contamination that may have caused several infant deaths. Compounded with the ongoing global supply chain crisis, the shutdown caused a severe shortage of infant formula.