Dr. Celeste Ulrich, long time professor of physical education at UNCG, was also known for her dog training skills. Several newspaper articles cited her expertise with man’s best friend and her love for dogs, particularly her favorite Collie, “Rory.” But there’s much more to the story of Dr. Ulrich… Dr. Celeste Ulrich, c. 1956 Celeste […]
Category: Woman’s College
In 1930, North Carolina Governor O. Max Gardner proposed bringing together the state-sponsored institutions at Chapel Hill, Raleigh (then State College), and Greensboro (then the North Carolina College for Women) into a single consolidated university system, sharing a single president and board of trustees. The 1931 legislature passed the consolidation bill, and the University of […]
Patricia Jane Shore of East Bend, North Carolina, earned her B.S. in Business Education from Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina (now UNCG) in 1958. She had intended to be a school teacher of business and commercial subjects and had already accepted a teaching job in Elkin, NC, when another opportunity arose that […]
March is Women’s History Month. To celebrate, our Spartan Stories this month feature alumni from the Woman’s College, North Carolina College for Women, or State Normal eras. Constance Lam Against the increasingly violent backdrop of war-torn China, Constance Lam became a humanitarian and a heroine. A native of Canton, China, Lam’s goal was to gain […]
March is Women’s History Month. To celebrate, our Spartan Stories this month feature alumni from the Woman’s College, North Carolina College for Women, or State Normal eras. Phyllis Sheeran Phyllis Sheeran (Class of 1944), a native of Virginia, caught the “flying bug” quickly after graduating from Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina (now […]
March is Women’s History Month. To celebrate, our Spartan Stories this month will feature alumni from the Woman’s College, North Carolina College for Women, or State Normal eras. 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 […]
February is Black History Month. To celebrate, our Spartan Stories this month focus on remembering important people and events related to the history of African Americans and UNCG. Claudette Graves Burroughs-White, 1961 yearbook (p. 171) Claudette Graves Burroughs-White was a student at Woman’s College (now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro) from 1957-1961. She entered […]
February is Black History Month. To celebrate, our Spartan Stories this month focus on remembering important people and events related to the history of African Americans and UNCG. Today’s post is written by guest authors Jordan Rossi and Lisa Withers, students in UNCG’s Graduate Program in Museum Studies. The exhibit of Pieces of the Past […]
From October 21 through December 3, 1962, the Woman’s College Theatre participated in a series of college student productions that toured overseas Army, Navy, and Air Force installations and provided free entertainment for servicemen and their families. WC was one of 29 American colleges and universities participating in the tour, which was sponsored by the […]
In 1942, big band music from the likes of Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, and Benny Goodman were all the rage, but local big bands were hard to find. Most of the musicians in these groups were male, and they were being drafted into military service during World War II. But a group of students at […]
