news-category: Alumni Celebrating Alumni – Shamanda Burston Chosen to Lead Program for Behavioral Health Charlotte By Office of University Communications On September 18, 2023 GWU Alumna and Adjunct Coordinates Enhanced Outpatient Treatment BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Students are the focus of Gardner-Webb University’s mission. Faculty members seek to engage students with unique, experiential learning opportunities to prepare them for their next steps as GWU alumni. Whether they choose to begin a career or accept the academic challenges of graduate school, they are equipped with knowledge and skills to lead, and inspired to serve and impact their communities. Shamanda Burston (Photo credit: Nastassja Epps) Gardner-Webb celebrates alumni who are making a positive and lasting difference in the lives of others. Shamanda Burston, a 2014 alumna of Gardner-Webb’s Master of Arts in clinical mental health counseling program, is a psychotherapist at Atrium Health. She was promoted to new program coordinator in the enhanced outpatient treatment program at Atrium’s Behavioral Health Charlotte. Burston also earned her bachelor’s degree in human services from GWU in 2012. She serves as an adjunct professor in the Gardner-Webb School of Psychological Science and Counselor Education. She is a licensed clinical mental health counselor, licensed clinical addictions specialist, author, and the CEO of LuLu B. Productions LLC., a production company specializing in cinema-therapy-focused content. Burston is a third-year doctoral student in the counselor education and supervision program at Walden University in Minneapolis, Minn. Her research interests are cinema therapy, trauma, and decreasing counseling stigma for Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) populations. Stay connected Gardner-Webb’s faculty and staff are eager to hear about and celebrate alumni news and success. There are three ways to share your story with us: Contact a faculty member. Touch base with Alumni Relations. Submit a class note here. Gardner-Webb University is North Carolina’s recognized leader in private, Christian higher education. A Carnegie-Classified Doctoral/Professional University, GWU is home to nine colleges and schools, more than 80 undergraduate and graduate majors, and a world-class faculty. Located on a beautiful 225-acre campus in Boiling Springs, N.C., Gardner-Webb prepares graduates to impact their chosen professions, equips them with the skills to advance the frontiers of knowledge, and inspires them to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of others. Ignite your future at Gardner-Webb.edu.
News Article Gardner-Webb University will Celebrate Veterans Day with Service on Nov. 11 The Featured Speaker is Purple Heart Recipient and Pastor, Cpl. Brandon Blair BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Gardner-Webb University will host a Veterans Day Service on Monday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. in Dover Chapel. The featured speaker is Cpl. Brandon Blair, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and senior pastor of Langston Baptist Church in Conway, […] Office of University Communications | November 4, 2024
News Article Pursuing Her Call: Morgan Curtis Strives to Educate Caring and Compassionate Nurses Gardner-Webb Alumna Fully Confident and Prepared by Hunt School of Nursing Faculty BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—As an undergraduate student in the Hunt School of Nursing, Morgan Curtis was already familiar with the high quality, student-centered programs offered by Gardner-Webb University. She knew the nursing faculty to be caring educators and expertly skilled in holistic nursing practice. […] Office of University Communications | November 4, 2024
News Article Nursing Student Responded Within Days After Helene to Fly Needed Supplies to Western North Carolina Velvet Sims Joined Group of Pilots Airlifting Supplies and Help to People Trapped in Mountains BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Just hours after Hurricane Helene cut a path of destruction through western North Carolina, several volunteers began rushing to aid the people trapped there. Velvet Sims, a student in the Associate of Science in Nursing program at Gardner-Webb […] Office of University Communications | October 24, 2024