news-category: Campus News Gardner-Webb Theatre Presents ‘The 39 Steps’ on Oct. 4 By Office of University Communications On September 24, 2024 A Fast-Paced Whodunit, The Play Features Four Actors Playing Many Roles BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Gardner-Webb University Theatre’s first production of the season, “The 39 Steps,” will be rescheduled, will be presented Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Dover Theatre. This play was adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan and the movie by Alfred Hitchcock. A two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning play, “The 39 Steps” is packed with nonstop laughs, a lot of zany characters (played by a cast of four), along with planes, trains, automobiles, and some good old-fashioned romance. Tickets are free for GWU faculty/staff/students; $10 for adults; $5 for other students, seniors and veterans. Purchase tickets. Auxiliary aids will be made available to persons with disabilities upon request 10 working days prior to the event. Please call 704-406-4270 or email [email protected] with your request. 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 Faculty-Staff Showcase Highlights Artistic and Scholarly Talent Senior Art Major Frances Blackston Helps Organize the Exhibit Opening on Oct. 16 in Tucker Gallery BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—The Department of Communication, Art, and Design (CAD) will host a Faculty-Staff Showcase throughout the 2026 Fall Semester in the Ali Pouryousefi Memorial Art Gallery in Tucker Student Center. The exhibit will open on Oct. 16 with […] Office of University Communications | October 12, 2026
News Article Gardner-Webb University Launches Open Door Guarantee, Expanding Access to Private Christian Education Free Tuition, Mandatory Fees Available to Qualifying Students from Families Earning $100,000 or Less Beginning in Fall 2027 BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.— Gardner-Webb University is opening new pathways to affordability through its Open Door Guarantee, which will provide eligible students with free tuition and coverage of specified university fees beginning in Fall 2027. Eligible new first-time […] Office of University Communications | October 9, 2026
News Article Gardner-Webb Hosts Highway Construction Trades Academy Graduation Two-Week Academy Combines Industry Certifications, Hands-On Learning and Job Interviews BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Gardner-Webb University recently celebrated the graduation of participants in the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Highway Construction Trades Academy, a two-week workforce development program designed to prepare individuals for careers in the transportation construction industry. Hosted through Gardner-Webb’s Searight Professional and Continuing Education […] Office of University Communications | October 8, 2026
