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    GW Athletics Hosts NCAA Championships Sendoff for Zack Byers

    Tuesday Event will Celebrate GW’s First Golfer to Qualify for Championships BOILING SPRINGS–Gardner-Webb University Athletics will host an NCAA Championships sendoff for men’s golfer Zack Byers on Tuesday, May 24, at 8:30 a.m. at Tucker Student Center. The event will be held on the first floor patio of the facility. All staff, faculty and fans […]

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    Gardner-Webb Announces Spring 2022 Graduates, Dean’s List and Honor Roll

    Students Earn Degrees and Receive Accolades for Achievements BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Gardner-Webb University is pleased to announce its 2022 Spring graduates and its Dean’s List and Honor Roll recipients in recognition of undergraduate students’ exemplary academic achievements. The Dean’s List is composed of undergraduate college students with a grade point average of 4.0 if enrolled for 12-14 hours […]

    GWU Degree Completion 2016 Co
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    Gardner-Webb’s Zack Byers Advances to NCAA Championship with Strong Finish in Palm Beach Regional

    Tournament Begins May 27 in Scottsdale, Ariz., at Grayhawk Golf Club Courtesy of GWUSports.com PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Gardner-Webb senior Zack Byers qualified for the upcoming NCAA Championship next week with a final round of 71 on Wednesday, May 18, at the Palm Beach Regional. The Shelby, N.C., native continued his sensational week, closing […]

    Zack Byers receives a congratulatory hug from Coach Tee Burton
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    L’Mia Littlejohn, ’23, Transferred to Gardner-Webb for Academics and Campus Environment

    Student-Athlete Appreciates Hands-on Learning and Availability of Professors L’Mia Littlejohn, of Shelby, N.C., transferred to Gardner-Webb in 2021, because after attending a larger university, GWU’s friendly campus felt like home. She said the smaller environment has provided more opportunities to form meaningful relationships with others. Because she transferred from a four-year institution, Littlejohn received a […]

    L'Mia Littlejohn in a basketball uniform, holding a basketball
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    Gardner-Webb Nursing Alumni, Adjuncts Learned Skills in Classes to Help Ukrainian Refugees

    Drs. Adam and Marielle Combs Answer Call for Help; Land in the Right Place at the Right Time  Drs. Adam and Marielle Combs, of Goldsboro, N.C., recently returned from a trip to help Ukrainian refugees in Romania and Moldova through the anti-human trafficking organization, Exitus. However, for these 2021 alumni of Gardner-Webb University—and adjuncts in […]

    Adam and Marielle Combs on left and many refugees wait for transportation out of Ukraine. For the mothers and children, this is where they say goodbye to their husbands and fathers, because the men had to stay and fight the war.
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    Gardner-Webb Hosts Memorial Day Prayer Service on May 27

    N.C. Senator Ted Alexander is Guest Speaker for Event to Remember Fallen Soldiers BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Gardner-Webb University will observe Memorial Day on Friday, May 27, at 11:30 a.m. with a prayer service in front of E.B. Hamrick Memorial Hall on Quinn Circle. The guest speaker for the program is N.C. District 44 Senator Ted Alexander, […]

    Small American flags are placed in front of a Gardner-Webb sign
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    James Blaine Davis

    First President, 1928-1930 On Sept. 3, 1928, Boiling Springs Junior College opened for its first session. Prior to this time, it existed only as a high school. Rev. James Blaine Davis, a graduate of Mars Hill College, Wake Forest College, the University of North Carolina and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, had been elected as President. […]

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    Wake Tech and Gardner-Webb University Officials Announce New Transfer Partnership

    Wake Tech Students Can Complete Online Bachelor of Science in 10 Programs at GWU BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—In a special online ceremony, Wake Tech Community College and Gardner-Webb University signed multiple articulation agreements making it possible for Wake Tech students who earn one of 10 Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degrees to complete a Bachelor of […]

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    Gardner-Webb Alumnus Received Friendship, Opportunities and Support to Manage Autism and Accomplish His Goals

    Broadcast Journalism Major, Will Braunlich, ’20, Hosts Movie Review Show on Community TV With the education and opportunities he received at Gardner-Webb University, alumnus, Will Braunlich, ’20, does what he loves. He is the host of a movie review show that airs on the local cable TV in Simsbury, Conn., and on YouTube. He also […]

    A collage featuring photos of Will Braunlich, from left, as Mac the Bulldog, in the WGWG studio, and with his friends
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    Nine Gardner-Webb Faculty Members Retiring

    Dr. Tom Jones has Most Years of Service with 42 BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—With the end of the 2022 Spring Semester, nine faculty members of Gardner-Webb University are retiring. Dr. Tom Jones has the most years of service with 42, and four others have 20 or more years of service. The retirees are: Ken Baker – […]

    a campus shot of the angel statute with bell tower in background