Post 2024 Advent Devotion: Day 22 Sunday, December 22 Micah 5:2-5a; Luke 1:46b-55; Hebrews 10:5-10 Mary’s Hymn of Praise . . . “My soul praises the greatness of the Lord, and my Spirit rejoices in God my savior, because He has looked with favor on the humble condition of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed, because […] Gardner-Webb University | December 22, 2024
Post 2024 Advent Devotion: Day 7 Saturday, December 7 Malachi 4:1-6; Luke 9:1-6 Malachi 4:1-6 describes a perplexing scene on the day of the Lord’s judgment. We read of a terrifying image of a voracious fire that consumes the wicked. The faithful are also present for this burning, but their experience is quite different. Instead of being consumed by the terrible […] Gardner-Webb University | December 7, 2024
News Article Gardner-Webb Students, Faculty and Staff Plan Election Watch Party Bipartisan Event Starts at 7 p.m. in Faith Hall, Tucker Student Center BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Gardner-Webb University students, faculty and staff will join together on Tuesday, Nov. 5, for a Bipartisan Election Watch Party. Held from 7 p.m. to midnight, the event begins in Faith Hall, Tucker Student Center. At 9 p.m., when The Gathering, student-led […] Gardner-Webb University | October 31, 2024
News Article Gardner-Webb Officials Announce Speaker for 2024 December Commencement N.C. Commissioner of Labor Josh Dobson is a 2005 Alumnus BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Gardner-Webb Alumnus and N.C. Commissioner of Labor Josh Dobson is the featured speaker for the December 2024 Commencement program at Gardner-Webb University. The University’s graduation ceremony will take place on Friday, Dec. 13, at 9 a.m. in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center. “I am […] Gardner-Webb University | October 22, 2024
Post July 2020: Revival of the Social Sciences In this month’s blog, I’m not going to mention COVID-19, Coronavirus, pandemics, face coverings, vaccines, or even social distancing. Indulge me…there are other pressing issues. As the infamous year 2020 lurches forward, we should take note of what’s going on across our nation. There’s hurt, frustration, and anger in the streets of some of our […] Gardner-Webb University | July 1, 2020
Post #BulldogStrong: Rallying Together After Hurricane Helene Last Friday seems like a lifetime ago. When the infamous Helene tore through the Carolinas, our beloved campus sustained real damage. Scores of trees were felled, roads washed out, roofs leaked, fences were decimated, and we lost power. It was worse, much worse, for many of our friends, neighbors, and colleagues throughout the western part […] Gardner-Webb University | October 1, 2024
News Article Gardner-Webb Concert Choir Selected to Perform at Conference for N.C. Choral Directors Vocal Group is One of Four Chosen to Attend State’s Largest Annual Gathering BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Since Dr. Joshua Cheney, Gardner-Webb assistant professor of music and director of choral activities, arrived on the University campus in 2020, he has challenged himself and his students to consistently strive for improvement. He’s also given the Concert Choir an […] Gardner-Webb University | September 17, 2024
Bulldog Profile Peter Strickland ’97 Gardner-Webb helped alumnus earn degrees in Music Education and Composition “I had access to quality professors in a setting that allowed us to get up close and personal with the material presented as well as the practical applications that would come after graduation.” Peter Strickland, a 1997 alumnus of Gardner-Webb University, is an educator because […] Gardner-Webb University | August 3, 2020
Post September 2019: Celebrating Our Student-Athletes The start of a new fall semester brings with it the excitement of college sports; and I’ll be honest with you, I love college sports. I admire the grit, determination, and discipline that college athletes pour into their sport. I respect all of our young men and women who balance the rigors of their academic studies with […] Gardner-Webb University | September 1, 2019
News Article Gardner-Webb Receives Grant to Empower and Celebrate First-Generation College Students in November The First-Generation College Celebration, Held Each Year on Nov. 8, Marks the Anniversary of the Signing of the 1965 Higher Education Act BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Gardner-Webb University has been awarded a grant for the 2024 First-Generation College Celebration initiative. This grant will enable Gardner-Webb to further its commitment to supporting first-generation college students in our community. […] Gardner-Webb University | September 6, 2024
