News Article Best-Selling Author and Professor Beth Allison Barr Speaker for GWU Lecture Series Historian, Pastor’s Wife and Mom of Two Will Discuss Biblical Womanhood BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Best-selling author and history professor Beth Allison Barr is the guest speaker for the Mary Washburn Wilson Lecture Series at 1 p.m. on Nov. 14 and 15 at Gardner-Webb University. Barr is the author of “The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the […] Office of University Communications | October 25, 2022
News Article Homecoming Weekend Offers Traditional Events and Celebrates New Gardner-Webb Baseball Facility University Welcomes Alumni and Friends, Honors Hall-of-Famers and Distinguished Alumni BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Homecoming weekend at Gardner-Webb is packed with events to celebrate Bulldog Nation. From Oct. 28-30, the University will host traditional events, along with some new ones. The weekend is packed with opportunities to connect and engage, beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday and […] Office of University Communications | October 20, 2022
News Article Gardner-Webb Welcomes New Vice President and Director of Athletics Andrew Goodrich Officially Welcomed With Campus Meet and Greet on Wednesday, Sept. 14 BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Today, Gardner-Webb President Dr. William Downs named Dr. Andrew T. Goodrich as Vice President and Director of Athletics. Goodrich, a fast-rising star in the business, joins the Gardner-Webb family from Syracuse University, where he has served as Deputy […] Office of University Communications | September 12, 2022
Post James Lineberry (J.L.) Jenkins Third President, 1932-1935 The Rev. James Lineberry Jenkins (1882-1973) was born in Stanly County, N.C., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Jenkins. After completing his elementary and high school years in the Stanly County Schools, he enrolled in Wake Forest College, from which he received the Bachelor of Arts degree. He then entered the Southern Baptist […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
Post Susan Carlisle Bell Professor Emerita of Art Susan Carlisle Bell (1951- ) was the third child born to Elizabeth and Thomas Jones on Aug. 18, 1951, in Wytheville, Va. She loved the outdoors, nature and farm life. Bell and her sisters grew up riding horses and cleaning out stalls at one of her father’s farms. He even raised […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
News Article Gardner-Webb Marching Bulldogs Plan Energetic Debut at First Home Football Game New Director of Athletic Bands Sarah Fabian Excited to Lead The Sound of the Springs BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—The Marching Bulldogs—Sound of the Springs—is eager to take the field for its first home football game on Sept. 1. New Director of Athletic Bands Dr. Sarah Fabian is proud of the enthusiasm band members have shown as […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
News Article Gardner-Webb Hires Department Chairs for Music, and Communication, Art & Design Dr. Aaron Rice and Dr. Kortni Alston Bring Wealth of Experience in Their Fields BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Gardner-Webb University Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Karen Aubrey has announced the addition of two new administrative positions in the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Kortni Alston, of Gastonia, N.C., will serve as chair of […] Office of University Communications | August 4, 2022
News Article Gardner-Webb Pre-Med Student Participates in Elite Research Opportunity Jared Reeder, ’23, One of 10 Chosen for Bioengineering Program While gaining lab experience for medical school, Jared Reeder, of Asheboro, N.C., is participating in pre-eminent research. The Gardner-Webb University senior biology major is working with a synthetic chemistry project, studying how bacterial surface sugars are structure. With encouragement from his GWU professors, Reeder applied […] Office of University Communications | August 1, 2022
Post We’re Ready to Welcome You Back! The fall 2022 semester will be here soon and we’re all set to welcome everyone back to campus! COVID cases were rare on campus over the summer, with less severe variants accounting for the few we have seen. Given these current conditions and in keeping with the recommendations of public health authorities, we are able […] Office of University Communications | July 25, 2022
News Article GWU Alumnus Gets Boost in his Career from NASCAR Hall-of-Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. Broadcasting and Sim Racing Gives Blake McCandless, ’17 and ’20, Chance to Race for Real “Every role no matter how small is important to the common goal”—this is the mantra that Blake McCandless lives by. While building his talents as a broadcaster, the two-time alumnus of Gardner-Webb University has taken every opportunity to learn. He […] Office of University Communications | July 6, 2022
