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    GWU’s Noel Center for Disability Resources Promotes World Autism Awareness Day and Acceptance Month

    On April 1, Wristbands Supporting Students Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder will be Distributed on Campus BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—World Autism Awareness Day is on April 2, and the observance on Gardner-Webb University’s campus will be supported by multiple groups, including the staff of the Noel Center for Disability Resources and the students they serve. Over […]

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    Ensemble Featuring GWU Faculty to Perform

    Distinguished Artist Series to feature Carolina Brass on Jan. 30 BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—The Distinguished Artist Series of Gardner-Webb University presents Summit recording artist, Carolina Brass, on Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Hamrick Hall’s Blanton Auditorium. Tim Hudson, GWU associate professor of music, founded Carolina Brass in 1997. The ensemble also features GWU instructors Bob […]

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    GWU Alumna Eva Whittington Self, ’83, Trusted God With Her Broken Pieces

    Paralyzed for 43 Years, Self Shares Her Testimony With Big and Small Groups A car accident 43 years ago on a snowy country road in Concord, N.C., changed the future for Eva Whittington Self. After a week in the hospital, the 17-year-old learned that she would never walk again. She could have turned away from […]

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    Advent Reflection: Day 5

    Thursday,  December 2 Malachi 3:5–12; Psalm 85; Hosea 6:1–6; I Thessalonians1:2–10 Do we live in opposition to God’s purposes or prepare the way for them? Let us explore these two different ways of living portrayed in today’s Scripture readings. In Malachi 3:5–12, the Israelites are put on trial for withholding wages, oppressing the vulnerable, and […]

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    Organizers of National Voter Registration Day Promote Importance of Voting in Off Years

    Gardner-Webb Students and Political Science Associate Professor Give Reasons to Vote in Local Races BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Voter turnout in 2020 was the highest of the 21st century, according to Census.gov, with 66.8 percent of citizens 18 years and older voting. On the Gardner-Webb University campus, voter registration was emphasized, and the football team led the […]

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    Gardner-Webb Marching Bulldogs Prepare for Sept. 18 Debut in Spangler Stadium

    Halftime Show, ‘Guess Who’s Back?’ Features Music From Backstreet Boys, Chipmunks and Others BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Adding to the excitement of the first home football game on Sept. 18 at Gardner-Webb University will be the return of the Marching Bulldogs. The band’s 43 members have been working since August on the halftime show and other music […]

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    GWU Campus Ministries Plans Day of Service During Celebration Week, March 9-11

    Event Has Different Format This Year Because of COVID-19 BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—This year, Gardner-Webb University’s Celebration Week, March 9-11, features a day of service. The Office of Christian Life and Service hosts Celebration Week each spring to offer additional worship opportunities for undergraduate students. “The general theme every year is to celebrate God’s goodness and […]

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    Gardner-Webb Campus Finds Ways to Serve Community While Observing COVID-19 Protocols

    Students, Student-Athletes, Faculty and Staff Participate in Several Service Projects BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.— An integral part of life on the Gardner-Webb University campus is serving the community. Although projects look different with everyone wearing face coverings and staying 6 feet apart, faculty, staff, students and athletic teams have participated in several events this semester. Many […]

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    GWU Honors Students Clean Up Trails at Broad River Greenway

    Community Service Project Also Preparation for Annual Enchanted Forest, Nov. 6-7 BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Unable to take their annual trip to clean up the New River in West Jefferson, N.C., Honors students from Gardner-Webb University worked on the trails at the Broad River Greenway near Boiling Springs. A group of 29 students and Dr. Tom Jones, […]

    A collage of two photos: on the left is a student cleaning up brush at the Broad River Greenway and on the right is a student dressed in a rat costume.
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    Parents or Guardians of Students

    We’re all family here. Welcome, parents and families! Whether you’re new to the Gardner-Webb community or a proud parent of a returning student, we are honored to include you in the greater Gardner-Webb Family. You have an incredibly important role to play during your student’s time at Gardner-Webb — you are their greatest supporter and […]

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