News Article 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 […] Office of University Communications | April 1, 2022
News Article 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 […] Office of University Communications | January 21, 2022
News Article 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 […] Office of University Communications | December 30, 2021
Post 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 […] Office of University Communications | December 2, 2021
News Article 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 […] Office of University Communications | September 20, 2021
News Article 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 […] Office of University Communications | September 8, 2021
News Article 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 […] Office of University Communications | March 3, 2021
News Article 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 […] Office of University Communications | November 2, 2020
News Article 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, […] Office of University Communications | October 28, 2020
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