Post 2023 Advent Devotion: Day 1 Sunday, December 3 Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Isaiah 64:1-9; Mark 13:24-37; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 “Keep alert,” Jesus said, because Advent (Jesus’ “coming”) begins today! The church actually spends four dedicated Sundays preparing for Jesus’ arrival, including many weekday and weeknight events as well. Christians and non-Christians alike light candles, decorate homes, put up manger scenes, bring […] Office of University Communications | December 3, 2023
News Article Dover Library Presents Dan Sellers Host of ‘Carolina Haints’ Storyteller Speaks to Students About Podcasting; Entertains the Public in Evening Program BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Dover Library will present Dan Sellers, the host, producer and writer of “Carolina Haints” podcast, for two programs on Oct. 26. During the morning, Sellers will meet with Gardner-Webb University students to discuss podcasting, production, and marketing. In the evening at […] Office of University Communications | October 6, 2023
News Article Gardner-Webb Division of Student Success Brings Changes to Build Campus Relationships Staff Pursues Mission to Empower Students to Succeed in Their Unique College Journey BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—The Gardner-Webb University Division of Student Success and Executive Director Dr. Ryan W. Erck want to reintroduce themselves to the Gardner-Webb campus. They created a new vision and mission statement to define their purpose of helping students achieve their educational […] Office of University Communications | August 9, 2023
News Article Gardner-Webb Senior, First in her Family to Attend College, Pursues Exercise Science Degree Makenzie Beasley Wright Thankful for Donors who Helped Provide her Scholarships In 2017, before Makenzie Beasley Wright even considered attending Gardner-Webb University, she was in a head-on automobile collision with a cement truck. Through no fault of her own, the crash caused multiple fractures in her femur, pelvis and knee cap, a broken wrist and […] Office of University Communications | March 22, 2023
Post Kent Blevins Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies By the time Kent Blevins graduated from high school, he had lived in four states: South Carolina (where he was born), Nebraska, Oregon, and New Jersey. Although his father’s job led the family to move every few years, Blevins always felt an attachment to North Carolina. Both parents were from […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
News Article Celebrating Alumni – Lifelong Learner, Centenarian Gladys Brooks Boroughs 100-year-old Lives Out the Gardner-Webb Mission BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Students are the focus of Gardner-Webb University’s mission. Faculty members seek to engage students with unique, experiential learning opportunities to prepare them for their next steps. Whether they choose to begin a career or accept the academic challenges of graduate school, students are equipped with the knowledge […] Office of University Communications | January 17, 2023
Post Tom Jones Professor Emeritus of Natural Sciences From his first day at Gardner-Webb College in November 1979 to his last day at the University in May 2022, Dr. Tom Jones focused his passion and energy on his students. A native of Fayetteville, N.C., he was born in 1949 to Hubert H. and Margery Golson Jones. He loved […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
News Article Senior Nursing Students From Gardner-Webb Serve at Joni and Friends Camp Lessons Learned Helping Teens with Disabilities Brought Many ‘Shining Moments’ BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Gardner-Webb Hunt School of Nursing offered a new clinical experience this semester—a weekend serving teenagers with disabilities at Camp Caanan in Rock Hill, S.C. The camp was sponsored by Joni and Friends, a Christian organization that focuses on providing normal everyday experiences for […] Office of University Communications | December 13, 2022
Post Alice Rae Cullinan Professor Emerita of Religion Dr. Alice Rae Cullinan was born to James and Elizabeth Cullinan in Richmond, Va., in 1939. She spent her childhood in Richmond until age 12, when her father was transferred to Middletown, Ky., a small town near Louisville. Her dad purchased a small farm, and the city slickers-turned-farmers enjoyed trying their […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
Post Marion ‘Lansford’ Jolley Professor Emeritus of Social Sciences Marion “Lansford” Jolley (1927-2013), professor emeritus of social sciences, was born in Cleveland County, N.C., the son of M.A. and Dovie Jolley, of Boiling Springs. Lansford’s mother, Dovie H. Jolley, taught first grade at Boiling Springs Elementary School for 46 years and was a graduate of Gardner-Webb. Lansford’s father, Marion […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
