Mills, Kay oral history interview

Mary Katherine “Kay” Mills was born on February 4, 1941, in Washington D.C. to Mary Sibold Mills and Morris Hammond Mills. Kay grew up in the Washington D.C. area and graduated from Chevy Chase High School in 1959. Mills went directly into journalism after she graduated from Northwestern. Her first job in journalism was with the United Press International in Chicago, where she worked for 3 years while in graduate school. Mills began working as a journalist on the Muskie 1968 vice presidential campaign. Mills was also involved with Muskie’s Senate reelection campaign in 1970. Mills covered Muskie’s withdrawal from the presidential race in 1972 when she worked for the News Bureau in Washington

Culturally relevant pedagogy: Utilizing Hip Hop’s intrinsic quality of storytelling to encourage student identity, engagement and empowerment in the urban classroom.

The purpose of this study is to add to the existing literature of knowledge and understanding of how a culturally relevant pedagogy such as Hip Hop can serve as an intrinsic motivation to encourage identity, engagement and empowerment among African American and Latino students. Critical Race Theory is utilized as the theoretical lens in this study as it challenges traditional educational practices and beliefs. The overarching question guiding this research is centered on “What is the value of utilizing Hip Hop’s intrinsic quality of storytelling to encourage identity, engagement and empowerment among African American and Latino students in the urban classroom?” The study population consists of two African American students and three Latino students enrolled in the Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) program and one African American JAG specialist. Data collection methods will include a student and staff interview, classroom observations and a multimedia artifact. The study findings will communicate the importance of creating a more favorable environment in urban high schools that offers students the opportunity to claim their voices through the art of storytelling to express the effectiveness of using Hip Hop in the classroom to promote identity, engagement and empowerment

Stonecutter Science Academy at Gardner-Webb Introduces Students to Careers in Science

Students from 16 schools recently participated in the 2022 Science Academy hosted by Gardner-Webb University and sponsored by the Stonecutter Foundation in Spindale, N.C. They learned about the Department of Natural Sciences at GWU and studied various aspects of science and applications, such as crime scene investigation and forensic anthropology.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/3471/thumbnail.jp

Guidance for students studying science

"Inspectors visited 45 secondary schools in February 2010 to find out how students at the end of Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 were guided to science courses. The schools were directing most students appropriately to suitable courses at the end of Key Stage 3 and very few students felt that they had been misdirected. Sixth form students chose science partly because of their particular career intentions, but mainly because of their interest in and enjoyment of the subject. They often cited good teaching as a factor that attracted them to science." - cover

New Student Directory, the Class of 1961

Directory of newly admitted students and new faculty members. The student directory includes photographs of the 405 students and student information including name, high school attended, city and state, activities, and/or area of academic interest. The 62 page directory is a simple paper bound booklet with a gold cover on which the college seal, a set of diagonal lines, and the title The College of Wooster \u27Freshman Directory\u27 is printed.https://openworks.wooster.edu/directories/1009/thumbnail.jp

GWU Shares Opportunities with High School Guidance Counselors

High school guidance counselors often serve as a link between college-bound students and the universities that they consider as potential places to continue their education. Gardner-Webb University welcomed dozens of counselors to the campus on Oct. 30 to share the opportunities that await students who are searching for the right college fit. The GWU Undergraduate Admissions Office held its first School Counselor Open House to teach advisers about Gardner-Webb’s undergraduate admissions, Degree Completion Program, and graduate studies offerings, with the goal of that message reaching numerous potential students in the region’s high schools.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/2288/thumbnail.jp

Rutherford County High School Students Participate in Third Annual Science Academy at GWU

High school students from Rutherford County, N.C., are reporting that a unique week of their summer vacation that has given them new insight into the practical application of scientific principles. Through a grant from the Stonecutter Foundation (Spindale, N.C.), a dozen area teens participated in the third annual Science Academy, a program designed to offer enrichment in the subject of science and help students solidify skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The goal of the Science Academy is to provide a rich, practical experience in science with exposure to science related careers,” offered Jay Zimmer, biology instructor at Gardner-Webb.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1853/thumbnail.jp

GWU Orchestra Concert Features Premiere of Composition Written by Junior Caleb Etchison

The fall concert by the Gardner-Webb University Orchestra will feature the premiere of a composition written by junior Caleb Etchison and solos by two students and a professor. Joined by the Crest High School Chamber Orchestra, the performance will be on Monday, Nov. 22, at 8 p.m. in Dover Theatre.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/3323/thumbnail.jp