Educator Who Laid Foundation for GWU Noel Center for Disability Resources Passes Away

Dr. Jerry Potter, who helped Gardner-Webb University establish a program for the Deaf in the fall of 1977, passed away Sept. 14. His work on this program laid the foundation for what is now the Noel Center for Disability Resources. In the 40 years since its beginning, the program has provided necessary accommodations to thousands of students.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1542/thumbnail.jp

GWU Pastoral Studies Degree Equips Alumnus for His Calling to Serve the Church

As pastor of First Baptist Church of Morehead, Ky., Alex Lockridge (’10) strives to guide people to fully become who God created them to be. His role models are professors in the Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity who helped him discern his call into ministry. Integral to his growth process was learning how to be spiritually flexible.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1298/thumbnail.jp

Research Experiences at GWU Helped Alum Jumpstart Career as Biologist

Before graduating from Gardner-Webb University, Benjamin Humphrey ’15 was hired on the spot during an interview with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR). After starting the job, he asked his supervisor why she knew he was the right choice. “Her response was, ‘When I asked you about the research you conducted, you were able to clearly explain it on the spot without hesitation. You sounded excited to talk about it,’” Humphrey recalled.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1663/thumbnail.jp

Gardner-Webb University Godbold School of Business to Host Professional Development Week

Gardner-Webb University students will participate in several activities next week—each offering a variety of internship and career development opportunities—from April 3–5 as part of the Godbold School of Business Professional Development Week. On Monday, April 3, the School will host the ‘Professional Women’s Conference: Unlocking the Secrets to Success’ from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Tucker Student Center. Although the event is free to students, there is a charge for non-GWU students.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1654/thumbnail.jp

Gardner-Webb Online Programs Recognized Among Top 10 in North Carolina

Gardner-Webb University is being recognized for exceptional web-based learning opportunities by OnlineColleges.com, based in Foster City, Calif. The educational resource named GWU to its 2018 list of Top 10 Online Colleges in North Carolina. Gardner-Webb ranked fourth in the state, ahead of several larger institutions, including Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1359/thumbnail.jp

GWU’s Sport Management Degree Earns National Ranking

Gardner-Webb University offers the best bachelor’s degree in sport management in the Carolinas and one of the top 10 programs nationwide among institutions with fewer than 3,000 undergraduate students. Sports Management Degree Guide (sports-management-degrees.com), an online source for information on the field’s programs and careers, recently ranked Gardner-Webb No. 6 nationally in its “20 Great Small Colleges for a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management 2015.” GWU ranked ahead of other North Carolina institutions that made the top-20 list, including Catawba College (Salisbury, N.C.), Barton College (Wilson, N.C.), and Johnson C. Smith University (Charlotte, N.C.).https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/2204/thumbnail.jp

Gardner-Webb University Business, Law Expert to Discuss Fair Labor Standards on Nov. 17

Gardner-Webb University’s Charlotte Center will host a discussion of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) during a Business Horizons Workshop Series session, presented by the GWU Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship and Godbold School of Business, on Thursday, Nov. 17. The 7:30-9 a.m. program will feature Dr. Van Graham, associate dean of GWU’s Godbold School of Business and an expert in business and employment law. Graham will offer an overview of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s application to businesses, with particular emphasis on new rules taking effect Dec. 1, 2016.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1754/thumbnail.jp

Gardner-Webb Alumnus to Perform Nativity Drama on Campus on Dec. 2

Gardner-Webb University will host stage performer and GWU alumnus Nathan Rouse (’02) on Tuesday, Dec. 2, in the final Dimensions program of the fall semester. Rouse will perform part of the nativity drama, “The Birth,” a theatrical production he has directed and performed for nine years to tell the Christmas story through the monologue perspectives of the innkeeper, the wise man, and the shepherd. The show takes place on a mostly empty stage, where actors speak, sing and dance to transport the audience to the nativity scene through imagination.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/2261/thumbnail.jp

Youth Minister to Speak at Gardner-Webb’s Dimensions Programs

The Dimensions program at Gardner-Webb University announces its next guest speaker for the 2014-2015 academic year. Youth minister John Isley will share his experiences on Tuesday, Jan. 27 and also Thursday, Jan. 29 at 9:25 a.m. in the Paul Porter Arena, located inside the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center (LYCC). The event is free and open to the public.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/2240/thumbnail.jp

Recipient of Compassion International Sponsorship to Speak at Gardner-Webb

The Dimensions program at Gardner-Webb University is pleased to welcome Olive Aneno, who as a child was sponsored by Compassion International, as its distinguished speaker. The Ugandan native will share her personal story and compelling message with students on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 9:25 a.m. in the Paul Porter Arena, located inside the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center (LYCC). Aneno, who grew up in extreme poverty in Uganda, was forced to hide in the forest alone at night in order to escape the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a militant group that terrorized her hometown.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/2587/thumbnail.jp