FUTURE STUDENTS CURRENT STUDENTS FAMILY AND FRIENDS ALUMNI COMMUNITY INTRANET Weekly Archive Aug. 14, 2005 Aug. 7, 2005 July 31, 2005 July 24, 2005 July 10, 2005 June 5, 2005 May 29, 2005 May 22, 2005 May 15, 2005 May 8, 2005 May 1, 2005 April 24, 2005 April 17, 2005 April 10, 2005 >> Main Line Week of August 14 - 20, 2005   Greensboro College Announces $4 Million ‘Standing Ovation!’ Greensboro, N.C. — At the annual new-student convocation today, Greensboro College President Craven E. Williams announced one of the largest grants in the 167-year history of Greensboro College — a $4 million challenge grant for the theatre program. Williams said: “A friend of Greensboro College, who wishes to remain... Read More Greensboro, N.C. — At the annual new-student convocation today, Greensboro College President Craven E. Williams announced one of the largest grants in the 167-year history of Greensboro College — a $4 million challenge grant for the theatre program. Williams said: “A friend of Greensboro College, who wishes to remain anonymous, has made a gift. The donor believes very deeply in the quality and the promise of our theatre department, and the donor wants to encourage others to do the same. “Therefore, this donor has pledged to match, dollar-for-dollar, every dollar that we can raise for our theatre department, and the donor will put in up to $2 million. That means a total of $4 million … if we do our job.” Williams went on to say that the $4 million initiative will be called “The Standing Ovation!” — and that it will be part of the college’s “Promises to Keep” Campaign, which has now raised over $58 million. “This is certainly an exciting and wonderful gift,” said Professor of Theatre David Schram. “With the help of friends and supporters, this grant will mean $4 million for many areas of the Greensboro College theatre program, including enhanced performance opportunities, technical and classroom space, better costuming … even guest artists and faculty.” For more information about the grant, the theatre program or participation in the challenge, contact Schram at 272-7102, ext. 243. [Collapse Article]   Greensboro College Professor Participates in Physics Workshop Greensboro, N.C. — Greensboro College Physics Instructor Gordon Shepherd participated in the 2005 AAPT Summer Meeting, the semiannual meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, hosted by the University of Utah in Salt Lake City Aug. 6-10. AAPT was established in 1930 to ensure the dissemination of... Read More Greensboro, N.C. — Greensboro College Physics Instructor Gordon Shepherd participated in the 2005 AAPT Summer Meeting, the semiannual meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, hosted by the University of Utah in Salt Lake City Aug. 6-10. AAPT was established in 1930 to ensure the dissemination of knowledge of physics, particularly by way of teaching. The Association currently has more than 11,000 members in 30 countries. Annual Meetings in January and August give members from around the world the opportunity to network, discuss innovations in teaching methods and share the results of research about teaching and learning. Shepherd — who is the president-elect for the North Carolina section of the AAPT — participated in three of the workshops at this meeting. Shepherd earned the B.S. degree from Guilford College and the M.Ed. degree from UNCG. He joined the Greensboro College faculty in 2001. [Collapse Article]   Greensboro College Professor Presents Paper at Lincoln Center Sheila Nayar Greensboro, N.C. — Greensboro College assistant professor of English and communication studies Sheila Nayar recently presented her paper “Ecriture Aesthetics: The Literate Contours of Art-Cinema Narration” at the Media Ecology Association Annual Convention held at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus in midtown Manhattan. Titled “The Biases of Media, the meeting was the 6th annual convention of the MEA. Nayar... Read More Sheila Nayar Greensboro, N.C. — Greensboro College assistant professor of English and communication studies Sheila Nayar recently presented her paper “Ecriture Aesthetics: The Literate Contours of Art-Cinema Narration” at the Media Ecology Association Annual Convention held at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus in midtown Manhattan. Titled “The Biases of Media, the meeting was the 6th annual convention of the MEA. Nayar presented her paper as part of the session titled “Media, Consciousness, and Culture.” Media ecology looks into the matter of how media of communication affect human perception, understanding, feeling and value, as well as how our interaction with media facilitates or impedes our chances of survival. During the conference, Nayar was presented the Walter Benjamin Award for Outstanding Article in the Field of Media Ecology. She won the award for her article “Invisible Representation: The Oral Contours of a National Popular Cinema,” which presents the notion that the formula for the popular cinema in India has been shaped fundamentally by the thoughts and structures of oral language. It was published in the Spring 2004 edition of “Film Quarterly.” In January of this year, Greensboro College awarded Nayar the Virginia Clarke Gray Award, designed to recognize an exemplary faculty member from among the junior faculty of the college. [Collapse Article] Week of August 7 - 13, 2005   Brewer Named Campus Minister at Greensboro College Rev. Robert Brewer Greensboro, N.C. — Greensboro College has announced that Rev. Robert Brewer will serve as campus minister to the college. His duties will include providing support and mentoring to the student religious life organizations; conducting weekly chapel services on campus; coordinating the Council of Ministers; providing pastoral support; handling a variety of United Methodist youth activities at the college; and managing... Read More Rev. Robert Brewer Greensboro, N.C. — Greensboro College has announced that Rev. Robert Brewer will serve as campus minister to the college. His duties will include providing support and mentoring to the student religious life organizations; conducting weekly chapel services on campus; coordinating the Council of Ministers; providing pastoral support; handling a variety of United Methodist youth activities at the college; and managing special services on campus, such as the annual Festival of Lessons and Carols. A candidate for the doctor of theology degree in homiletics at the University of Toronto, Brewer recently completed his course work and is in the early stages of writing his dissertation. Originally from Troy, Brewer is an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church. He holds the B.S. degree from Appalachian State University and the M.Div. degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Brewer has been very active with United Methodist Conference youth activities and has spent the last three summers as a staff leader with the Youth Theological Initiative at Emory University. He also has served as local pastor of the Beech Grove and Rhems United Methodist Churches in the New Bern District of the UMC, providing leadership and pastoral care to two congregations. He joined Greensboro College as campus minister on Aug. 10. [Collapse Article]   Greensboro College Theatre Professor Is SPAM Guest Artist John Saari Greensboro, N.C. — Greensboro College Professor of Theatre John Saari was the guest artist at the Society of Props Artisan Managers conference July 30. The conference, held at North Carolina School of the Arts in the Performance Place, attracted attendees with whom Saari had worked in regional professional theatres, such as Charles Killian from the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Mark Bissonette from the Geva Theatre... Read More John Saari Greensboro, N.C. — Greensboro College Professor of Theatre John Saari was the guest artist at the Society of Props Artisan Managers conference July 30. The conference, held at North Carolina School of the Arts in the Performance Place, attracted attendees with whom Saari had worked in regional professional theatres, such as Charles Killian from the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Mark Bissonette from the Geva Theatre in New York, Mark Walston and Doc Manning from Actor’s Theatre of Louisville and Sandy Strom from Milwaukee Repertory Theatre. Others in attendance knew Saari from his work with the Oregon and Utah Shakespeare Festivals and with the American Repertory Theatre. Saari taught about polymer coatings, primers, varnishes and scenic paint use on the myriad of substrates that the artisans find themselves employing in their creations for the stage. Saari earned the bachelor of arts degree from Lake Superior University and the M.F.A degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He joined the Greensboro College faculty in 1990. 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