University of North Carolina at Greensboro
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro Seal | |
| Motto | "Service" |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1891 |
| Endowment | $128 Million |
| Chancellor | Patricia A. Sullivan |
Academic staff | 989 (part and full time) |
| Undergraduates | 12,291 (Fall 2005) |
| Postgraduates | 3,769 (Fall 2005) |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban, 200 acres (0.81 km²) |
| Mascot | Spartan & Minerva |
| Website | www.uncg.edu |
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a public university in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. Also known as UNCG, the university offers over 100 undergraduate, 59 master's and 22 doctoral programs. The University's academic schools and programs include Arts & Sciences, Business & Economics, Education, Health & Human Performance, Human Environmental Sciences, Lloyd International Honors College, Music, Nursing, and Graduate School.
Campus
UNCG has a unique campus, with landmarks such as "Charlie," a statue of founder Charles Duncan McIver outside Jackson Library, and outside the University Dining Hall. The white tower wing of the Jackson Library and the Spartan water tower are recognizable structures in the Greensboro community, and the campus is also home to "the rock" and the clock tower—two campus landmarks—and school traditions (See Traditions below). A new bell tower was built at the corner of College Ave. and Spring Garden St., it was completed at the end of the 2004-2005 academic year.
Students
Of the approximately 14,000 (11,000 undergraduate) students enrolled at the school, 32 percent are male and 68 percent female. Students come from 46 states and 90 countries. Around 25 percent of undergraduates are minorities, and 20 percent are African-American.
Student demographics
- Faculty: 838 (Fall 2003)
- Student-faculty ratio: 14.4:1
- Average class size: 27 students
- Classes with 20 or fewer students: 30%
- Average SAT score: 1054
- Campus size: 200 acres (0.81 km²)
- Male-female ratio: 1:2
- African-American: 20%
- Asian-American: 7%
- Caucasian: 75%
- Hispanic: 2%
- Native American: <1%
Sports, clubs, and traditions
UNCG is home to a large amount of diverse and active sports and student organizations from Greek life to a radio station, and some traditions unique to the school.
Athletics
| File:Uncg spartans.jpg | The intercollegiate athletics program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro reaches as far back as the late 1940s during the days of the WCUNC, with students participating in national golf tournaments in 1948 and the school hosting the national tournaments for women's golf (1954) and tennis (1965). During the 1980s, all Spartan teams competed in Division III (non-scholarship) and then Division II (scholarship) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and all teams have competed in Division 1 since Fall 1991.
The 16 athletic teams currently at UNCG include: Baseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Men's Track, Women's Track, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling |
Clubs
In Fall 2004, the Clubs and Organizations affiliated with UNCG included 36 Honor Societies and 17 Fraternities and Sororities. The University also has a prominent Student Government Association and several foreign culture groups, a Neo-Black Society, PRIDE! (a LGBT group), and various performing arts, religious and service programs. Student media groups also produce UNCG's Carolinian Newspaper, CORRADI Fine Arts Magazine, and WUAG 103.1 Campus Radio Station.
Club Sports: Disc Golf, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Ice Hockey, Kendo, Rugby (Men's), Rugby (Women's), Soccer (Men's), Swimming, Men's Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball, Women's Soccer, Tennis, Women's Ultimate Frisbee.
Traditions
Some of the most visible traditions at UNCG take place between the University Dining Hall and the Elliott University Center where "The Rock" and the clock tower are located.
The Rock
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The Rock is a large boulder donated by members of Alpha Phi Omega in 1973 and spray-painted nearly every day by students, who use it as a giant message board. Unofficial rules govern the use of the Rock, and students know not to use foul language and that messages painted on the wall must be left for at least 24 hours before being painted over. The Rock was purchased after a former Chancellor tired of the previous tradition to paint messages and "clothes" on Charlie (the statue of Charles D. McIver on College Avenue). The Rock was originally placed where the Fountain is today. |
Clock Tower
Most students at the University also uphold the tradition of not walking beneath the four-faced clock tower located near the Rock. It is said that those who walk under the clock will not graduate on time, and some students believe in this almost religiously, avoiding the bricks around the clock tower as well. Only graduates and the occasional unbeliever walk through the middle of the four posts to read the plaque below the clocks.
A new clock tower was constructed in 2005 on the site of the old University Bell, at the corner of College Ave. and Spring Garden St. The bells ring on the hour and on every quarter of the hour in a sequence made famous by theWestminster Abbey chimes.
Other Traditions
It is also a tradition each year to give new students a Spartan pin and a daisy (the school flower of UNCG) after student convocation. Another tradition is the ringing of the University Bell to open the academic year at the start of each Fall Semester.
History
Credit for the founding of UNCG goes mainly to Charles Duncan McIver, a crusader for the cause of women's education. The school was established by legislative enactment on February 18, 1891 as the State Normal and Industrial School and opened October 5, 1892. The school provided instruction in business, domestic science, and teaching with a student body of 223 and a faculty of 15 in its first year. R. S. Pullen and R. T. Gray gave the original 10-acre site in Greensboro, N.C. where the first building was erected with state funds totaling $30,000.
The school has seen many names over the years, changing from the "State Normal and Industrial School" to the State Normal and Industrial College in 1896, and again in 1919 to North Carolina College for Women. In 1932, it changed to the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, when it became one of the three charter institutions of the Consolidated University of North Carolina, and changed again to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro when men were first admitted to the school in 1963. It is remembered fondly by many graduates of the Women's College simply as "the W.C."
Charles D. McIver served the institution as its first chief executive officer with the title of President. This position has also seen various names, with the administrator being known as the Dean of Administration after 1934 and Chancellor from 1945 to present. A full list of administrators can be found below.
Administration
- Charles Duncan McIver (president, 1891-1906)
- Walter Clinton Jackson (dean of administration, 1934-1945; chancellor, 1945-1950)
- Edward Kidder Graham (chancellor, 1950-1956)
- William Whatley Pierson (acting chancellor, 1956-1957)
- Gordon Williams Blackwell (chancellor, 1957-1960)
- William Whatley Pierson (acting chancellor, 1960-1961)
- Otis Arnold Singletary (chancellor, 1961-1966)
- James Sharbrough Ferguson (acting chancellor, 1964-1967; chancellor, 1967-1979)
- William Edward Moran (chancellor, 1979-1994)
- Debra W. Stewart (interim chancellor, 1994-1994)
- Patricia A. Sullivan (chancellor, 1995- )
Academic Units
Bryan School of Business & Economics
College of Arts & Sciences
School of Education
School of Health & Human Performance
School of Human Environmental Sciences
School of Music
School of Nursing
Lloyd International Honors College
Lloyd International Honors Collegeis a selective honors college within the University of North Carolina at Greensoro that gives excellent undergraduate students in all majors the opportunity to reach a higher level of academic achievement in the same time it takes to earn a regular degree.
Lloyd International Honors College offers its students enhanced academic opportunities, international and global perspectives, and a variety of co-curricular and extra-curricular options that help round out their education.
The College offers three Honors academic programs that allow students to enhance their general-education studies (General-Education Honors Program), work in their major (Disciplinary Honors Program), or their entire undergraduate education while at UNCG (Full University Honors Program). All Honors students take special Honors courses that are generally restricted to no more than 20-25 students and often have an interdisciplinary focus. For those who wish to complete General-Education Honors or Full University Honors, an international experience and a second language are required.
There are also a variety of independent study and research opportunities that give Honors students the chance to design courses their fit their special needs and interests and to work one-on-one with faculty. Finally, Lloyd International Honors College offers a variety of extracurricular opportunities including weekly coffees where students and faculty discuss issues of the day, student symposia, debates, special lectures and performances, enhanced study abroad opportunities, and special residence hall options. Category:Honors Colleges