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Gardner-Webb University to Host Author and Philanthropist Paul Leonard
No full textGardner-Webb University’s Center for Christian Ethics and Social Responsibility, in conjunction with Fireside Books and Gifts of Shelby, N.C., will host author and philanthropist Paul Leonard for a special lecture and book signing on Nov. 20 at 6:30 p.m. The event will be held in Stewart Hall at the Tucker Student Center on the Gardner-Webb campus, and is free and open to the public. Leonard will discuss his spiritual journey and how it led to his work for Habitat for Humanity.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/2284/thumbnail.jp
Gardner-Webb University to Host Author Wiley Cash on April 16
No full textThe Gardner-Webb University Department of English Language and Literature will present author Wiley Cash as part of its annual Visiting Writer Series on April 16 at 7 p.m. The event will be held in Ritch Banquet Hall, located inside Dover Campus Center and is open to the public. A native of Western North Carolina, Wiley Cash is the author of the New York Times bestseller, “A Land More Kind Than Home,” which was a featured book for Gardner-Webb English I, II and American Literature II classes this semester.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/2660/thumbnail.jp
Eric Plunkett Resigns as Head Women’s Volleyball Coach
No full textHead Women’s Volleyball Coach Eric Plunkett has resigned from his position, the Department of Athletics announced on Thursday. A national search for Gardner-Webb University’s next head coach has already begun.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/3768/thumbnail.jp
Family with Close Connections to Gardner-Webb Establishes Scholarship
No full textA family with five alumni and an employee with nearly two decades of service to Gardner-Webb University recently established a new scholarship. The Dr. J. Eric and Teresa Davis Family Scholarship will be available to any student.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/3361/thumbnail.jp
Gardner-Webb Hosts Memorial Day Observance on May 25
No full textThe Gardner-Webb Community Memorial Day Observance and Prayer Gathering will be held on May 25 at 9:30 a.m. in front of Hamrick Hall. Employee Support Manager and Lead Chaplain for Cleveland County Dr. Eric Davis, a GWU alumnus, is the guest speaker.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/3680/thumbnail.jp
Join Gardner-Webb Library for Virtual Community Read and Author Discussion
No full textGardner-Webb University Library is co-hosting a community read of “Big Fish” by Daniel Wallace for National Library Week 2020. The event is jointly sponsored by the Reference, Instruction & Outreach (RIO) section of the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) Library Collaborative. The celebration includes a virtual book discussion and Q&A with the author on May 6 at 7 p.m.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1064/thumbnail.jp
New York Times Best-Selling Author Visits Gardner-Webb University on Feb. 18
No full textNew York Times best-selling author, Wiley Cash, will be at Gardner-Webb University on Feb. 18 as part of the Darlene J. Gravett Visiting Writer Series. A Gastonia native, Cash will offer a public reading and book signing at 7 p.m. in Stewart Hall, located inside the Tucker Student Center. The program is free and open to the public.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1290/thumbnail.jp
Gardner-Webb’s Namesake, Fay Webb Gardner, is the Subject of a New Biography
No full textA Gardner-Webb professor is conducting research for a new biography of Fay Lamar Webb Gardner, to whom Gardner-Webb University owes its name and its existence – and he wants the community’s help. The author, GWU communications professor Dr. Joseph Webb, is currently pouring through the extensive and previously unexamined collection of Webb Gardner’s papers in the Dover Memorial Library archives. “Fay lived to be 82, and she was a prolific writer and an extensive record keeper,” Webb said.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/2958/thumbnail.jp
Gardner-Webb University Alumnus Named Recipient of Prestigious Grant
No full textAn award-winning author with ties to Gardner-Webb University and Boiling Springs, N.C., is being honored for demonstrating exceptional creative ability in the arts. Poet, novelist, and Gardner-Webb University alumnus Ron Rash has been named a Guggenheim Fellow for 2017. Guggenheim Fellowships are grants awarded to selected individuals with the purpose of providing Fellows with blocks of time in which they can work with as much creative freedom as possible.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1645/thumbnail.jp
Gardner-Webb Staffer Publishes Her First Novel
No full textBy day, she’s Annette Spurling, secretary for the communication studies and social sciences departments at Gardner-Webb University. But by night, she’s Margaret Falcon, horror-movie fanatic and author of the new murder-mystery “Triangle,” published last month by iUniverse, Inc. A gripping suspense thriller that keeps readers guessing until the very end, “Triangle,” Falcon’s first novel, is the product of nearly three decades’ patience and perseverance.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/3016/thumbnail.jp
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