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For Dr. Jonathan Ahearn, Teaching at Gardner-Webb is ‘More Than Just a Job’
No full textEight months after Assistant Professor of Exercise Science Dr. Jonathan Ahearn fought back tears to write his resignation letter to Gardner-Webb University, he’s back at his alma mater. “I came back to Gardner-Webb, because It’s more than just a job,” Ahearn asserted. “It’s always been like that for me and (everyone) in the College of Health Sciences.”https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/3505/thumbnail.jp
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 English Department Hosts Program with Award-Winning Author
No full textAward-winning author Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle will be the guest speaker for the Darlene J. Gravett Visiting Writer Series on Oct. 2 at Gardner-Webb University. Hosted by the Department of English Language and Literature, Clapsaddle will spend time during the day sharing with creative writing and first-year composition students. The public is invited to hear Clapsaddle speak at 7 p.m. in Hamrick Hall’s Blanton Auditorium. She will discuss her debut novel, “Even As We Breathe.”https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/3703/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
Gardner-Webb University Campus Ministries Holds Annual Celebration Week
No full textActs of faith, service and leadership are always on display at Gardner-Webb University and especially seen during Celebration Week, where the University community unites to worship and glorify the Lord. Hosted by Gardner-Webb’s Campus Ministries, the theme for this year’s student-led event is “What are We Celebrating?” It will include contributions from Jonathan Martin, a Gardner-Webb alum and lead pastor at Renovatus Church in Charlotte, N.C. The event will be held on campus Jan. 28-30.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/2484/thumbnail.jp
Gardner-Webb Community Welcomes Grandson of the Rev. Billy Graham
No full textJonathan Lotz, grandson of the late Rev. Billy Graham, will be speaking at Gardner-Webb University Nov. 6 at 9:25 a.m. for Dimensions. The son of Anne Graham Lotz, he is an ordained minister, who preaches regularly for revivals and retreats. The GWU program is free and open to the public and will be held in Stewart Hall inside Tucker Student Center.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1337/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
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
Jonathan Lotz to Speak at Dimensions on Sept. 23
No full textThe Dimensions program at Gardner-Webb University announces its fifth guest for the 2014-2015 academic year. Evangelistic minister and global speaker Jonathan Lotz will share stories of overcoming challenges on Tuesday, Sept. 23 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/2328/thumbnail.jp
Gardner-Webb School of Divinity Hosts Award-Winning Author, Dr. Barbara Peacock
No full textAward-winning author, Dr. Barbara Peacock, will present “Soul Care in African American Practice” on April 11 at Gardner-Webb University. In her book by the same title, she examines the lives and soul care practices of 10 significant men and women―Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Darrell Griffin, Renita Weems, Harold Carter, Jessica Ingram, Coretta Scott King, James Washington, and Howard Thurman. The publication received the “Christianity Today” Award of Merit.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/3387/thumbnail.jp
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