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Gardner-Webb University to Host Author and Philanthropist Paul Leonard
Full text linkGardner-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
Peters, Robert interview
No full textOral History interview of Robert Peters. Interview conducted by Webb, Joshua at Leesburg Library, Leesburg, FL
Gardner-Webb English Department Hosts Program with Award-Winning Author
Full text linkAward-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
Full text linkThe 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
New York Times Best-Selling Author Visits Gardner-Webb University on Feb. 18
Full text linkNew 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
Full text linkGardner-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
Gardner-Webb School of Divinity Hosts Award-Winning Author, Dr. Barbara Peacock
Full text linkAward-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
Environmental Expert, Author to Speak at Gardner-Webb University on April 7
Full text linkAuthor and environmentalist Emma Sleeth Davis will visit Gardner-Webb on Tuesday, April 7 to share ideas for improving the physical and spiritual world in which the University community lives. She will be the featured speaker during GWU’s weekly Dimensions program at 9:25 a.m. in Stewart Hall of the Tucker Student Center. The event is free and open to the public.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/2188/thumbnail.jp
Charles Spurgeon Webb - Cleveland County Early Days clipping
Full text linkCleveland County Early Days column by Mamie Jones describing author Harry Fulenwider\u27s description of local Cleveland County men, including Charles Spurgeon Webb.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/fay-webb-gardner-charles-spurgeon-webb-family/1001/thumbnail.jp
Gardner-Webb, The Magazine 2010, Fall (Volume 44 No. 3)
Full text linkGardner-Webb, The Magazine, previously titled The Webb Magazine, focuses on alumni news and campus events from Gardner-Webb College; now Gardner-Webb University. This issue begins with applauding Jennifer Pharr Davis\u27 efforts to hike the whole of the Appalachian Trail on her own and then it leads in to an article featuring director Gary Wheeler\u27s visit to the Gardner-Webb campus. Following are articles concerning graduates at commencement, the new Tucker Student Center building, and athletics. The magazine concludes with an article about author/GWU professor Sheri Adams, GW student Jackie Seter, and GWU alumni Clayton King.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gwmagazine/1016/thumbnail.jp
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