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Student Success: Susan Huynh
by Susan Huynh I started working at SCUA, specifically with the Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project, in August 2024 and my time has been filled with new experiences and opportunities. I learned about processing documents and artifacts, and how to curate an exhibit! I was given the opportunity to curate an exhibit for […]
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Kathelene Smith’s new article in the North Carolina Libraries Journal SCUA Department Head Kathelene Smith’s article “North Carolina’s Special Libraries Revisited” has just been published by North Carolina Libraries, the official publication of the North Carolina Library Association! You can read the article here: Vol. 82 No. 2 (2024): North Carolina Libraries | North Carolina […]
SCUA NEWS: FALL 2023
TRIAD BLACK LIVES MATTER COMMUNITY PROJECT WINS AWARD The Triad Black Lives Matter Collection was selected to receive the 2023 Voices of a City Local History Award, an award presented by the Greensboro History Museum for important contributions to local history by individuals or groups. The collection includes photographs and other materials related to the Black Lives Matter […]
STUDENT SUCCESS: SUMMER 2023
SCUA supports student success by providing opportunities for internships, capstone projects, practicums, student workers, and volunteers. Their projects include conducting research and archival processing, creating libguides and story maps, creating exhibits, and writing blog posts. Some of the experiences in SCUA lead to external internships and job opportunities in the field. Alina Ramirez: UNCG MLIS […]
SCUA News: Summer 2023
Preservation Specialist Audrey Sage Honored by the Staff Senate Preservation Specialist Audrey Sage was honored by the Staff Senate for her many contributions to Service Committee, including her work with the Angel tree, the UNCG garden plot, the Spartan Open Pantry food drive, the Teacher Supply Warehouse drive, the Veterans Day card signing event, and […]
Current Exhibit: Out for the Evening: A Taste of Gay Nightlife in Greensboro
Bars and clubs have been important social, cultural, and political spaces for the LGBTQ+ community for many years. In addition to providing a (relatively) safe space for meeting new people and socializing with friends in an era when open socializing had many potential negative consequences, bars also provided a palace for sharing of political and […]
High Impact Learning through Exhibits
High impact student learning is crucial to the academic and professional success of our students. In UNCG Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA), we work closely with various academic departments on our campus to provide opportunities for students to gain real world experience as part of Capstone projects, practicums, and internships. During the Spring semester […]
New Digital Exhibit Curated by Natalie Branson (M.A. in History with a concentration in Museum Studies)
Natalie Branson, a second-year graduate student working on an M.A. in History with a concentration in Museum Studies, researched and developed an online exhibit focused on the work of the Women’s Association for the Betterment of Public Schoolhouses, an organization of women advocating for public education in North Carolina in the first quarter of the […]
New Exhibit Shines Flashbulb on Arnold Doren, Photographer and UNC Greensboro Professor
A new exhibit on the first floor of Jackson Library shines a spotlight on American and international lives during Woodstock, the Sturgis motorcycle rally, the Greensboro Massacre, and street and landscape scenes from Beijing. Arnold Doren, undated. Located in the three exhibit cases by the reference desk on the first floor, the exhibit is created […]
New Exhibit!: “UNC Greensboro Back to the Future: The Story of the 1960s”
On March 14, 2019, more than thirty people stopped by Hodges Reading Room for an open house event to celebrate our new student-curated exhibit “UNC Greensboro Back to the Future: The Story of the 1960s.” Student curators provided visitors with personalized tours of the exhibit and provided reflections on their experiences researching campus history.This exhibit […]