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Happy Founders Day, UNCG!
October 5th is the day we celebrate Founders Day and the opening of the State Normal and Industrial School (now UNCG) in 1892. Here are some fun UNCG Founders Day trivia facts for you! On October 12, 1909, the first official Founder’s Day was dedicated to the memory of State Normal founder and President Charles […]
Act of Establishment Creating UNCG — 125 Years Ago Today!!
Today marks the 125th anniversary of the passage of the bill that established the State Normal and Industrial School (now UNCG). On February 18, 1891, the General Assembly of North Carolina agreed to fund a “normal” (teaching) school for women. The act appropriated $10,000 per year for maintenance of the school, but did not include […]