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With more than 18,600 students and 2,500 faculty and staff, UNCG is the largest state university in the Piedmont Triad and has an annual economic impact of more than $1 billion. The campus has grown to include 24 residence halls and 30 academic buildings on 210 acres.
UNCG takes pride in being a learner-centered public research university. The College of Arts & Sciences and seven professional schools offer 85 undergraduate majors, 61 master’s programs and 26 doctoral programs. Globalization of the curriculum has expanded opportunities for international education, through new programs like the UNC Exchange Program and the Lloyd International Honors College. In addition, innovative signature programs such as Building Entrepreneurial Learning for Life (BELL), Communication Across the Curriculum, Undergraduate Research and Freshman Seminars enhance the student experience.
As a cultural leader, UNCG offers concerts, lectures, dance and theatre performances, exhibitions in the internationally known Weatherspoon Art Museum, and readings by nationally known authors. In athletics, Spartan teams compete in nine women’s and nine men’s sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. With ethnic minority students making up 26 percent of the student body, UNCG is the most diverse of the UNC system’s historically white campuses.
Although much has changed, some things remain the same. The university motto — “Service” — continues to be a guiding principle put into practice through all aspects of university life.
>>> http://www.uncg.edu/inside-uncg/inside-glance.htm
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a public, coeducational, doctoral-granting, residential university chartered in 1891. It is one of the three original institutions of The University of North Carolina System.
UNCG is a …
- Learner-centered, accessible, and inclusive community fostering intellectual inquiry to prepare students for meaningful lives and engaged citizenship;
- Research university where collaborative scholarship and creative activity enhance quality of life across the lifespan;
- Source of innovation and leadership meeting social, economic, and environmental challenges in the Piedmont Triad, North Carolina, and beyond; and
- Global university integrating intercultural and international experiences and perspectives into learning, discovery, and service.
Enrollment, Classes & Faculty
More than 17,500 on-campus students and over 950 others in distance-learning programs from 49 states and more than 70 countries. The fall 2009 freshman class is the largest ever at 2,510 and ethnic minority enrollment is about 33 percent.
Average class size is 27 students, and more than a third of classes have 20 or fewer students. Approximately 1,700 classes are offered each semester. Student/faculty ratio is approximately 17:1. Ninety percent of classes are taught by professors.
Campus Life
Opportunities for students include approximately 200 student organizations, 18 intercollegiate athletic teams, intramurals, club sports, recreation center, campus golf course, student newspaper, student literary magazine, student radio station, music and choral groups, drama and dance performance groups, concert and lecture series, film series, internships, outing club, fraternities and sororities, community service and field campus for fishing, swimming, and canoeing.
Costs
For full-time students living on campus, basic costs (including tuition and fees, room and board, other student expenses), total approximately $13,784 for in-state students and $27,582 for out-of-state students.
Housing and Residence Life
Eighty percent of freshmen live on campus in twenty-four residence halls. Four residence halls house special living/learning communities which connect students with faculty mentors: Reynolds Residence Hall, home of Grogan College; Mary Foust Residence Hall, home of Ashby Residential College; South Spencer Residence Hall, home of Cornelia Strong College; and Phillips Hawkins Residence Hall, home of International House. Freshmen are encouraged to live on campus.
Departmental Overview: Housing and Residence Life
>>> http://hrl.uncg.edu/about_us/mission.php
Mission
Housing and Residence Life provides safe, inclusive, and secure residential communities where a diverse, innovative and responsive team of professionals encourages students to pursue academic excellence, personal growth, civic leadership and responsibility.
Efficient, effective and accessible programs and services are provided by competently trained and reliable departmental teams in affordable, clean, comfortable, sustainable and sound facilities equipped with current technologies.
Our diverse residence hall environments promote learning and personal growth through programs that enable students to acknowledge and appreciate diversity through open dialogue, establish a personal sense of interdependence, and prepare them for responsible service as members of the global community.
Vision
Housing and Residence Life at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro will be a leading residential program by incorporating social justice principles in providing students with comfortable and safe living environments that support academic success.
Core Values
- Inclusivity & Diversity
- Teamwork
- Community
- Personal Growth
- Safety & Security
Strategic Housing Plan
The UNCG Board of Trustees have approved Housing & Residence Life’s strategic plan. The strategic plan creates a road map through 2020 and facilitates heavy growth doubling our Fall 2010 bed count. View the Strategic Plan (PDF).
Check out all of the fun things we do throughout the year at http://hrl.uncg.edu/happenings/fun.php
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