Thus, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a member of the 17-campus university.įrom a student body of 223 and a faculty of 15 in 1892, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro has grown to a student body of 19,038 resident students-20% of whom are graduate students-and a total faculty of 1,138. In 1972 the General Assembly in special session merged all state-supported institutions of higher education into the University of North Carolina without changing the names of each campus. In the fall of 1964 the first class of male students was admitted. In the 1963 General Assembly the name was changed to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and by the same Act the institution became co-educational. Since its founding, the institution’s name has been changed several times: 1891–1919-State Normal and Industrial College 1919–1932-North Carolina College for Women 1932–1963- the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina. He became its first president and served until his death in 1906. McIver, more than any other individual, the university owes its foundation. Charles Duncan McIver on behalf of the education of women. The institution came into being as a direct result of the efforts of Dr. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro was established by legislative enactment on February 18, 1891, and opened its doors on October 5, 1892. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing mcclungĪudience: Please remain seated until faculty and graduates have exited the auditorium Barksdaleįor the College of Visual and Performing Arts, bruce d. Mattacolaįor the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Sherine O. Penfieldįor the School of Health and Human Sciences, Carl G. Banksįor the School of Education, Randall D. Bryan School of Business and Economics, McRae C.

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