GREENSBORO COLLEGE

'Greensboro College' is a four year, independent, coeducational institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina and affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1838. The College enrolls nearly 1,200 students from approximately 30 states and more than 20 foreign countries. The average class size is 16 and the student faculty ratio is 12 to one.

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History

Middle College

Theatre Department

Notable Alumni

Notes

External links

History

The first college to open its doors within the town of Greensboro was the woman's college, Greensboro Female College. The school occupied a 25-acre campus near the heart of the city within the College Hill Historic District. The institution had its origin in 1833, when the Greensboro Female College was organized as an institution for local children. It was the intent of Reverend Peter Doub that the institution grow to serve women. ^[1]
Through the methodist Church, a charter was secured in 1838, an event which makes it one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States.
The cornerstone of the first building was laid in 1843, and in 1846 the institution opened its doors to students. Young women came from many southern states to become the first classes of the new president, the Reverend Solomom Lea, and his faculty.^[2]

Middle College

''Greensboro Middle College'' is a high school program on the campus of Greensboro College located in Greensboro, North Carolina. It schools the 11th and 12th grades, and allows students to finish their high school career while earning college credit. GMC's main focus is to provide a more flexible and laid back learning environment for students previously unsuccessful or dissatisfied with traditional high school. As of the 2005-2006 school year, there are 104 students enrolled in GMC.

Theatre Department

A notable aspect of Greensboro College is the award winning Greensboro College Theatre Department. The theatre department offers undergraduate degrees in five emphaisiees including Stage Design and Technical Theatre, Costumes, Acting in the Theatre, K-12 Theatre Education Licensure, and Management & Directing which encompasses Directing for the Stage, Stage Management, and Theatre Management.

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- 2007-2008 Season

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Caged Voices
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Blood Wedding
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Fat Pig
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GC Live! 2007
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Fiddler on the Roof

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- The theatre department produces several shows each year. Recent productions include: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Dearly Departed, The Spitfire Grill, To Kill A Mockingbird, Picnic, The Secret Garden, The Music Man, and Big Love.
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- The Greensboro College Theatre Department offers a full scholarship to one incoming student every year. For more information on the Haley Theatre Scholarship please visit Haley Theatre Scholarship website.
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- Please visit the Greensboro College Theatre Department website for more information.

Notable Alumni

★ Eileen Fulton '56, soap opera and Broadway actress

★ Carolyn Maloney '68, U.S. Representative(D-N.Y.) 1992-Present

Notes

1. http://museum.gborocollege.edu/Peter_Doub.htm
2. Arnett, Ethel Stephens. Greensboro, North Carolina; the County Seat of Guilford. Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1955. p. 102

External links

★ http://www.gborocollege.edu/ Greensboro College

★ http://theatre.gborocollege.edu/ Greensboro College Theatre Department

★ http://www.universitybusiness.com/page.cfm?id=181 University Business Article on Craven E. Williams