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Mental-health issues have multiplied during the pandemic. Wingate's Counseling Center director, Dr. Corrine Harris, is working on a solution, with help from a Board of Visitors grant.
News Archive
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What is personal branding? And how can college students, both athletes and non-athletes, benefit from building their brand? Wingate is helping students find the answers to these and related questions with a new Name, Image and Likeness policy and a brand camp.
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Thanks to a grant-funded pilot program, 50 first-generation students will get extra guidance and support as they navigate life at Wingate this fall.
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Physical therapy students, even those in their first year of study, are required to help out with the new Wingate Rehabilitation and Performance clinic.
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The Office of Student Ministries is leading a group of faculty members from Wingate's health sciences programs on a trip later this year to assess the needs of the Missionaries of the Poor monastery.
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Set for September, We Are Wingate Week is designed to help students learn about different cultures and broaden their perspectives.
- Student Spotlight
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- Alumni spotlight
Cull Jordan III majored in history and minored in English at Wingate before heading off to law school. He'll take his 20 years of experience as a prosecutor and defense attorney to the bench in Cumberland County.
- Alumni Spotlight
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Robert Smalls: The Musical takes to the stage with workshop performance this Sunday.
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- Alumni spotlight
Jaylen, the Joyous Black Boy highlights what can happen when a youngster puts his positive energy to work to encourage those around him.
- alumni success
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Dr. Steven Morris received the award from the American Physical Therapy Association after working to promote the use of PT for cancer rehabilitation.
- DPT
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Over the Memorial Day weekend, Will Stokes is running 100 miles in 24 hours to raise money for charity.
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Four commencement ceremonies celebrate grads from 2021 and 2020.
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Outstanding scholarship, leadership and service recognized during commencement.
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Wingate's commencement speaker, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Mandy Cohen shares advice that has helped her through life, especially as she's led the state's response to Covid-19.
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Dr. Willie James Jennings shares a message from Acts 28.