Spring 2021
University News
![Shanta Dube head shot]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1622578181/wingateedu/f9q6vromfkjy9xvsqqur/Shanta_Dube_resized.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1622578181/wingateedu/f9q6vromfkjy9xvsqqur/Shanta_Dube_resized.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1622578181/wingateedu/f9q6vromfkjy9xvsqqur/Shanta_Dube_resized.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1622578181/wingateedu/f9q6vromfkjy9xvsqqur/Shanta_Dube_resized.jpg","width":1200}])
Dr. Shanta Dube brings a wealth of experience to Wingate's new public-health program.
![Wingate health science student prepares a vaccine syringe]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1622655502/wingateedu/ouu0malnzyz2caepi6hn/Vaccines5_resized.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1622655502/wingateedu/ouu0malnzyz2caepi6hn/Vaccines5_resized.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1622655502/wingateedu/ouu0malnzyz2caepi6hn/Vaccines5_resized.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1622655502/wingateedu/ouu0malnzyz2caepi6hn/Vaccines5_resized.jpg","width":1200}])
Pandemic silver lining: Wingate students take the opportunity to get real-world experience while making a difference.
![Nursing instructor demonstrating nursing technique with baby dolls]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1622662694/wingateedu/ql7zvqnpznmsaabbbuqe/NursingII_resized.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1622662694/wingateedu/ql7zvqnpznmsaabbbuqe/NursingII_resized.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1622662694/wingateedu/ql7zvqnpznmsaabbbuqe/NursingII_resized.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1622662694/wingateedu/ql7zvqnpznmsaabbbuqe/NursingII_resized.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1622662694/wingateedu/ql7zvqnpznmsaabbbuqe/NursingII_resized.jpg","width":1245}])
Smaller class sizes help Wingate top rankings among the state's independent universities.
![Rhett Brown walking and talking with students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1605646640/wingateedu/xxb4lgufe5wmxskli8bn/Rhett_and_students_resized.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1605646640/wingateedu/xxb4lgufe5wmxskli8bn/Rhett_and_students_resized.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1605646640/wingateedu/xxb4lgufe5wmxskli8bn/Rhett_and_students_resized.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1605646640/wingateedu/xxb4lgufe5wmxskli8bn/Rhett_and_students_resized.jpg","width":1200}])
University bolsters its diversity and inclusion efforts with Unity House, a pair of councils and a grant from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund.
![Jeff Frederick]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1605563750/wingateedu/w71cdec4thpoezzl2wvu/JFrederick_resized.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1605563750/wingateedu/w71cdec4thpoezzl2wvu/JFrederick_resized.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1605563750/wingateedu/w71cdec4thpoezzl2wvu/JFrederick_resized.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1605563750/wingateedu/w71cdec4thpoezzl2wvu/JFrederick_resized.jpg","width":1200}])
Soon after taking over as provost, Jeff Frederick turned his attention to helping make other hires.
![Health-sciences students examining a girl]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1605560654/wingateedu/fgeuzpdrmaqeiwvjgwgw/public_health_edited_cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1605560654/wingateedu/fgeuzpdrmaqeiwvjgwgw/public_health_edited_cropped.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1605560654/wingateedu/fgeuzpdrmaqeiwvjgwgw/public_health_edited_cropped.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1605560654/wingateedu/fgeuzpdrmaqeiwvjgwgw/public_health_edited_cropped.jpg","width":1200}])
The importance of public health professionals has become all too clear in the year of Covid.