This semester, HSS 202-01H: INTERROGATING UNIVERSITY HISTORY had the privilege of learning about the history of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro through the lenses of university archivists. With Professor Erin Lawrimore, students had the opportunity to explore primary sources from the university’s early days as State Normal School for women to the evolved University of North Carolina at Greensboro we know and love today. From class jackets to handwritten letters from previous chancellors, time was spent painstakingly analyzing material to understand the many narratives of the university’s origin and growth. From lengthy interviews to the words often left unsaid, students have been equipped to document their story: the impact of Covid-19 on UNCG’s campus. Through oral history interviews, students in this course have collected information on numerous student experiences impacted by the pandemic from Spring 2020 to Spring 2021.
Minerva statue with UNCG mask 
Campus during scenes Fall of 2020 
students in the Fountain View dining hall during the pandemic of 2020 
Stock photos of nursing students working in the simulation lagb 
Campus scenes during the pandemic Fall of 2020 
Photos in alleyway/side path outside Taylor building of principal characters for first fall production in the school of theatre 
Photos of the inside of a Spartan Chariot with social distancing implemented 
The Kaplan Center reopens to students, faculty, staff, and current members on Saturday, September 12th at 10:00am. The building is divided into 3 fitness zones to ensure compliance of the Governor’s order for gyms to operate at 30% max capacity. 
Students at the various locations of SOAR: The Campus Edition. 
Photos of Spring on-campus showing how lovely it is in April, and how empty because of the pandemic.
images by University Communications
This semester, HSS 202-01H: INTERROGATING UNIVERSITY HISTORY
