Encyclopedia of UNCG History
An online resource for exploring the history of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Bryan School of Business and Economics
Philip Friedman
Philip Friedman was a Professor of Economics and Dean of the School of Business and Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) from 1984 to 1990. Friedman came to UNCG from Boston University, where he had been Chair of the Department of Finance and Economics since 1980. It was during Friedman’s time […]
Spartan Trader
Spartan Trader was a “resale store” on the UNCG campus, located in the lower level of the Spring Garden Apartments. Created by Dr. Diane Welsh of the Bryan School of Business and Economics, it opened in 2012 as an art consignment shop, offering students, faculty, staff and local artists the opportunity to sell their handmade creations […]
James Weeks
James K. “Jim” Weeks was Dean of the Bryan School of Business and Economics at UNCG from 1990 until his retirement in 2011. Born in 1945 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, he obtained his B.A. from Methodist College (now Methodist University in 1968, his M.B.A. from East Carolina University in 1970, and his Ph.D. in Business […]
David Shelton
David Shelton was the first Dean of the Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics, serving from its founding in 1969 until 1983. Prior to his appointment as Dean, Shelton was a Professor in the Department of Economics and Business Administration, beginning in 1965 and then serving as the department head in 1967. A […]
Department of Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies
In 1892, students of the State Normal and Industrial school (now known as The University of North Carolina at Greensboro) had the option to take courses related to clothing within the Department of Domestic Science. Some of the first classes offered focused on sewing, designing, and textile manufacturing. In 1917, the School of Home Economics created […]
Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality, and Tourism
In 1963, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro began offering classes in recreational studies under the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation which later became the School of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance in 1980. The Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies branched out from the School in 1984, in response to […]
Department of Economics
The first course in economics at UNCG was offered in 1912 under the newly renamed Department of History and Economics. In 1917, the economics portion of the department was merged with sociology to create the Department of Sociology and Economics. When the Department of Social Sciences was introduced in 1924, economics was taught as a […]
Department of Accounting and Finance
From its opening in 1892, UNCG has facilitated studies in accounting and finance. The first course offered was in Bookkeeping, which was taught under the Commercial Department. Students who studied under the Commercial Department would receive a certificate, until 1940 when the department of Business Education and Secretarial Administration added a bachelor’s degree consisting of […]
Delta Pi Epsilon, Zeta Chapter
The University of North Carolina chapter of Delta Pi Epsilon, honorary graduate fraternity for men and women in Business Education, was chartered on the Woman’s College (now UNCG) campus June 23, 1942. D. D. Lessenberry, national president of Delta Pi Epsilon and director of commercial education at the University of Pittsburgh, installed the Zeta chapter […]
Department of Business Education and Secretarial Administration
The Business Education and Secretarial Science Department was established in 1932. The degree confirmed by the department was referred to as a Bachelor of Science in Secretarial Administration. In 1940 the title of the department changed to the Department of Business Education and Secretarial Administration. Up until 1941, a student majoring in Business Education only […]