Encyclopedia of UNCG History
An online resource for exploring the history of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
School of Health and Human Sciences
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
The first class in speech correction at Woman’s College (now UNCG) was offered in 1959 through the School of Education. In 1962, the Department of Drama and Speech was created and was later renamed as the Department of Communication and Theater in 1977. The department split in 1994, with the establishment of the Department of […]
Genetic Counseling Program
UNCG’s Genetic Counseling Program, a graduate program, was approved in 1999 and was the first of its kind in North Carolina. Courses were first offered towards the master of science degree in Genetic Counseling in Fall 2000. The first class graduated in 2002. Nancy Callanan was named the founding director of the Genetic Counseling Program […]
Department of Nutrition
In 2002, the name of the Department of Nutrition and Foodservice Systems was officially changed to the Department of Nutrition. Department Heads: Rosemary Wander (2002, continuing from Department of Nutrition and Foodservice Systems) Deborah Kipp (2003-2011) J. Lee Beverly (2012-2014) Ron F. Morrison (2015- )
Department of Nutrition and Foodservice Systems
In 1998 the name of the Department of Food, Nutrition, and Food Service Management was changed to Nutrition and Foodservice Systems, consequently changing the previous Food and Nutrition Major to the Nutrition and Foodservice Systems Major. In 2002 the department and major name was shortened to Nutrition. Department Heads: Mark L. Failla (1998-2000, continuing from Department […]
Department of Food, Nutrition, and Food Service Management
The Department of Food, Nutrition, and Food Service Management was formed in the School of Home Economics (later known as The School of Human Environmental Sciences and now part of the School of Health and Human Sciences). In 1975 the School of Home Economics created six specialized departments, one of which was the Department of Food, Nutrition, […]
Department of Kinesiology
In 2009, the name of the Department of Exercise and Sport Science was changed to the Department of Kinesiology. The change was made to reflect a broader view of the field and better align with like programs at other universities. Department Heads: Joseph Starnes (2009-2012) Sandra J. Shultz (2013- )
Department of Exercise and Sport Science
In 1989, the name of the Department of Physical Education was changed to the Department of Exercise and Sport Science. Shirl J. Hoffman, who had been serving as the department head for physical education, continued as head of the renamed department. In 2009, the name of the department was changed to the Department of Kinesiology. The […]
Department of Physical Education
Physical education, originally called physical culture, began as hygiene and physiology instruction taught by the college’s resident physician. A gymnasium was established in the Main Building. Plans and funding for a new gymnasium were crushed in 1900 after a typhoid fever epidemic. A mandatory walking period and intramural athletics continued for many years without formal curriculum. […]
School of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
Physical education, originally called physical culture, began as hygiene and physiology instruction taught by the college’s resident physician. Yet, it was not until 1921 that a Department of Physical Education was created, with Mary Channing Coleman serving as the first department head. Following the sudden death of Coleman in 1947, Ethel L. Martus succeeded her as […]
School of Health and Human Performance
The School of Health and Human Performance (HHP) was established in 1991 and encompassed programs previously included in the School of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (HPERD). In a 2012 restructuring, HHP was dissolved, and three of the five academic departments moved to the newly formed School of Health and Human Sciences. Celia Hooper, […]