Stories of ACCESSIBILITY & INCLUSIVITY
- UNCG Bryan School Receives 2024 Inspiring Programs in Business Award
UNC Greensboro’s Bryan School of Business and Economics has received the 2024 Inspiring Programs in Business … Continued - UNCG Bryan PhD student’s research on free menstrual products earns 3MT victoryMany people may consider menstrual products a private women’s matter. However, according to Farhat Chowdhury, it … Continued
- Tia’s CircleThe endowed scholarship Tia Wiggins ‘07 (Business Administration) created at UNC Greensboro’s Bryan School of Business … Continued
- UNCG Bryan undergrad, 34, healing years of self-doubt, one course at a timeWhen Leo Frietas was 17 years old, he found out he didn’t have the necessary credentials … Continued
UNCG BRYAN SCHOOL RECEIVES 2024 INSPIRING PROGRAMS IN BUSINESS AWARD
Inspiring Programs in Business Award winners were selected by Insight Into Diversity based on efforts to inspire and encourage a new generation of young people to consider careers in business through mentoring, teaching, research, and successful programs and initiatives.
From our dean
UNC Greensboro is committed to being a learner-centered, accessible, and inclusive community. This commitment to accessibility began with our origin in 1891 as the State Normal and Industrial School. The school, the first and only public university in North Carolina founded for the purpose of educating women, provided instruction in business, domestic science, and teaching. There are two critical points here. First, business was one of the foundational disciplines at UNCG. Second, UNCG was founded to promote an inclusive culture of excellence.
This commitment to accessibility and excellence for all is now spliced into the Bryan School’s DNA. While, for the longest time, the concern was equity for women, increasing gender diversity in the workplace, and ensuring that women were included, our understanding of inclusiveness has expanded over 130-plus years to embrace diversity in all its forms. This includes but is not limited to backgrounds, beliefs, viewpoints, abilities, cultures, and traditions — attributes that distinguish one individual from another, and without regard to whether it is for students, faculty, or staff.
And why is that important? Well, what I have learned from my experiences is that almost any substantive problem we face, whether at work or in society, are multifaceted and complex. It is impossible for any one single person to have a complete perspective on all dimensions of any issue. That, in turn, necessitates input from a wide variety of opinions and thoughts for effective problem-solving — a fact that has been borne out in management research. I believe it is this commitment to promoting a school climate that provides an equal opportunity for all to excel has helped the Bryan School become one of the most diverse business schools in North Carolina in student enrollment.
As noted above, accessibility and equal opportunity for all is in our DNA at UNCG and the Bryan School. UNCG and the Bryan School have long been known for providing a Culture of Care; it was a major part of my attraction to UNCG when I arrived here in 2007. Students recognize that and value it, as do our faculty and staff. It is not merely about caring for our students; it is about mutual care and respect that connects in all directions. Beyond the Culture of Care is the sense of inclusion and belonging that we promote. I hear that often from our students, but it starts with our faculty members and staff. They are committed to creating a school climate of inclusion and belonging for all our students.
