Ana Paula Höfling is an American dancer, dance scholar, academic, and capoeirista .
35-445: Hofling could refer to: Ana Paula Höfling , American dance researcher Eckart Höfling , German Catholic priest Tom Hoefling , American activist and politician Hofling hospital experiment Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hofling . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
70-504: A Neo-Black Society, PRIDE! (An LGBT support and acceptance group.), Queer Student Collective, The Science Fiction Fantasy Federation, and various performing arts, religious and service programs. Student media groups also produce UNCG's newspaper The Carolinian , CORADDI fine arts magazine, and the campus radio station, WUAG . All clubs are recognized student organizations through the UNCG's Office of Campus Activities & Programs. This
105-638: A child and trained in classical ballet at the Royal Academy of Dance . She has a Bachelor of Arts in linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley , a master of fine arts in dance from the University of Hawaii at Manoa , and a Master of Arts in dance and a PhD in Culture and Performance Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles . Höfling studied capoiera with Mestre Accordion , Mestre João Grande , Mestre Jogo de Dentro and
140-522: A concentration in education for MSN students. The Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering ("JSNN") is a collaborative project between North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University and UNCG. The Joint School for Nanoscience and Nanoengineering is expected to offer Professional Master of Science and PhD degrees in Nanoscience and Nanoengineering . Nanoscience and Nanoengineering training for scientists and engineers already in
175-677: A position as a visiting poet. Notable Emeritus Faculty include: Fred Chappell and Craig Nova . The Lloyd International Honors College offers three Honors academic programs that allow students to enhance their general-education studies ( International Honors Program ), work in their major ( Disciplinary Honors Program ), or their entire undergraduate education while at UNCG ( Full Honors Program ). All Honors students take special Honors courses that are generally restricted to no more than 20–25 students and often have an interdisciplinary focus. For those who wish to complete International Honors or Full University Honors , an international experience and
210-678: A second language are required. The Bryan School of Business and Economics is the largest of UNCG's seven professional schools. It was founded in 1969 and is named for Joseph M. Bryan , a prominent figure in North Carolina business and philanthropy. The Bryan School is among the top 1 percent of business schools worldwide that have achieved accreditation in both business and accounting by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The Bryan School has 73 full-time faculty, 3,200 undergraduates, and 460 graduate students. There are also more than 20,000 alumni. McRae C. "Mac" Banks II
245-763: Is a list of clubs that are members of the Club Sports Council: The UNCG University Libraries system has two branches. They are: Other affiliated libraries on campus include: UNCG is home to research institutes and centers including the Gateway University Research Park, Center for Applied Research, Center for Creative Writing in the Arts, Center for Drug Discovery, Institute for Community and Economic Engagement, Center for Biotechnology, Genomics & Health Research, Music Research Institute and
280-590: Is home to over 900 student majors and more than 100 distinguished faculty members. On July 1, 2010, the School of Music was combined administratively with the departments of theater and dance to create the School of Music, Theatre and Dance. In 2016, the Department of Art was transferred from the College of Arts and Sciences, thus giving way to the renaming of the unit. The offices for the new combined school remain in
315-628: Is part of the University of North Carolina system . It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, master's, specialist, and doctoral degrees. The university offers over 100 undergraduate , 61 master's , and 26 doctoral programs. UNCG is also home to the Weatherspoon Art Museum . The university was established as a woman's college in 1891 by legislative enactment and opened in 1892. Credit for
350-851: Is the fourth dean of the Bryan School. The first to hold the Virginia Batte Phillips professorship, Banks started his tenure as dean on July 1, 2011. The School of Education has several graduate programs, notably a Doctorate in Philosophy (PhD) in Educational Studies with a Concentration in Cultural Studies from the Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations Department. The history of UNCG's School of Education has its roots in
385-636: The #3 PhD in English program in NC and #99 overall. The English Department is housed in the Moore Humanities and Research Administration Building, but was previously housed in the now-demolished McIver Building, which was called "the ugliest classroom building in America." In May 2017, alum Adam Tarleton gave the commencement address. For a brief period in 1973, Nobel prize winner Louise Gluck held
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#1732780940672420-625: The 2010–11 season, ranks among the most successful coaches in intercollegiate women's basketball history. She is one of just 45 coaches in the history of the women's game to have engineered more than 600 victories. Under Agee's guidance, UNCG reached the 20-win plateau 16 times. The Spartans also earned berths into the Division I national tournament once, the Division II tournament once and the Division III tournament seven times. With Agee at
455-680: The Grupo Semente do Jogo de Angola. Höfling served on the faculty at Wesleyan University , where she was an Andrew Mellon postdoctoral fellow, and at the University of Wyoming . She was an IIE Fulbright scholar at the Academia Superior de Artes de Bogotá in Colombia. In May 2015 she published some of her research in the book Performing Brazil: Essays on Culture, Identity, and the Performing Arts . She authored
490-514: The JSNN is the first in the nation. The only other two existing professional master's programs in nanoscience and nanoengineering are at Rice University and University at Albany, SUNY , neither of which offers a biological or chemical emphasis. The Graduate School at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro directs and manages the graduate programs on campus for approximately 3600 graduate students from 33 states and 34 foreign countries. During
525-728: The Men's Soccer team won the NCAA Division III national championship title every year except for 1984. Today UNCG competes in the Southern Conference , which is made up of 10 schools across five states in the Southeast. UNCG's men's basketball team moved into a "new" home in 2009–10, making the Greensboro Coliseum their home court. Former UNCG women's basketball coach Lynne Agee, who retired following
560-651: The South. Historic structures include the Julius I. Foust Building (1891), Spencer Hall (1904, 1907), the Quad (1919–1923), the Chancellor's Residence (1923), the former Aycock Auditorium (1927), renamed UNCG Auditorium (2016), and Alumni House (1937). Other features include a statue of Minerva , to the east of Elliott University Center. Minerva has been a part of campus from the first diploma bearing her likeness in 1894 to
595-691: The South. In 2023, Money magazine ranked UNC Greensboro as one of “America’s Best Colleges.” In its 2022 rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked UNC Greensboro tied for 219th in “National Universities,” tied 112th in the ranking of "Top Public Schools," and 214th in “Best Value Schools.” In its 2021 rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked UNC Greensboro tied for 258th out of 389 national universities, tied for 126th in its ranking of 209 "Top Public Schools", and 23rd out of 389 universities in "Top Performers on Social Mobility". In its 2019–2020 rankings, Money magazine ranked UNC Greensboro 509th for "best value" out of 744 universities in
630-494: The Southeastern Regional Vision for Education (SERVE). The university is organized into one traditional college, one specialty college, one professional college, and seven professional schools: The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest of the eight academic units that make up the university, with almost 500 full-time faculty in 21 academic departments and seven interdepartmental programs, spanning
665-477: The U.S. In 2020, Washington Monthly ranked UNC Greensboro 96th out of 389 schools on its National Universities list. Washington Monthly assesses the quality of schools based on social mobility, research, and promoting public service. In 2019, Forbes magazine's "America's Top Colleges" list ranked UNC Greensboro 559th out of 650 universities, liberal arts colleges, and service academies nationwide; 202nd among public universities, and 128th among schools in
700-694: The Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, when it became one of the three charter institutions of the Consolidated University of North Carolina; it changed again to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro when men were first admitted to the school in 1963. In 2023, Forbes magazine's "America's Top Colleges" ranked UNC Greensboro 485th out of 650 universities, liberal arts colleges, and service academies nationwide, 216th among public universities, and 108th among schools in
735-420: The arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and mathematics. John Z. Kiss was appointed Dean on July 1, 2016. UNCG requires all students, no matter what their major, to complete a General Education Curriculum (GEC) that includes courses in the traditional liberal arts, as well as courses that introduce them to new perspectives that have become increasingly important today. The college offers most of
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#1732780940672770-940: The book Axé Bahia: The Power of Art in an Afro-Brazilian Metropolis . Her research has been published in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism , the Brazilian Journal on Presence Studies , and the Journal for the Anthropological Study of Human Movement . She is a member of the Dance Studies Association, the Brazilian Studies Association, and the Latin American Studies Association . She currently serves on
805-617: The book Staging Brazil: Choreographies of Capoeira , as part of her academic research, which analyzed the role of capoeira and its practitioners in establishing a national culture of Brazil and the globalization of capoeira. Her research focuses on issues of race, class, and authorship within capoeira and Afro-Brazilian culture. Höfling has also researched representations of mesticagem in 20th century ballet in Rio de Janeiro and choreographic productions of Eros Volúsia , Mercedes Baptista , and Felicitas Barreto . She has also contributed chapters to
840-860: The current music building, with the Art Department remaining at its present location. The School of Nursing was established in September 1966 under the leadership of the first dean, Eloise R. Lewis. The first class of BSN students graduated in 1970. In 1976, the MSN program was initiated. The School began the PhD program in the Fall 2005. The School continues to offer both undergraduate and graduate programs with over 4,000 alumni. The School also offers an outreach program in Hickory, North Carolina for RN to BSN students and
875-496: The curriculum involved diplomas awarded for work that was distinctly below college level. At the time, few public high schools turned out female graduates who were prepared to handle college-level work. The Normal School became a full-fledged College in 1897. Baccalaureate degrees followed in 1903 and graduates were awarded a "diploma and life license" to teach in North Carolina. The UNCG College of Visual and Performing Arts
910-427: The establishment of UNCG is given to Charles Duncan McIver . McIver served as the institution's first Chief Executive Officer with the title of President. This position was also known as Dean of Administration after 1934 and Chancellor since 1945. The school provided business, domestic science, and teaching instruction, with a student body of 223 and a faculty of 15 in its first year. R. S. Pullen and R. T. Gray donated
945-573: The faculty at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro as an assistant professor of dance studies and as an Honors College teacher. In the spring of 2019 she was appointed as the director of graduate studies for the UNCG School of Dance . UNCG College of Visual and Performing Arts The University of North Carolina at Greensboro ( UNCG or UNC Greensboro ) is a public research university in Greensboro, North Carolina . It
980-544: The founding of the university itself. Originally designated in 1891 as the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial School, UNCG was established as a school to train women educators, based on the assumption that if women received training they would, in turn, educate their children and ultimately improve the level of education and literacy in the state. For almost a decade after the Normal was founded,
1015-608: The helm, UNCG became one of only 10 teams nationally (all divisions) to reach the NCAA tournament each of the first seven years it was held (1982–88). With UNCG's 1998 NCAA appearance, Agee became the first women's coach in history to take teams to the NCAA tournament in all three divisions. In 2010, clubs and organizations affiliated with UNCG included 36 honor societies and 20 fraternities and sororities. UNCG also has an active student government association, founded in 1910, Campus Activities Board (CAB), and several foreign culture groups,
1050-449: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hofling&oldid=895206827 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ana Paula H%C3%B6fling Höfling began dancing as
1085-631: The original 10-acre (4.0 ha) site in Greensboro, where the first building was erected, with state funds totaling $ 30,000. It is North Carolina 's first and only public university founded to educate women. In 1949, it became the nation's largest all-female institution. The school has seen many names over the years, changing from the State Normal and Industrial School to the State Normal and Industrial College in 1896, and again in 1919 to North Carolina College for Women. In 1932, it changed to
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1120-614: The statue erected near the center in 2003. Minerva also inspired the university's new graphic identity program, which was launched in 2004. The intercollegiate athletics program at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro reaches as far back as the late 1940s. During the 1980s, all Spartan teams competed in Division III (non-scholarship) and then Division II (scholarship) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association , and all teams have competed in Division 1 since Fall 1991. Between 1982 and 1987
1155-400: The university's general education courses, in addition to the hundreds of more specialized courses that make up its undergraduate majors and graduate programs. The English Department, established in 1893, offers a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, PhD, and multiple minors. The writing program was, and continues to be, one of the most popular and successful parts of department. A writing center
1190-449: The workforce. Programs of study focus on three main areas: nanobioscience, which emphasizes biological and chemical aspects of nanoscience; nanotechnology, which emphasizes engineering and ecological aspects; and environmental nanoscience, which will address the ethical and environmental implications of nanoscience. These programs of study lead to Professional Master's or Ph.D. degrees. The biological and chemical research emphasis offered by
1225-519: Was established in 1985 aimed at students in the College of Arts and Sciences. Today, the university Writing Center caters to all students and faculty and is housed under the Division of Student Success along with a Speaking Center, Digital ACT Studio, and Academic Achievement Center. The department is ranked #7 in 2021 in NC for the English BA. The PhD program has been recognized on U.S. News & World Report's 2022 Best Graduate School Rankings as
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