University Advancement
Cultivating lifelong connections to UNC Greensboro
The Division of University Advancement works to inspire connections, investments, and engagements that drive excellence and opportunity. Our vision is of a University that illuminates potential, eliminates barriers, and ignites achievement.
145,000+
Spartan Alumni
Making an Impact
28
NEW endowments
Established in Fiscal Year 2023
25,000+
individual donors
to the Light the Way Campaign to Date

carry the torch
Together, we are lighting the way for UNCG by strengthening student access, academic excellence, and the tremendous impact of our programs. The Light the Way campaign closed on Dec. 31, 2025. Stay tuned for exciting details on the campaign’s success and transformative impact this spring.
Giving Opportunities
May 19, 2026
Poetry goes full circle at UNCG
This is a story of two Spartan MFA poets, born six decades apart. Sage Short ’26 MFA, a Myrtle Beach native with roots in West Vir…
May 19, 2026
Meet the inaugural class of UNCG Dance Pyatt Scholars
It was a transformative gift for scholarships, the largest UNC Greensboro’s School of Dance has ever received. When the late Mar…
May 19, 2026
Giving is a home run at UNCG
Jeb Burns ’08 MEd and his wife, Molly, are committed to Spartan success. From philanthropic support of Spartan Athletics to Unive…


