A year that was…unique
The 2019-2020 academic year was the 10th year of the RISE Network at UNCG. It was a transition year for RISE, as Co-Directors Lynn Sametz and Malcolm Schug stepped down from their leadership roles in July 2019. Christopher Rhea (Department of Kinesiology) and Tracey Howell (Department of Mathematics and Statistics) took over the reins as the Director and Associate Director, respectively. The Fall semester was primarily used to plan the path forward by the new leadership team, which led to 10 events in the Spring semester that were to be led, co-led, or supported by the RISE Network. As everyone knows, COVID-19 begin impacting our campus in mid-Spring, leading to the cancellation of nearly half of our events. Nevertheless, the time spent planning the Spring 2020 events will be helpful as our leadership team pivots to what will likely be a year of mostly (if not entirely) virtual RISE events for 2020-2021. To a complete view of the RISE Network’s 2019-2020 events, please download our Annual Report below.
