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Page 10 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, August 27-September 2, 2020 BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—This past week, Gardner-Webb University welcomed the fourth largest freshmen class in school history. The 469 mem- bers of the Class of 2024 began their fi rst fall semester on Aug. 19. Gard- ner-Webb's total fall enrollment—in un- dergraduate, Degree Completion and graduate programs—is approximately 3,500, with nearly 1,200 students living on campus. "We're excited for these new Runnin' Bulldogs to join us, and we have great things in store for them," noted Gard- ner-Webb President Dr. William M. Downs. "Their GWU journey is just be- ginning, and we commit to making it an exceptional and rewarding experience." Downs pointed to several reasons for the record enrollment, including the Board of Trustees commitment to freeze tuition for a second year in a row and the diligent work of the GWU enrollment and marketing teams. "In the crowded marketplace of colleges and universities, Gardner-Webb is standing apart from our competitors who continually raise the cost burden on students," Downs observed. "Most importantly, we are doing this without compromising the outstanding quality of instruction and the world-class cal- iber of our degree programs." While holding the line on tuition costs, several other fi nancial incentives were offered, such as the Foothills Commit- ment to residents of Cleveland, Gaston and Rutherford counties, and the ex- pansion of church-matching and minis- ter's dependent scholarships. The Uni- versity also instituted a tuition freeze for students in Gardner-Webb's Degree Completion Program and began an aggressive marketing campaign to in- crease transfer enrollment by offering free room and board to students trans- ferring from a four-year college. "We targeted specifi c communities and regions in the southeast with fi nan- cial incentives and especially transfer options," said Vice President of Market- ing Richard McDevitt. "We believed in the current environment that students and families would be looking for op- tions for their undergraduate experi- ence. We have been very pleased with the results, especially in our transfer numbers, which are up substantially." Additionally, the GWU faculty ap- proved a revision of the general edu- cation requirements. The restructured curriculum reduces the number of re- quired credit hours by a third, creating a more transfer-friendly pathway, open- ing space for most students to pursue a minor, and reducing the time to gradua- tion for everyone. "Gardner-Webb now has a core that prepares every student for the key skills that society demands: critical thinking, effective communica- tion, and the ability to solve complex problems while working in teams," Downs observed. "As we move deeper into the 21st century's third decade, a generation of future Runnin' Bulldogs will be that much better prepared to make positive and lasting differences for their professions and for their com- munities." For more information about Gard- ner-Webb Admissions, email admis- sions@gardner-webb.edu or call 800- 253-6472. Submitted by Jackie Bridges Gardner-Webb Welcomes 4th Largest Freshmen Class in School History Class of 2024 Began Their First Fall Semester on Aug. 19 My North Carolina Mountains by Lisa May. Southern Magnolia in Bloom by Lisa May. The Arts and Humani- ties Jury of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International is pleased to announce the publi- cation of two color pho- tography entries by Lisa Edwards May. They are titled "My North Carolina Mountains" and "Southern Magnolia in Bloom". The photos are pub- lished in the DKG Gallery of Fine Arts, an online gal- lery of works of art and let- ters at www.dkg.org. Lisa Edwards May, a resident of Kings Mountain, NC, is an active member of the Delta Tau Chapter. DKG is a professional honor society for women educators with more than 68,000 members. Es- tablished in 17 countries around the world, the So- ciety defines its mission as promoting professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education. Society headquarters are in Austin, Texas, where Dr. Annie Webb Blanton founded the Society on May 11, 1929. May's photos published by DKG Gallery of Fine Arts By Loretta Cozart Millions of dol- lars currently sit in the NC Treasurer's U n c l a i m e d a c - count. Might some of that money be yours? "We have nearly $800 million dollars-worth of stocks, bonds, and other things that belong to people just like you. There is no charge to look up your name or get these assets. We welcome you to vising nccash.com and wish you luck," said NC State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell. In an experiment to find if money could be found, this reporter searched and found three accounts where money was owed. She also found money owed to other fam- ily members and friends. If a refund was owed to you from a prior company you did business with and they didn't have your forwarding address, the funds were sent to the NC Treasurer. The process to claim your money is simple: Visit https://unclaimed. nccash.com/app/claim- search and search by your last name and first name. Unless you've lived in the same place all your life, you shouldn't add a zip code. Doing so could exclude results from other zip codes where you lived. According to the website, to search for funds, enter last name, o r b u s i n e s s name, in the Last or Business Name field and your first name in the First Name field. To narrow your search results, enter a city or zip code. Select the property(ies) you wish to claim. Initi- ate a new search for the property reported under a different name but may be owed to you. Try using nicknames, common mis- spellings or when appli- cable, maiden name. Once you have se- lected all properties you want to claim, select View Claimed Properties. Select your relationship to each property being claimed and click "File Claim". Enter claimant in- formation and click Next to file the claim. Corporate accounts do require a notarized sig- nature, but personal ac- counts only require the signature(s) of all parties listed as owners. This is a free and se- cure service provided by North Carolina Unclaimed Property to claim your lost funds. Between July 2019 and June 2020, the NC Treasurer's office has re- turned $39,759,941.00. NC Treasurer Folwell urges citizens claim their money LT. FOLWELL