Featured Fellow: Ian Pomeroy
2017 Fellow: Ian Pomeroy College/University: Elon University Internship site: Launch Greensboro Ian’s mentor: Andy Zimmerman, AZ Development Ian’s experience: Being a fellow in the program has been a great opportunity to learn about all the unique opportunities in the Greensboro area. I’ve been consistently impressed with how many fun, new things there are to do in Greensboro, […]
2017 Closing Reception at Smith Moore Leatherwood
On August 3, 2017, the second year of the Opportunity Greensboro Fellows Program concluded with a Closing Reception at Smith Moore Leatherwood. The Closing Reception is one of the program’s anchor events, as it is a great way for the Fellows and program partners to connect one last time before summer ends. We want to give […]
2017 Personal Finance – Professional Development Session 3
For the final professional development session of the 2017 Opportunity Greensboro Fellows Program, Stearns Financial Group (series sponsor) led a session on personal finance. Presenter Andy Clark, CFP®, moved to Greensboro with his family in April 2016 from upstate New York and as a young professional, Andy enjoyed meeting and engaging with the Fellows. Andy covered […]
2017 Get Outdoors at Lake Brandt
The Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department sponsored an event for the 2017 Opportunity Greensboro Fellows cohort to get outdoors at Lake Brandt. For the majority of Fellows, it was their first time at Lake Brandt, and Fellows went hiking, fishing, kayaking (solo & tandem), canoeing, and stand up paddle boarding (SUP). We even celebrated […]
2017 Grasshoppers Game
Although First National Bank Field, home of the Greensboro Grasshoppers, is a hop, skip, and jump away in downtown Greensboro, for some Fellows, last night was their first time attending a game! We love including a Grasshoppers game as one of the Fellows Program social events, and it was especially fun this year since we have seven […]
2017 LinkedIn Workshop – Professional Development Session 2
For the second Professional Development installment this summer, the Fellows attended a workshop on LinkedIn and Personal Branding at Union Square Campus. This series is made possible due to our Professional Development Series event sponsor, Stearns Financial Group – thanks, SFG! The Fellows welcomed guest presenter, Mary Lesa Pegg, Graduate Recruitment Specialist for the Bryan School of Business […]
LimeBikes on the Downtown Greenway
During the Night on the Downtown event on June 28, one group of Fellows rode LimeBikes from Union Square Campus along the Downtown Greenway, stopping at Revolution Burger for dinner, and ending back at Union Square. Matt Phillips, the Operations Manager for LimeBike, brought the bikes to Union Square Campus and spent the evening with […]
2017 Night on the Downtown
On June 28, the Fellows hit Downtown GSO for a Night on the Downtown, sponsored by Downtown Greensboro! During the inaugural program in 2016, we learned that many Fellows know their college bubble really well but do not necessarily know Downtown Greensboro all that well. In an effort to expose the Fellows to Downtown GSO, we […]
2017 Welcome Reception at VF Corporation
For the second year, the Opportunity Greensboro Fellows Program is holding two anchor events throughout the summer – the Welcome Reception in mid-June and the Closing Reception in early August. These events anchor the program, as they take place after the 10-week Fellows Program begins and right before the Fellows Program ends in mid-August. VF Corporation […]
2017 Young Alumni Panel – Professional Development Session 1
This summer, the 2017 Opportunity Greensboro Fellows Program cohort will have the opportunity to engage in three professional development sessions thanks to the Professional Development Series event sponsor, Stearns Financial Group. All Professional Development sessions will be held at Union Square Campus, which opened in August 2016. For the first professional development session, the Fellows […]
