Library and Information Studies students Chase Hanes and Sara Maeve Whisnant presented their research at the annual meeting of the Society of North Carolina Archivists (SNCA) during the conference’s poster session. The conference was held March 16 and March 17 in Asheville. Chase Hanes presented on a project he started in a special collections course to process and make available the records of an immigrant to North Carolina from Germany. 

Sara Maeve Whisnant presented “If This, Then That: Promoting School History Through Social Media.” Her poster discussed her work at the UNCG Special Collections and University Archives. 

In celebration of the 125th Anniversary of the establishment of UNCG, the Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) partnered with the Chancellor’s office to promote the history of the University leading up to the celebration during the 2017-18 school year. In order to promote the University, SCUA has implemented multiple social media series which focus on UNCG traditions, campus changes, and also highlight students, alumni, and faculty members. Whisnant’s poster illustrated how SCUA broadened the outreach program to engage students and promote the upcoming anniversary using social media trends and SCUA’s digital collections.