General News
Botanical Gardens to hold annual Fall Plant Sale
The UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens Fall Plant Sale is a great place to find selections that will yield spring blooms.This annual sale will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4-5, at the Cafeteria Activities Building (220 CAB Lane). A preview sale will be noon to 3 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 3, for members of the campus community and garden stewards. Students, faculty and staff receive a 10 percent discount with a UNC Charlotte ID.
Historian to address ‘Gay Miami before 1940’
Julio Capó Jr., associate professor of history at Florida International University, will discuss his book “Welcome to Fairyland: Gay Miami Before 1940” at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 25, at UNC Charlotte Center City.Capó is a transnational historian whose research and teaching interests include modern U.S. history, especially the United States’ relationship to the Caribbean and Latin America. He addresses how gender and sexuality have historically intersected with constructions of ethnicity, race, class, nation, age and ability.
Webb, Marshall named 2019 University Teaching Excellence Award winners
Each fall, UNC Charlotte recognizes those faculty members who are exemplary educators through the University Teaching Excellence Awards. Jennifer Webb and Thomas Marshall are the 2019 recipients of the Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence and the UNC Charlotte Award for Teaching Excellence, respectively.
U.S. Energy Department official visits campus
Undersecretary for Science Paul Dabbar, an official with the U.S. Department of Energy, visited campus Thursday, Sept. 5, where he toured the University’s Energy Production and Infrastructure Center.
Outstanding alumni to be honored during Homecoming
The UNC Charlotte Alumni Association has selected the recipients of the 2019 Excellence in Leadership and 10 Under 10 awards. The University community is invited to celebrate these outstanding alumni during Homecoming Week, Sept. 22-29.
Personally Speaking talk to explore sport as religion
From the opening kickoff in exhibition football season to a sudden death playoff at the Masters, sports arguably are America’s most popular pastime, not to mention a lucrative career for elite athletes. The Personally Speaking Series kicks off its 10th season Tuesday, Sept. 24, with a hard look at the relationship between sports and religion.
Dance professor wins Atkins Library Faculty Engagement Award
Kaustavi Sarkar, assistant professor of dance, is the recipient of the 2019 J. Murrey Atkins Library Faculty Engagement Award.
Community Active Assailant Response Training sessions still available
Community Active Assailant Response Training sessions will continue through October. In addition to daytime classes, evening sessions have been added on Wednesday, Oct. 16, and Thursday, Oct. 24, to better meet the needs of adjunct faculty and evening students. All events are open to faculty, staff and students.
Doug Hague to lead UNC Charlotte’s Data Science Initiative
Doug Hague has been named interim executive director for UNC Charlotte’s Data Science Initiative (DSI), an interdisciplinary industry-university-state partnership that since 2015 has focused on preparing students and industry leaders to apply the power of data to solve problems in business and society.
Opera Carolina, Charlotte Independence to join International Festival celebration
UNC Charlotte’s International Festival enables the greater Charlotte community to experience cultural traditions and foods from around the world. New for this year’s 44th annual festival, Opera Carolina will perform, and the Charlotte Independence soccer team will give demonstrations.