General News

This February, UNC Charlotte is asking alums to share their love stories of how they met their significant others as well as what they love about the University. Stories shared on social media, using #iLOVEUNCC qualify to win exclusive 49er swag, and alums are encouraged to make a gift to support programs, scholarships or departments at LOVE.UNCC.EDU.

During February, UNC Charlotte students will have the opportunity to save lives. Junior Haley Wheeler is organizing stem cell/bone marrow registry drives on Feb. 20 and 28.

Charlotte 49ers four-year starting offensive lineman Nate Davis will be headed to the NFL Combine, Feb. 26 to March 4. Davis, who earned all-Conference USA recognition for each of the last three years, participated in the Reese’s Senior Bowl in January and has been earning strong reviews from NFL teams.

“Going to the Senior Bowl was definitely a blessing,” Davis said. “To go against great competition and learn some tools. It wasn’t just drills and practice but also interviews and meetings. That should help me at the Combine to be ready for the rigors.”

Nadia Campbell seeks to provide UNC Charlotte students with outstanding personal development opportunities that result in improved leadership skills. This goal meshes with that of her office, Leadership & Community Engagement.

Last year, the Division of Student Affairs realigned and united the Center for Leadership Development with the Office of Volunteer Outreach to create Leadership & Community Engagement.

The multidisciplinary design firm LandDesign is sponsoring a class this semester in the Master of Urban Design program to study digital placemaking. Led by Professor Deb Ryan, students in “Dilemmas in Modern City Planning: Digital Technology and Urban Activation” will work with LandDesign team members to explore the impact of technology on the design of public space.

Charlotte is hosting NBA All-Star 2019 events Friday through Sunday, Feb.15-17. An estimated 150,000 visitors are expected in the city during this time. As a result, the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) will make changes that may affect members of the University community.

Prohibited items on light rail: On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, beginning at 5 p.m. and continuing through the end of service each day, the following items will not be allowed on the train or at platforms:

Montario Hardesty has joined the Charlotte 49ers coaching staff as wide receivers coach. Hardesty, who spent the 2018 season as an offensive quality control coach at his alma mater, Tennessee, played professionally as a running back with the Cleveland Browns. Following his playing days, his coaching career included stints at Norfolk State, Florida Atlantic and Tennessee.

Rebecca Hester, an assistant professor at Virginia Tech, will present “Embodied politics: health promotion, migrant activism and neoliberalism” at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 12, in the Cone University Center, Room 210.

Hester, who teaches in the Department of Science, Technology and Society, focuses her scholarship on body politics, global health, immigration and the cultural politics of health and medicine.

According to Hester, there are two predominant theoretical approaches to health and its promotion, both of which are based in activist politics.

UNC Charlotte’s J. Murrey Atkins Library will host Diversity Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28. This event, sponsored by the library’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee, will explore the relationship between diversity and inclusion, the form it takes in the workplace and what inclusion looks like from all sides.

Organizers noted the goal is to help groups and businesses achieve a work environment in which all individuals are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources and can contribute fully to the organization’s success.

This February, UNC Charlotte is asking alums to share their love stories of how they met their significant others as well as what they love about the University. Stories shared on social media, using #iLOVEUNCC qualify to win exclusive 49er swag, and alums are encouraged to make a gift to support programs, scholarships or departments at LOVE.UNCC.EDU.