General News

The University Chorale, under the direction of Randy Haldeman, will perform a holiday concert at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 3, in the Anne R. Belk Theater in Robinson Hall.

Charlotte 49ers redshirt junior defensive end Alex Highsmith is known for creating havoc in opposing teams’ backfields.    
    
In the 49ers’ season finale, a come-from-behind 27-24 victory at defending C-USA champion Florida Atlantic, Highsmith had a career-high 10 tackles, including a school-record tying 4.5 tackles for loss (TFL). He also forced a fumble.
 

Charlotte 49ers redshirt senior offensive lineman Nate Davis has accepted an invitation to the 2019 Reese’s Senior Bowl.

Fall is the time of year when family and friends gather and play touch football in the backyard. Some of the risks of the game–but likely not all of them–can be reduced by thoroughly warming up and stretching beforehand.

Here’s what to do if you or a family member suffers one of these common injuries during this year’s Turkey Bowl.

Ankle sprains

Charlotte 49ers Director of Athletics Mike Hill has announced that Brad Lambert will not be retained as head football coach.

 “We’ve decided to make a change in our football program,” said Hill. “It is a decision I made after an opportunity to assess my first football season here. It’s about the trajectory of the program and putting us in the best position for the future. We elected to make this decision now so that we could begin the search immediately.”

Belk Plaza has undergone a reimagining to add a monumental water element and a more expansive lawn, but as officials noted in a ceremony Friday, Nov. 16, to rededicate the space, it remains a central gathering location in the historic core of campus.

Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday are all about shopping. But Giving Tuesday is about sharing.

#GivingTuesday, Nov. 27, is a global day dedicated to giving and showing generosity to others through service, and UNC Charlotte wants to celebrate the day by helping veterans to succeed in obtaining their education. This year, the University is asking alumni and friends to help upgrade the technology in the Cpl. Robert Qutub USMC Veterans Lounge in Barnard Hall.

Professor Emeritus Norm Schul and his wife, Marianne ’73, recently made a major gift to the Urban Institute to establish the Marianne and Norman W. Schul Urban Institute Forum Series.

Judge William Webb, chairman of the UNC Board of Governors Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, came to UNC Charlotte Nov. 12 to learn more about the University’s programs to help its veteran students, groundbreaking research and efforts to hire more veterans.

Nontraditional students juggle a variety of challenges, but a common theme at the recent OASES scholarship luncheon was that education affords opportunity.