General News

UNC Charlotte, in conjunction with the University of South Carolina, will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament in Halton Arena:

Friday, March 22
          South Carolina vs. Belmont 1:45 p.m.

          Florida State vs. Bucknell 4 p.m.

Sunday, March 24
         Time to be determined after Friday’s games

The U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 list of Best Graduate Schools rankings are out, and once again, UNC Charlotte recorded a number of superlatives.

A new public elementary school developed, supported and operated by education experts at UNC Charlotte will aim to expand educational opportunities and boost student achievement starting in August 2019.

Brook Muller, director of the University of Oregon Portland Architecture Program, will become dean of the UNC Charlotte College of Arts + Architecture, effective this September.

Individuals unable to secure a ticket to attend the inaugural TEDxUNCCharlotte event on Friday, March 22, will be able to view the presentations via live stream.

The Office of University Communications is providing live stream coverage of the talks between 12:30 and 5 p.m.

Twelve speakers will deliver presentations on the topic “The Power of You Makes It Possible.”

Kevin Brawley ’13, an alumnus of the Department of Music, has been named a 2019 Music Teacher of Excellence by the Country Music Association Foundation. Brawley was one of 30 music teachers nationally to receive recognition “for their commitment to shaping the next generation through music.” He will be presented the award formally at a ceremony on April 30 in Nashville, Tennessee. The honor also comes with a $5,000 prize ($2,500 for classroom needs and $2,500 unrestricted).

The annual Spring Plant Sale is the Botanical Gardens’ largest of the year, and it attracts crowds of plant-lovers to campus. This year’s sale, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 12-13, will be at the Cafeteria Activities Building (220 Cab Lane), located behind Hickory, Sycamore and Cedar Halls.

Last year was the first time in two decades that the UNC Charlotte American Society of Civil Engineers’ concrete canoe team advanced to the national competition. But upon arriving for the contest at San Diego State University, the team realized it was missing one thing: its canoe.

Thankfully, the canoe, which had been shipped early via UPS, showed up later in a nearby city after a frantic search. But the team learned a valuable lesson.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s visit to UNC Charlotte on Wednesday, March 13, provided an opportunity for the state’s chief executive to learn more about the Charlotte Teacher Early College (CTEC) and how the University is helping to bolster the teacher pipeline for the region and state.

Richard Lambert, professor of educational leadership in the Cato College of Education, is the 2019 recipient of the Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award.