General News
Dance education graduate wins 2018 N.C. Student Teacher of the Year
The North Carolina Association for Colleges and Teacher Educators (NCACTE) has named recent UNC Charlotte dance alumna Makayla Church the 2018 Student Teacher of the Year. Church received the award at the 36th annual North Carolina Teacher Education Forum, “Celebrating Our Professional Identity: Shared Knowledge and Advocacy” held in Raleigh.
Nursing student honors family’s history of military service, completes special Army training program
Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, is a small town at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains; from there, it is about 4,200 miles to Landstuhl, Germany, home to the United States’ largest international military hospital.
‘SEE-ING’ symposium and exhibition to explore transformed notions of the visible
The School of Architecture will present a symposium and exhibition, “SEE-ING: The Environmental Consciousness Project,” from 1 to 6 p.m., Monday, Oct. 15. This multidimensional program, curated by Assistant Professor of Architecture Catty Dan Zhang, includes distinguished guest speakers, a dance performance and an immersive installation/exhibition that features work by a dozen artists and designers from across the globe.
Homecoming 2018: A time to show Niner spirit
Niner Nation is gearing up for a spirit-filled Homecoming week, starting Tuesday, Oct. 9. With all the events and programs scheduled, there is something for everyone – students, alumni, faculty and staff.
UNC Charlotte’s Urban Institute working with Harvard, Brown researchers to revive American Dream
Charlotte was selected as the flagship city for a new project on economic mobility thanks in part to the unique aptitude of the Institute for Social Capital at UNC Charlotte’s Urban Institute.
UNC Greensboro professor to give annual Maxwell-Roddey Lecture
Tara Green, professor and director of African American and African Diaspora Studies at UNC Greensboro, will deliver the 10th annual Bertha Maxwell-Roddey Distinguished Africana Lecture at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.
Sustainability Week events scheduled
Get involved in UNC Charlotte’s annual Sustainability Week, being held Monday through Friday, Oct. 15-19. This observance informs the University community about sustainable practices on campus.
Monday, Oct. 15 – Tree Banding
8 to 9:30 a.m. – Hauser Alumni Pavilion
World-renowned physicist to discuss how science will revolutionize the future
Renowned futurist, theoretical physicist and author Michio Kaku will deliver the 2018 Chancellor’s Speaker Series presentation, part of the annual UNC Charlotte Civic Series presented by Bank of America.
New Jersey City University administrator serving as ACE Fellow
The American Council on Education (ACE) Fellows Program is considered the premier leadership development initiative to prepare senior leaders to serve U.S. colleges and universities.
Karen Morgan, from New Jersey City University, is spending the 2018-19 academic year at UNC Charlotte as an ACE Fellow.
Sociologist to address ‘The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges’
A sociologist with a national best-selling book detailing the rise of for-profit colleges, growing debts from student loans and their impact on social inequality will give a public talk on Thursday, Oct. 18.
Tressie McMillan Cottom, an award-winning author and assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, will speak on her book, “Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy,” at 7 p.m. in Cone University Center’s After Hours Lounge.