General News

The Alumni Association has launched its Niner Walk Alumni Brick Program, and starting Monday, Nov. 30, individuals can purchase a piece of 49er Way.

The brick walkway located between Cameron Boulevard and Richardson Stadium, 49er Way is the path the Charlotte 49ers football team, band and fans take from the Hauser Alumni Pavilion to the stadium during home games.

A limited number of customized bricks will be offered for the initial installation, which will be unveiled in April 2016.

Fourteen individuals representing the campus community and the city have been named to the Belk Plaza Design Committee.

Appointed by Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, the committee will assist the Charlotte architectural firm of LandDesign to transform Belk Plaza, the historic core quadrangle in which the Belk Tower is located. Earlier this year, the University announced plans to dismantle the tower due to significant structural deficiencies and deterioration.

On an otherwise unremarkable afternoon, athletic trainer and UNC Charlotte alumna Heather Teague was making her rounds at Charlotte’s Providence Day School team practices, when a feeling in the pit of her stomach made her stop. She paused to scan her surroundings, and Teague’s eyes eventually came to rest on a nearby soccer field. She hadn’t been standing there for long when across the pitch, a JV soccer player broke stride while running and collapsed.

Shawn Smith, UNC Charlotte director of bands, conducted a performance that was broadcast to a worldwide audience on Nov. 20 on the American Public Radio syndicated show “Performance Today.” The program, available on 237 stations nationwide and streamed online, is the most listened to daily classical music radio show in the United States.

Participants in the Sports Clubs program conducted a food drive to benefit the Niner Student Pantry; volunteers recently delivered 2,200 pounds of canned food to the organization.

The University’s Sport Clubs program provides students, faculty and staff with the opportunity to participate in a variety of competitive, instructional and recreational sports. A sport club is a registered student organization formed by individuals with a common interest in a particular sport or recreational activity. They are student-initiated and student-managed.

The Center for Wellness Promotion will partner with the Mecklenburg County Health Department on World AIDS Day to provide free HIV testing, educational information and giveaways. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1, in the Student Union Rotunda. Students, staff and faculty are all welcome at this Wellness Passport event.

Students interested in applying for UNC Charlotte scholarships now have an easier way.

The new NinerScholars Portal enables students to apply for more than 500 scholarship opportunities offered by colleges, departments, programs and offices at the University with one application and through one online system.

Due to technical difficulties, the Nov. 20 edition of “The Live Wire” featuring Susan McCarter was not shown as scheduled. The segment was taped and is now available to view.

South Village Crossing was featured in the November issue of On-Campus Hospitality, a national business publication that focuses on collegiate food services.

A 56,146-square-foot facility, South Village Crossing is located between Moore and Scott residence halls; it opened in January 2015.

Click here to read a reprint of the On-Campus Hospitality feature.

Special education and child development professor David Test was one of six leading scholars invited to speak at a recent White House symposium celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).