General News

Early voting for North Carolina’s March 15 primary begins Thursday, March 3, and continues through Saturday, March 12, which means faculty, staff and students can go ahead and cast their ballots. Because UNC Charlotte is committed to fostering a spirit of civic engagement, the University will host a free shuttle to the University City Regional Library, an early voting location, to enable interested students to vote prior to Spring Break.

UNC Charlotte’s 11th annual recognition of International Women’s Day (IWD) will be 3:30 to 5 p.m., Thursday, March 31, in the Student Union, Room 340.

International Women’s Day is recognized by the United Nations on March 8 and celebrated in various countries around the world. It is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities. The UNC Charlotte campus community has celebrated IWD since 2006.

Robust and well-articulated ethical standards are at the core of any university compliance program. Yet, standards alone do not ensure an ethically sound work environment. A program that allows employees to report, and officials to investigate, questionable behavior is among the key support structures in university compliance.

Enter UNC Charlotte University Policy 803. It’s the regulation that provides for the reporting and investigation of improper activities and shields whistleblowers from retaliation.

Ulrick Edmonds is the outside linebackers coach for the Charlotte 49ers football team. Edmonds, who served as the quality control director for N.C. State’s football program for the past two years, was a long-time assistant at James Madison University, his alma mater. He also had a short stint as linebackers coach at Old Dominion University.

Mitchell Daratony, SGA president, talks about how the bond package will benefit science education at the University.

Investigating how to advance the practice of teaching to enhance students’ learning is the impetus for research grants offered by the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Recently, grant recipients for eight funded projects shared their work at the second annual Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Research Showcase.

Learn more about UNC Charlotte’s Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC), a state-of-the-art facility for energy-related research and education. EPIC’s industry-education partnerships unite students, faculty and industrial partners to collaborate on interdisciplinary research and learning.

The Belk Gym pool, which measures half of an Olympic-sized pool at 25 meters long and 22 meters wide, has reopened for use. Pool improvements include new tile lane markers, lighting and ventilation, an improved pool deck and bleacher area and on-deck showers and restrooms. Additional improvements were made to the main drains and tile work around the pool deck during renovations.

Thought leader April Rinne, an expert on shareable cities, will discuss “The Sharing Economy in the Urban Millennium” at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 24, in the Cone University Center McKnight Hall. This presentation is for the University’s TIAA Lecture Series.

Rinne is an advisor and guide on the sharing economy, the concept of a peer-based sharing of access to goods and services, coordinated through community-based resources. Examples include car sharing, the rental of apartments/houses and even the sharing of one’s talents and skills.

Faculty members from two universities in Nigeria and a professor from Davidson College will be guest speakers for a spring lecture series organized by the University’s African Studies Academy.

Enajite Ojaruega, senior lecturer, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria, will present “Songs Only Women Sing: Female Struggle with Identity in African Traditional and Modern Poetry” at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, March 24. Ojaruega researches African women and conflict in literature and gender studies.