General News

John Quiñones, anchor of ABC’s “What Would You Do?,” one of TV’s highest-rated newsmagazines, will speak at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12, in Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.

His presentation is for the Forty-niner Forum Speaker Series, sponsored by the Center for Leadership Development; it is free to all students, faculty and staff with a UNC Charlotte ID. This event is open to the general public, too.

The University Career Center will hold an Education Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, Nov. 20, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center. Organizers expect more than 60 schools and districts to be represented at this event.

UNC Charlotte’s latest piece of public artwork, “Aperture,” was formally dedicated at a ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 5, near Hechenbleikner Lake.

The creation of artist John Medwedeff, the new artwork is a steel sculpture that is mounted on a bearing, which can be rotated to present different views of the lake and surrounding campus buildings.

Longtime University benefactor Irwin “Ike” Belk, who commissioned the work, was unable to attend the dedication ceremony. He was represented by his son, Carl Belk.

A pedestrian safety zone surrounds the Belk Tower, and the zone will remain until the tower is dismantled during winter break. Campus leaders now are focused on planning to revitalize what will be known as Belk Plaza.

LandDesign, a Charlotte-based urban design and landscape architecture firm, has been hired to provide recommendations for an improved aesthetic design of the quadrangle that is located in the historic core of the main campus.

Tens of thousands of people attended the UNITE to Face Addiction launch event held in Washington, D.C.., including Abby Foster, a student and member of the Collegiate Recovery Community at UNC Charlotte.

The purpose of the rally was to raise awareness about the stigma of substance abuse. Seven hundred partners joined together to create the first-ever rally and concert on the National Mall. Performers included Joe Walsh, Steven Tyler, Sheryl Crow and many others.

Junior Angelica Rose Brown has been recognized for outstanding leadership and service by North Carolina Campus Compact, a statewide network of colleges and universities with a shared commitment to community engagement. She is a recipient of the network’s Community Impact Award honoring one student leader at each member school.

The Niner Student Pantry, established in fall 2014, recently held a grand opening for its new location, a house at 1224 John Kirk Drive. Learn more about the pantry through this short video.

Sixty UNC Charlotte students who are enrolled in Spanish language classes caught a glimpse of what it means to live in poverty in a foreign country, struggling to survive with limited language skills.

During the poverty simulation, conducted in partnership with Crisis Assistance Ministry, the students were organized into “family” groups of three to six people with specific background stories and roles. They could only speak Spanish during the simulation and had to complete tasks while overcoming obstacles.

Jeanette Bennett has been named one of the 10 “Must Take Psychology Professors in Charlotte” by the website Careers in Psychology.

A panel discussion featuring professionals in the fields of government and law will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 9, in Rowe Arts Building, Room 130. A networking reception follows from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m.