General News
Theatre Department and Children’s Theatre launch partnership with ‘Coraline’
Children’s Theatre of Charlotte’s (CTC) upcoming production of “Coraline” marks the start of a partnership with the UNC Charlotte Department of Theatre that presents new opportunities for students, both on the stage and behind the scenes. Eight UNC Charlotte theatre students – three actors and five design and production students – have joined the cast and crew for “Coraline,” which runs Oct. 16-31 in the Wells Fargo Playhouse at ImaginOn. The co-production presents the first in an initiative that is intended to bring the Theatre Department and CTC together on a continual basis.
Lincoln Memorial University professor to present ‘Hello, Homo naledi’
Zach Throckmorton, an assistant professor of anatomy at Lincoln Memorial University, will present “Hello, Homo naledi” at 3:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 5, in McEniry Building, Room 125.
Annual Botanical Gardens Fall Plant Sale set
The UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens will hold its annual Fall Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16-17, at the McMillan Greenhouse.
A wide selection of shrubs, perennials, wildflowers, ferns, cool weather annuals and native plants will be on sale. Proceeds support operations of the greenhouse and the gardens.
Botanical Gardens members and the campus community can attend a pre-sale from noon to 3 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 15.
Rowe Galleries to feature work by New York artists
The UNC Charlotte Department of Art and Art History presents work by acclaimed new-media artists Jennifer and Kevin McCoy. “Priests of the Temple 2015” opens in Rowe Galleries on Monday, Oct. 5, with a lecture by the artists at 4 p.m., followed by a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibition continues through Friday, Oct. 30.
Respiratory therapy grads to present at international convention
Four recent UNC Charlotte graduates have been invited to present at the American Association for Respiratory Care international convention.
The respiratory therapy majors, Sheila Ball (’15), Holly Harron (’15), Jamie Lemmon (’15) and Andrew Miller (’14), were selected based upon their final projects completed as part of a capstone course.
Student Matt Tifft scores top 10 finish in XFINITY Series debut
Driving the No. 20 UNC Charlotte Toyota Camry, 19-year-old student Matt Tifft raced to a top 10 finish in the VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway Saturday, Sept. 26. The car was decked out in UNC Charlotte colors and logos, and the driver and crew wore UNC Charlotte-branded suits, too.
Check out latest UNC Charlotte magazine
The third quarter 2015 edition of the UNC Charlotte magazine is online. This edition chronicles a variety of University milestones: the 49ers’ entry into FBS and C-USA football, the first season of the Pride of Niner Nation marching band, sensational gifts from alumni donors whose names now grace campus structures, a proud alum leading the Charlotte police force, amazing research by students, faculty and staff and more.
‘Africa Rising’ topic of seventh annual Maxwell-Roddey lecture
Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, vice chancellor of the United States International University-Africa, will address “Africa Rising: The Role of Higher Education and the Diaspora” at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 8, in the Rowe Arts Building, Room 130. This free, public talk is the seventh Bertha Maxwell-Roddey Distinguished Africana Lecture, sponsored by the Africana Studies Department.
University to celebrate Sustainability Week
The biannual campus cleanup, tree banding, a transportation fair and a social are among the events planned for the University’s Sustainability Week Oct. 5-9.
Hauser Alumni Pavilion dedicated
UNC Charlotte leaders, alumni and friends of the University gathered beneath the newly constructed Hauser Alumni Pavilion for a formal ceremony to dedicate the facility prior to the Charlotte 49ers football game against the Florida Atlantic Owls Sept. 26.
The pavilion resulted from a significant gift commitment from longtime UNC Charlotte supporters Nancy and David Hauser.