General News

Roy Fielding, senior lecturer in kinesiology, recently received the Special Citation for Exceptional Volunteer Service from the Board of Governors of the American Red Cross. The award recognizes Fielding’s “sustained performance that has substantially exceeded the volunteer’s original commitment.”

The Office of Education Abroad is hosting its annual Study Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 30, on the plaza between the College of Education and the College of Health and Human Services.

Students will have the opportunity to speak with Office of Education Abroad staff members to learn how to start the study abroad process; they also will have the chance to connect with UNC Charlotte study abroad alumni.

Vivian Lord, interim chair of the UNC Charlotte School of Social Work, recently summited Mount Kilimanjaro. She’s back on campus and shares her story

The Advisory Committee to the Chancellor for Employee Health and Wellness encourages faculty and staff to join in a campus walk from 2 to 3 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 15, as part of the “Every Body Walk Charlotte” initiative. Participants will meet at the Cone University Center Plaza. Individuals who cannot participate at the scheduled time can walk on their own or organize a unit/office/departmental walk for Sept. 15; take pictures and email them to Mackenzie Harkey (mharkey6@uncc.edu).

Moutaz Khouja, professor of business information systems and operations management, is the second of five finalists for the 2015 Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence to be featured in Inside UNC Charlotte.

YouTube sensation Todrick Hall will speak on creating one’s destiny during “The Todrick Hall Experience” at 8 p.m., Monday, Sept. 14, in the Cone University Center, McKnight Hall. The event, sponsored by the Campus Activities Board (CAB), is free for UNC Charlotte Students with ID.

A recently launched online program available through the UNC Charlotte College of Education will train the next generation of virtual teaching and learning system architects and managers.

Crista Cammaroto, director of galleries, will be the guest on the Sept. 10 edition of “The Live Wire,” Inside UNC Charlotte’s streaming webcast. Starting at 2 p.m., Thursday, she will discuss the upcoming Projective Eye Gallery exhibition “Amalgamation: The Mixed-Media Works of Albert Chong.”

The Projective Eye Gallery at UNC Charlotte Center City will present “Amalgamation: The Mixed-Media Works of Albert Chong,” opening Friday, Sept. 18, with a reception at 6 p.m., followed by an artist lecture at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibition runs through Friday, Dec. 4.

The College of Education’s John Beattie is among the five finalists for one of UNC Charlotte’s top honors – the 2015 Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence.