General News

Wake Forest University professor and MSNBC television host Melissa Harris-Perry will discuss “Mommy, Mammy and the Maid: Race, Class and Women’s Political Power” for UNC Charlotte’s ninth annual Women’s and Gender Studies Speaker Series at 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 1, in the Student Union, Room 340.

The UNC Charlotte Army ROTC program will host a free performance of the U.S. Army Drill Team at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 10, in Halton Arena.

The U.S. Army Drill Team is a precision drill platoon with a primary mission of showcasing the U.S. Army both nationally and internationally; the team’s 19 members perform various routines using bayonet-tipped 1903 Springfield rifles.

John David Smith, the Charles Stone Distinguished Professor of History, will be a guest on the Feb. 3 edition of WFAE’s “Charlotte Talks.” He will discuss his book “Lincoln and the U.S. Colored Troops.”

Tune into 90.7 FM or stream the show from www.wfae.org starting at 9 a.m.

Each year, UNC Charlotte’s Graduate School supports the Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) to plan the Graduate Research Symposium (GRS), a student-run conference that showcases the latest student research taking place on campus. 

Inside UNC Charlotte, the online campus news/information resource for UNC Charlotte employees, is getting a new look, and the redesigned site launches Friday, Jan. 30. It was a collaborative effort by units within University communications, based upon feedback and suggestions from users across campus.

The University City area continues to grow with new apartments and retail centers, and UNC Charlotte, along with the city, is making plans to accommodate alternative ways to get around.

“As the University improves existing roads and builds new ones, we are adding lanes to our existing bike lane system,” said Peter Franz, the campus landscape architect. He added the Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) has been a great partner in identifying the need for more bike lanes and sidewalks around the campus.

Rapidly increasing demand and several years of budget cuts are the key factors in a proposal to raise UNC Charlotte tuition for the next two fiscal years.

The UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees, this past fall, approved a plan to raise tuition for resident undergraduates by 3 percent for FYs 2015-16 and 2016-17. The current in-state, full-time tuition/general fee rate is $6,179 for fall and spring (FY 2014-15).

University City Partners, UNC Charlotte and Mecklenburg’s parks department have launched a partnership that may lead to innovative new parks both here and across the county. Graduate urban design students also will benefit as they take on the challenge of adding recreational space to an already living, vibrant community, said José Gámez, associate professor of architecture and urban design.

Bojan Cukic, professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science, will discuss biometrics and privacy in the digital age as the fourth speaker in the 2015 Great Decisions lecture series.  This free, public presentation is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 4, at UNC Charlotte Center City.