General News
Men’s basketball coach to take indefinite medical leave
Charlotte 49ers head men’s basketball coach Alan Major will be taking an indefinite medical leave of absence, effective immediately.
Major, who took a similar medical leave during the summer, approached Director of Athletics Judy Rose to request the leave due to a return of health conditions.
Jan. 8 ‘Live Wire’ canceled, rebroadcast to air
The planned “Live Wire” for Jan. 8 has been canceled; there will be a rebroadcast of a program featuring Ted Amato, professor of economics, and student Brittany Nunn discussing the imapact of the Business Honors Program and Justin Webb and student Luzina Holden discussing business innovation and entrepreneurship at UNC Charlotte.
Employees can watch “The Live Wire” at their desks or on their mobile devices starting at 2 p.m..
Sixth annual ‘49ers 4 Life’ blood drive set for Jan. 20
UNC Charlotte students, faculty and staff members have stepped up to help save lives by participating in the “49ers 4 Life” blood drive. The sixth annual drive will be from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center; organizers have set a goal of 950 pints.
A campus-wide event coordinated by a number of student organizations, the “49ers 4 Life” blood drive is held in conjunction with the American Red Cross.
Lord to deliver ‘Nuggets of Knowledge’ presentation
Vivian Lord, professor of criminal justice and criminology and director of the Mediation Program, will discuss “Suicide by Cop: Practical Direction for Recognition, Resolution and Recovery” as part of the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association’s “Nuggets of Knowledge” series. Lord will share information about real-world tactics that have successfully resolved “suicide-by-cop” situations.
Annual Mock Interview Day scheduled
The University Career Center will hold its annual Mock Interview Day on Friday, Jan. 30, in the Cone University Center, Lucas Room. A popular event, Mock Interview Day brings experienced professionals from the Charlotte business community onto campus to work with students and alumni to improve their interviewing skills.
More than 25 employers, including Duke Energy, Wells Fargo, Kellogg’s, the Charlotte Nature Museum and Messer Construction, will participate in this year’s event.
Historian to discuss ‘Lincoln and the U.S. Colored Troops’ for Personally Speaking
President Abraham Lincoln’s Jan. 1, 1863, Emancipation Proclamation set in motion the abolition of African American slavery, a move he later described metaphorically as a “king’s cure” for America’s “evils.” Lincoln’s emancipation edict also authorized the mobilization of African Americans to serve in the federal armies to suppress the Confederates’ insurrection.
UNC Charlotte Magazine receives national Gold MarCom Award
UNC Charlotte Magazine recently received a 2014 Gold MarCom Award in the category of educational publications.
SPARK Publications, the creative firm that designs the magazine, nominated the second quarter edition of the UNC Charlotte Magazine for the honor.
John Bland, director of public relations in the UNC Charlotte Office of University Communications, is the magazine’s editor.
UNC Charlotte to close for winter break, classes resume Jan. 7
UNC Charlotte administrative offices will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 24, through Thursday, Jan. 1, for winter break. The University will resume normal operations Friday, Jan. 2, 2015.
The first day of classes for the 2015 spring semester is Wednesday, Jan. 7.
Register for Mentors in Violence Prevention training
The University will host a three-day “Train the Trainer” session for Jason Katz’s Mentors in Violence Prevention model Tuesday, Jan 20, through Thursday, Jan. 22, at the Student Health Center.
Katz, an educator and author, co-developed the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) model. He and his team have spearheaded the idea of gender equity in the dissemination of the violence prevention message since the early 1990s.