General News

As part of the Graduation Initiative, UNC Charlotte is adopting a new catalog content management system Acalog and a paperless course and curriculum approval process system Curriculog. 
These two new software programs are part of the multistep initiative designed to clarify degree requirements, reduce barriers to student progression and aid in students’ ability to successfully navigate their curriculum. 

Stephen Cheyney, director and campus minister of the Cooperative Christian Ministry, will be the guest on the Sept. 25 edition of “The Live Wire,” Inside UNC Charlotte’s streaming webcast. He will talk about the upcoming “50 Years in Campus Ministry” celebration in honor of professor emeritus Loy Witherspoon..
Employees can watch “The Live Wire” at their desks or on their mobile devices starting at 2 p.m.

The Dean of Students Office is seeking two commencement speakers and two bell ringers for UNC Charlotte’s winter commencement, which is Saturday, Dec. 13, in Halton Arena, located in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center. Faculty and staff are requested to encourage students graduating in December to apply for one of these prestigious honors.

The second annual Center City Literary Festival will be Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17-18, at UNC Charlotte Center City. This festival will showcase authors and performers associated with the University; it is sponsored by UNC Charlotte Center City and the Department of English in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

Charles Best, founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org, will deliver a presentation at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 14, in Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.
Named to Fortune magazine’s “40 Under 40 Hottest Rising Stars in Business” for three consecutive years, Best is considered a pioneer in citizen philanthropy. A former history teacher in the Bronx, Best created the nonprofit DonorsChoose.org as a simple way to address educational inequality. At the website, public school teachers could create classroom project requests, and donors could pick the projects they wanted to support.

UNC Charlotte will host cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training for students, faculty and staff from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct.8, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center.
Medic personnel will teach participants proper hand placement and how to perform compressions on a CPR manikin, a medical simulation device.  Participants will be able to ask questions and learn the importance of quick action during a cardiac arrest.

The UNC Charlotte Homecoming Committee is extending a special invitation to faculty and staff to participate in its second football Homecoming Parade and Pep Rally to be held on Friday, Oct. 24.  Any campus department or group  that would like to walk, drive or float in the parade should register online at the Homecoming website by Friday, Sept. 26.

Tune in at noon, Saturday, Sept. 20, for live coverage of the International Festival, an annual event at UNC Charlotte that is entering its 39th year. Considered the region’s largest, most culturally diverse event, International Festival provides a unique opportunity for attendees to experience the world in a day. With more than 50 nations represented, this colorful festival lets individuals engage in a vast array of activities including art, costumes, games, music, dance, and of course, food.

The UNC Charlotte Police and Public Safety Department (PPS) will conduct “Operation Medicine Drop” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 26, in the Student Health Center Multipurpose Room (112H).
During this event, prescription and over-the-counter medications can be brought in, no questions asked, to be safely discarded. Individuals should bring medications in the original bottles that indicate the drug name and dosage; personal information may be removed for confidentiality purposes.

First Ward Park is being designed as a community centerpiece – it will be bordered by UNC Charlotte Center City and ImaginOn. At a Sept. 18 ceremony to break ground officially for the park, Chancellor Philip L. Dubois said the park always has been part of Daniel Levine and the University’s vision for First Ward.