General News

During a recent four-week project, local middle and high school students had a chance to experience the life of an engineer.

American Education Week is Monday, Nov. 18, through Friday, Nov. 22. In observance of this period, the College of Education’s Office of Teacher, Education, Advising, Licensure and Recruitment will sponsor an Education Walk of Fame from 10:15 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Nov. 20, in front of the Student Activity Center.
Members of the campus community are invited to “show their appreciation for an educator (teacher, counselor or administrator) who made a difference in their lives.” Participants will be able to draw a star and write the name of their educator.

Faculty and staff members are invited to join colleagues for socializing and networking at a Faculty and Staff Social, which will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 19, in the lobby of the Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts.
 Sponsored by Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, the social will feature light hors d’oeuvres, wine, beer and soft drinks.

Faculty and staff members can receive up to four free tickets for the Nov. 15 men’s basketball contest against Elon University.
Ticket pickup is under way; interested employees can get their free tickets at the 49ers Athletic Ticket Office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays through Thursday or before noon on Friday.  A valid University faculty/staff ID is required.
The game starts at 4 p.m., Friday, in Halton Arena.

Ning Zhou, a doctoral student in computing and information systems in the College of Computing and Informatics, will defend “Hierarchical Learning of Discriminative Features and Classifiers for Large-scale Visual Recognition” at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 26, in the College of Health and Human Services, Room 145. Jianping Fan is the dissertation advisor.

Jillian Tullis, a faculty member in the Department of Communication Studies, is one of the organizers of a “Death Café” that will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the Respite: A Centre for Grief and Hope.
According to an article in the Charlotte Observer, Tullis is co-facilitating the café in conjunction with gerontologist Lynn Hare. Their goal is “to create a safe, respectful place to stimulate conversation on death and dying and also offer community resources for those in need of further support.”

The UNC Charlotte Department of Dance will present its Fall Student Dance Concert, Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 21-24, in the Belk Theater of the Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m., except for Sunday, which is a 2 p.m. matinee.
Four new works by dance faculty members comprise a varied program that features interdisciplinary collaboration, a multiplicity of movement styles and dance forms and a wide range of emotional expression.

 The Charlotte 49ers rallied in the second half to take the lead only to see Wesley College return the favor with 14 fourth-quarter points to post a 35-28 victory in the 49ers final home game of the inaugural season.
Charlotte (4-6), facing its fifth straight nationally ranked team, suffered its fourth straight loss.
The 49ers were undone by three turnovers on offense and 10-of-17 Wesley third-down conversions on defense.

The Graduate School recently honored 10 students who were presented various fellowships or scholarships.
“We extend our congratulations to these outstanding Graduate School award recipients who are working to gain the intellectual and professional skills necessary to prepare them for productive lives in a global, knowledge-based world,” said Karla Stanchina, manager of communications for the Graduate School.
The 2013-14 honorees received their awards during a luncheon at the Harris Alumni Center at Johnson Glen. They were