General News

James Cook, professor of psychology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is the first recipient of the Provost’s Faculty Award for Community Engagement.

Established in 2012, the award honors a tenured faculty member whose teaching, research and service embodies the University’s commitment to civic involvement and whose work strengthens the relationship between UNC Charlotte and the larger community.

The UNC Charlotte Department of Music Faculty & Friends Series will feature a performance by the Oasis Saxophone Quartet at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 1, in the Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts, Belk Theater.
Founded in 2006, the Oasis Quartet has been praised for its live performances, as well as for its innovative and creative clinic and concert programming. In a review of the quartet’s 2011 album, Allmusic wrote, “The Oasis Quartet performs with impeccable technique and intonation, and the players have a sweet, pure tone.”

The Projective Eye Gallery of the College of Arts + Architecture presents “Mad Hatters to Pixel Pushers: Exploring the Continuum of Photography Through Process and the Constructed Image.”
 A free, public opening reception for the display will be 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28, at the gallery, located in UNC Charlotte Center City; it will feature conversations with the artists and a performance by the UNC Charlotte Faculty Jazz Quintet.

University employees have a responsibility to safeguard state property, and this responsibility extends to the proper disposal of state property.
Tom York, director of internal audit, noted a recent investigative audit report published by the Office of the State Auditor provides an example as to why all employees should be aware of the proper procedures for disposing of state property. 

Giving Green co-chairs Joël Gallegos and Misty Hathcock kicked off the 2013 campaign with a combined pledge of $1,946, as they encouraged all University employees to support the drive.
“We believe in backing community organizations, and we are committed to Giving Green,” said the co-chairs. Their pledge amount is in recognition of 1946, the founding date of UNC Charlotte (originally established as the Charlotte Center of the University of North Carolina). The pledge also honors University founder Bonnie Cone.

Elmer Henry Garinger was one of the visionary leaders who helped Charlotte College realize the dream of becoming a four-year, state-supported institution.
As superintendent of Charlotte City Schools, Garinger employed Bonnie Cone, UNC Charlotte founder, as a mathematics teacher at Central High School. Later, he would name her director of the Charlotte Center of the University of North Carolina, the institution that ultimately became UNC Charlotte.

The Multicultural Resource Center is hosting a screening of the documentary “Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin” at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 18, in the Cone University Center, Room 320.

The state Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) recently presented UNC Charlotte with one of six Good Faith Effort Awards at the 32nd annual State Construction Conference held in Raleigh.
The University received the honor in the category of Public Sector Owner/Agency in recognition of the UNC Charlotte’s campus-wide commitment to the state’s HUB program and utilization of HUB firms.

As part of the University’s celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Multicultural Resource Center will host “The State of Asian Affairs in Charlotte” at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 10, in Student Union, Room 200.