General News

Catawba College professor Michael Bitzer will explore 40 years of redistricting in North Carolina for the 2023 installment of Talking Policy in the Queen City, sponsored by the University’s Public Policy Ph.D. Program.

The Engineering Leadership Academy is a two-year, extra-curricular program that prepares undergraduate students to successfully fulfill leadership roles on campus and within the engineering industry by building their leadership abilities. As part of the leadership academy, students participate in capstone projects that help further the greater Charlotte community. 

UNC Charlotte’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion announces the appointment of Kendra Jason, Ph.D., as executive fellow for strategic initiatives. 

An associate professor of sociology in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Jason has over 15 years experience in social inequality, work and organizations. She holds faculty affiliate roles in the Departments of Sociology and Organizational Science, Africana Studies, Gerontology and Public Health Sciences. 

Mary Lou Maher, professor of software and information systems in the College of Computing and Informatics, has received the 2023 Harrold and Notkin Research and Graduate Mentoring Award from the National Center for Women and Information Technology.

The American Athletic Conference upcoming 2023 season will be the Charlotte 49ers’ first in the league as they will face six teams that advanced to bowl games in 2022 and six American opponents for the first time.
Charlotte’s home slate includes league games against Navy, Florida Atlantic, Memphis and Rice and non-conference matchups with S.C. State and Georgia State. 
Game times and television designations will be added at a later date with information for the first three weeks of the season announced by June 1. 

Evan Wantland, a teaching professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, was recently named director of Math Pathways. In this new role, he is responsible for making sure the people and resources are in place to redesign the University’s Math Pathways for every student as the focus of Charlotte’s Quality Enhancement Plan. Learn more about Wantland and the University’s QEP in this Q&A. What is NINERways: The Path to Math Success and what is your role in the program?

Charlotte FC star and former Charlotte 49er Brandt Bronico ’17 scores big, two alumni are among America’s Most Influential and more.

Remembrance Memorial 

Niner Nation can support the new Design-Build-Fly Team as it constructs a radio-controlled aircraft, send members of Sigma Tau Delta to present their work at the honor society’s national conference, help engineering students build free little libraries and more through crowdfunding.
Charlotte’s spring 2023 crowdfunding lineup includes six student and faculty initiatives aimed at enhancing the Charlotte experience.

UNC Charlotte’s PoleVolt, the innovative solution that uses existing streetlights to provide curbside electric vehicle charging, has added another accolade. It recently received the Clean Cities/Clean Fuels Coalition Award from the Centralina Regional Council.