General News

The Gambrell Faculty Fellows program has named a new cohort of scholars to help illuminate the way to a more equitable community. Researchers will receive funding for projects focused on topics from challenges facing students with disabilities at UNC Charlotte to how Black women business owners have coped with the stresses of the pandemic.

A highlight of this year’s University Convocation, the event that traditionally kicks off the start of a new academic year, was the elevation of Charlotte’s high-impact learning experiences.

Victor Mack, director of the Cato College of Education Office of Educational Outreach, received a 2022 Phi Kappa Phi Literacy Grant to establish the 100 Ways to Nutritional Literary program.

Mack, who partnered with Laurie Garo, senior lecturer emerita, geography and earth sciences, will work with the 100 Black Men of Greater Charlotte and the University’s Center for STEM Education Pre-college Program to implement the grant this fall.

Jack Scheff, a noted expert on climate change and assistant professor of geography and earth sciences, answered a few questions about the changes we’re seeing in our environment and what the future holds.

The shimmer of “49er Light,” an 8-x18-foot work of art, glistens in the lobby of the UNC Charlotte Marriott & Hotel Conference Center, catching the eye of visitors as they enter the main lobby from Robert D. Snyder Boulevard.

UNC Charlotte bioinformatics professor Anthony Fodor is part of interdisciplinary initiative to explore microbial communities of indoor spaces.

Logan Pavia and Charity Williams, students in the Musical Theatre Certificate program, participated in the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, a prestigious, international professional development program for emerging artists.

Penny Hawkins has been named interim associate vice chancellor for development at UNC Charlotte. In this role, she will provide strategic vision to oversee the University’s fundraising function. Hawkins began her duties July 15, succeeding Beth Crigler, who was appointed interim vice chancellor for university advancement.

Jeffrey B. Leak was named interim associate dean of the Honors College, effective Aug. 1. In this two-year appointment, Leak will manage the day-to-day functions of the University Honors Program — the largest honors program on campus. Additionally, he will oversee the curriculum, course offerings, programming, advising and instructional budget of the Honors College.

This year’s University Convocation will begin at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 17, in the Popp Martin Student Union, Multipurpose Room.