General News

Conference USA has announced its initial broadcast schedule for the 2020 football season, including broadcast plans for eight of the Charlotte 49ers’ 11 games.             The current confirmed schedule features games to air nationally by the league’s primary partners and every C-USA football game is expected to be available on traditional linear television or via streaming.             

UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science recently received the 2020 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The Inspiring Programs in STEM Award honors colleges and universities that encourage and assist students from underrepresented groups to enter the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Chancellor Gaber provides an important update path forward for UNC Charlotte’s fall semester.

The animation studio OddBot Inc. has optioned the three books of theatre professor Andrew Hartley’s “Steeplejack” trilogy for development as a limited TV series or movie. The trio of young adult fantasy/adventure novels are set in the 19th century in a fictional land similar to South Africa and feature a courageous teenaged heroine.

Two large-scale public art works by Lecturer Keith Bryant are prominently on view on the main campus of Central Piedmont Community College. “Procession” and “Journey” were installed at the end of June and will remain on loan for one year. 

Funding will support ongoing community programs for high-risk individuals.

Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber pledged to lead UNC Charlotte responsibly, underscored her goal  to support and strengthen the University, and ensured a great collegiate experience for all 49ers during her first University Convocation address.

Julia Jordan-Zachery, Ph.D., is professor and chair of the Africana Studies Department, and the author of the award-winning book “Black Women, Cultural Images and Social Policy” and “Shadow Bodies: Black Women, Ideology, Representation and Politics.” She also serves as president of the Association for Ethnic Studies.

In her introduction to local media, Chancellor Gaber outlined top priorities and the University’s return-to-campus plan.

The Charlotte 49ers and Appalachian State will meet for the third straight season after the two schools agreed to a game at Appalachian State, Sept. 12, in what is now the 49ers’ 2020 season opener.The schools decided to play the game in Boone due to the larger seating capacity at Kidd Brewer Stadium in a year in which attendance may be limited due to the pandemic.