General News

The UNC Charlotte Continuing Education Office is launching a free professional webinar series to address leadership challenges in the workplace.The eight-week series begins Wednesday, April 29, with “Cultivating Resilience in the Midst of Disruption.” Each 45-minute webinar will begin at 1 p.m.; click on the webinar title to register.

New centralized care portal launched to assist students and alumni

Student opportunities to work with major media outlets and national companies during Charlotte’s 2020 Republican National Convention.

National Volunteer Week is an observance UNC Charlotte has acknowledged, celebrated and participated in for several years. For 2020, volunteering and connecting with the community will be different. However, there are some opportunities for employees to give back without leaving home.

As unemployment rises and schools remain closed, the coronavirus crisis is highlighting some of the many inequalities in the Charlotte region. Ely Portillo and Christa Wagner Vinson with the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute recently posted articles exploring COVID and these imbalances.Portillo focused on parks and greenways, broadband access and transportation.  Key points he made included:

For more than a decade, UNC Charlotte study abroad students have submitted photographs from their overseas programs for an annual Study Abroad Photo Exhibit.This year’s exhibit will be held virtually through the Office of Education Abroad website, starting Monday, April 27, through Friday, May 22.

As the UNC Charlotte student body has continued to grow, so have the opportunities for engagement on campus.

Betsabe Rojas, a first-generation college student, leverages her immigrant culture to pursue a career in foreign affairs.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, UNC Charlotte professor Mark DeHaven, a community health expert, and his community partners throughout University City, didn’t have to start from scratch to plan ways to provide services to local low-income families in the University City area.

Lara Vetter, professor of English, is this year’s recipient of the Thomas L. Reynolds Leadership Award for her contributions to student success and enrollment management.The honor comes with $1,000, an engraved plaque and the recipient’s name engraved on a perpetual trophy on display in the Graduate School.