General News

UNC Charlotte has launched the Writing, Rhetoric and Digital Studies Department, the first academic department of its kind in the Carolinas. The new department brings together curriculum and resources that prepare students to be analytical readers of digital and print texts, critical thinkers about information sources and engaged citizens capable of communicating effectively to diverse audiences in a variety of contexts.

This February, couples who met at UNC Charlotte and other members of the campus community are sharing what they love about each other and the University. Share your story on social media using  #iLOVEUNCC. Alums are encouraged to make a gift to support programs, scholarships or departments at LOVE.UNCC.EDU.

Tori Brasher ’13 M.Ed. loves UNC Charlotte because it gave her a chance to give back.

Gregory Weeks, associate dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, will deliver the fifth talk in the Great Decisions Lecture Series at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 19, at UNC Charlotte Center City.Weeks will discuss Margaret Myers’ article “China’s Road into Latin America,” focusing on how the Trump administration “continues to withdraw from the world stage, [and how] China is looking to fill the void.”

The J. Murrey Atkins Library is holding a book sale Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28-29, in the Halton Reading Room.More than 5,000 duplicated and selected items will be on sale, including academic monographs, paperbacks, children’s literature, LPs, DVDs and more.The sale will be open to just the campus community from 9 a.m. to noon, Feb.28. The public is invited from noon to 7 p.m., Feb. 28, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Feb. 29

Charlotte 49ers head coach Will Healy has strengthened his football staff with the additions of Adam Braithwaite as linebackers coach and Charles Bankins as special teams coordinator.

UNC Charlotte is an early voting site for the 2020 primary elections. If you are registered to vote in Mecklenburg County, vote on campus at the Belk Gym during the primary election from Feb. 13-29.

UNC Charlotte earned a 2020-21 Military Friendly Schools Bronze Award recently for its commitment to military service members, veterans and their dependents.

The Learning, Design and Technology program, formerly Instructional Systems Technology, underwent a change in name to reflect current trends in the field and better represent the program’s focus.

Gene Johnson ‘73 recently received the Bill Franklin Volunteer of the Year award for more than 40 years of service to the UNC Charlotte community.