General News
Three Charlotte universities unite to support racial healing and transformation
Three Charlotte universities are banding together to support racial healing and transformation. As the Charlotte Racial Justice Consortium, UNC Charlotte, Johnson C. Smith University and Queens University of Charlotte will collaborate to listen to Charlotte’s many racial truths; encourage a community that understands its history of race and racism; and develop student, university and community leaders who work across the region toward truth, racial healing and equity.
Hidden Gems: Three unique UREC features you don’t want to miss
Potentially lost in the five story, 148,000-square-foot building, are a few subtle features created to give the facility a personal and distinctively Niner touch.
Levine Lecture to explore ‘Slavery and Class in the American South’
Details about the complexities of the lives of the enslaved often are unknown or overlooked, but William Andrews will present a revealing glimpse into these stories on Thursday, Feb. 20. He will deliver the 2020 Levine Lecture “The Fighter and the Victim: Two Enslaved Women in the Life of Frederick Douglass.”
Brown to discuss ‘Artificial Intelligence and Data’ for Great Decisions
Cheryl Brown, chair and associate professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, will speak as part of the Great Decisions lecture series at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 5, at UNC Charlotte Center City.
Building America’s New Energy Center
The Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) is one of the signature initiatives of Chancellor Philip L. Dubois’ tenure at UNC Charlotte.
Dance Department wins NEA ‘Art Works’ grant
Kaustavi Sarkar, assistant professor of dance, is the principal investigator on a 2020-21 Art Works grant awarded to the Department of Dance.The $10,000 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) “Art Works” grant will support the project “Indian Dance and American Communities: Expanding Forms and Audiences.”
Queens University professor to give Great Decisions talk
Margaret Commins, an associate professor in the Political Science and Sociology Department at Queens University, is the second speaker of the 2020 Great Decisions Lecture Series. Her free public presentation is set for 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 29, at UNC Charlotte Center City.Commins will discuss Michael Shifter and Bruno Binetti’s article from the Foreign Policy Association’s Great Decisions 2020 Briefing Book, “U.S. Relations with the Northern Triangle,” and bring in elements from her research to the presentation.
Longtime 49ers AD Judy Rose to join N.C. Sports Hall of Fame
Longtime Charlotte 49ers Director of Athletics Judy Rose is among the 2020 induction class for the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame. Inductees will be enshrined during an annual banquet Friday, May 1, at the Raleigh Convention Center.
Distinguished educator, legendary political activist to address ‘Radical Resilience’
Activist, social justice advocate and professor emerita Angela Davis will address “Radical Resilience: Thriving in the Face of Oppression” at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12, in the Popp Martin Student Union, Room 340.
Annual Valentine’s Day Orchid Sale scheduled
Valentine’s Day is fast-approaching, which means it is time for the Botanical Gardens annual orchid sale. Orchids have a long history of being associated with love, which makes them a perfect gift.This year’s Botanical Gardens Orchid Sale, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 8, through Friday, Feb. 14, is an opportunity to purchase orchids priced starting at $10. An assortment of houseplants and succulents will be on sale, too.