Academic Affairs

Outstanding faculty members whose talents have a positive impact on UNC Charlotte’s learning environment are recognized each fall. This year, the University will acknowledge faculty through the Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence and the inaugural UNC Charlotte Teaching Excellence Award.

For the first time, UNC Charlotte will be a campus hub for the highly prestigious Millennium Fellowship program, with 20 undergraduates from across the University chosen to implement the program’s LIFE Skills Initiative with area high school students.

UNC Charlotte archaeologist Sara Juengst spends her summers working in South America. So by the fall, she’s ready to engage with the Charlotte community and some of its youngest residents. She finds that audience at Kids Fest, a free interactive educational event designed for children age 10 and under and their families.University City Partners, a nonprofit organization that helps drive development in the University City area, created Kids Fest to expand the minds of children and parents in the Charlotte region.

“We Are All Niners: Recovery, Remembrance and Resurgence” was the title of Chancellor Philip L. Dubois’ address at University Convocation, Thursday, Aug. 15.

A new program designed to identify solutions for some of the pressing needs and issues facing the greater Charlotte region is getting underway this fall at the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute. For the first time, the Institute has named a cohort of Faculty Fellows to conduct research projects and work alongside local stakeholders to understand and share findings that can guide community decision-making.

UNC Charlotte dedicated its newest building, the Lucius G. Gage Jr. Undergraduate Admissions Center, during a campus ceremony Wednesday, Aug 14.

Helping students complete their undergraduate degrees in a timely manner is important to UNC Charlotte and the entire UNC System. The University recently received a financial award to implement “Funds to Finish?” as part of the inaugural Student Success Innovation Lab (SSIL) grant competition.

UNC Charlotte and IKEA Charlotte have joined forces to provide college students with a dedicated clothing closet to better prepare them for job interviews.

Monday, Aug. 19, is Day of Convocation, an annual occasion to welcome new students to UNC Charlotte.

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) visited UNC Charlotte on Friday, Aug. 2, where he highlighted the $45 million in the legislative-passed budget for the renovations of the Burson and Cameron buildings.