Academic Affairs
Proposals being accepted for Chancellor’s Diversity Challenge Fund
The Council on University Community is accepting proposals for the Chancellor’s Diversity Challenge Fund, which supports initiatives that promote the daily value of diversity in the intellectual life of the campus. Faculty, staff or students are eligible to apply for awards of up to $5,000.
Employees receive priority registration for Camps on Campus
Camps on Campus is the University’s summer programs of academic enrichment camps for children and young people in rising grades one through 12.
UNC Charlotte faculty and staff members will be able to register their children before the public starting at 8 a.m., Monday, Jan. 28, by calling 704-687-8900. A valid UNC Charlotte ID is required.
Public registration will open at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 29.
Camps and schedules are on the web:
Apply for Ventureprise NSF I-Corps cohort
Ventureprise is accepting applications from UNC Charlotte students, faculty and staff for the spring 2019 NSF I-Corps cohort. The program, funded by the National Science Foundation, helps participants bridge academic and entrepreneurial knowledge.
Get Duo code and manage sponsored accounts links on NinerNET site
The NinerNET landing page was upgraded at 10 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 17. A few enhancements have been added:
Queens University professor to kick off 2019 Great Decisions series
Alexa Royden, associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Sociology at Queens University, will present “Cyber Conflict and Geopolitics” at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 30, at UNC Charlotte Center City. This presentation is the first in the University’s 2019 Great Decisions Lecture Series.
Ireland’s ambassador to the U.S. to speak
Daniel Mulhall, the ambassador of Ireland to the United States, will present “A Virtuous Circle: Ireland, the EU and the U.S.” at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 15, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center, Salon A.
Mulhall became the 18th ambassador of Ireland to the United States in August 2017. His initial appointments were in India, Austria, the European Union and Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2005, while Ireland’s Ambassador to Malaysia, he was conferred with an honorary fellowship by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland for his work in connection with the Asian tsunami.
Gray appointed interim dean for College of Arts + Architecture
Lee Gray is interim dean of the College of Arts + Architecture (COA+A). He follows Ken Lambla, who served 10 years as the founding dean of the college. Lambla is returning to the faculty as a full professor. A search committee is at work to find the college’s next dean.
Duo signups top 50 percent
Duo signups recently hit 50 percent–a key milestone as the Jan. 31 registration deadline approaches. Duo users can enjoy only having to change their NinerNET password every 365 days* (instead of every 90 or 180 days) by signing up for Duo 2-Factor Authentication.
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Fall Commencement was a worldwide celebration
Thousands of family and friends gathered at Fall Commencement to celebrate the University’s newest graduates. But worldwide, thousands more tuned in to one of the three ceremonies to join the festivities.
University’s online engineering master’s degree ‘one of the best’
OnlineMasters.com recently named UNC Charlotte’s online master’s degree in engineering management as one of the best for 2019.
According to OnlineMasters.com, the University’s program earned accolades for “best admissions,” too. The website noted that with three start dates, students can enroll in the program at their convenience.