Academic Affairs

UNC Charlotte conferred degrees upon 4,565 candidates in three ceremonies Friday and Saturday, May 11-12. Retired superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Ann Clark received an honorary Doctor of Public Service at the 10 a.m., Saturday, event; read about other inspirational graduation moments that were captured during Commencement.

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships support outstanding graduate students. Devin Clegg and Corbin Grohol are two such students, and they are the latest UNC Charlotte recipients of this prestigious award.

Category winners and finalists received more than $20,000 at the 2018 Charlotte Venture Challenge; this year’s event featured 13 innovative startup finalists.

Jill Huerta will become director of the Center for Graduate Life effective Monday, July 2. She will assume the overall responsibility for the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of the center, which is an initiative of the UNC Charlotte Graduate School.

On Monday, April 30, UNC Charlotte and its nonprofit partners presented the inaugural Charlotte Opportunity Showcase that featured presentations, performances and exhibits by individuals and groups addressing the key factors and recommendations in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Opportunity Task Force’s “Leading on Opportunity” report.

Academically talented, economically disadvantaged students who want to study biological sciences can find life-changing opportunities through a new regional partnership among UNC Charlotte, Gaston College and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.

UNC Charlotte senior Trevon Stoddard is among Ventureprise’s 49er iChallenge student finalists who will compete in the 2018 Charlotte Venture Challenge on May 1.

His innovation, an application to assist calculus students in solving problems, was inspired by personal experience.

Devin Collins recently spent a week in Jamaica, where he worked with entrepreneurs as part of a U.S. State Department-sponsored visit, leading multiple workshops, customer discovery competitions and roundtable discussions at the U.S. embassy.

In his talks, he provided insight into best practices related to startup ventures and the role of universities in driving and developing job creation through innovation among other topics related to entrepreneurism.

The College of Health and Human Services still has the highest response rate for the COACHE survey at 56 percent with a completion rate of 51 percent.

Overall, the University has a 38 percent response rate by faculty members; the goal is to attain a 50 percent response rate.  The current completion rate is 32 percent

The 17th annual Charlotte Venture Challenge, which highlights innovation-driven ventures and entrepreneurial leaders, will be Tuesday, May 1, at UNC Charlotte Center City.

The challenge’s keynote speaker Thom Ruhe, president and CEO of the NC IDEA FOUNDATION, will share his insight on NC IDEA’s strategic funding direction and the state of North Carolina entrepreneurship.