Academic Affairs

A professor of biology, Stanley Schneider is the third finalist for the 2015 Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence to be featured on Inside UNC Charlotte.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of UNC Charlotte’s International Festival, which will continue a campus tradition of celebrating the region’s vibrant and culturally diverse landscape. New for 2015 are Festival Fun Days, in recognition of the festival’s four decades, the Office of International Programs (OIP) is introducing the fun days to further engage the campus community during the four weeks leading up to the Oct. 17 festival.

Joyce Dalsheim, an assistant professor in the Department of Global, International and Area Studies, is the first recipient of the J. Murrey Atkins Library Faculty Engagement Award.

She will be honored at a reception on Thursday, Sept. 17, in the library’s Halton Reading Room; the event starts at 3:30 p.m.

The Office of Education Abroad is hosting its annual Study Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 30, on the plaza between the College of Education and the College of Health and Human Services.

Students will have the opportunity to speak with Office of Education Abroad staff members to learn how to start the study abroad process; they also will have the chance to connect with UNC Charlotte study abroad alumni.

Moutaz Khouja, professor of business information systems and operations management, is the second of five finalists for the 2015 Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence to be featured in Inside UNC Charlotte.

The College of Education’s John Beattie is among the five finalists for one of UNC Charlotte’s top honors – the 2015 Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence.

Nearly 550 new international students have begun their studies at UNC Charlotte, making this year’s class of incoming learners the University’s largest global contingent to enroll at the start of any semester.

In total, the University is hosting about 1,900 international students who are pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees or who are here for shorter cultural exchanges that is in addition to language training students. This places UNC Charlotte among the top 125 institutions in the United States in terms of international student enrollment.

With the start of another academic year, new faculty members can be overwhelmed by their teaching, research and scholarly responsibilities, all of which are being conducted in an unfamiliar environment. This is the perfect time for new faculty to participate in the ADVANCE Faculty Affairs and Diversity (FADO) New Faculty Mentoring program.

The Office of Research and Economic Development will hold a “meet-and-greet” from noon to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 23, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center Salons (C, D and E).

Faculty, staff and students will have an opportunity to meet research and economic development staff and learn more about the services offered by the office. Refreshments will be served, and attendees can enter a drawing for a chance to win a Charlotte 49ers football package (tickets, parking pass and access to the Championship Terrace at halftime).

ROTC cadets and alumni/student veterans have the chance to network with representatives from companies in the energy industry during “Energy Careers for Veterans,” scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the Motorsports Research Lab.

As part of the event, an NHRA top fuel dragster, sponsored by the U.S. Army and part of Don Schumacher Racing (DSR), will be on display. A DSR crew member will be present to answer questions about the dragster.

EPIC, the Motorsports Engineering program and the University Career Center are cosponsoring this opportunity.