Student Affairs

Sean Langley is the 2019 recipient of the Civic Engagement Professional of the Year Award from North Carolina Campus Compact.

Twelve speakers will deliver presentations at UNC Charlotte’s first-ever live TEDx event scheduled for Friday, March 22, in the Cone University Center.

This past fall, Housing and Residence Life and the Sustainability Office instituted a campus EcoReps pilot program with three students. Recently, the initiative added nine more participants.

A nationwide program, EcoReps provides an opportunity for students to assume a leadership role within their residence halls. Students provide peer-to-peer education to increase awareness of campus sustainability efforts.

Nadia Campbell seeks to provide UNC Charlotte students with outstanding personal development opportunities that result in improved leadership skills. This goal meshes with that of her office, Leadership & Community Engagement.

Last year, the Division of Student Affairs realigned and united the Center for Leadership Development with the Office of Volunteer Outreach to create Leadership & Community Engagement.

The Dean of Students Office is seeking nominations for the following awards: Chancellor’s Citations for Leadership and Service, Bonnie Cone Leadership, Noble Niner, Chuck Lynch and Derrick Griffith Servant Leader Award.

These honors recognize students who have made significant contributions to UNC Charlotte during their undergraduate careers and are given annually to graduating seniors who have shown outstanding qualities of scholarship and leadership. 

As 15-year-old Dorothy Counts-Scoggins walked toward the entrance of Harding High School on Sept. 4, 1957, she endured the taunts of both children and adults. They threw sticks and rocks, pushed and shoved her and even spat on her.

The 17th annual 49er Gold Rush 5K Run/Walk, hosted by UNC Charlotte University Recreation, will be Saturday, Feb. 2. The event begins at 9:30 a.m. at Belk Gym.

As the second race in the Healthy UCity Race Series, the UNC Charlotte 49er Gold Rush 5K Run/Walk, Virtual Race and Fun Run is open to everyone. Current UNC Charlotte students with a valid 49er ID who register by the early bird deadline will receive a student discount. Faculty/staff, alumni and community members are encouraged to participate. 

Dorothy Counts-Scoggins was among the first African American students to integrate Harding High School in 1957. Now, more than 60 years later, she will discuss this historic moment as the keynote speaker for UNC Charlotte’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

UNC Charlotte will host a live TEDx event featuring speakers presenting on the theme, “The Power of You Makes it Possible.”

Students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members are invited to apply to speak during this exciting event—the first of its kind at UNC Charlotte. Online applications will be accepted through Friday, Jan. 11.

Outstanding service to the University is rewarded in a number of ways. Recently, the Price Center for Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) recognized its founding director Sam Simono with the dedication of a conference room in his honor.

Simono was recruited by Bonnie Cone in 1967 to establish a Counseling Center on campus; he served as its director for 36 years, prior to retiring in 2003.