Student Affairs

UNC Charlotte faculty and staff – the wait is over – the inaugural Chancellor’s Fishing Derby will be Saturday, March 25, at Hechenbleikner Lake.

U.S. Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12) will present “Revolutionizing the Dream,” celebrating the life, work and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 17, in the Cone University Center, McKnight Hall. This event is free and open to the public.

“We are excited to have Congresswoman Adams address our campus community for this year’s MLK celebration,” said Kim Turner, director of the UNC Charlotte Multicultural Resource Center. “She has dedicated her life to public service, helping shape local communities as well as influencing policy on the national level.”

Summer is a traditional time when faculty, staff or students may travel abroad, including to countries in Central and South America or the Caribbean.

Travel notices have been issued for many countries in these areas by the Center for Disease Control due to the Zika virus, which has received widespread news coverage in recent months.

People infected with the Zika virus infrequently develop symptoms, and if they do, symptoms are usually mild. Pregnant women are at a greater risk because of the potential for birth defects that have been linked to the virus.

Flags across campus will remain at half-staff through Thursday in observance of the tragedy in Orlando.

“The extended UNC Charlotte community joins with institutions and individuals across the nation and around the world in support of the victims of Sunday’s tragedy, their families and the people of Orlando,” said Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Art Jackson.

The extended UNC Charlotte community joins with institutions and individuals across the nation and around the world in support of the victims of Sunday’s tragedy, their families and the people of Orlando.

We reaffirm the special role of our public university to prepare well-rounded, lifelong learners who will lead in our communities and advance the ideals of diversity and inclusiveness, civil discourse and the peaceful resolution of conflict.

UNC Charlotte is leading nationally in proactively educating students about sexual assaults and providing them resources for reporting and receiving support and assistance. Recent media coverage has noted an increase in reports of sexual assaults based on federal data. While significant, this increase in reports strongly suggests that the University’s education efforts are working.

UNC Charlotte is working with the management of Arcadia Student Living, a private, non-University apartment complex, to assist the roughly 90 student residents who were asked to relocate in order for engineers to evaluate structural issues in a building.

The University’s Housing and Residence Life Office has prepared six available spaces on campus for Arcadia residents who need temporary housing due to the structural issues that are displacing them involuntarily.

Students who participate in study abroad trips through the University could submit their photographs from overseas for the annual “Study Abroad Photo Exhibit.”

Winners and honorable mentions in this competition will be displayed Sunday, May 1, through Saturday, May 14, in the Student Union Art Gallery. An opening reception for the display will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 4.

“Publicly Identified: Coming Out Activist in the Queen City,” curated by Joshua Burford, assistant director for sexual and gender diversity for the Multicultural Resource Center, received the second place honorable mention in the 2016 Allan Bérubé Prize.

Presented annually, the Bérubé Prize recognizes outstanding work in public or community-based lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer history. Work from the previous two years is eligible for the honor.

The student group Voices of Eden Gospel Choir recently completed its spring semester tour with concerts in Winston-Salem and Greenville, N.C., and Richmond, Norfolk and Suffolk, Va. The group will be featured in concert at Mission Gathering Charlotte at 10 a.m., Sunday, April 10.

In Richmond, the choir sang at a nursing home and visited with residents; the performance was part of its established tradition to uplift the campus and community through sharing its gift of music.