Student Affairs

Journalist and activist Beatrice Thompson will present “Past, Present and Future: Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, in the Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.
Thompson is a well-known Charlotte native with more than three decades of experience in television, radio and public relations. In 1980, she became the first African-American female to anchor a newscast in Charlotte with WBTV Channel 3.  She also served as corporate spokesperson for Duke Energy and reporter/newscaster for local NBC-affiliate WCNC. 

University alumna Chee Ia Yang was selected for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators’ (NASPA) Graduate Associate Program (GAP), a council of graduate students whose career ambitions align with the student affairs profession.

Faculty and staff volunteers are needed to assist with the “Late Night Breakfast,” an annual event for UNC Charlotte students. Sponsored by the Office of Student Activities and Chartwells, this  de-stressing event  will be from 10 p.m. to midnight, Wednesday, Dec. 4, in the Residence Dining Hall (RDH).
In addition to the free breakfast, there will be music, games, contests and more activities for students.

The group Step Afrika! will perform at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 22, in the Student Union Multipurpose Room.
A professional stepping company, Step Afrika! blends dance styles practiced by historically African American fraternities and sororities, African traditional dance and other dance and art forms. Through these dances, Step Afrika! promotes stepping as an educational tool for young people, focusing on teamwork, academic achievement and cross-cultural understanding.

The Student Union Art Gallery is exhibiting the two-person display “Secret Lives of the Inanimate,” which features the works of alumni Rachel Simpson and Andrea Vail through Nov. 26.
“Secret Lives of the Inanimate” investigates the world through a unique lens by focusing on moments of interaction between objects and their environment. Pieces in the exhibit include a combination of altered found objects and photographic transfers that explore the interesting and odd in everyday objects.
Simpson said her works seek to explore “objects in the world and how they got there.”

The Office of Parent and Family Services in the Division for Student Affairs has invited parents and family members to campus for a Fall Family Festival on Saturday, Nov. 9.
Attendees will participate in a wide variety of events, including a pre-football game tailgate with the Alumni Association and a viewing party to watch the Charlotte 49ers take on the Wesley College Wolverines.
More information is available on the Office of Parent and Family Services website.

Recast as an open house, “A-Cone-A-Fair” makes a special return from 2 to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 6, throughout the Cone University Center to commemorate the building’s 50th anniversary.  The event will highlight Cone Center’s history of student dedication, featuring historical exhibits and displays alongside the current student services that reside in the building.
“A-Cone-A-Fair” will include:

The Bonnie E. Cone University Center will celebrate 50 years of campus life in November with a weeklong celebration of the facility’s historical significance and contemporary relevance to the University community with commemorative remarks, student performances, personal stories, educational exhibits, music, dance and other festivities.

The University’s Environmental Health and Safety Office, in partnership will the Charlotte Fire Department, Sigma Tau Gamma and the student group Fire and Safety Technologists, will hold a fire safety event at 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22, on the front recreational fields near Moore Residence Hall.
The event will be a simulated fire of a residence hall room. Organizers will demonstrate the difference that occurs when a fire starts in a room that is equipped with sprinklers versus one without sprinklers.

The Office of Women’s Programs is sponsoring an exhibit of paintings by Erika Clarke to generate awareness about October being Relationship Violence Awareness Month. The display will be through Friday, Nov. 1, on the second floor of the Student Union.
The Domestic Violence Art Exhibit features seven acrylic paintings by Clarke. The works attempt to give the audience a real look at the effect of domestic violence.