University Advancement

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Niles F. Sorensen, vice chancellor for the Division of University Advancement and president of the UNC Charlotte Foundation since 2006, will retire in December 2022. 

Jeb Bush, 43rd governor of Florida and candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, and Janet Napolitano, professor of public policy and director of the new Center for Security in Politics at University of California, Berkeley, will deliver the 11th annual Chancellor’s Speaker Series presentation, which is part of the annual UNC Charlotte Civic Series.

UNC Charlotte faculty and staff volunteered at the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Sort-A-Rama held at the Charlotte Convention Center Thursday, Oct. 14. The University co-sponsored the event.“Thank you to the Second Harvest Food bank team for hosting this volunteer event and for bringing together local organizations and community members to help fight food insecurity in our city,” said Mark Colone, senior director of development at UNC Charlotte. “As a University founded on the very principle of service to others, we are proud to be a sponsor of this year’s Sort-A-Rama.”

Interested in designing interactive, fun and educational activities for kids, ages 4-10? Then we have the venue for you – Charlotte Kids Fest.A collaboration between UNC Charlotte and University City Partners, Charlotte Kids Fest is a free outdoor festival that encourages kids ages 4-10 to CREATE! DANCE! DISCOVER! LEARN! PLAY! and GO! through hands-on activities that stimulate their minds while having fun.The festival, the only one of its kind and scale in the Charlotte region, will take place at UNC Charlotte from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 9.

Two UNC Charlotte students, Abena Atiemo and Melinda Erickson, have been named the inaugural recipients of the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association Scholarship for Social Justice.

Tom Rinaldi, one of ESPN’s most prominent correspondents and storytellers, will deliver the 10th annual Chancellor’s Speaker Series presentation, which is part of the annual UNC Charlotte Civic Series presented by Bank of America.

Niner University Elementary (NUE), UNC Charlotte’s first lab school, started the 2020-21 school year with remote learning on Aug. 17 for its 96 K-2 students.”Opening NUE has been a labor of love, years in the making,” said Pamela Broome, principal of NUE. “Though this is not how we envisioned opening NUE, we are off to a great start and are thrilled to begin our journey as part of this community.”

Tom Reynolds will generously match dollar-for-dollar all gifts made to the UNC Charlotte Student Emergency Fund up to $5,000 through June 30, 2020.

During these unprecedented times, the UNC Charlotte Voices of Eden Gospel Choir has chosen to lift up their voices in song—remotely—to support Niner Nation.A group of more than 60 current Voices of Eden student members and alumni joined together to create a virtual choir video to uplift and inspire.