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Driven to Innovate Entrepreneur Igor Jablokov ’01 MBA is reducing the distance between people and information through artificial intelligence By: PHILLIP BROWN As Facebook, Google and smartphones were becoming more ubiquitous in society, the one-time IBM research engineer and program director Igor Jablokov ’01 MBA stood on a stage before an audience, opened a Motorola […]

Feeding the future of West Boulevard urbanCORE, UNC Charlotte’s hub for urban research and community engagement, led a 10-month participatory action research effort that catapulted public-private support to build The Three Sisters Market, a community-owned food cooperative in one of Charlotte’s most notable food deserts. By Asha Ellison When Janiqua Jackson left Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in […]

THE POWER OF PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH Guy Cousins, Beverly Clark, Brenda Campbell and Thomas Farrow are among community leaders in Charlotte who have a vested interest in the Three Sisters Market. By Byron P. White Byron P. White, urbanCORE The dramatic success that has been made toward establishing the Three Sisters Market, the first grocery […]

GUARDIANS AND LEADERS Mission Possible: ROTC graduates are Army and Space Force action ready By: JENNIFER HOWE To prepare for leadership in the United States military, aspiring officers often take their initial steps through Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs. To that end, Army ROTC Cadet Command Sgt. Major Erika Siebert ’24 and Air Force ROTC […]

Taking teaching and learning to the next level with AI Adjunct lecturer Sidney Beeman, right, works with faculty colleagues at the 2024 AI Institute for Smarter Learning to demonstrate how Adobe Premiere Pro offers creative ways to use AI to improve teaching and student outcomes. By: Susan Messina Yash Tadimalla ’20 M.S., believes the United […]

Six Niners top CBJ’s Most Admired CEO Awards. Charlotte Business Journal’s (CBJ) Most Admired CEO Awards program highlights top leaders in Charlotte who blend business vision with community commitment. This year, among the honorees some of our very own Niners, recognized for their innovation, financial success and impact that extends beyond the boardroom. Each honoree […]

COMMUNITY • WELLNESS • PURPOSE Photo, top, Demond Martin and chairman/co-founder of Improbable Media and ESPN host Jay Williams, during a visit to UNC Charlotte, spoke to students about the importance of resilience Demond Martin ’97 harnesses core values of service, gratitude and purpose to drive success for himself and others BY Michael J. Solender […]

Purpose in Parallel For more than 30 years, Kia Martin ’98 has built upon shared values with her husband Demond to strengthen Black and Brown communities, create opportunities for others and lead a purposeful life.   BY Michael J. Solender The Winston-Salem native, raised solely by her mother, was motivated to pursue higher education because she […]

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