General News

Conference USA officials have elected to suspend the 2020 spring athletic season until further notice, effective immediately. Earlier in the day, March 12, C-USA canceled the remaining games of the 2020 Basketball Championship Tournament.Other Charlotte 49ers athletics events will be impacted by the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in accordance with guidance from the UNC System and a directive from Chancellor Philip L. Dubois.Cancellations include the March 21 Spring Football Game.

More information about the steps we are taking to safeguard our campus.

Chancellor Philip L. Dubois will receive the Charlotte Business Journal’s Most Admired CEO Lifetime Achievement Award.

Charlotte 49ers guard Jahmir Young was named Conference USA Freshman of the Year; voting on the award was by conference head coaches and media members in each conference city. He also was named third-team All-Conference USA and to the Conference USA All-Freshman team.   Young was named Conference USA Freshman of the Week a league-best eight times. He is the fourth player in league history to earn at least eight Conference USA Freshman/Rookie of the Week honors since the award began in the 2008-09 season.   

With social issues at the forefront on UNC Charlotte’s campus, Ventureprise will host an interactive social workshop and challenge on Tuesday, March 17, with finalists winning cash and other prizes for their ideas.While working with students on campus, Ventureprise staff has discovered that many have identified issues that they would like to solve but do not understand how to take that next step.

UNC Charlotte will hold its 15th annual campus recognition of International Women’s Day (IWD) from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 18, in the Popp Martin Student Union, Room 340 (G-I).  This annual event includes historical information; a performance by the Charlotteans, the UNC Charlotte Women’s Chorus; and recognition of faculty, staff, and students who have been nominated for their impact on the lives of women and gender balance locally and globally. 

 The Charlotte 49ers will celebrate their 50th anniversary of NCAA Division I athletics during the 2020-21 season. As part of this celebration, Charlotte will announce the inaugural class of the 49ers Athletics Hall of Fame.Nominations are being accepted for the first class, which will include a maximum of six student-athletes, two coaches/administrators and one key contributor. Future classes will include a maximum of five inductees.

Student Gianna Agostino won first place in the Sound Design competition at the 71st annual Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) Convention, held recently in Louisville, Kentucky. Agostino is a junior pursuing a double major in music and communications with a minor in theatre. She won the award for her design for the Department of Theatre production of Caryl Churchill’s “Far Away,” created under the supervision of faculty mentor Benjamin Stickles.

Leading voices of the arts community reflect on First Lady Lisa Lewis Dubois and Chancellor Dubois’ contributions to Charlotte’s dynamic arts scene.

The University is currently monitoring the case of coronavirus in Wake County, North Carolina, and the situation nationally and globally. In light of the evolving situation, the University has taken additional action in some areas. Review the information below.What the University is doing: