General News
Dance students to perform with professional troupe
Students in Assistant Professor of Dance Tamara Williams’s Afro-Brazilian dance class will perform with the Los Angeles-based troupe CONTRA-TIEMPO Nov. 7-9 at the Booth Playhouse in the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center.
Botanical Gardens’ historical trail to interpret cultures
An outdoor, living exhibit is on its way to the UNC Charlotte campus that will tell the story of North Carolina through plants and crops crucial to the state’s development.
Graduate School launches ‘workplace competencies’ certificate
UNC Charlotte’s Graduate School is offering a new certificate program aimed at helping recent undergraduate students, graduate students and young professionals to polish their workplace skills.
‘Where Are They Now?’ Alums to talk public service for 49er Democracy Experience kickoff
UNC Charlotte alumni whose careers span a broad spectrum of federal, state and local public service paths, including as elected officials, will kick off programming for the 49er Democracy Experience ahead of the 2020 election cycle and leading up to the Republican National Convention next summer in the Queen City.
Education professor’s book on unconscious bias in schools drawing national attention
A new book co-researched and written by Cato College of Education professor Tracey Benson is drawing national coverage and acclaim for its incisive look into the role of unconscious bias in K-12 schools.“Unconscious Bias in Schools: A Developmental Approach to Exploring Race and Racism,” examines the phenomenon of unconscious racial bias and describes how it negatively affects the work of educators and students in schools.
State official to talk about N.C.’s energy plan
Sushma Masemore, deputy assistant secretary for environment, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), will discuss North Carolina’s energy plan at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 16, in EPIC, Room G256. This talk is part of the EPIC Energy Seminar Series.Masemore oversees the DEQ energy group and leads the department’s effort to implement Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order on climate change and clean energy. She has nearly 30 years of federal, state and industrial experience in air pollution engineering.
Sustainability Week to include film screening, campus cleanup and more
UNC Charlotte’s 2019 Campus Sustainability Week is Monday through Friday, Oct. 14-18. This annual observance engages the University community in sustainable practices on campus.Get Outside, It’s Movie Night: “An American Ascent”
Italy’s economy subject of International Speaker Series
Pier Forlano, the consul general of Italy in Philadelphia, will discuss “The Fundamentals and Excellence of the Italian Economy” at 3 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 24, in the Popp-Martin Student Union Movie Theater.
Judaism scholar to give Tate Lecture
Eva Mroczek, an associate professor of religious studies at the University of California, Davis, will deliver the 2019 Alice Tate Lecture in Judaic Studies. Her presentation, “Out of the Caves: Manuscript Discovery and New Biblical Pasts,” is scheduled for 4 p.m., Monday, Oct. 21, in the Rowe Arts Building, Room 130.In her lecture, Mroczek will discuss how tales of hidden knowledge and new biblical pasts challenge assumptions about what scripture and tradition means in Jewish literature and beyond.
UNC Charlotte, Central Piedmont announce innovative co-admission program
49erNext, an initiative between UNC Charlotte and Central Piedmont Community College announced today at UNC Charlotte Center City, will create a seamless pathway for individuals who want to start a degree at the two-year institution and complete it at UNC Charlotte.