General News

University and legislative leaders, along with alumni and 49ers fans, celebrated Wednesday, Aug. 27, as Charlotte broke ground on the Jerry Richardson Stadium Expansion. Consistently increasing interest, anticipation of head coach Tim Albin’s inaugural season and an exciting six-game home schedule drove Niner Nation to secure the most season tickets in the football program’s history […]

Creating supportive learning environments that enable students to succeed is a hallmark of Charlotte faculty members, and this year’s nominees for the University’s teaching excellence awards exemplify that commitment. William (Bill) Graves, professor, geography; Margaret Quinlan, professor, communication studies; and Luke Reinke, associate professor, reading and elementary education are this year’s finalists for the UNC […]

UNC Charlotte will celebrate its new Esports and Gaming Arena with a grand opening event starting at 2 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 4, in the Popp Martin Student Union.  The event, which begins in Norm’s on the first floor, will feature remarks from UNC Charlotte Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Kevin Bailey, […]

Innovative. Exciting. Record-breaking. These three words describe UNC Charlotte’s Camps on Campus program. Over the summer, a record 2,207 campers participated in the program’s 25th anniversary year. The campers, students in grades 1-12 from across the Charlotte-region explored everything from LEGO Robotics, to public speaking, musical theater, MedCamp and entrepreneurship, learning new skills and making […]

In a first-of-its-kind project to study one of the planet’s last unexplored environments, Roger Tipton, UNC Charlotte research associate professor of mechanical engineering and engineering science, is leading a team of researchers from multiple universities that will investigate contaminants in the Arctic’s pristine waters. This rare opportunity has become possible with the recent weakening and […]

The 2025-26 Charlotte football season kicks off at 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 29, as the 49ers take on the Appalachian State Mountaineers in the Duke’s Mayo Classic at Bank of America Stadium. The season opener and each home game will have a theme for fans in attendance. Charlotte fans making the trip to Uptown for […]

For the seventh year in a row, UNC Charlotte has been named to the “2025 America’s Best Employers by State” list by Forbes, which released its rankings Aug. 21. Only 100 employers in North Carolina made this year’s list, with 10 being in the education sector. For the ranking, Forbes and market research firm Statista […]

Bella Swanson, a senior architecture major, spent a month this summer abroad in Shinjuku, Japan, studying contemporary Japanese urbanism with 33 classmates and Chris Jarrett, professor of architecture; Jeffrey Nesbit, visiting assistant professor of architecture; and Rachel Dickey, associate professor of architecture. From the crowded streets of Tokyo to the quiet beaches of Japan’s coastline, […]

The grand opening of the Upper Prospector Building occurred Wednesday, Aug. 20, with a full day of events following the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m.  The newly imagined space — which began construction Dec. 6, 2024 — now features The Halal Shack, customizable Middle Eastern food; Qdoba, fast-casual Mexican dining; Panda Express, which was relocated […]

Atkins Library Dean Jill Sexton grew up surrounded by librarians. Her next-door neighbor and the mother of her childhood best friend were librarians and role models early in her life. She also has fond memories of going to her small, one-story public library in New Jersey with her mother and walking out with a big […]