General News
University Convocation to begin new academic year
University Convocation, the annual event that marks the beginning of a new academic year, is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 15, in Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.
UNC Charlotte joins collaborative to combat HIV
Health officials and leading researchers in North Carolina and South Carolina have created a new collaborative effort to end the HIV epidemic in both states.
Cleared for launch: Education student elevates skills with NASA training
The halls of the NASA Langley Research Center are usually filled with leading researchers and top engineers, working on projects related to aeronautics and exploration. However, on one day each year, bright aspiring teachers fill the oldest NASA field center as honored guests. Parks Drake, a student in the UNC Charlotte Cato College of Education, toured the center this year, as one of only 13 students in North Carolina to be awarded the STEM Pre-Service Teacher Education Scholarship.
Faces – Laura Williams
Laura Williams often spends her commute thinking not only about the small inconveniences of life but how to adjust and improve them.
Simply put, Williams likes making things better. As UNC Charlotte’s controller, she is constantly devising small changes to processes to make work easier for members of the University community.
“Whether it is establishing guidance on account codes or becoming more intentional about outreach to business officers, just trying to improve things every day is a part of what drives me,” said Williams.
Finalists for UCOMM associate vice chancellor to give campus presentations
The Division for University Advancement will host campus forums for the three finalists for the position of Associate Vice Chancellor for University Communications.
An expression of appreciation: ‘Hands for Our Heroes’
One student’s idea recently sparked a chain of kindness on campus. Wanting to show appreciation for campus heroes in Police and Public Safety (PPS) and Emergency Management, a student in the Collegiate Recovery Community had the idea to make and deliver care packages to the two departments.
Med school-bound graduate receives prestigious fellowship
UNC Charlotte alumnus Michael “Seth” Flynn ’19 is bound for the Duke University School of Medicine, and he can add another accolade—one of Phi Kappa Phi’s most prestigious fellowships.
Flynn recently received the Marcus L. Urann Fellowship; this $20,000 award will help support Flynn’s medical school education. The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective multidisciplinary collegiate honor society, only bestows six Urann Fellowships annually.
The chemical brilliance of fireworks
On the Fourth of July, many Americans will commemorate Independence Day looking to the sky, enthralled as beautiful explosions light up the night. Each firework involves a precisely orchestrated series of chemical processes.
Charlotte native named 49ers head baseball coach
Robert Woodard is joining the Charlotte 49ers to lead the University’s baseball program. Woodard, a Charlotte native, spent the past three seasons as the pitching coach at UNC Chapel Hill. He also was pitching coach at UNCW and Virginia Tech. Woodard will replace Loren Hibbs, who announced his retirement after 27 years at the helm.
Graduate School co-hosts conference on building community
How institutions can create inclusive communities among graduate students was the theme of a recent professional development conference co-hosted by UNC Charlotte’s Graduate School.