General News

For C.T. Lefler ’11, one of the best-selling points for UNC Charlotte’s Legacy Program is the draping ceremony for graduating students. During the ceremony, a family member who is also a UNC Charlotte graduate places a stole on the student and, in turn, the student pins the family member.

“It’s a real family event,” said Lefler, a third-generation alumnus who graduated with a mechanical engineering degree.

Chancellor Philip L. Dubois recently accepted an award from the Charlotte Business Journal as one of the area’s Most Admired CEOs. He was one of two recipients in the education category. In total, the business publication recognized 35 local leaders in 18 industry categories, including trustee Susan DeVore ’81 of Premier Inc.

As an employee who regularly volunteers both on campus and in the greater community, Bronwyn Jarsocrak knew exactly which charities she wanted to assist during the upcoming National Volunteer Week, April 8-12.

Simão Francisco from Portugal will be a guest conductor for “An Iberian Celebration,” an evening of Spanish and Portuguese music. This concert will be at 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 15, in the Anne R. Belk Theater of Robinson Hall. Tickets are $8.

UNC Charlotte Chancellor’s Professor Steven Rogelberg is the 2019 recipient of the First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal, UNC Charlotte’s most prestigious faculty award in recognition of excellence in research.

Brittany Piper is the keynote speaker for UNC Charlotte’s annual “Take Back the Night” event, which will start at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 11, in the Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.

Civil rights activist Tarana Burke will speak at 7 p.m., Monday, April 8, in the Popp Martin Student Union Multipurpose Room.

UNC Charlotte recently received a $67,000 grant from Steelcase Education’s Active Learning Center (ALC) program to add a new active learning classroom in the College of Health and Human Services.

Maja Godlewska and Marek Ranis, faculty members in the Department of Art & Art History, are the 2019 University of Tasmania Cradle Coast Campus Artists in Residence. They will travel to Tasmania in May to begin their project, “Landscape: A Place Remembered and Imagined.”

The UNC Charlotte Percussion Ensemble, joined by the CPCC Dance Theatre and special guests, will present Stravinsky’s ballet, “Les Noces” (“The Wedding”), Monday, April 8.