General News

Lydia Thompson is the new chair of the Department of Art & Art History in the College of Arts + Architecture.

During the past academic year, the University’s Department of Music has had access to first-class standard and digital pianos through an association with the Rockley Family Foundation.

To perpetuate this program, these instruments, along with those provided other institutions, will be sold.

Individuals can make an appointment to attend a “pre-sale” Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 2-4, by calling 704-687-1999.

The final sale will be 2 to 5 p.m., Aug. 4, at Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts; no appointment is required for the final sale.

Adam Justice recently joined the College of Arts + Architecture as director galleries. In this role, he will oversee the artistic operations of gallery spaces in Storrs and Rowe Arts buildings and the Projective Eye Gallery at UNC Charlotte Center City.  

Rajan Puri, a doctoral student in mathematics, recently received the David Merchant International Student Award for Achievement from the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars. The award honors one international student who demonstrates exceptional accomplishments in the areas of scholarship and service.

Dena Evans, director of the UNC Charlotte School of Nursing, has been selected to participate in a leadership training program offered by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). She is among 30 academic nursing leaders from across the nation who will join the 2018 AACN-Wharton Executive Leadership Program.

The event is being held at the University of Pennsylvania on Aug. 6-9; Wharton School faculty will present content designed to advance academic administrators to a higher level of leadership.

Members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community have a new way to share their opinions on a variety of issues with the launch of YourVoiceCLT.

The Charlotte 49ers are partnering with Tailgate Guys to enhance football game days. Tailgate Guys is considered the nation’s leader in premium tailgate and event services, and starting this fall, members of Niner Nation will have access to reserve turnkey and premium tailgate services just steps from Jerry Richardson Stadium.

It has been said that Chris Gonyar, a two-time alumnus, bleeds green. As the University’s director of emergency management, he oversees emergency preparations and plans, operational emergency response protocols, manages campus-wide emergency response trainings and guides operational and strategic functions of the NinerAlerts system.

Gonyar enjoys the campus culture and the talent that University employees exude.

While Cato College of Education students enjoy summer break, for the second year in a row, the college and education stakeholders from across the region are working to reimagine the way those students are molded into effective teachers.

CATS light rail service to the UNC Charlotte Main and J.W. Clay/UNC Charlotte Stations has been suspended.

In the early morning hours of Monday, July 9, a car accident at Institute Circle on North Tryon Street damaged the catenary system. It is expected the repairs could take two to three days to complete.