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Emeritus faculty member gives $2.5 million, department renamed Turner School of Accountancy
Professor Emeritus Thomas C. Turner, who helped establish the Department of Accounting at the University, is donating $2.5 million to UNC Charlotte. The department is being renamed the Turner School of Accountancy in his honor. Turner’s gift will provide scholarship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate accounting students within the Belk College of Business who possess […]
$200 Million ‘EXPONENTIAL’ Capital Campaign to Power UNC Charlotte’s future
Boosted by generous donations from two alumni with storied connections to the University, UNC Charlotte launched a $200 million capital campaign Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. University leaders described the lead pledge from Board of Trustees member and former chair Karen Popp (’80) and business executive Demond Martin (’97) as the cornerstone for the fundraising drive […]
Food pantry named for supporters Dhiaa and Hope Jamil
University officials, students, faculty and staff gathered in the backyard of a ranch house on the edge of the UNC Charlotte campus Wednesday, Aug. 31, to dedicate the brick structure as the Jamil Niner Student Pantry. The naming event was held to honor Dhiaa and Hope Jamil for their generous support for the food pantry, […]
Hayes Stadium namesakes changed lives through their philanthropy
Once named the “Top Ballpark in North Carolina,” the Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium honors a couple whose financial support benefited UNC Charlotte and a wide variety of enterprises leading to a better quality of life for countless individuals. Hayes Stadium opened March 31, 2007, and boasts a full-service concession stand and restrooms on the […]
CCI initiative to tackle diversity in computing
The lack of women in the information technology workforce directly affects the nation’s economic future — only 26 percent of IT professionals are women. This lack of gender diversity is a key factor to the growing shortage of tech talent; future U.S. graduates with bachelor’s degrees in computing can fill only 40 percent of the country’s projected tech jobs.
UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) Women in Computing Initiative aims to tackle this national challenge.
Art professors discuss ‘Digital Dialogues’
Thomas Schmidt, assistant professor of art, and Janet Williams, associate professor of art, discuss “Digital Dialogues,” two multimedia installations on display at the Projective Eye Gallery at UNC Charlotte Center City.
Humphrey appointed vice chancellor and general counsel
James (Jesh) Humphrey IV has been appointed vice chancellor for legal affairs and general counsel, effective July 1.
Humphrey has been a member of the Office of Legal Affairs staff for almost 10 years, as assistant, associate, senior associate and deputy general counsel. For a short period in 2011, he served as chief legal counsel for the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics and assistant vice president for legal affairs at UNC General Administration.
FM’s Peter Franz discusses light rail
Peter Franz, the University’s landscape architect, talks about the experience Blue Line Extension riders can expect when light rail arrives on campus.
Art professors to discuss ‘Digital Dialogues’ on Friday webcast
Return to Inside UNC Charlotte on Friday, July 1, to watch a webcast featuring Thomas Schmidt, assistant professor of art, and Janet Williams, associate professor of art, as they discuss “Digital Dialogues,” two multimedia installations on display at the Projective Eye Gallery at UNC Charlotte Center City. This Inside UNC Charlotte webcast will be available starting at 9 a.m., July 1.
University forges strong connections at Stellenbosch University
UNC Charlotte has a robust global network of alliances that enhance diversity and increase study and research opportunities for students and faculty members.
One currently in the spotlight is South Africa, where “sawubona” means “hello” in Zulu. UNC Charlotte has received more than a warm hello from South Africa.