General News
Free HIV testing on World AIDS Day
The Center for Wellness Promotion will partner with the Mecklenburg County Health Department on World AIDS Day to provide free HIV testing, educational information and giveaways. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1, in the Student Union Rotunda. Students, staff and faculty are all welcome at this Wellness Passport event.
New portal makes it easier for students to apply for scholarships
Students interested in applying for UNC Charlotte scholarships now have an easier way.
The new NinerScholars Portal enables students to apply for more than 500 scholarship opportunities offered by colleges, departments, programs and offices at the University with one application and through one online system.
Watch a rebroadcast of the Nov. 20 ‘Live Wire’
Due to technical difficulties, the Nov. 20 edition of “The Live Wire” featuring Susan McCarter was not shown as scheduled. The segment was taped and is now available to view.
South Village Crossing featured in national magazine
South Village Crossing was featured in the November issue of On-Campus Hospitality, a national business publication that focuses on collegiate food services.
A 56,146-square-foot facility, South Village Crossing is located between Moore and Scott residence halls; it opened in January 2015.
Click here to read a reprint of the On-Campus Hospitality feature.
Education professor participates in White House symposium
Special education and child development professor David Test was one of six leading scholars invited to speak at a recent White House symposium celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
University employees deliver record-setting results for Giving Green
UNC Charlotte’s Hollywood-inspired Giving Green Campaign drew rave reviews from generous faculty and staff members. The result was an epic total of $194,698 in one-time gifts and payroll-deductible pledges to benefit the Arts & Science Council, the State Employees Combined Campaign and the UNC Charlotte Foundation.
Chancellor Philip L. Dubois expressed his appreciation to faculty and staff members who made a financial contribution during a special Giving Green “After Party” in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center Wednesday, Nov. 18.
#GivingTuesday is opportunity to support the troops during the holidays
Service members who are deployed away from family and friends during the holidays remember the comfort of receiving cards from the public. As one soldier remarked for the Army News, “For those guys to receive letters, it was the thing that made Christmas for them in a place where the environment is not covered in snow and cheer but with sand and fear.”
Salary adjustments coming for many
On Nov. 5, Chancellor Philip L. Dubois sent a letter by email to all faculty and staff in which he reiterated a message from his August Convocation address: that the University will once again address compensation for employees
UCOMM to live stream Barnhardt Seminar
Anne Tompkins, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina and UNC Charlotte alumna, will deliver the 2015 Barnhardt Seminar on Ethics and the World of Business. Starting at 6:30 p.m., Nov. 18, go to livestream.charlotte.edu to watch the presentation. The Office of University Communications is sponsoring the live stream.
Alumnus talks about importance of STEM
Rep. Dean Arp, who earned a master’s degree in mechanical engineering at UNC Charlotte in 1999, discusses why science-based education is important to future economic development.