General News

Students who returned from spring break and needed advising or tutoring assistance discovered they could turn to a one-stop location on the 2000 level of the Colvard Building. The offices of Multicultural Academic Services, University Center for Academic Excellence, University Advising Center and University College now reside together in 24,000 square feet of renovated space.

March is a time to celebrate University milestones. Earlier this month, UNC Charlotte observed its 50th anniversary in the UNC system. This week, marks the 20th year of the Office of Adult Students and Evening Services (OASES).

Janet Daniel, founding director of the office, stated OASES’s existence resulted from the vision of then-Provost Philip L. Dubois.

Jennifer Leamons, executive catering chef for UNC Charlotte, earned a silver medal in a culinary challenge held recently at the Southern Regional Conference of the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS).

Crista Cammaroto, director of galleries in the College of Arts + Architecture, and Mary Newsom, associate director, urban and regional affairs in the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute, will be guests on the March 19 edition of “The Live Wire,” Inside UNC Charlotte’s streaming webcast.

A new book from UNC Charlotte educators and researchers examines the desegregation and resegregation of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools during the past 40 years, putting education reform in a political and economic context.

“Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: School Desegregation and Resegregation in Charlotte,” is edited by Roslyn Mickelson, a UNC Charlotte professor; Stephen Samuel Smith, a Winthrop University professor; and Amy Hawn Nelson, director of research for the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute and director of the Institute for Social Capital Inc.

Charles Brody, associate dean for academic affairs in the UNC Charlotte College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, will be vice president of academic affairs at Misericordia University in Dallas, Penn., effective July 1.

Urban sprawl, a lack of green spaces and roads unsafe for pedestrians are among the common aspects of the “built environment” harmful to public health, according to national expert Richard Jackson.

Anne Cooper Moore has been named dean of the J. Murrey Atkins Library, beginning June 8. Moore will join UNC Charlotte from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) where she has served as dean of library affairs since 2012. She has 27 years of experience as a leader in academic libraries.

Patrick Moyer, former professor of physics and optical science and director of athletics at the Cannon School, will discuss “The Science of Sports” at 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 25, at UNC Charlotte Center City. The talk is part of the Science Café, presented by the Charlotte Area Science Network.

During the presentation, Moyer will discuss and demonstrate the implication of physics on concussions, technology, rule changes, and marketing and coaching strategies in various sports.

UNC Charlotte Executive Education will present “Designing the Future: Driving Innovation and Change” Thursday and Friday, March 26-27; it is one of several spring programs now available for registration.

Designed for executives and senior managers, the program focuses on preparing companies to constantly create new wealth, with constant innovation and continuous change and with a resulting blueprint for action for participants to use in their companies and organizations.