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Update: On Aug. 6, the House approved the bond bill described below by a vote of 76-29. It now goes to the Senate. The House amended the bill to move the date of the election to March 2016.
The Senate will likely make changes to the bond package.
On Aug. 5, the N.C. House voted 70-39 in an initial vote on the bond package.

Charlotte Pride honors outstanding individuals each year with the “Champions of Pride Awards” in recognition of their demonstrated exemplary work and dedication to the LGBTQ community. This year, Josh Burford, assistant director for sexual and gender diversity in the Multicultural Resource Center, was honored with the Charlotte Pride “Harvey Milk Award.”

More than 200 employees enjoyed free snow cones and popcorn as they learned about campus safety initiatives at the Staff Council’s “Community Safety Awareness Event” on the Cone University Plaza July 29.

Staff Council members served the refreshments, and representatives from business continuity; environmental, health and safety; the Police and Public Safety Department and the Risk Management, Safety and Security Department were on hand to provide information to employees.

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Mary Tuma, associate professor of fibers in the Department of Art + Art History, has the piece “Lingering Presence” in the international traveling exhibition “The Map is not the Territory.”

A one-time freelance writer, Denelle Eads still relies upon her communications background as the outreach and staff development librarian for the J. Murrey Atkins Library.

“I work with colleagues to promote professional development opportunities and coordinate outreach activities to enable us all in the library to get to know each other,” said Eads. “Currently, we have about 85 faculty and staff members in Atkins, and I interact with everyone.”

A new College of Education study is revealing the effects of cross-cultural interactions in the classroom, and how educators can better communicate with students from different backgrounds.

Published in the journal Teaching Exceptional Children, the research “A Journey, Not a Destination: Developing Cultural Competence in Secondary Transition” looks specifically at educators who help culturally and linguistically diverse special education students transition from school to the adult world.

While the start of the fall semester is weeks away, 4,000-plus incoming students have received an early assignment – to complete an online module geared toward promoting a healthier, safer campus environment.

UNC Charlotte has partnered with the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) to offer a 24-hour Procurement and Supply Management Fundamentals Certificate program. Participants can choose a four-week evening class or a three-day boot camp.
The terms procurement and supply chain refer to a series of processes or steps used to produce and/or distribute goods or services to a customer. Procurement and supply chain management involves the execution of securing those goods and services at a reasonable cost and delivering them to a designated location in a timely, efficient manner.

Soccer’s popularity continues to skyrocket across the country, resulting in increased interest in heading the ball and the risks of concussions. A new study has provided some answers, but a UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services expert warns that questions still remain.

Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics, the study evaluated the causes of concussions in a large sample of high school soccer players.