General News

UNC Charlotte is committed to becoming a regional model of sustainable stewardship, and toward that goal, the University recently earned two Clean Fuel Advanced Technology Project grants totaling $64,000. 

The Advisory Committee to the Chancellor for Employee Health and Wellness, as part of its mission, develops programs to emphasize healthy behaviors among University faculty and staff members. New for 2015 is the “ACCEHW Wellness Points System.”

This novel initiative assigns points values for various wellness activities, and faculty and staff members can earn incentives based upon their semester point totals.

The Advisory Committee to the Chancellor for Employee Health and Wellness is offering the webinar “Staying Connected: Keeping the Spark Alive in Your Marriage.” It is scheduled for noon, Tuesday, Feb. 24.

While this “lunch and learn” event is being offered as a webinar; there will be a live presenter, so interested employees must watch at the scheduled time. 

Visit this link to register for the webinar prior to Feb. 24. 

MetLife Foundation and UNC Charlotte announced a partnership to establish a “Women in Business” leadership program in the University’s Belk College of Business; the foundation contributed $100,000 to launch the initiative.

Families will notice something new this year when registering their children for UNC Charlotte’s Camps on Campus program – the Niner Character Promise.

In an effort to enhance the program’s culture of friendship, inclusion and good citizenship, the Camps on Campus staff members created the Niner Character Promise. This new honor code encourages participants to treat fellow campers and staff with kindness, respect and cooperation in their words and actions; to seek help from others in resolving conflicts; and to respect the property of the University and others.

The Office of Extended Academic Programs offers numerous training opportunities. Discounts of approximately 50 percent are available for UNC Charlotte faculty and staff. For more information, call 704-687-8900 or email ceregistration@charlotte.edu.

The next Continuing Education Brown Bag Series “Leading with Emotional Intelligence: Cultivating Your Inner Strength” will be from noon to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 4, at UNC Charlotte Center City. 

Oscar de la Torre, assistant professor of Africana studies, will discuss Brazil as the third speaker in the 2015 Great Decisions lecture series.  This talk, scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 28, at UNC Charlotte Center City, will be a joint networking event with the Magellan Society, the young professionals of the World Affairs Council of Charlotte.

Roslyn Mickelson was named the 2014 University Professor of UNC Charlotte.  This honor recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement in a professional field, as well as demonstrated ability to excel in interdisciplinary research, teaching and service.  The University Professor is recommended to the UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees by the chancellor and holds this title for life.

Students at UNC Charlotte are partnering with students in Russia to promote healthy living, through a collaboration created by program director Yuliya Baldwin and funded by the U.S. Department of State.

“When I saw this grant being offered, I immediately knew that I would like to partner with Russia simply because UNC Charlotte had never done any type of exchange with Russia,” said Baldwin, a lecturer in Russian in the Department of Languages and Culture Studies in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.