General News

The University Career Center for Work, Service and Internships is cosponsoring a “Peace Corps Alumni Panel and Information Session” at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 29, in the College of Health and Human Services, Room 376.

UNC Charlotte alumni will share their experiences about living and working in communities overseas as part of their Peace Corps service, and local recruiter Deborah Buckley will provide information about the advantages of being a Peace Corps volunteer.

Deborah Porter, a 2014 graduate of the master’s program in Teaching English as a Second Language and a former instructor in the English Language Training Institute in the Office of International Programs, has received a U.S. Department of State English Language Fellow award to Bethlehem University, West Bank, for 2014-15.

Porter will teach intensive English at Bethlehem University and join other English faculty to develop curriculum materials for the training of future English teachers.

Cole Carter, office manager for the Aerospace Studies Department (Air Force ROTC Detachment 592) in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, was named “University Civilian of the Quarter” by the U.S. Air Force.

She was selected for the honor from among 33 college employees in the Southeast region; officials cited her positive impact on the University’s Air Force ROTC program.

As the business officer for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (CLAS), Eleanor Stafford has her eyes on the money. That means she is immersed in budgetary matters.

The Campus Activities Board (CAB) will host a screening of the documentary/comedy “The Muslims are Coming!” at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct.29, in the Cone University Center After Hours Lounge.

Afterward, there will be a discussion with the director and one of the comedians featured in the documentary.

Phil Jones, associate vice chancellor for facilities, will be the guest on the Oct. 30 edition of “The Live Wire,” Inside UNC Charlotte’s streaming webcast. He will discuss the University’s growth during the past 10 years and current renovations under way.

Employees can watch “The Live Wire” at their desks or on their mobile devices starting at 2 p.m..

The Department of Theatre will present “The Merry Wives” from Thursday, Oct. 23, through Sunday, Nov. 2, in the Black Box Theater of the Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts.

Shakespeare’s hilarious and biting satire “The Merry Wives of Windsor” gets a new twist in this updated staging adapted by dramaturge Andrew Hartley, Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare. Lecturer Kelly Ryan will direct the production.

Geography and Earth Science Department’s Jean-Claude Thill, Knight Distinguished Professor and director of Project Mosaic, is the most recent winner of a $250 U.S. Airways gift card. The prize was an incentive in this year’s Giving Green campaign to encourage participants to support the Arts & Science Council.

Andrew Hartley, Robinson Distinguished Professor of Theatre, and theatre major Casey King, will be the guests on the Oct. 23 edition of “The Live Wire,” Inside UNC Charlotte’s streaming webcast. They will discuss the Department of Theatre production of “The Merry Wives,” which runs Thursday, Oct. 23, through Sunday, Nov. 2, in the Black Box Theater of the Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts.

Employees can watch “The Live Wire” at their desks or on their mobile devices starting at 2 p.m..