General News

The 2014 Carolina Conference on Queer Youth “Building Support and Envisioning Justice for LGBTQ Youth in their Schools and Communities” will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 17, in the Student Union.
The conference is free for those who sign up online and the entire community is invited to attend.

Calculus courses are foundational for a number of majors, and a recently implemented redesign has created a fresh, modernized approach to the sequence.

Mohammad Kazemi, professor and associate chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, said, “If students do well in Pre-calculus and Calculus I and II, then they can proceed and do well in a number of other disciplines, such as biology, pre-med, chemistry, physics, math, of course, geology, engineering and computer science.”

“Passages,” an exhibit featuring work from local printmaker Adrian Rhodes, will be displayed through Tuesday, Oct. 21, in the Student Union Art Gallery. A free reception with the artist will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 25.
Artwork in the exhibit explores internal conflict as reflected in the tension between rigid structural forms and organic, intuitive mark making.

The College of Education’s Amy Palmer has spent virtually her entire working career as an advocate for children with special needs.
Currently, Palmer is the grants office manager in the Department of Special Education and Child Development, but she assumed the job after teaching special education for nearly 20 years.

Come one, come all to UNC Charlotte’s Giving Green Campaign Kickoff, which will be from noon to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center Plaza.

UNC Charlotte employees can take advantage of faculty/staff nights to watch upcoming contests in volleyball and soccer for free. Employees can get up to four free tickets; visit the Athletic Ticket Office outside the Barnhardt Student Activity Center between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, with a valid UNC Charlotte ID to pick up tickets.
Faculty/staff night for volleyball against UAB is Friday, Sept. 26; for women’s soccer against Marshall, it is Friday, Oct. 3; and for men’s soccer against Louisiana Tech, it is Friday, Oct. 24.

As part of the Graduation Initiative, UNC Charlotte is adopting a new catalog content management system Acalog and a paperless course and curriculum approval process system Curriculog. 
These two new software programs are part of the multistep initiative designed to clarify degree requirements, reduce barriers to student progression and aid in students’ ability to successfully navigate their curriculum. 

Stephen Cheyney, director and campus minister of the Cooperative Christian Ministry, will be the guest on the Sept. 25 edition of “The Live Wire,” Inside UNC Charlotte’s streaming webcast. He will talk about the upcoming “50 Years in Campus Ministry” celebration in honor of professor emeritus Loy Witherspoon..
Employees can watch “The Live Wire” at their desks or on their mobile devices starting at 2 p.m.

The Dean of Students Office is seeking two commencement speakers and two bell ringers for UNC Charlotte’s winter commencement, which is Saturday, Dec. 13, in Halton Arena, located in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center. Faculty and staff are requested to encourage students graduating in December to apply for one of these prestigious honors.