General News

The third annual UNC Hispanic/Latino Faculty Forum will be held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12-13, on the UNC Charlotte campus.
The forum begins with a fiesta from 7 to 11 p.m., Sept. 12, in the UNC Charlotte Student Union, Room 340 D-I. There will be live music, dancing and refreshments.
On Sept. 13, there will be several forum sessions, including a panel discussion on immigration and its impact on communities and the state, advancing through the faculty ranks and UNC campus initiatives aimed at recruitment and retention of Latina/o faculty, staff and students.

The College of Arts + Architecture, in partnership with the UNC Charlotte Center for Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Studies, will present “Stories and Music from the Violins of Hope” on Thursday, Sept. 11, in the Belk Theater of the Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts. The event will be available for live streaming starting at 7:20 p.m. for viewing on mobile devices, smart TVs, and personal computers.

The University will host a variety of activities in observance of the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

Activities sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs include:

Samuel Lopez, director of the Office of Multicultural Academic Services and adjunct associate professor of kinesiology, recently represented the University’s chapter of Phi Kappa Phi—the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines—at the organization’s 43rd biennial convention held in St. Louis, Mo.
Lopez currently is president of the University’s chapter and attended the convention as its voting delegate.

Chancellor Philip L. Dubois was the keynote speaker at the 16th annual Hook and Slice Industry Appreciation Banquet presented by Monroe-Union County Economic Development on Thursday, Sept. 4.  In his remarks to an audience of about 100 industry leaders in Union County, Dubois emphasized UNC Charlotte’s shared goals of economic prosperity and other connections with Union County. He met a number of local elected officials including Monroe Mayor Bobby Kilgore, industry leaders and many alumni who are making a difference in Union County. 

The UNC Charlotte Department of Music is soliciting suggestions for an exciting name for the University’s new marching band that will take the field in fall 2015. 
Submit suggestions online through 5 p.m., Monday, Sept. 29. The winning name will be announced on Thursday, Oct. 2, during a special ceremony to unveil the design for the new marching band building.

The 2014 Staff Bowling Tournament will be from 2:30 to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the AMF University Lanes, 5900 N. Tyron St. The registration form is online; return it to Shannon Homesley in the Controller’s Office by 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 10.
An annual event, the tournament is open to bowlers of all levels, and it is considered one of the most popular events among UNC Charlotte staff members.

Associate professor of education Tracy Rock is the 2014 recipient of the Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence – one of the University’s most prestigious honors for faculty members.

NinerTech and the Charlotte 49ers are teaming up for a prize giveaway dubbed the “49th Minute Score.” UNC Charlotte students, faculty and staff can enter at NinerTech, located in the Student Union, for the chance to win a prize package and iPad mini during the 49ers men’s and women’s soccer season.
All names are entered into a drawing for the game-day giveaways. At every Charlotte 49ers men’s and womens’s soccer game, one lucky winner will receive a NinerTech prize package.