General News

More Americans die annually from sudden cardiac arrest than breast and lung cancer, stroke and AIDS combined. Increasing bystander medical awareness and training to aid individuals who experience sudden cardiac arrest is the impetus for the Lucky Hearts Campaign.

UNC Charlotte’s 38th annual International Festival is Saturday, Sept. 28, and this celebration is a chance to learn more about the people, places and cultures represented in Charlotte. Inside UNC Charlotte will provide live coverage of the festival through a webcast starting at 10 a.m. The broadcast will feature a variety of performances from inside and around the Halton Arena and interviews with participants.

Throughout October, the Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) will sponsor events to promote awareness of LGBTQ history and issues related to disability. These programs include:
Oct. 2—“Let’s Talk About it: Ability” will focus on conversations about disabilities at 12:30 p.m. in Student Union, Room 263. Attendees should come prepared to share their thoughts and to hear others’ perspectives.

Nationally known faith leader and social activist Rev. Yvette Flunder will explore race, sexuality, religion and politics in the lecture “Re-colonizing: Using the Fight for Gay Rights to Divide the Black Community” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.   

James Cook, professor of psychology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is the first recipient of the Provost’s Faculty Award for Community Engagement.

Established in 2012, the award honors a tenured faculty member whose teaching, research and service embodies the University’s commitment to civic involvement and whose work strengthens the relationship between UNC Charlotte and the larger community.

The UNC Charlotte Department of Music Faculty & Friends Series will feature a performance by the Oasis Saxophone Quartet at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 1, in the Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts, Belk Theater.
Founded in 2006, the Oasis Quartet has been praised for its live performances, as well as for its innovative and creative clinic and concert programming. In a review of the quartet’s 2011 album, Allmusic wrote, “The Oasis Quartet performs with impeccable technique and intonation, and the players have a sweet, pure tone.”

The Projective Eye Gallery of the College of Arts + Architecture presents “Mad Hatters to Pixel Pushers: Exploring the Continuum of Photography Through Process and the Constructed Image.”
 A free, public opening reception for the display will be 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28, at the gallery, located in UNC Charlotte Center City; it will feature conversations with the artists and a performance by the UNC Charlotte Faculty Jazz Quintet.

University employees have a responsibility to safeguard state property, and this responsibility extends to the proper disposal of state property.
Tom York, director of internal audit, noted a recent investigative audit report published by the Office of the State Auditor provides an example as to why all employees should be aware of the proper procedures for disposing of state property. 

Giving Green co-chairs Joël Gallegos and Misty Hathcock kicked off the 2013 campaign with a combined pledge of $1,946, as they encouraged all University employees to support the drive.
“We believe in backing community organizations, and we are committed to Giving Green,” said the co-chairs. Their pledge amount is in recognition of 1946, the founding date of UNC Charlotte (originally established as the Charlotte Center of the University of North Carolina). The pledge also honors University founder Bonnie Cone.