General News
Graduate School establishes advisory board
UNC Charlotte’s Graduate School has established its first Graduate School Advisory Board. Members will serve primarily as advocates for graduate education and help promote public awareness of the incredible breadth and depth of graduate programs found at North Carolina’s Urban Research University, according to officials.
Air quality awareness efforts recognized
Regina Guyer, executive director of the University’s Environmental Assistance Office, and Karyn Williamson-Coria, administrative support specialist, were recognized recently for their outreach efforts to raise awareness about air quality issues.
University’s Phi Kappa Phi chapter receives merit award
The UNC Charlotte chapter of Phi Kappa Phi recently received a Chapter of Merit Award, given to chapters that excel in recognizing and promoting academic excellence in all fields of higher education and engaging the community of scholars in service to others.
Charlotte 49ers fall at Charleston Southern, 36-14
The 24th-ranked Charleston Southern Buccaneers (8-1) piled up 548 yards with its option offense but needed 15 fourth-quarter points to pull away for a 36-14 victory over the visiting 49ers.
Charlotte forced two turnovers against a team that had allowed just six all year, and recovered an onside kick as they continued to come up with ways to stay in the game.
Trailing 21-7 after giving up a touchdown on the opening drive of the second half, Charlotte (4-4) answered with a convincing drive of its own to close to within seven, 21-14.
College of Education to present Barret Lecture, to hold counseling conference
The College of Education’s annual Bob Barret Distinguished Lecture on Multicultural Issues in Counseling will be at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 24, in the Cone University Center, Room 210, and on Friday, Oct. 25, the Counseling Department will sponsor the conference “Multicultural Perspectives on Counseling.”
Smith pioneered University’s engineering program
The Sheldon Phelps Smith Building honors an individual whose foresight helped to chart UNC Charlotte’s educational course. Smith, vice president and general manager of the Douglas Aircraft Company’s Charlotte Division, served as a trustee of Charlotte College from 1958 to 1965. He is credited with bringing an engineering program to the institution. Through his generosity, […]
Timing pays off for CCI grad student
Master’s student Khalia Braswell made the most of an invitation from a friend to participate in the 2013 Focus 100 Global Mobile Hackathon – she turned it into a winning effort.
Braswell, pursing a graduate degree in the College of Computing and Informatics Department of Software and Information Systems, was invited by a friend who attends Clemson University to join her team.
Theatre Department to present U.S. premiere of English adaptation of ‘Love the Doctor’
The UNC Charlotte Department of Theatre will perform “Love the Doctor,” a comedic play by the Spanish Golden Age playwright Tirso de Molina starting Wednesday, Oct. 30.
This will be the first fully staged production of the 17th-century play to be performed in the United States in English. The work was translated and adapted by UNC Charlotte alumna Sarah Brew, in collaboration with Josephine Hardman.
Rubens Trio to perform for Faculty and Friends series
The Music Department’s Faculty and Friends Concert Series will feature the Rubens Trio at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 29, in Robinson Hall’s Belk Theater.
David Russell, the Belk Distinguished Professor of Violin, leads the trio, which includes guest artists Mihai Tetel, associate professor at the Hartt School of Music, Dance and Theatre at the University of Hartford, cello, and pianist Elizabeth Schwimmer.