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Before the Student Union opened in fall 2010, the Barnhardt Student Activity Center was billed as the University’s “living room.” By the late 1980s, UNC Charlotte’s growing student body needed greater recreational space, as well as a venue to enhance campus life and the collegiate experience. The Student Government Association petitioned University leaders to create […]

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Bascom “Barney” Weaver Barnard established the Charlotte College Foundation and served as its first chair. His name features prominently in the early years of UNC Charlotte, and it adorns an 18,000-square-foot building completed in 1969, designed to serve as a facility for instruction and research. Born Feb. 14, 1894, Barnard was […]

When the Charlotte 49ers football team kicks off its inaugural season this fall, it will do so in Jerry Richardson Stadium. Chancellor Philip L. Dubois and Judy Rose, director of athletics, announced the naming of Richardson Stadium at a press conference Tuesday, June 11. Richardson, owner of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, committed $10 million to […]

Convocation is traditionally held in the Colbert Augustus “Pete” McKnight Lecture Hall. The venue, which has hosted myriad events since its opening, is named for the legendary Charlotte Observer news editor and staunch University advocate. A Shelby, North Carolina, native, McKnight spent his entire career in the newspaper industry. After completing an undergraduate degree at […]

Arnold K. King may be one of the few individuals to have a building named in his honor on two UNC system campuses. Ten years before UNC Charlotte dedicated the King Building for him, UNC Wilmington put King’s name on an administrative and classroom building. Such an honor is an indication of the vital role […]

The Thomas I. Storrs Building resulted from the collaboration between Charlotte architectural firm Ferebee, Walters and Associates and New York architects Charles Gwaltmey and Robert Siegel. Since its completion in 1990, Storrs Building has been used as an “architectural education instrument,” because students and professionals can study its many unique features, as the building is […]

University leaders formally dedicated the Cato Teaching Discovery Mural during a special ceremony Monday, April 22. Located near the College of Education, this dramatic, brick-carved mural depicts important events in Charlotte and North Carolina history and culture on eight panels that rise eight feet in height. It also recognizes outstanding educators and will serve as […]

Seven-acre Van Landingham Glen is one of the largest public rhododendron gardens in the Southeastern United States, and it showcases native plants from around the Carolinas, too. Prominent Charlotte stockbroker and philanthropist Ralph Van Landingham provided the financial support for the glen, which was dedicated in his honor on Sunday, April 27, 1966.

The state Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) recently presented UNC Charlotte with one of six Good Faith Effort Awards at the 32nd annual State Construction Conference held in Raleigh.
The University received the honor in the category of Public Sector Owner/Agency in recognition of the UNC Charlotte’s campus-wide commitment to the state’s HUB program and utilization of HUB firms.

As part of the University’s celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Multicultural Resource Center will host “The State of Asian Affairs in Charlotte” at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 10, in Student Union, Room 200.