General News

Allison Petrauskas ’16 is the 2023 recipient of the New Professional Art Educator Award from the National Art Education Association, the leading professional membership organization for visual arts educators.

UNC Charlotte remembers Charlotte business leader and philanthropist Leon Levine, who died Wednesday, April 5, for his expansive commitment to the University and his investment in high-achieving students.

UNC Charlotte and SkillStorm, a technology talent accelerator, are joining forces to close skill gaps in the Charlotte region’s fast-growing tech industry. This joint effort will provide North Carolina professionals and employers with access to previously untapped talent pools in an effort to close digital skills gaps that impact their current workforce.

UNC Charlotte has earned a 2023-24 Military Friendly School Gold Award for its commitment to military service members, veterans and their dependents.

The University Career Center will host an open house from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 12, to kick off the weeklong observance, “Disability @ Work: Advocating for a Brighter Future.” 

U.S. Coast Guard veteran Zach Bessant is an adult learner who is achieving his goals through the James William Kirk Scholarship established by Kim Kirk Steffan.

Students Nicholas Andruzzi, Christian Souza and Izzy Oyler won first place in the National Association of Teachers of Singing Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference held recently at Liberty University in Virginia.

Andruzzi placed first in the Adult Classical Tenor/Baritone/Bass category, and Souza placed first in the Third-Year Student Classical Tenor/Baritone/Bass category. They study voice with Brian Arreola, professor of voice.

Charlotte FC star and former Charlotte 49er Brandt Bronico ’17 scores big, two alumni are among America’s Most Influential and more.

Sterling Bowen has worked in the field of sustainability for the last two decades. An honors student, he graduated from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts in 1996. 
Currently, Bowen works for a private equity firm that is focused on carbon-free asset classes. He is also head of origination for the firm’s energy trading business which buys and sells the rights to energy efficiency, thereby decreasing demand for fossil-fuel-based generation and demand charges for business and homeowners.

Register today for the #NinerNationGives Benefit Concert featuring John Sullivan ’10 with Sulli and Friends, Wednesday, March 29 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Hauser Alumni Pavilion. Don’t miss this evening of fun, food trucks and learning about ways to support UNC Charlotte. 

Learn more about Sullivan, who lives in Denver, NC, including his time on the Voice, in this Q&A.