General News

Four staff members with the UNC Charlotte Office of University Communications recently won an Emmy Award in the Entertainment category at the 37th annual Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee.

Celebrate Women’s History Month at UNC Charlotte.

A World with Equity in Computing and Humanity in Technology

Charlotte’s Club Swim Team is a place for swimmers of all levels to practice and compete in the sport they love without the pressure and time commitment that comes with being on a collegiate varsity team. 

José Gámez has been elected the second vice president of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. A professor of architecture and urban design in Charlotte’s David R. Ravin School of Architecture, he also is the associate dean for research and graduate programs for the College of Arts + Architecture.

Catawba College professor Michael Bitzer will explore 40 years of redistricting in North Carolina for the 2023 installment of Talking Policy in the Queen City, sponsored by the University’s Public Policy Ph.D. Program.

For more than 30 years, Wade Bruton has been the visual historian for UNC Charlotte, documenting the countless move-ins, graduations, sporting events, groundbreakings and awards ceremonies that have come to define our University community. In honor of his retirement, the Office of University Communications is sharing a gallery of some of his favorite photos.

The Engineering Leadership Academy is a two-year, extra-curricular program that prepares undergraduate students to successfully fulfill leadership roles on campus and within the engineering industry by building their leadership abilities. As part of the leadership academy, students participate in capstone projects that help further the greater Charlotte community. 

UNC Charlotte’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion announces the appointment of Kendra Jason, Ph.D., as executive fellow for strategic initiatives. 

An associate professor of sociology in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Jason has over 15 years experience in social inequality, work and organizations. She holds faculty affiliate roles in the Departments of Sociology and Organizational Science, Africana Studies, Gerontology and Public Health Sciences. 

Mary Lou Maher, professor of software and information systems in the College of Computing and Informatics, has received the 2023 Harrold and Notkin Research and Graduate Mentoring Award from the National Center for Women and Information Technology.