General News
Fall Commencement to celebrate 3,600-plus graduates
On Friday and Saturday, Dec. 16-17, UNC Charlotte will hold Fall Commencement ceremonies for 2022 graduates in Dale F. Halton Arena.
Powwow: A way of healing
Fall is starting to say goodbye. The dead leaves coat every surface, and I find myself studying them whenever I leave my cubicle.
It’s the world I’ve known here at UNC Charlotte. It’s my bubble, so to speak. We all have them. Sometimes the bubble needs to be popped. I didn’t realize it until I sat down and talked with someone outside of it.
Charlotte ranks 18th in U.S. in Newsweek’s survey of online students
Newsweek has ranked UNC Charlotte No. 18 on its student-focused list of America’s Top Online Colleges for 2023.
Q&A: Moore County power grid damage and widespread power outage
Michael Mazzola, executive director of EPIC, answers questions about damage to electrical substations and the measures communities can take to withstand widespread power outages.
Meet Christina Al-Khateeb
An events coordinator for the University Events Office, Christina Al-Khateeb plans and supports chancellor events and assists with the implementation for fall and spring Commencement ceremonies. She has been a Niner for almost seven and a half years and started out in the Office of Housing and Residence Life. She was gracious to answer our questions, but she has one for you too: Would like to volunteer for Commencement? Sign up here!
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Fashion forward
Niner-owned 704 Shop debuts its new design to support Scholarship for Creatives.
Elinor Caddell: A birthday centennial celebration capped with state’s highest honor
Care, compassion and action are three words that epitomize the life and service of Elinor Caddell, UNC Charlotte professor emerita of nursing.
Shirley, Medina named 2022 University Teaching Excellence Award winners
Terry Shirley Jr. and Adriana Medina are this year’s recipients of the UNC Charlotte Award for Teaching Excellence and the Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence.
Belk College professor is world’s top family-business researcher
Franz W. Kellermanns’ research is literally helping to define family business in the United States.
Alums’ projects named ‘Best Tall Buildings’
Sean Gallagher ’00 and Jeff Kenoff ’92, alumni of the Ravin School of Architecture, recently earned Awards of Excellence from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat at the 2022 CTBUH International Conference.
Gallagher was project director for the David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago, which won Best Tall Building Worldwide, the top honor, along with Best Tall Building Americas and Best Tall Building Under 100 Meters.