General News

Support from the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s EDA Capital Challenge Grant will fund the Charlotte Community Capital Access Investment Initiative.

North Carolina legislators heard first-hand how UNC Charlotte is powering the state’s technology talent during a committee session on campus Thursday, Oct 6. 

Meet Grace Stevens ’20, the assistant director of marketing and communication for enrollment communications. For Stevens, every day is different and rewarding in its own way. Learn about her role, the Social Media Ambassador program and why she was nicknamed “Radio.”

Can you describe your role at UNC Charlotte?

Claire Patrick ’22 and her mentor, urban geographer Colleen Hammelman, settled in at a Colombian bakery in Atlanta. They were there to talk with people about how development is affecting the foodscapes and other community features for longer-term immigrants who live and work in the neighborhood.

Congratulations to the 2022 recipients of the 49er Alumni Campus Employee Award recipients — Sarah Richardson ’13, Allison Sigmon ’08, Kelly Weatherman ’88 and Scott Plunkett ’05. They will be recognized during Niner Nation Week at the ACE Awards and Appreciation lunch at 11:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 17. 

Wes Williams is an associate professor of mechanical engineering technology in The William States Lee College of Engineering at UNC Charlotte.

Perhaps it all started with surfing. 

Growing up in Florida, Ryan Gellert ’94 was inspired by the passion he saw so many around him exhibit for the sport. It wasn’t just a hobby; it was a lifestyle. He was determined to find something that filled him up like a surfboard did for so many of his friends. Mixing his childhood near the beach with his love for the mountains, snowboarding seemed like the perfect fit, and in fact, he spent a year post-college snowboarding out west. 

Your one-stop spot for everything scavenger hunt related as well as a list of all the participating alumni-owned businesses.

William Sherman, assistant professor of religious studies, has received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support the first translation into English of an extensive 12th-century Persian poem that presents a Sufi spiritual journey,

Join in as Niner Nation paints the town green, during a week filled with prizes, celebrations, social gatherings, award ceremonies and more, culminating with the University’s signature Homecoming events.