General News

UNC Charlotte’s efforts to build an energy innovation hub for the Carolinas continue to gain national momentum. The University’s Carolinas Engine for Grid Modernization is one of 29 semifinalists in the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) competition — selected for a virtual site visit from more than 300 initial applicants. The […]

KoKo Thornton ’97 is the 2025 recipient of the Inspiring Teacher Award, presented at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, known as the Jimmy Awards. Thornton was nominated by her former student Conor Kruger, who participated in the 2024 Jimmy Awards. He is her fifth student to go to the national competition from Enloe Magnet […]

Rich Amon, UNC Charlotte’s vice chancellor for business affairs and chief financial and administrative officer, was named Nonprofit/Civic Chief Financial Officer of the Year by the Charlotte Business Journal at an awards ceremony held at the Westin Charlotte on Thursday, June 17. Amon, who came to UNC Charlotte in 2022, is responsible for the University’s […]

Tamara Johnson, director of engaged scholarship, has been appointed interim director of urbanCORE, effective immediately, and will report to Lori Thomas, executive director of the Charlotte Urban Institute and Regional Data Trust. Johnson succeeds Byron White, who left the University earlier this month. “Tamara has been with urbanCORE from its inception and has long been […]

Four Niners competed in college bass fishing’s national tournament, the Bassmaster College National Championship, July 10-12, on Cherokee Lake outside of Knoxville, Tennessee.   Charlotte had two teams of two at the tournament. Joe Lutz, a junior construction management major, and Jake Monti, a senior marketing major, placed 67th overall. Matthew Norton and Ian Schroeder, both […]

Summer is in full swing, which means it’s time to fire up the grill and call family and friends to the backyard! John Hutchison, campus executive chef, and Calvin Seabury, executive chef at SoVi, share their cookout essentials and tips to elevate your grill game. How Professional Chefs BBQ at Home Hutchison and Seabury both […]

Blake Gillespie, Logan Poteet and Joel Sarver were selected during the recent 2025 Major League Baseball Draft. Gillespie was the first 49er taken in the ninth round as the 284th pick, before Poteet and Sarver went in the 17th round to make it five consecutive years Charlotte 49ers baseball has had multiple players drafted. Gillespie, […]

Chris Gonyar and Natasha Randle are among the 36 UNC System employees selected for the sixth cohort of the Executive Leadership Institute, a 10-month program to build the next generation of leadership within the UNC System. “We have so much talent among our faculty and staff,” said UNC System President Peter Hans. “It makes sense […]

José L.S. Gámez, dean of the College of Arts + Architecture, will serve as 2025-26 president of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.  Prior to his appointment as ACSA President, Gámez supported the association in various capacities. Throughout the past decade, he has served on the juries for the Collaborative Practice, New Faculty Teaching […]

Prominently featured at the new Bojangles headquarters in southwest Charlotte are colorful artworks by 14 UNC Charlotte illustration students. During a June 25 “biscuit-cutting” ceremony to open the new headquarters, seven of the Charlotte artists were present to see their work displayed in a collection themed “It’s Bo-Time … Everywhere.” The artworks whimsically place Bojangles […]