General News

On Friday and Saturday, Dec. 16-17, UNC Charlotte will hold Fall Commencement ceremonies for 2022 graduates in Dale F. Halton Arena.

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. 

Newsweek has ranked UNC Charlotte No. 18 on its student-focused list of America’s Top Online Colleges for 2023.

Michael Mazzola, executive director of EPIC, answers questions about damage to electrical substations and the measures communities can take to withstand widespread power outages.

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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Niner-owned 704 Shop debuts its new design to support Scholarship for Creatives.

Care, compassion and action are three words that epitomize the life and service of Elinor Caddell, UNC Charlotte professor emerita of nursing.

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.

Architecture alumna Claire Shue ’19 is member of the team awarded the Grand Prize in the 2022 American Institute of Architects Film Challenge. The team’s film, “a dream starts here,” was created to build support for a community center in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina.

Shue is one of the project leads for the Dream Center, the subject of the film, which will repurpose a dilapidated building and revitalize the center of the small, declining town.

UNC Charlotte is supporting the Jamil Niner Student Pantry to ensure that 49er students and employees have access to nutritious foods.