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Tom Burch is an associate professor of scenic design who also plays with puppets; he developed his newest creations at Goodyear Arts, a local nonprofit arts space at Camp North End where he was one of three summer 2025 artists-in-residence. This residency recently ended with a workshop performance of “On a Bench, By the Sea,” […]

Dontá L. Wilson ’97 has been elected chair of UNC Charlotte’s Board of Trustees, effective July 10. A recognized leader in business and civic life, Wilson’s appointment marks the continuation of his deep and enduring commitment to his alma mater. As chief consumer and small business banking officer at Truist Financial Corporation, Wilson brings more […]

Standout former student-athletes Gabe Garcia, Chris Haney, Rephel Martin and Larry Ogunjobi are members of this year’s Athletics Hall of Fame class. The 2025 inductees will be honored formally during a ceremony Friday, Sept. 12, and recognized during halftime of the Charlotte 49ers Sept. 13 football game against Monmouth University. Register to attend the Sept. […]

UNC Charlotte served as the base training site for Club de Fútbol Pachuca, one of the 32 teams playing in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. The facilities management grounds crew worked additional hours to prepare the University’s fields to meet FIFA guidelines during the team’s stay at Charlotte, receiving compliments from the Pachuca staff. […]

UNC Charlotte will welcome four new members to its Board of Trustees effective July 1, for four-year terms.  Henry Atkins and David Longo were appointed to the Board of Trustees by the UNC Board of Governors during its May 14 meeting. During the same meeting, trustees Dontá Wilson and Sasha Weintraub were reappointed to the […]

Caridad Svich ’85 was inducted in the College of Fellows of the American Theatre; she was one of 16 theatre professionals in the 2025 class that included playwright August Wilson (inducted posthumously) and actor André De Shields. Svich currently serves as artistic director of new play development at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York […]

Tamara Williams, associate professor of dance, and Carolina Quintana Ocampo ’21 are among the 2025 cohort of the Arts & Science Council’s Emerging Creator and Creative Renewal Fellowship recipients. Williams will use a Creative Renewal Fellowship grant of $15,000 to augment her dance research and performance practice with the study of Yoruba drumming. She will travel […]

Students in UNC Charlotte’s William States Lee College of Engineering, Belk College of Business and College of Computing and Informatics who are preparing for careers in STEM, supply chain and logistics will gain access to scholarship support, mentorship and hands-on learning through a new partnership between the W.S. Lee College of Engineering and Bobcat Company, […]

UNC Charlotte received the Bike-Friendly Business of the Year award at the city of Charlotte’s 2025 Bike Charlotte Awards held last month. “UNC Charlotte is proud to be recognized as a bike-friendly business,” said Mike Lizotte, university sustainability officer. “We were nominated by a neighbor who cited our bicycle lanes, greenways and Niner Transit as […]

Katie Howell has been appointed associate dean for Special Collections and University Archives for the J. Murrey Atkins Library, effective June 16. In this role, Howell will develop and implement a strategic vision for Special Collections and University Archives overseeing preservation, accessibility and outreach for the library’s rare books, manuscripts, oral histories and institutional records. […]