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UNC Charlotte’s Levine Scholars collaborated with Habitat for Humanity’s Charlotte Regional Chapter to build and decorate playhouses for families in the area.  The playhouse build, held Friday, Nov. 7, at Hauser Alumni Pavilion, brought together student volunteers, the Office of Academic Affairs, the Levine Scholars Alumni Network and corporate sponsors to produce more than a […]

In less than a decade, pickleball has exploded from a casual alternative to tennis into a professional sport on the rise. The Charlotte Pickleball Club is evolving with the game — crowdfunding for the first time with the aim of being nationally competitive with a roster that includes globally rated players. “The Charlotte area has […]

Fall 2025 marked the beginning of a new learning community at Charlotte dedicated to first-generation students. As the University’s fifth residential learning community, 49er First serves as a blueprint for first-gen students to thrive academically and socially.  “UNC Charlotte is a First-Gen Forward institution and supporting first-generation students is something that’s important to us,” said […]

The 49er Rocketry Team is crowdfunding for a comeback season as it prepares for the NASA University Student Launch Initiative, April 22-26, 2026, in Toney, Alabama, near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. These Niner engineers look to prove themselves once again on the national stage, redeem an uncharacteristic finish last year and create one of […]

Garrett Hyten, a sophomore mechanical engineering major, had a unique path to UNC Charlotte. Born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, he moved to a military base in Visleck, Germany, at 8 years old. He attended an American military school and had an ordinary high school experience from homecoming to having his mom as a teacher.  It […]

Are you ready to vote in this year’s local elections? In Mecklenburg County, polls are open for early voting. You can get involved in this election season by researching candidate platforms, discussing the issues, volunteering to support get-out-the-vote efforts or voting. Key dates for the upcoming election Early voting has started for this year’s local […]

Aaron Kempster, a senior social work major and Marine Corps veteran, wants to leave a legacy at Charlotte. Inspired by the challenges he faced as a Marine, Kempster — vice president of the Student Veterans of America Charlotte chapter — is committed to bringing together the veteran community with a new event: the SVA Tournament.  […]

Explore and discuss alternative transportation options in the Charlotte region and on campus at the fall Student Sustainability Summit, from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Popp Martin Student Union, Room 200. The summit, sponsored by UNC Charlotte’s Office of Sustainability and the Student Government Association, will feature guest speakers from on and […]

Crowdfund UNC Charlotte is an online platform that allows students to create detailed fundraising campaigns and engage the broader campus community to help fuel their passions outside the classroom. This fall, more than a dozen clubs are seeking contributions to enable them to travel to national competitions, build impressive engineering projects and more. Learn more […]

The campus community is encouraged to attend the first Campus Master Plan and Updates Forum, scheduled for noon to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 8, in Smith, Room 202. Owen Cooks, associate vice chancellor of facilities management, will talk about Charlotte’s 10-year campus master plan and share updates on progress towards integrating University goals into the […]