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STORM Club crowdfunds to send students to career-changing conference
UNC Charlotte’s Student Organization of Meteorology Club (STORM) is crowdfunding to send 20 to 25 of its members to the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Jan. 10-14, 2027, in Denver. This annual event is the largest gathering of meteorologists in the world, and it has the ability to reshape the lives of students at Charlotte. […]
Tuition and fee changes for 2026-27 academic year
UNC Charlotte’s undergraduate resident tuition will increase for the first time in 10 years beginning in the 2025-26 academic year. The UNC System Board of Governors approved the tuition and fee schedule for all institutions during its Thursday, Feb. 26, meeting. Incoming undergraduate students from North Carolina will see a 2.99% increase, about $114 annually. […]
Celebrating the Class of 2026: May Commencement dates announced
Commencement is one of UNC Charlotte’s most meaningful traditions, honoring the dedication of our graduates and the family, faculty and staff who have championed their success. The May commencement ceremonies will take place in Halton Arena, located in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center, on Thursday, May 7; Friday, May 8; and Saturday, May 9. Thursday, […]
Six Charlotte students receive spring tuition as winners of the Niner Career Challenge
Six UNC Charlotte students earned spring 2026 tuition as winners of the Career Center’s annual Niner Career Challenge. Congratulations to Kevin Andoh, graduate epidemiology student; Saispandhana Billupati, graduate computing and informatics student, computer science student; Hari Keerthi Uppalapati, graduate health informatics and analytics student; Julian Leake, senior psychology major; Emerson Schoneld, junior construction management major; […]
Niner Guides leader Maryjane Raya shares how she found her place at UNC Charlotte
UNC Charlotte transformed Maryjane Raya. Born in Oxnard, California, Raya was a shy high schooler in a class of 44 students. In spring 2022 she boarded a plane alone for the first time and flew 2,474 miles to tour UNC Charlotte. Four years later, the senior criminal justice major concludes her Charlotte journey with a […]
UNC Charlotte’s 3MT Winner Caroline West Heads to Regional Competition and TEDx Stage
Caroline West ’23, a Ph.D. candidate in bioinformatics and computational biology, brings advanced concepts to life through engaging presentations. The winner of UNC Charlotte’s annual Three Minute Thesis competition — West prepares for a whirlwind week where she will present at the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools 3MT Competition in Baton Rogue, Louisiana, Feb. 18-20, […]
Charlotte ice hockey partners with Bojangles Coliseum, Checkers for pro‑level experience
UNC Charlotte Club Ice Hockey celebrated senior night in style, facing App State inside Bojangles Coliseum, Saturday, Feb. 7. The Niners took the ice immediately after the Charlotte Checkers — the Queen City’s American Hockey League team — in an event that further cemented the club’s connection to the city of Charlotte. “This is our […]
FedEx Office campus print store officially opens
UNC Charlotte students, faculty and staff are invited to the FedEx Office grand opening. Stop by the newly opened location in lower Prospector anytime between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26. Enjoy giveaways, demos, refreshments and games, and learn how the FedEx print team can support your projects. The FedEx Office team has […]
Prompts to Poems: Meet the ‘instant poets’ ahead of Valentine’s Day-themed Fundraiser
If you were walking by the Fretwell Building on Oct. 15, you may have seen something peculiar — a pirate, a witch and a mage sitting at a table behind a typewriter. That was English graduate students Izzy Cross, Anna Robinson and Haley McCall and they were doing an ultimate test of creative writing — […]
Two winter storms in two weeks?
What a stretch it’s been! After an ice storm followed by around 11 inches of snow — the largest snowfall the Charlotte region has seen in nearly 20 years — our campus teams once again showed what makes this community special. Thanks to the incredible staff who kept campus running: clearing walkways, keeping buildings warm, […]