Students

Picture it. The design you created on your small digital laptop comes to life as a large scale installation, viewed by thousands. This happened to Rue Thi, a senior graphic design major and summer intern at UNC Charlotte. She, along with Kim Mai, a junior fine arts major, and a team of other Niners interned […]

The SECU Summer Internship Program at Charlotte is designed to connect interested, talented undergraduate students with local leadership to obtain meaningful on-the-job experience with a local agency or organization. These opportunities allow Charlotte SECU Public Fellows Interns to give back to the community, while providing unique learning opportunities.   Five Niners from the latest cohort share […]

Myla Marve, a senior civil engineering technology major, spent the summer as an intern at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. She gained a broader perspective on airports, renewed self-confidence and a clearer vision of her career path. A member of the William States Lee College of Engineering Leadership Academy and the National Society of Black Engineers, […]

As a graduate student in the Master of Health Administration program and a full-time employee at Novant Health, Nate Coburn knows how to balance competing priorities. “Working as a data analyst at Novant Health for the past four years, my primary focus has been identifying at-risk maternal and infant populations and developing interventions to improve […]

From the Mecklenburg District Attorney’s Office, to the NASA DEVELOP program, to the University of Antioquia, Charlotte students applied what they learned in the classroom to solve real-world challenges, locally, nationally and globally through summer internships. NASA DEVELOP national program Adrian Croland, a second-year master’s student in geography, participated in the NASA DEVELOP National Program, […]

Inspired by Doctors without Borders and with an interest in global health, Zihiu Qiu, a junior psychology and health and medical humanities major, found an internship opportunity, like no other, in Mombasa, Kenya. As a summer health care and pre-med intern at Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital, Qiu completed rotations in pediatrics, OBGYN, emergency […]

Ian Shank, a senior meteorology student, was driving a packed car to Norman, Oklahoma, to be a student researcher at the National Weather Center for the summer, when the skies above him started to darken.  Shank and his mother were on one of the final legs of their journey when a moderate risk for severe […]

The 2025-26 academic year is off to a great start. We welcomed our largest class of more than 4,900 first-year students representing 95 North Carolina counties, 39 states ad 20 countries; and greeted more than 3,000 new transfer students, the highest number we’ve seen since 2016. The Difference is Charlotte! Here are some important resources, reminders […]

The facilities management team was hard at work during the summer, preparing campus for the 2025-26 academic year. Here is a look at some of the projects completed, including improvements to Craver Road to enhance the safety of the campus community. Additional projects noted below are expected to be completed throughout the fall semester. Safety […]

UNC Charlotte and boutique jeweler Kendra Scott are partnering for a fundraising event to benefit the Ellis Reed Parlier Scholarship. This year’s fundraiser showcases Kendra Scott’s green game day collection designed for fans to wear to 49ers athletics events – from football and soccer to virtually any Niner contest. Shoppers who make online purchases through Friday, Aug. […]