With 50 percent of new teachers leaving the profession within the first five years, teacher retention is on the minds of lawmakers and school district and college administrators nationwide.
Presidential conventions happen once every four years College and university students from across the country will travel to Charlotte to participate in the Washington Center’s Democratic National Convention Academic Seminar from Aug. 25 to Sept. 7.
UNC Charlotte will enroll the largest freshmen class in its history this fall. For the upcoming 2012-13 academic year, some 631 more students accepted admission offers than the University had initially expected.
What a difference a year makes - groundbreaking for the 49ers football stadium took place on April 28, 2011, and in the intervening time, construction crews have worked to shape the new campus addition.
Progress on the stadium continues; however, since work began there has been:
Dedicated on Sept. 8, 2006, William H. Grigg Hall is home to a number of Charlotte Research Institute offices and facilities, including the Center for Optoelectronics and Optical Communications.
The English Language Training Institute (ELTI) will conduct language testing for incoming teaching assistants whose first language is not English. Testing will be at 1:30 PM, Friday, Aug. 17, in the College of Health and Human Services, Room 281.
The Wellness Promotion Department of the Student Health Center recently received a $45,000 grant from the Mecklenburg County Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board.
Effective Tuesday, Aug. 21, Jeanette Sims will be director of community affairs in the Division of University Advancement.
Her primary responsibility will be to direct programs and initiatives in support of UNC Charlotte’s mission as it strives to address the cultural, economic, educational, environmental, health and social needs of the greater Charlotte region.
Chris Alspaugh, extended academic programs; Kelly Franklin, English Language Training Institute; Rebecca Hefti, College of Education; and Carol Hartley, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, won $5 gift cards to Walmart as part of the June weekly raffles sponsored by the Environmental Assistance Office (EAO).
Andrew Hartley’s “Darwen Arkwright and the Peregrine Falcon” recently won the Best Young Adult Novel of the year from the Southern Independent Book Store Association (SIBA).
Jamie Franki, a faculty member in the Art + Art History Department in the College of Arts + Architecture, has designed the official medal for the American Numismatic Association (ANA) 121st anniversary convention.
UNC Charlotte was named recently to the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for its exemplary commitment to service and volunteering to local communities.
