News and Features

In a topic taken from news headlines, UNC Charlotte’s Constitution Day presentation will consider the “Tension Between National Security and Personal Privacy” at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17, in Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.

The UNC Charlotte Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter plans to start a new tradition with football homecoming – construct a home for a deserving family on the University campus.

The University’s Police and Public Safety Department will hold its third annual Campus Car Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28, in Parking Lot 5A.

Charlotte 49ers fans got their wish. And they got it fast. In an historic game for which 49ers fans have long waited, Charlotte's fast start couldn't have been scripted any better. Linebacker Mark Hogan returned an interception 32 yards for a touchdown on the second play from scrimmage to forever etch his name in 49ers history with Charlotte's first-ever touchdown.

Members of the University community got a realistic look at what can happen when people text while behind the wheel of an automobile as AT&T brought its driving simulator to campus Wednesday, Sept. 4.

PPS Chief Jeff Baker was the guest on the Sept. 3 edition of “The Live Wire,” Inside UNC Charlotte’s live, streaming webcast.

Mark DeHaven has been named the Dean W. Colvard Endowed Distinguished Professor in the College of Health and Human Services. According to CHHS officials, this unique professorship, supported by the Dalton-Brand Foundation Inc., is key for the college to realize its vision of becoming a central research and public service force in addressing health disparities across the region.

A performance by the Faculty Brass Quintet will open the Music Department’s 2013-14 Faculty & Friends Concert Series; the event is set for 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 10, in the Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts Belk Theater.

John David Smith, Charles Stone Distinguished Professor of History, is one of five finalists for the 2013 Bank of America (BofA) Award for Teaching Excellence – the University’s top teaching honor. The recipient of this year’s award will be announced during a Sept. 20 reception; Inside UNC Charlotte is featuring each finalist in alphabetical order prior to the reception.

UNC Charlotte will  host the 2013 Health Informatics Career and Internship Fair, which is part of a statewide collaboration between universities in North Carolina including Duke, ECU, NCCU, UNC Chapel Hill and UNC Charlotte.  The fair will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Oct. 11, at UNC Charlotte’s Center City.  

Faculty and staff members can support UNC Charlotte through a number of creative ways, and a new planned giving website outlines the “benefits of giving wisely.” John Cullum, who recently joined the Division for University Advancement as director of planned giving, spearheaded the development of the new site.