Students in the class “American Indians in Children’s Literature” will sponsor a book and bake sale on Monday and Tuesday, April 15-16, on the lawn in front of the Fretwell Building.
Yi Shen, a doctoral student in computing and information systems in the College of Computing and Informatics, will defend “Structural Learning for Large Scale Image Classification” at 11 a.m., Friday, April 12, in Woodward Hall, Room 155. Jianping Fan is the dissertation advisor.
The annual UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens Spring Plant Sale will be Friday, April 19, through Sunday, April 21, at the McMillan Greenhouse.
A major fundraising event, the sale will feature a botanical extravaganza of wildflowers, trees and shrubs, perennials, carnivorous plants, orchids, tropicals and indoor plants.
During April, the UNC Charlotte Department of Theatre will present multiple free performances of “Mamá Goose,” a bilingual play for children (ages 3 to 7) and their families. Incorporating songs, rhymes, games and riddles in Spanish and English, “Mamá Goose” is based on the popular book “Mamá Goose: A Latino Nursery Rhyme Treasury/Un Tesoro De Rimas Infantile,” by Alma Flor Ada and F.
James Sweet, the Vilas-Jartz Distinguished Achievement Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will discuss “Beyond Slavery: Africanizing Atlantic World History” at 5 p.m., Monday, April 8, in Denny Building, Room 200, as part of the 2013 Spring Colloquium on African Civilization sponsored by the Africana Studies Department.
On the rebroadcast of the April 4 installment of Inside UNC Charlotte’s “The Live Wire” Jenny Jones, executive director for alumni affairs in the Division for University Advancement, talks about new initiatives for the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association, including a special event later this month and fall football tailgating.
Denis Arnold, Surtman distinguished scholar in business ethics and associate professor of management, will be a featured panelist on an upcoming UNC-TV program on business ethics. The program, “Business Ethics: Challenges for a Changing World,” will air at 1 p.m., Sunday, April 7, on the statewide UNC-TV network; it was taped at N.C. State University in January before a live audience.
Robert Wilhelm, vice chancellor for economic and research development, was appointed recently to the N.C. Board of Science and Technology by Gov. Pat McCrory.
Judith Walker, education and psychology librarian in the J. Murrey Atkins Library, is the recipient of the 2013 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) Distinguished Education and Behavioral Sciences Librarian Award.
Brad Sekulich, director of the Office of Education Abroad, was presented the Martha Fitch Trigonis Individual Award for excellence in service and leadership in international education at the recent N.C. Association for International Educators (NCAIE) annual conference.
Jenny Jones, executive director for alumni affairs in the Division for University Advancement, will be a guest on the April 4 edition of “The Live Wire,” Inside UNC Charlotte’s live streaming webcast.
