UNC Charlotte will conduct a test of the Whelen Alert Sirens at approximately noon, Wednesday, Sept. 25.
The test involves three sirens, located at J. Murrey Atkins Library, between EPIC and Grigg Hall and behind the Facilities Management/Police and Public Safety Building.
Election into the International Academy for Production Engineering, or CIRP, is a very exclusive honor. The total number of fellows worldwide is limited to 175 with a maximum of 20 per country.
The Collegiate Recovery Community (CRC) will hold its second annual “Rockin’ for Recovery” event from 4 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the plaza across from the Student Union.
The Center for Wellness Promotion will host its third annual Narcotics Overdose Prevention and Education (N.O.P.E.) Vigil to remember individuals who were lost to or suffering from substance abuse. The event will be from 7 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 25, in the Student Union Rotunda.
Nev Schulman, host and executive producer of “Catfish: The TV Show” will discuss the risks of starting online relationships at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 24, in Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.
Michele Taing, College of Health and Human Services; Diana Hill, internal audit; and Chea Smith, research and economic development; were the August weekly winners of the Air Quality Summer Raffles sponsored by the IDEAS Center.
Seon-Yi Han, a civil engineering student, was the monthly “fill up your gas tank” contest winner.
UNC Charlotte is expanding its “Big Data” initiative into executive education with a two-day seminar in October focused on customer analytics and data science, organized by the Belk College of Business and the College of Computing and Informatics.
It’s almost officially fall, which means it is time to think about flu season. Faculty and staff members can protect themselves, family and colleagues by getting immunized.
UNC Charlotte is hosting two on-campus flu shot clinics. Immunizations will be administered from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Sept. 23, and Tuesday, Oct. 15, in the Cone University Center, Lucas Room.
Mark West, a professor of English in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, is one of five finalists for the 2013 Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence – UNC Charlotte’s top teaching honor. This year’s recipient will be named at a Sept. 20 reception; Inside UNC Charlotte is featuring each finalist in alphabetical order before the event.
Earlier this semester, a new marketing effort to encourage Niners to “Share the Air” began; it is designed to promote smoking in designated areas across campus, as well as tobacco cessation programs available to students, faculty and staff members.
Distinguished guest artists Francisco Ruvalcaba of the José Limón Dance Company and Lloyd Knight and Lorenzo Pagano of the Martha Graham Dance Company will be among the performers at the annual Department of Dance Faculty Concert scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts Belk Theater.
Commencement speakers and bell ringers are needed for UNC Charlotte’s winter commencement, which is Saturday, Dec. 14, in Halton Arena, located in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center. Faculty and staff are requested to encourage students graduating in December to apply for one of these positions. One speaker and bell ringer will be selected for each ceremony.
