The Macy Building was one of the first two facilities constructed on the UNC Charlotte campus. It was named for Pierre Macy, professor of French and chair of the-then Foreign Language Department. The 18,000-square-foot research and instructional facility was constructed concurrently with the Kennedy Building by Odell Associates in 1961 at a cost of $418,000.
Behind four players in double-figures and a dominating scoring effort in the paint, the Charlotte 49ers (7-0) defeated East Carolina (5-1), 76-64, to set the school record for best start. The 49ers 7-0 start is the best start in school history; the previous mark was 6-0 which was set three previous seasons.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Women’s Summit has formed an advisory council t hat will provide oversight and guidance to the organization, as well as aid in planning for the 2014 Women’s Summit Conference.
Every event that happens in the James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center (SAC) must be directed, planned and overseen. Zach Rutledge is the person who is tackling these tasks every day.
Economist John Connaughton will discuss implications of the “fiscal cliff” when he presents his quarterly forecast for the North Carolina economy at a luncheon and press conference at noon, Tuesday, Dec. 11, at UNC Charlotte Center City (320 E. 9th Street).
Faculty and staff members are encouraged to wear green and head to Halton Arena at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8, as the Charlotte 49ers women’s basketball team takes on Stetson University on UNC Charlotte Faculty/Staff Night. All University faculty and staff members can receive free tickets to the contest.
Lee Sherry, associate professor and chair of the Department of Special Education and Child Development in the College of Education, received the 2012 Distinguished Service Award from the national Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).
Charlotte Observer reporters Karen Garloch and Ames Alexander will lead the interactive discussion “Investigating North Carolina’s ‘Not-for-Profit’ Hospitals” from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 6, in the College of Health and Human Services, Room 161.
Russell Kirby, Marrell Endowed Chair in Down Syndrome Research in the College of Public Health at the University of South Florida, will present “Spatial Perspectives on Public Health” from 12:30 to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 5, in the College of Health and Human Services, Room 145.
Jing Xiao, professor of computer science in the College of Computing and Informatics, has been named an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow effective Jan. 1.
The Institute of International Education (IIE) has selected UNC Charlotte as one of five American colleges and universities to participate in the International Academic Partnership Program's (IAPP) India initiative.
