Save the Children, in partnership with the Frontline Health Workers Coalition, recently recognized School of Nursing alum Donn Kropp for his extraordinary service in health care.
Johanna Schuch, a geography and urban regional analysis doctoral student, is a recipient of UNC Charlotte’s International Graduate Student Scholarship; she was chosen from 60 nominees.
Maren Coffman, an assistant professor in the School of Nursing in the College of Health and Human Services, is the 2013 recipient of the International Education Faculty Award given by the UNC Charlotte Office of International Programs.
When a group of about a dozen UNC Charlotte students departed Charlotte for Malawi, Africa, earlier this semester, they didn’t leave with lofty visions of “saving” Africa.
The fifth annual UNC Charlotte Film Festival will be held from 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday, April 27, in the Cone University Center.
This free event, sponsored by the UNC Charlotte Film Club, will begin with a live reading of the three winners from a screenwriting competition at 5 p.m. in the After Hours Lounge. Screenings of various short films will begin at 7 p.m. in McKnight Hall.
Johnna Watson, associate dean of the Graduate School, will be a guest on the April 18 edition of Inside UNC Charlotte’s streaming webcast “The Live Wire” to talk about the recent marketing campaign “Even Higher Education.” The program will air at noon, Thursday, April 18.
The UNC Charlotte Alumni Association will hold “Tire Talk: A Drive Down Memory Lane” at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 19, in the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC).
This panel will feature members of Alan Kulwicki’s pit crew, who will share personal stories and reflections of what it was like to work the 1992 NASCAR champion.
A group of 20 UNC Charlotte students and several staff members displayed the Giving Green spirit in Alabama and Ohio as part of the Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge.
Designed to encourage college campuses to visit and work with Habitat affiliates across the country, the challenge is typically an alternative spring break experience for most participants.
The Human Resources Department will hold a retirement reception in honor of Barbara Greene from 2 to 4 p.m., Wednesday, May 8, in the Cone University Center, Room 112.
Greene, executive assistant, employee recognition coordinator and dual career couples program coordinator, is retiring June 1 after more than 23 years of service to the University.
The Department of Communication Studies will sponsor a panel discussion featuring four artists from the “Joe Bonham Project” at 12:30 p.m., Monday, April 22, in the Rowe Arts Building Recital Hall.
UNC Charlotte was well-represented on the 2013 Charlotte Business Journal’s list of “Forty Under 40” with staff member Ben Mohler and three alumni recognized for making major strides in their careers and having a positive impact on their communities at a relatively young age.
