Yujie Lin, a doctoral student in computing and information systems in the College of Computing and Informatics, will defend “Exploratory Visualization of Graphs Based on Community Structure” at 3:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7, in Woodward Hall, Room 338. Jing Yang is the dissertation advisor.
UNC Charlotte will host the Charlotte Observer’s inaugural “Solving It Together” forum from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, Nov. 30. PNC Bank also is an event co-sponsor.
The public is invited to join in this special discussion to be held at UNC Charlotte Center City. A brief reception will follow.
The College of Health and Human Services School of Nursing will host the second annual Distinguished Nursing Lectureship Conference: “Health Care Reform: The Future of Nursing -- Leading Change, Advancing Health” from 4 to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 7, at UNC Charlotte Center City.
The College of Health and Human Services Department of Social Work and the Graduate Social Work Association will present the half-day workshop, "Becoming Culturally Humble: Expanding Our Understanding of Cultural Competence" from 8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Friday, Jan. 25, in the UNC Charlotte Student Union, Room 340.
The UNC Charlotte Chorale and the Chamber Orchestra will perform J.S. Bach’s “Magnificat” in D major at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 3, in the Belk Theater of the Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts.
Bach first composed the “Magnificat” in 1723 for the Christmas Vespers at Saint Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany, where he was music director. In 1733, he re-worked the piece.
The Governor’s Award for Excellence is the highest honor bestowed a state employee, and having one recipient at a single state agency or university is noteworthy. Having three in the same year is virtually unheard of – but it’s a reality at UNC Charlotte in 2012.
The UNC Charlotte Center City Campus Shop and Barnes & Noble at UNC Charlotte will offer faculty and staff the chance to purchase merchandise and receive an extra 10 percent discount. On Thursday, Dec. 13, faculty and staff will receive 30 percent savings at UNC Charlotte Center City Campus Shop; Barnes & Noble at UNC Charlotte will offer the extra discount on Monday, Dec. 17.
UNC Charlotte art student Rob Bates, who is earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in illustration, has received Invitational Travel Orders to embed with the United States Marines as a freelance war artist on behalf of American Public Media's “The Story.” Bates will fly to Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, Dec. 5, and will be with a battalion of Marines from Camp Lejeune Dec. 8-18.
Faculty and staff members are encouraged to wear green and head to Halton Arena at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1, as the Charlotte 49ers men’s basketball team takes on East Carolina University on UNC Charlotte Faculty/Staff Night. All University faculty and staff members can receive up to four free tickets to the contest.
The UNC Charlotte Sackbut Quartet and the Central Piedmont Community College Early Music Consort will perform a joint concert at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1, in the atrium of UNC Charlotte Center City.
