Throughout October, the Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) will sponsor events to promote awareness of LGBTQ history and issues related to disability. These programs include:
The UNC Charlotte Department of Music Faculty & Friends Series will feature a performance by the Oasis Saxophone Quartet at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 1, in the Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts, Belk Theater.
The Projective Eye Gallery of the College of Arts + Architecture presents “Mad Hatters to Pixel Pushers: Exploring the Continuum of Photography Through Process and the Constructed Image.”
Nationally known faith leader and social activist Rev. Yvette Flunder will explore race, sexuality, religion and politics in the lecture “Re-colonizing: Using the Fight for Gay Rights to Divide the Black Community” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.
Giving Green co-chairs Joël Gallegos and Misty Hathcock kicked off the 2013 campaign with a combined pledge of $1,946, as they encouraged all University employees to support the drive.
James Cook, professor of psychology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is the first recipient of the Provost’s Faculty Award for Community Engagement.
Elmer Henry Garinger was one of the visionary leaders who helped Charlotte College realize the dream of becoming a four-year, state-supported institution.
The first UNC Charlotte Center City Literary Festival will be on Saturday, Oct. 12; a new event, the festival will feature a carnival-like program for children in the afternoon with a separate evening event geared toward adults.
Friday, Sept. 27, is the early registration deadline for the annual “Fore P.J.” Memorial Golf Tournament. Proceeds from this event fund a $4,000 scholarship provided through the Department of Recreational Services to rising juniors and seniors who are actively involved in the department.
Students who are interested in meeting other veterans as a way to build camaraderie with those who share similar experiences can attend meetings of a veteran’s group coordinated through the Counseling Center.
Veteran’s group meetings will be from 1 to 1:50 p.m., Mondays, starting Oct. 14; weekly sessions will go through Nov. 18.
