5 Cool Things

5 Cool Things
Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Words of wisdom

Share your words of wisdom with new Niners!

As students return for a new academic year, we are asking any member of Niner Nation to share their words of encouragement, or offer advice or a message of support with new and returning 49ers. Your thoughts will be shared around campus through signage and on social media to let students know that Niners everywhere are behind them!


Seltzer Starter

Kristin Cagney '19 MBA, the founder/owner of Summit Seltzer, is driving business by creating the first seltzer brewery on the East Coast.

Kristin Cagney '19 MBA, the founder/owner of Summit Seltzer, is driving business by creating the first seltzer brewery on the East Coast.


Inaugural Scholarship awarded

Jingbin He, an Air Force veteran and junior majoring in mathematics with a minor in computer engineering, is the first recipient of the Philip L. and Lisa Lewis Dubois Legacy Scholarship.Jingbin He, an Air Force veteran and junior majoring in mathematics with a minor in computer engineering, is the first recipient of the Philip L. and Lisa Lewis Dubois Legacy Scholarship.


Award-winning pandemic response

Wastewater testing at Charlotte

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has named Charlotte among its 2021 winners of its Excellence and Innovation Awards in recognition of the University’s response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.


Exceptional teachers

Anabel Aliaga-Buchenau and Kathryn Asala are the 2021 recipients of the Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence and the Charlotte Award for Teaching Excellence

Anabel Aliaga-Buchenau and Kathryn Asala are the 2021 recipients of the Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence and the UNC Charlotte Award for Teaching Excellence, respectively.