Jennifer Matz is assistant director of community affairs in the Division for University Advancement. In this role, she will help build community partnerships and serve as a resource to the community on behalf of the University as it strives to address the cultural, economic, educational, environmental, health and social needs of the greater Charlotte region.
In partnership with Graduate & Professional Student Government, the Graduate Social Work Association and the Department of Social Work, the Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) will host a screening of “Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County” at 6 p.m., Wednesday, March 13, in the Student Union Movie Theater. A panel discussion will follow.
UNC Charlotte’s literary-arts magazine “Sanskrit” took home the gold recently at the 2013 AAF ADDY Awards, an annual ceremony hosted by AAF Charlotte, an affiliate of the American Advertising Federation.
In partnership with the Regional Interfaith Aids Network (RAIN), the Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) will host the free, public screening of “Positive Youth” at 3 p.m., Sunday, March 24, in Cone University Center McKnight Hall.
Chancellor Philip L. Dubois paid a visit to Lincoln County on Monday, March 11, where he delivered the keynote address at the Lincoln County Rotary meeting.
Student dancers will perform four contemporary works, including a selection from “Walking with Pearl…Africa Diaries,” during the Spring Dance Concert, set for Thursday, March 21, through Sunday, March 24, in the Belk Theater of the Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday.
Individuals interested in learning how to earn North Carolina teaching licensure, graduate certificate in teaching or a Master of Arts in Teaching should attend an information session at 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 20, in the College of Education, Room 010.
Vladimir Alexandrov, the author of “The Black Russian,” will speak at 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 13, in the Fretwell Building, Room 100. In his talk, he will tell the story of Frederick Bruce Thomas, the son of former slaves in Mississippi who became a famous impresario in pre-revolutionary Moscow and the “sultan of jazz” in Constantinople.
“Diverse Faces, Linked Destiny," a collection of woodcarvings by Kasali Akangbe, the 2012 Africana Artist-in-Residence, will open Tuesday, March 12, in the Garinger Building, Room 113. A reception honoring the event will be from 2 to 5 p.m.
The Office of University Communications, in collaboration with the Graduate School, has officially launched a new University graduate education marketing campaign - Even Higher Education. Primarily a brand and awareness campaign, Even Higher Education is designed to raise the visibility of UNC Charlotte’s graduate offerings in the increasingly competitive Charlotte market.
Michael Barrett, deputy general counsel to the governor of Missouri, will give a presentation at 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 19, in the Student Union, Room 340I.
Barrett, a 1996 graduate of UNC Charlotte, is the author of “The Keeler Principle.” Published in 2009, the novel is based in part on a class he took as an undergraduate.
