Juan Vivero-Escoto, an assistant professor of chemistry, is the 2013 recipient of the Ralph Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from Oak Ridge Associate Universities (ORAU), a 109-member university consortium affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
Jonathan Salmons and Gerald Stewart, student assistants in the International Student/Scholar Office, submitted one of the winning videos for the first “UNC Global Voices International Video Competition” sponsored by the UNC General Administration.
Challenge and change don’t frighten Vicki Plott – in fact, she welcomes both.
As director of operations in the Office of Extended Academic Programs, Plott said, “I really love my job. Being able to look at processes and how we can make changes to achieve greater efficiencies and deliver the best product with superior customer service drives me. I love challenge and change.”
UNC Charlotte and the United Way of Central Carolinas will partner on Tuesday, June 18, to offer hands-on volunteer training focused on supporting children in their academic success.
Jennifer Ward has joined UNC Charlotte in a new position within the Office of the Chancellor. She will serve as liaison to the Board of Trustees and the Chancellor’s Cabinet.
By 2015, the University is committed to reduce campus energy consumption by 30 percent*. The Facilities Management Department is using Energy Savings Performance Contracts to attain this goal.
When the Charlotte 49ers football team kicks off its inaugural season this fall, it will do so in Jerry Richardson Stadium. Chancellor Philip L. Dubois and Judy Rose, director of athletics, announced the naming of Richardson Stadium at a press conference Tuesday, June 11.
Roslyn Mickelson, sociology, led a discussion of school quality, diversity and location at the Lincoln Institute’s eight annual Land Policy Conference held recently in Cambridge, Mass.
