James Sweet, the Vilas-Jartz Distinguished Achievement Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will discuss “Beyond Slavery: Africanizing Atlantic World History” at 5 p.m., Monday, April 8, in Denny Building, Room 200, as part of the 2013 Spring Colloquium on African Civilization sponsored by the Africana Studies Department.
On the rebroadcast of the April 4 installment of Inside UNC Charlotte’s “The Live Wire” Jenny Jones, executive director for alumni affairs in the Division for University Advancement, talks about new initiatives for the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association, including a special event later this month and fall football tailgating.
Denis Arnold, Surtman distinguished scholar in business ethics and associate professor of management, will be a featured panelist on an upcoming UNC-TV program on business ethics. The program, “Business Ethics: Challenges for a Changing World,” will air at 1 p.m., Sunday, April 7, on the statewide UNC-TV network; it was taped at N.C. State University in January before a live audience.
Robert Wilhelm, vice chancellor for economic and research development, was appointed recently to the N.C. Board of Science and Technology by Gov. Pat McCrory.
Judith Walker, education and psychology librarian in the J. Murrey Atkins Library, is the recipient of the 2013 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) Distinguished Education and Behavioral Sciences Librarian Award.
Brad Sekulich, director of the Office of Education Abroad, was presented the Martha Fitch Trigonis Individual Award for excellence in service and leadership in international education at the recent N.C. Association for International Educators (NCAIE) annual conference.
Jenny Jones, executive director for alumni affairs in the Division for University Advancement, will be a guest on the April 4 edition of “The Live Wire,” Inside UNC Charlotte’s live streaming webcast.
The College of Arts + Architecture will present the panel discussion/demonstration "Technology and Art: Gimmick or Transformation?” on Thursday, April 4, at UNC Charlotte Center City, as a kickoff event to the city-wide Ulysses Spring Arts Festival Brave New Worlds: Technology and Art.
The Center for Teaching and Learning will present its 2013 Teaching with Technology Showcase from 1 to 3:30 pm., Friday, April 12, in the College of Health and Human Services, Room 376.
Ray Johnson, a junior from Rocky Mount, recently received some University memorabilia courtesy of the Office of University Communications for becoming the 25,000th fan to join the official UNC Charlotte Facebook page.
Marvel editor and comic book publisher Bill Rosemann will speak about “Superheroes On and Off the Page” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 16, in the Student Union Movie Theater as part of the Center for Leadership Development’s Distinguished Speakers Forum.
