In 1965, a new campus facility designed by Odell Associates was completed at a cost of $569,000. Five years later, the building was dedicated in honor of Mary Rebecca Denny, chair of the UNC Charlotte English Department for 14 years.
The Charlotte men’s and women’s team captured the final 2013 Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship titles Feb. 17 at Mackal Fieldhouse on the campus of the University of Rhode Island.
Kasali Akangbe, the 2013 Africana Artist-in-Residence, will present a series of public lectures as part of his campus visit.
On Wednesday, Feb. 20, Akangbe will discuss “How We Saved Osun Grove: The Art of Preservation in Nigeria’s Sacred Forest” at 5 p.m., in Fretwell Building, Room 405.
It will be hats off to Dr. Seuss from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, March 2, at Park Road Books as the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences English Department cosponsors its second Seuss-a-thon.
UNC Charlotte faculty members David Goldfield, Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History; Cheryl Hicks, associate professor of history; and Debra Smith, associate professor of Africana studies; will participate in the discussion “The Emancipation Proclamation: A Review” scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, at UNC Charlotte Center City.
The University Career Center and College of Education will cosponsor the annual Education Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, Feb. 22, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center.
The University’s annual Benefits Festival will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 25, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center.
In addition to free food and door prizes, the Benefits Festival will include free cholesterol screenings and financial planning sessions (registration required) and blood pressure checks, mammograms and chair massages.
The pharmaceutical industry’s efforts to self-regulate its direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising are “an industry-sponsored ruse,” intended to deflect criticism and collectively block new Federal regulation, according to a study in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law.
Through Friday, March 1, the Student Health Center will cosponsor the National College Health Assessment (NCHA), a survey, conducted in conjunction with the Mecklenburg County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. The assessment provides the University with health, wellness, mental health, behavioral and attitudinal information about UNC Charlotte students.
Akin Ogundiran, chair of the Africana Studies Department in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, will participate in “Fela: From Abeokuta to Broadway – A Panel Discussion” set for 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 15, at the Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture.
Behind a balanced scoring attack, timely defense and free throw shooting, the Charlotte 49ers (18-6, A-10: 6-4) defeated 10th-ranked Butler (20-5, A-10: 7-3), 71-67, on the road.
Officials with the State Employees Combined Campaign (SECC) recently announced the 2012 campaign concluded with contributions totaling $4.4 million, an increase of 5.5 percent from 2011. UNC Charlotte was among the top 10 state agencies with an increase in SECC contributions.
