Sandy Kohn, director of the University’s Venture Program, is the 2012 recipient of the Michael Stratton Practitioner’s Award from the Association for Experiential Education (AEE).
Brandon Dugan, associate professor in the Department of Earth Science at Rice University, will present “Origin and Impacts of Submarine Landslides: From Ripples to Tsunamis” at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 19, in McEniry Building, Room 117.
Seventeen UNC Charlotte staff members are among the nominees for the 2012 Employee of the Year Award; they were nominated by their peers for outstanding service to the University.
The University Career Center (UCC) will host its annual Part-time Job Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2, in the Cone University Center, Lucas Room.
For the 37th year, UNC Charlotte’s International Festival will enable the campus and greater Charlotte community the chance to sample cultural traditions and fabulous foods from around the world. This year’s International Festival (IFest) will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center.
Chicago’s legendary sketch comedy theatre Second City: Laughing Matters will perform at 7:00 PM, Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Student Union. The event will feature some of the best sketches, songs and improvisations from the Second City’s 52-year history.
Mike Ogle, vice president of educational and technical services, Material Handling Industry of Americas, will present “It’s Alive! Putting Smarts into Stuff that Flows Through the Supply Chain” at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 24, in Cameron Applied Research Center, Room 101.
Charlotte Teachers Institute’s (CTI) “Exploding Canons” speaker series sets its sights on sustainable living as it presents a panel discussion and information expo from 5:30 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16, at UNC Charlotte Center City.
Kai Pan, a doctoral student in computing and information systems in the College of Computing and Informatics, will defend “Constraint-based Generation of Database States for Testing Database Applications” at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 3, in Woodward Hall, Room 338. Xintao Wu is the dissertation advisor.
With UNC Charlotte alumnus Justin Ruckman playing a key role, independent bloggers took on a larger profile during the presidential nominating convention in Charlotte. Ruckman is cofounder of a grassroots organization called the PPL, which offered workspace and support to hundreds of bloggers.
