Tuesday, September 21, 2021
From the Owls to the All-in-C
To commemorate our 75th anniversary, we’re taking a walk down memory lane, paying homage to the signs and symbols that have been a part of the University from its earliest days.
NEWS
Celebrate Founders Day on Thursday, Sept. 23 by joining the Office of Leadership & Community Engagement in the Popp Martin Student Union Rotunda to write letters of appreciation to UNC Charlotte veterans.
COVID-19 Information
Understanding Contact Tracing
The University's contact tracing program is designed to identify persons who have been in direct contact with a COVID-19-positive individual and give them the necessary guidance and resources to promote their health and safety. The University has its own contact tracing team. The Niner Nation Cares website has helpful contract tracing information for students, faculty and staff.
YOUR DAILY NEED TO KNOW: FACULTY & STAFF
- The Faculty Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grants Committee is requesting grant proposals. The committee awards grants to individual faculty members, departments, colleges, programs, academies or standing committees to support projects that examine and reflect upon the teaching and learning practices in their discipline in a systematic way by using research methods and by making the results known to the campus community and beyond. Deadline for proposals is noon, Friday, Oct. 1.
- The Theta Tau Professional Engineering Fraternity is seeking a faculty/staff advisor to help with professional development and campus outreach, specifically with engineering students on campus. In addition, the advisor would assist with officer meetings and semesterly or quarterly meetings going over the status of the chapter. This co-ed professional engineering fraternity’s only membership requirement is to be a student at Charlotte who is enrolled in an ABET-accredited engineering program. The advisor is not required to be an engineering faculty member; however, it would be preferred. If you are interested in connecting with the organization to learn more, please email Heather Miller, associate director for student involvement, at hmille40@uncc.edu.
- Looking Back to Shaping What's Next: A Conversation with Dr. Sharon L. Gaber: join Alumni Board President Frenchie Wilson Brown ‘91 as she hosts a virtual conversation with Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber, on Thursday, Sept. 23, via Zoom, at 6 p.m. This is your chance to celebrate our University’s past and learn more about what’s shaping our next 75 years.
YOUR DAILY NEED TO KNOW: STUDENTS
- The Dean of Students Office is conducting a search for Fall Commencement student bell ringers. The bell ringer performs the long-standing tradition of ringing the Charlotte "victory bell," which was gifted to Bonnie Cone in 1961 when Charlotte College moved from its old site at Central High School to the current UNC Charlotte location. The qualifications of the bell ringer encompasses an outstanding student leader who has demonstrated exemplary 49er spirit within organizations, volunteerism and/or service to others. Learn more and apply by 11:45 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 24.
- Atkins Library wants to hear from Black students on ways to improve its services. Receive up to $50 to participate in a focus group and other feedback activities.
- Looking Back to Shaping What's Next: A Conversation with Dr. Sharon L. Gaber: join Alumni Board President Frenchie Wilson Brown ‘91 as she hosts a virtual conversation with Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber, on Thursday, Sept. 23, via Zoom, at 6 p.m. This is your chance to celebrate our University’s past and learn more about what’s shaping our next 75 years.
OUR POINTS OF PRIDE
- Risk management and insurance golf tournament raises over $60,000: Alumni and industry partners raised over $60,000 to support student scholarships at the fourth annual UNC Charlotte Belk College of Business Risk Management and Insurance Golf Tournament held Thursday, Sept. 16.
MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
EVENTS
- 9/22: Join the Office of Identity, Equity and Engagement on Wednesday, Sept. 22, at 12:30 p.m. in the Popp Martin Student Union, Room 200, for the first instillation of a new lunch-and-learn series, "Decoding Professionalism: Navigating Social Standards in Corporate Culture."
- 9/24: After a school year largely defined by separation, the campus is invited to SoVi’s Joy-Ful Festival, intended to help students reconnect and celebrate campus life with joyful moments centered around food. There will be fun activities, music, prizes, a live demo featuring Chef Jet Tila and more! Join us at SoVi to see what the joy is all about!
- 10/12: A virtual panel discussion to explore the roots and consequences of the racial wealth gap, looking at policies and practices that have set some groups up to accumulate far more wealth than others, has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 12, at noon.
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