Social work graduate serving success as owner of Sabor Latin Street Grill
With a growing empire of 22 restaurants, co-founders Miriam ’13 MSW and Dalton Espaillat '07 know what they’re doing when it comes to cooking. Sabor and its sister restaurants make some of the most popular and accessible Latin American food in the city, but the company culture and stories of its staff are as special as what’s happening on the plate.
NEWS
ICYMI: As Chancellor Gaber shared this morning, the Board of Trustees approved Shaping What’s Next, 2021-31, our new ten-year strategic plan. Learn more about the strategic plan.
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is seeking 50-70 volunteers to help with its Send Silence Packing event Thursday, Oct. 28. Send Silence Packing, an impactful display of about 1,000 backpacks, is designed to inspire action for suicide prevention through education and advocacy. Volunteers will provide information about the display to individuals walking through the exhibit. In addition, they will direct students to information tables to learn about mental health resources on campus and in our community and connect individuals with clinical staff if support is needed. Volunteers will stand at entrance points, providing information on alternative routes around the display for individuals who do not wish to walk through the exhibit. If you are interested in volunteering please sign up using this form.
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
- Faculty: The deadline for faculty to rent regalia for Fall Commencement is Friday, Nov. 5. If you would like to order custom regalia, please contact Linda Burke at 704-687-7072 or via email at lburke10@uncc.edu.
YOUR DAILY NEED TO KNOW: STUDENTS
- Paint and decorate real miniature pumpkins and get into the fall spirit today at 8 p.m. Pumpkins will be given on a first-come basis. Snacks and drinks will also be served!
OUR POINTS OF PRIDE
- Chicago Architecture Biennial includes professor’s work: Master of Urban Design Director Sekou Cooke has designed and built an installation for the 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial, the largest international survey of contemporary architecture in North America.
MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
The New York Times asked 18 academics who study family policy what they would choose if they could only have one based on the evidence from research. Sociology professor Jill Yavorsky commented.
Mecklenburg County is working with UNC Charlotte to address food insecurity and food deserts in West Charlotte.
EVENTS
- 10/15: Watch the Charlotte 49ers women's soccer game at Old Dominion.
- 10/15: This year’s ninth Carolina Conference on Queer Youth, being held virtually, is an opportunity to gather educators, support professionals, college students and the community to discuss topics related to supporting LGBTQ youth in the region. UNC Charlotte's Office of Identity, Equity and Engagement and Time Out Youth are conference co-sponsors.
- 10/28: Join a virtual panel featuring Fallon Wilson, co-founder of #BlackTechFutures Research Institute; Charlotte Regional Business Alliance CEO Janet LaBar and UNC Charlotte professor Tianca Crocker, for a talk about economic mobility.
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