Election Day, Atkins Out Loud and more

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Meet First Gen Niners

In honor of First-Generation Celebration Week, meet two first-generation Niners, Lorenzo Hopper, assistant professor in public health sciences, and senior Mark Mistretta, a biology honors and interdisciplinary studies student and president of the First Gen Niners student organization.

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FACULTY & STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS

STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • Today is election day! Take time to cast your vote.
  • Don’t miss tomorrow’s Atkins Out Loud, where Charlotte dance students, accompanied by Director of Music Shamou, will present a series of improvised dances and give audiences a peek behind the scenes at the scores that prompted their creation.
  • UNC Charlotte’s inaugural Golden Hack: Impact Weekend ignites student innovation and collaboration.
  • The Office of Identity, Equity and Engagement is holding an identity and intersectionality training from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, in Popp Martin Student Union, Room 265. Learn about the interconnected nature of race, class and gender, how overlapping systems of discrimination are created and how IEE approaches these identities.
  • The Student Health Center offers COVID and flu vaccines for students, faculty and staff and free at-home COVID tests. Get your vaccines before the holidays to help protect you and your family.
  • An in-person panel discussion and networking opportunity will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 15, in Atkins Library, Halton Reading Room. The panelists will include an international student alumnus, a current F-1 visa student, an immigration attorney, an F-1 friendly employer and a member of the International Student and Scholar Office. Panelists will discuss internships and job searches in the U.S. related to curricular and optional practical training.

The First Full-Time Chancellor

Dean W. Colvard

We asked you to guess UNC Charlotte’s first full-time chancellor. The answer is Dean W. Colvard.

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