Academic Affairs

Michelle Wann, job location and development program coordinator for the University Career Center, is this year’s recipient of the North Carolina Association of Colleges and Employers annual Innovation Award.

UNC Charlotte is getting ready to welcome more than 4,900 graduates into the UNC Charlotte alumni network this week as it holds Spring Commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2023 in Dale F. Halton Arena. More than 5,300 degrees and graduate certificates will be awarded during four ceremonies. 

Alumnus Demond Martin ‘97 will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Public Service for his countless efforts on behalf of UNC Charlotte and the citizens of Charlotte, the state and around the nation, during the commencement ceremony at 3 p.m., Saturday, May 13.

Two current UNC Charlotte students and two alumni have received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) award.Megan Mitchem ’21, a Ph.D. student in biological sciences, will continue working in the Truman Lab on campus, using her NSF GRFP award to study the link between post-translational modification of the molecular chaperone Hsp70 and cellular metabolism. 

Congratulations to the following UNC Charlotte students who recently were awarded nationally competitive summer and extended study opportunities.

On Friday and Saturday, May 12-13, UNC Charlotte will hold Spring Commencement ceremonies for 2023 graduates in Dale F. Halton Arena.

Eleven Charlotte programs, including MBA, MPA and public health, rise in 2023-24 rankings.

The Office of Academic Affairs recognized faculty and an academic unit for exemplary work in the areas of teaching, advising and civic engagement at the annual Provost’s Awards Reception held Monday, April 10.

Tamara Johnson, director of engaged scholarship, was recently nominated for Charlotte Ledger’s 40 over 40 Awards. Learn more about her work in research and teaching, the rewards of her job and her family’s history at UNC Charlotte.

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The University Career Center will recognize disabled community members as well as their professional development and workforce rights with programming around the theme “Disability @ Work: Advocating for a Brighter Future,” during the week of April 12-19. 

The week will kick off with an open house at the Career Center Wednesday, April 12, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Other events throughout the week will feature experts and employers about their companies’ disability-focused initiatives.

Sophomore Kayla Walker, a Levine Scholar who is majoring in public health sciences and mathematics, with a concentration in statistics, is among the 2023-24 Newman Civic Fellows named by Campus Compact.