Academic Affairs

Doug Hague has been named interim executive director for UNC Charlotte’s Data Science Initiative (DSI), an interdisciplinary industry-university-state partnership that since 2015 has focused on preparing students and industry leaders to apply the power of data to solve problems in business and society.

UNC Charlotte’s International Festival enables the greater Charlotte community to experience cultural traditions and foods from around the world. New for this year’s 44th annual festival, Opera Carolina will perform, and the Charlotte Independence soccer team will give demonstrations.

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Board of Trustees has named its search committee to begin the process of recommending finalists for consideration to become the next chancellor of UNC Charlotte, following Philip L. Dubois’ previously announced plans to retire effective June 30, 2020.

John Kornblum, former U.S. ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, will discuss “Why Europe Matters” at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 12, in the Cone University Center, Room 210, as part of the 2019 International Speaker Series.

UNC Charlotte doctoral student Tony Martin aims to teach at the college level after completing a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. To better prepare him for the future, he decided to pursue a Post-Master’s Certificate in University and College Teaching.

It’s important to Ashley Pauling that her work changes lives. In her job as learning community coordinator for the University Advising Center, she helps students—many of them first-generation college students—navigate college life and explore career choices.

Outstanding faculty members whose talents have a positive impact on UNC Charlotte’s learning environment are recognized each fall. This year, the University will acknowledge faculty through the Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence and the inaugural UNC Charlotte Teaching Excellence Award.

For the first time, UNC Charlotte will be a campus hub for the highly prestigious Millennium Fellowship program, with 20 undergraduates from across the University chosen to implement the program’s LIFE Skills Initiative with area high school students.

UNC Charlotte archaeologist Sara Juengst spends her summers working in South America. So by the fall, she’s ready to engage with the Charlotte community and some of its youngest residents. She finds that audience at Kids Fest, a free interactive educational event designed for children age 10 and under and their families.University City Partners, a nonprofit organization that helps drive development in the University City area, created Kids Fest to expand the minds of children and parents in the Charlotte region.

“We Are All Niners: Recovery, Remembrance and Resurgence” was the title of Chancellor Philip L. Dubois’ address at University Convocation, Thursday, Aug. 15.