Academic Affairs

The 33-hour Master of Education in Urban Education is designed to prepare educators and professionals to deliver high-quality, culturally relevant instruction and services for students in increasingly diverse, urban school systems and communities across the United States.

UNC Charlotte’s J. Murrey Atkins Library will host Diversity Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28. This event, sponsored by the library’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee, will explore the relationship between diversity and inclusion, the form it takes in the workplace and what inclusion looks like from all sides.

Organizers noted the goal is to help groups and businesses achieve a work environment in which all individuals are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources and can contribute fully to the organization’s success.

Brittanae Taylor, Office of Disability Services, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through Feb. 18.

To contribute leave, faculty and staff should refer to the requirements and participant forms in Personnel Information Memorandum (PIM) 29 or in the literature racks outside of the Benefits Office, King Building, Room 207. For more information, email Marina LeLeux, benefits counselor, at mleleux@uncc.edu.

Amal Khoury, an assistant professor in the Department of Global Studies, will present “The Middle East: Regional Disorder” as part of the 2019 Great Decisions Lecture Series. This free, public presentation is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 13, at the International House, 1817 Central Ave. 

Annette Schavan, former federal minister of education and research in Germany, will present “Engaging Students to be Catalysts for Innovation” at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 14, in the Popp Martin Student Union, Multipurpose Room.

Schavan, who also served as the German ambassador to the Holy See (Vatican), is a former member of the German-Federal Parliament. She spent much of her political and professional life in the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg, a center for many of the country’s mid-sized companies, including Daimler AG, Porsche, Bosch, Zeiss and Zap.

The BRIDGES Academic Leadership Program offers UNC Charlotte female faculty and staff members the opportunity to develop and strengthen their leadership skills, knowledge and networking to be successful change agents in their communities.

To learn more about this unique leadership program and hear from past participants, attend the BRIDGES information session scheduled for 2 to 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the Cone University Center, Room 208.

The BRIDGES Academic Leadership Program offers UNC Charlotte female faculty and staff members the opportunity to develop and strengthen their leadership skills, knowledge and networking to be successful change agents in their communities.

To learn more about this unique leadership program and hear from past participants, attend the BRIDGES information session scheduled for 2 to 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the Cone University Center, Room 208.

Stairwell no. 3 that provides access to the Atkins Library’s Dalton Tower will be closed Monday, Feb. 11, through Friday, Feb. 15. This temporary closure is to install a new HVAC unit as part of the Atkins Library Special Collections project.

Signage will direct patrons to use Stairwell no. 4.

The search committee for the position of vice chancellor for research and economic development has selected three finalists: Pradeep Haldar, Kelly Rusch and Richard Tankersley.

Members of the campus community are invited to attend candidate presentations, which will be in February.

Rusch, executive director, North Dakota EPSCoR, and professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University, will present at 10:45 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5.

The search committee for the position of vice chancellor for research and economic development has selected three finalists: Pradeep Haldar, Kelly Rusch and Richard Tankersley.

Members of the campus community are invited to attend candidate presentations, which will be in February.

Rusch, executive director, North Dakota EPSCoR, and professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University, will present at 10:45 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5.