Academic Affairs

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Urban Institute receives first endowed gift to establish forum series

Professor Emeritus Norm Schul and his wife, Marianne ’73, recently made a major gift to the Urban Institute to establish the Marianne and Norman W. Schul Urban Institute Forum Series.

OASES scholarship students making the most of second chances

Nontraditional students juggle a variety of challenges, but a common theme at the recent OASES scholarship luncheon was that education affords opportunity.

University to observe International Education Week

International Education Week is Nov. 12-16, and the Office of International Programs, in collaboration with campus partners, will offer programming that highlights the role that colleges play in shaping global awareness.

A full calendar of UNC Charlotte’s International Education Week events is online, but below are highlights of the observance.

Faces – Chris Garcia

“Thank you for calling Niner Central and The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.”

Appropriately nicknamed the “voice of UNC Charlotte,” Chris Garcia is responsible for this recorded message that greets the thousands of Niner Central customers who call each week.

49er Democracy Experience encouraged students to vote

UNC Charlotte’s 49er Democracy Experience once again took the lead to communicate with students about the importance of voting in advance of Nov. 6 elections.

The semester’s largest registration event, #JoyofVoting, created a festival-like atmosphere where students played games, enjoyed free food and talked about the political situation; 49er Democracy Experience also registered 230 students to vote.

‘Our Towns’ authors to discuss their 100,000-mile journey

In 2012, James and Deborah Fallows began a years-long journey to explore America’s smaller communities, traveling by a single-engine, propeller plane. They chronicled their adventures in the book “Our Towns,” a collection of stories that depict civic and economic reinvention taking place across America.

Revolutionary speaker to discuss ‘Change Your Brain: Learning How to Learn’

The Wall Street Journal has described Barbara Oakley’s research as revolutionary. A best-selling author, educator and engineer, Oakley will share the secrets of neuroscience to unlock the brain’s power for maximum learning during a UNC Charlotte presentation for faculty, staff and students.

University’s Veterans Day observance to feature concert, military appreciation game and more

The UNC Charlotte Wind Ensemble, joined by the University Chorale and the Pride of Niner Nation Marching Band, will present “For Heroes Proved: A Veterans Day Concert” at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11, at Ovens Auditorium.

UNC Charlotte among universities awarded NSF grant to improve STEM faculty diversity

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UNC Charlotte was awarded a major collaborative research grant by the National Science Foundation’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program. The award, “AGEP North Carolina Alliance: An Institutional Transformation Model to Increase Minority STEM Doctoral Student and Faculty Success” is a five-year grant that provides $2.2 million to three institutions, with $663,163 to UNC Charlotte.