Academic Affairs

The 2024 Spring Commencement ceremonies will take place in Halton Arena on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11. Friday, May 10, 10 a.m.
Belk College of Business
College of Health and Human Services

Three UNC Charlotte students from the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences and the Belk College of Business are nominees for the prestigious Truman Scholarship. All three students are also members of the Honors College.

UNC Charlotte and Stanly Community College have joined forces to pioneer the inaugural OnRamp to Charlotte Online agreement, a partnership tailored to support working adult students seeking a flexible online pathway from associate degree to bachelor’s degree.

This collaboration builds upon the foundation of the North Carolina Comprehensive Articulation Agreement, facilitating seamless information exchange between institutions. It aims to provide students with dedicated enrollment coaching and advising across a selection of programs offered by both colleges.

University receives third consecutive top-10 honor from U.S. News & World Report.

UNC Charlotte’s J. Murrey Atkins Library has received the 2024 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine. The LEAD Award honors academic libraries’ programs and initiatives that encourage and support diversity, equity and inclusion across their campuses. These include, but are not limited to, research, technology, accessibility, exhibitions and community outreach.

Registration is underway for the Women in Data Science and Analytics Frontiers conferences. The UNC Charlotte School of Data Science hosts these annual events.

The Women in Data Science Conference, scheduled for Thursday, March 21, will be at the UNC Charlotte Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. The 10th annual Analytics Frontiers Conference will be at the Charlotte Convention Center Tuesday, April 16.

Cindy Gilson has been appointed associate dean of the Honors College, effective July 1. Gilson will manage the day-to-day functions of the University Honors Program — the largest honors program on campus. She will oversee the curriculum, course offerings, programming, advising and instructional budget of the Honors College as well as work with honors program directors across campus.

On Thursday, Jan. 18, from 5 to 6 p.m., UNC Charlotte will welcome distinguished Charlotte architect, civil rights leader and public servant Harvey B. Gantt as its featured guest for Niner Nation King Week’s signature event. 

UNC Charlotte’s Niner Nation King Week, which takes place Jan. 12-19, aligns with the annual national holiday that celebrates the life and legacy of civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

UNC Charlotte is now part of the National Science Foundation I-Corps Hub Mid-Atlantic Region, a network of 11 universities that helps researchers translate inventions to the marketplace.