Academic Affairs

On Monday, April 30, UNC Charlotte and its nonprofit partners presented the inaugural Charlotte Opportunity Showcase that featured presentations, performances and exhibits by individuals and groups addressing the key factors and recommendations in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Opportunity Task Force’s “Leading on Opportunity” report.

Academically talented, economically disadvantaged students who want to study biological sciences can find life-changing opportunities through a new regional partnership among UNC Charlotte, Gaston College and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.

UNC Charlotte senior Trevon Stoddard is among Ventureprise’s 49er iChallenge student finalists who will compete in the 2018 Charlotte Venture Challenge on May 1.

His innovation, an application to assist calculus students in solving problems, was inspired by personal experience.

Devin Collins recently spent a week in Jamaica, where he worked with entrepreneurs as part of a U.S. State Department-sponsored visit, leading multiple workshops, customer discovery competitions and roundtable discussions at the U.S. embassy.

In his talks, he provided insight into best practices related to startup ventures and the role of universities in driving and developing job creation through innovation among other topics related to entrepreneurism.

The 17th annual Charlotte Venture Challenge, which highlights innovation-driven ventures and entrepreneurial leaders, will be Tuesday, May 1, at UNC Charlotte Center City.

The challenge’s keynote speaker Thom Ruhe, president and CEO of the NC IDEA FOUNDATION, will share his insight on NC IDEA’s strategic funding direction and the state of North Carolina entrepreneurship.

The College of Health and Human Services still has the highest response rate for the COACHE survey at 56 percent with a completion rate of 51 percent.

Overall, the University has a 38 percent response rate by faculty members; the goal is to attain a 50 percent response rate.  The current completion rate is 32 percent

Faculty and staff members can register to attend “China Country-Culture Workshop,” scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, April 20.

As of Monday, March 19, the College of Health and Human Services has the highest participation rate for the COACHE Faculty Satisfaction Survey with a nearly 41 percent response rate.

The 2018 Undergraduate Research Conference will be Friday, April 20, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center.

This conference is a university-wide showcase of research projects completed by undergraduate students of all levels from all colleges and departments.

Conference organizers are seeking faculty members to serve as judges for oral and poster presentation. Twenty volunteer judges are needed for oral presentations; 50 to 60 are sought to assess poster presentations.

There is a lot of science going on in North Carolina, and on April 1, the state begins the 2018 N.C. Science Festival, a statewide public “celebration of science,” featuring almost 700 events, throughout the entire month.
Now in its seventh year of participation, UNC Charlotte is again part of the N.C. Science Festival’s mind-expanding activities.