Academic Affairs

Trans Studies Reading Group to explore ‘Normal Life’

The UNC Charlotte LGBTQ+ Staff and Faculty Caucus has formed a Trans Studies Reading Group, which will discuss Dean Spade’s “Normal Life.”

This group is open to all UNC Charlotte students, staff, and faculty; space is limited. Email Elisabeth Paquette (epaquet1@uncc.edu).

The reading group will explore Spade’s work in two meetings (5 to 7 p.m., Feb. 15 and March 15).

Priority Camps on Campus registration for employees

Camps on Campus is the University’s summer programs of academic enrichment camps for children and young people in rising grades one through 12.

UNC Charlotte faculty and staff members will be able to register their children before the public starting at 8 a.m., Monday, Jan. 29, by calling 704-687-8900. A valid UNC Charlotte ID is required. Click here to view this year’s schedule of offerings.

Public registration will open at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 30.

Code of Student Responsibility policy revised

University Policy 406, The Code of Student Responsibility, was revised to account for recent changes in the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) guidance regarding Title IX cases.

Venturprise accepting applications for NSF I-Corps cohort

Ventureprise Inc. is now accepting applications from UNC Charlotte teams for the spring 2018 I-Corps cohort. The program, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), helps participants bridge academic and entrepreneurial knowledge.

New student tab in My UNC Charlotte

Effective Jan. 3, there is a new student tab in My UNC Charlotte. This more personalized tab compiles data from Banner, Canvas and Gmail onto one screen, which means fewer clicks for students to view information.

To see this new tab, go to my.charlotte.edu and click “Student-New.” This dashboard view includes:

ITS schedules brief outages of systems

Due to a planned building router software upgrade, several buildings, residential halls and parking lots will briefly (5-10 min.) lose access to all systems between 5 and 5:30 a.m. either Dec. 19, 20 or 21. This includes computers, phones, wired/wireless and the internet.

To minimize any inconvenience, the upgrades are scheduled well before normal working hours.  The daily schedule is listed below. (Buildings not listed won’t be affected by the outage.)

Tuesday, Dec. 19

Dropbox ‘paper’ and ‘viewer’ available

Effective Wednesday, Nov. 29, the Dropbox features “paper” and “viewer” will be available.

“Paper” offers a collaborative workspace, similar to Google Docs. Check out this introductory video for more details.

“Viewer” enables an individual to observe when a person is looking at a shared file.

Direct questions about these Dropbox features to the ITS Service Desk (704-687-5500 or help.charlotte.edu).

University’s class scheduling to change in fall 2018

Beginning fall 2018, UNC Charlotte will return to a class schedule that includes 50-minute classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m. until 2:15 p.m. There will be a 15-minute transition between each class period. Any 75-minute classes held on two of the three days will occur at 2:30 p.m. and later.

Tuesday and Thursday classes will continue to meet in 75-minute blocks beginning at 8:30 a.m.

University to observe International Education Week

The Office of International Programs, in collaboration with campus partners, will host the UNC Charlotte International Education Week celebration Monday through Friday, Nov. 13-17.

International Education Week is an annual showcase of the role universities hold in shaping global awareness and understanding. There are more than 15 engagement opportunities planned for the University’s celebration.

UNC Charlotte joins State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement

UNC Charlotte is now a participant in the nationwide State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA). This benefits the University in terms of regulatory compliance and students in terms of quality and consumer protection.