Academic Affairs

Applications for the Provost Doctoral Teaching Fellowship for the 2016-17 academic year are being accepted. This opportunity will introduce doctoral students to teaching practices used in higher education and better prepare them for careers in college-level teaching.

The Office of Academic Affairs and the Center for Teaching and Learning, in collaboration with the University’s doctoral programs and the Graduate School, are offering this fellowship. The deadline for Ph.D. students to apply is Monday, Feb. 15.

An automated personal knitting machine that can produce ready-to-wear clothing at the click of a button – it’s an innovative offering developed by Nona, a team of UNC Charlotte students. They are on their way to Los Angeles to compete in RECESS, a college music and ideas festival.

Every two years, UNC Charlotte conducts an external survey to assess faculty climate at the institution. The Collaboration on Academic Career in Higher Education at the Harvard School of Education Climate Survey (COACHE) is employed by the University to conduct the survey.

In addition to evaluating faculty members’ perceptions of climate at UNC Charlotte, COACHE data also allow faculty to compare measures of faculty climate satisfaction at their institution with a number of peer institutions.

A bigger, better Belk Gym was on display Monday as campus leaders, students, faculty and staff celebrated the re-opening of a facility built in 1970.

In the 2016 U.S. News and World Report rankings of top online programs, the University’s graduate programs in engineering and nursing ranked no. 19 and no. 54, respectively.

Both distance education offerings moved up in this year’s rankings. In 2015, the online graduate engineering program was ranked no. 29, and the nursing program was no. 87.

U.S. News and World Report ranks its “Best Online Programs” based upon factors such as academic reputation among peer institutions, faculty credentials and admissions selectivity.

Nearly 75 percent of UNC Charlotte’s student population receives some form of financial aid. Veteran employee Patti Bowman understands the importance this support plays in the educational process

Roughly 120 employers are expected at the Student Job and Internship Fair scheduled for Friday, Jan. 29, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center.

Pinku Mukherjee, the Belk Endowed Professor of Cancer Research, was profiled recently in the Charlotte Observer. The story highlights a faculty researcher who is staking her claim at UNC Charlotte and making an exponential impact in the field of cancer research. Mukherjee is the 2015 recipient of the O. Max Gardner Award, the UNC system’s highest faculty honor.

Saturday’s two commencement ceremonies were streamed live to an international audience, and people around the world tuned in to watch. According to Web analytics, there were 6,814 unique viewing locations in 65 countries, including the United States.

InfoSense Inc., a startup company founded at UNC Charlotte, topped the Charlotte Business Journal’s 2015 Fast 50 list, which ranks Charlotte’s fastest-growing private companies based on their annual revenue growth percentages over the past three years. The company realized annual revenue growth of 464.9 percent.

A technology-driven company that uses acoustic technology to assess the condition of sewer pipes, InfoSense is a success story that illustrates how University research can have real-world impact.