Academic Affairs

College of Education professor Chance Lewis is the 2016 recipient of the Harshini V. de Silva Award. This annual honor is presented to a faculty member who best exemplifies the commitment de Silva, a former UNC Charlotte professor, displayed to graduate student mentorship.

The Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor of Urban Education and executive director of the Urban Education Collaborative, Lewis began his tenure at UNC Charlotte in 2011. Since then, colleagues consistently have noted his impact on the student experience.

The UNC Charlotte College of Arts + Architecture and Urban Institute will launch the third year of the KEEPING WATCH initiative with a focus on air quality and the city’s tree canopy. Events will begin in early March and continue through the end of May.

Award-winning educator Bob Beichner from N.C. State University will be the guest speaker for the Center for Teaching and Learning’s “Midday Mini-conference: Active Learning Classrooms” scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, April 8, in the Student Union, Room 340 A and B.

Online registration has started for this event, which will address

Mary Newsom, associate director for urban and regional affairs at the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute, will moderate “People, Places and Pride: Charlotte’s Historic Black Neighborhoods” at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Levine Museum of the New South.

Mattie Marshall, president of the Historic Washington Heights Community Association; Second Ward/Brooklyn documentary filmmaker Kathryn Frye; and John Howard from the Charlotte Historic District Commission will discuss the rich history and uncertain future of black neighborhoods in the Queen City.

Thomas Reynolds, associate provost and dean of the Graduate School, is the University’s research integrity officer. Appointed by Robert Wilhelm, vice chancellor for research and economic development, the research integrity officer (RIO) will receive and manage allegations of misconduct in research within the UNC Charlotte community.

Since Friday’s announcement regarding the availability of Dropbox for Education, hundreds of faculty and staff members have taken advantage of this “free, secure, unlimited file storage with access anywhere, anytime.”

Donna Lanclos, associate professor for anthropological research, is among them. “I already use Dropbox and have for years,” said Lanclos. “It’s one of the most convenient ways to have access to my documents.”

As part of the 2016 Great Decisions Lecture Series, Kathryn Johnson, an associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies, will discuss the rise of ISIS at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 17, at UNC Charlotte Center City.

Johnson, who joined the University faculty in 1988, teaches courses in Islamic studies.

Earlier this month, UNC Charlotte was categorized as a doctoral-granting institution with higher research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Student-athletes excel on the fields and courts, and intercollegiate athletics plays a major role at colleges and universities. For Mark Verburg, the men and women who comprise Charlotte 49ers teams are students first.

Monday, Feb. 29, is the deadline to apply for the Chancellor’s Diversity Challenge Fund.

The Council on University Community is accepting proposals for the fund, which supports initiatives that promote the daily value of diversity in the intellectual life of the campus. Faculty, staff or students are eligible to apply for awards of up to $5,000.