Academic Affairs

Joël Gallegos, assistant provost for international programs, was elected to the Board of Directors of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, widely regarded as the leading professional organization in the field of international education. He will serve a three-year term beginning January 2015 in one of three member-at-large positions. 

UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Now” will air a story about the Charlotte  Engineering Early College (CEEC) at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 9.

A collaboration between the University and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, CEEC is located near EPIC. Its curriculum focuses on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) with an emphasis on energy and engineering.

The Office of Academic Services is holding free workshops during October for University advisors on a number of topics. Prospective participants can complete an online form for session(s) they plan to attend.

UNC Charlotte recently hosted a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Charlotte Engineering Early College (CEEC); the event coincided with on-campus meetings by the N.C. State Board of Education.

University, local and state leaders talked about how the CEEC was an example of innovative, educational concepts that have increased in popularity across North Carolina.

The UNC CAUSE conference will be from Wednesday, Oct. 29, through Friday, Oct. 31, at the Sheraton Charlotte on McDowell Street. UNC Charlotte is the official host of this year’s annual event.

UNC CAUSE was established to help higher education information technology professionals in the UNC system to gather for networking, collaboration and professional development opportunities. The event is open to all UNC system faculty and staff. A number of UNC Charlotte personnel are among the conference speakers this year.

Scholarships help to ease the financial burdens associated with college, and, sometimes, they enable students to better focus on their studies.
The UNC Charlotte Scholarship Office, under the direction of Mark Walter, is a new campus resource that will guide and support all colleges and departments that award endowed and annual scholarships.

Calculus courses are foundational for a number of majors, and a recently implemented redesign has created a fresh, modernized approach to the sequence.

Mohammad Kazemi, professor and associate chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, said, “If students do well in Pre-calculus and Calculus I and II, then they can proceed and do well in a number of other disciplines, such as biology, pre-med, chemistry, physics, math, of course, geology, engineering and computer science.”

As part of the Graduation Initiative, UNC Charlotte is adopting a new catalog content management system Acalog and a paperless course and curriculum approval process system Curriculog. 
These two new software programs are part of the multistep initiative designed to clarify degree requirements, reduce barriers to student progression and aid in students’ ability to successfully navigate their curriculum. 

Stephen Cheyney, director and campus minister of the Cooperative Christian Ministry, will be the guest on the Sept. 25 edition of “The Live Wire,” Inside UNC Charlotte’s streaming webcast. He will talk about the upcoming “50 Years in Campus Ministry” celebration in honor of professor emeritus Loy Witherspoon..
Employees can watch “The Live Wire” at their desks or on their mobile devices starting at 2 p.m.

More than 90 employers are registered to attend this semester’s Off-campus Job and Internship Fair, which will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 2, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center.