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The Charlotte City Council voted unanimously to invest $8 million toward the completion of the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center at UNC Charlotte. This planned conference center will enable the University to bring large research symposia and academic conferences to Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte’s continuing growth and leadership for the greater Charlotte region were key messages that Chancellor Philip L. Dubois stressed during the annual University Convocation.

UNC Charlotte employees are encouraged to participate in the first-ever Live United Day: All in for the Kids, a joint effort between United Way’s Hands On Charlotte, the Charlotte Chamber and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

University Convocation and the Day of Convocation provide unique opportunities for the campus community to gather and celebrate the start of the 2018-19 academic year.

ITS staff member Celeste Corpening is chair of the UNC Charlotte Staff Council for the 2018-19 academic year. Tina Dadio from the Office of Legal Affairs recently administered the oath of office at the council’s annual summer retreat.

Corpening is nearing 20 years of service to the University. In her ITS role, she supports the imaging system through project management, technical support, eForm design, web design and technical documentation.

For nearly 30 years, UNC Charlotte leaders have envisioned opening a conference center and hotel on the University campus. UNC Charlotte’s exponential growth, coupled with light rail’s arrival and a burgeoning University City, marks now as the time to realize that vision.

On Monday, June 11, Chancellor Philip L. Dubois approved the new University Policy 717, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).

The use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), more commonly known as drones, on campus has increased significantly during the last few years. Use of such equipment presents great opportunities for the University but presents some risks that must be addressed as well.

The UNC Charlotte Staff Council is accepting nominations for the positions of chair, vice chair, communications officer and even-numbered area representatives and alternates. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, June 15.

On May 31, 137 members of the Pride of Niner Nation Marching Band departed from campus to begin a journey to Normandy, France, where they will be the first university band from North Carolina to represent the United States at an annual commemoration of the D-Day invasion.

Alumni, faculty, staff and friends of UNC Charlotte gathered at the Charlotte Country Club for the annual Bonne E. Cone Society Luncheon on Wednesday, May 30.