Community Engagement

UNC Charlotte has received a $76,521 grant to establish a watershed observatory that will document the impact of land use and invasive plant species on Catawba Watershed water quality and quantity and to guide the development of best conservation practices for uplands here and elsewhere.

UNC Charlotte clinical nursing professor Kathleen Jordan is leading grant-funded research to aid medical professionals and social workers who examine and care for children who have been sexually abused.

Jordan, who is an active nurse practitioner, created the study, titled “Pediatric Sexual Abuse: An Interprofessional Approach to Optimizing Emergency Care.” The goal of the research is to improve not only emergency providers’ ability to identify sexual abuse in their pediatric patients but also their ability to treat these children.

UNC Charlotte clinical nursing professor Kathleen Jordan is leading grant-funded research to aid medical professionals and social workers who examine and care for children who have been sexually abused.

Jordan, who is an active nurse practitioner, created the study, titled “Pediatric Sexual Abuse: An Interprofessional Approach to Optimizing Emergency Care.” The goal of the research is to improve not only emergency providers’ ability to identify sexual abuse in their pediatric patients but also their ability to treat these children.

April is national volunteer month, and UNC Charlotte employees have numerous opportunities to join colleagues in an array of organized service opportunities.

UNC Charlotte Campus Compact will host a conversation about housing affordability in the Charlotte area on Wednesday, April 5, at UNC Charlotte Center City.

The Housing Affordability Symposium will bring together researchers; community leaders/organizers; residents and students from Charlotte’s schools, colleges and universities; local government; and community-based organizations; to address housing affordability in the city.

Camps on Campus, the University’s summer programs of academic enrichment camps for children and young people in rising grades one through 12, will embark on its 17th year this summer.

UNC Charlotte staff and faculty will be able to participate in early registration from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Jan. 30, by calling 704-687-8900. A valid UNC Charlotte ID is required.

Charlotte and Mecklenburg County will soon have a better understanding of the needs of older adults in the area following “Meck50+,” a study led by UNC Charlotte and funded by the Southminster continuing care retirement community.

Even before Flipper, dolphins fascinated many people. They loved that the mammals were friendly and intelligent. Dolphins seem to enjoy interacting with swimmers and have been known to protect people under attack by sharks. Despite humans’ familiarity, most people are not well informed about how dolphins evolved, how they function and how they have interacted with humans for millennia.

Habitat for Humanity is one of many community organizations that students, faculty and staff volunteer to assist. With the new Habitat ReStore at 8104 University City Boulevard, campus members can engage with this nonprofit organization via a more convenient location.

UNC Charlotte’s Center for STEM Education was the location for the finals of a novel competition, the Creek Challenge, which tested participating elementary students on their knowledge of local waterways.

The challenge, held in conjunction with the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute and sponsor Autobell Car Wash, resulted from a pilot program of a unique water-related science program being used in nine Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) elementary schools.