Places in Time

Boosted by generous donations from two alumni with storied connections to the University, UNC Charlotte launched a $200 million capital campaign Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. University leaders described the lead pledge from Board of Trustees member and former chair Karen Popp (’80) and business executive Demond Martin (’97) as the cornerstone for the fundraising drive […]

University officials, students, faculty and staff gathered in the backyard of a ranch house on the edge of the UNC Charlotte campus Wednesday, Aug. 31, to dedicate the brick structure as the Jamil Niner Student Pantry. The naming event was held to honor Dhiaa and Hope Jamil for their generous support for the food pantry, […]

Once named the “Top Ballpark in North Carolina,” the Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium honors a couple whose financial support benefited UNC Charlotte and a wide variety of enterprises leading to a better quality of life for countless individuals. Hayes Stadium opened March 31, 2007, and boasts a full-service concession stand and restrooms on the […]

The Dale F. Halton Arena opened Dec. 2, 1996, as a state-of-the-art facility intended to showcase sporting events and major functions. It honors a generous University supporter whose name also graces a reading room in Atkins Library and the tennis complex.

Halton is the granddaughter of Henry Barksdale Fowler, the founder of Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Charlotte, which was established in 1905 as the nation’s first Pepsi franchise. At the time, Charlotte had a population of about 15,000.

UNC Charlotte’s evolution from a commuter campus primarily serving undergraduate students to a research institution offering doctoral programs resulted from the drive of Chancellor Emeritus James Woodward.

To recognize the strong foundation laid by Woodward and his wife Martha, the University designated Woodward Hall in their honor.

Dorothy McMillan was known for her love of exotic flowers and her philanthropy, and the University benefited greatly from her largesse. A loyal backer of UNC Charlotte, McMillan donated her collection of 3,000 orchids to campus. This gift blossomed and led to the creation of a permanent campus facility that attracts thousands of visitors annually.

UNC Charlotte leaders, alumni and friends of the University gathered beneath the newly constructed Hauser Alumni Pavilion for a formal ceremony to dedicate the facility prior to the Charlotte 49ers football game against the Florida Atlantic Owls Sept. 26.

The pavilion resulted from a significant gift commitment from longtime UNC Charlotte supporters Nancy and David Hauser.

The Hunter and Stephanie Edwards Promenade, which houses the University, coaches and media boxes and broadcast booths at Jerry Richardson Stadium, honors a generous contribution from a pair of proud UNC Charlotte alumni.

“This is a major commitment from this couple, and it will have a major impact,” said Chancellor Philip L. Dubois. “To achieve our goals (in football), we knew we would need the support of generous donors. It is especially meaningful today that the two individuals we are honoring are both graduates of this institution.”

Bissell House is the official residence of UNC Charlotte’s chancellor, and its namesake, Sara Bissell, was devoted not only to her business and family but to the greater Charlotte community.

Dedicated on Nov. 18, 2004, Bissell House has been the venue for hundreds of campus and community events, with Chancellor Philip L. Dubois and his wife Lisa Lewis Dubois offering a gracious welcome to UNC Charlotte students, faculty, staff and visitors. Named the University’s fourth chancellor in early 2005, Dubois and his family became Bissell House’s first occupants.

Duke Centennial Hall provides state-of-the-art teaching facilities and research laboratories for one of the most highly regarded engineering colleges in the Southeastern United States. The 106,786-square-foot facility houses the Office of the Dean of the William States Lee College of Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science. It was dedicated Friday, Sept. […]