Scholarship and Academic Life

Lydia Roos, a doctoral student in health psychology, recently received the P.E.O. International Scholarship, a competitive merit-based $15,000 award.

Given by the P.E.O. Sisterhood, an organization focused on helping women around the world participate in graduate study in the United States and Canada, the international scholarship is intended to recognize and encourage academic excellence and achievement by women in doctoral-level programs.

Ventureprise in partnership with UNC Charlotte’s Student Organization, Global Business Brigades, will host Idea Pitch 2019 on Wednesday, April 3.

The economy of the United States and North Carolina continues to grow and is a few months shy of being the longest economic expansion on record, UNC Charlotte professor and economist John Connaughton said. During the Barings/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast, Connaughton emphasized the country is currently in the second-longest economic expansion since 1854. This economic […]

Several members of UNC Charlotte’s Sigma Tau Delta, the English honor society, will present creative pieces and participate in a special discussion during the 2019 Sigma Tau Delta International Convention, scheduled for March 27-30 in St. Louis, Missouri.

The University chapter is crowdfunding to raise $3,000 to pay for the registration, travel and accommodations for eight members to attend the convention. This year’s theme is “Work In Progress.”

As a triple major in French, German and international studies, UNC Charlotte senior Maria Garcia dreams of working as an interpreter helping people travel the world.

Courtney Green and Andrew Wills are the 2018 recipients of the Lee College of Engineering Undergraduate and Graduate Teaching Awards of Excellence, respectively.

Green, a lecturer and advisor in the Engineering Technology and Construction Management Department (ETCM), joined the University in January 2015. Since then, she has taught nine different undergraduate courses to students from all five academic programs within ETCM, ranging from the freshman to the junior level.

Her teaching philosophy continues to evolve with practice and with experience.

Associate Professor of English Janaka Bowman Lewis will spend four weeks this summer in residency at the National Humanities Center in the Research Triangle Park, working on the project, “Black Girlhood and the Power of Belonging.” Lewis will join a select group of about 40 scholars from across the nation who were chosen to conduct research in residency at the center.

Charlotte 49ers four-year starting offensive lineman Nate Davis will be headed to the NFL Combine, Feb. 26 to March 4. Davis, who earned all-Conference USA recognition for each of the last three years, participated in the Reese’s Senior Bowl in January and has been earning strong reviews from NFL teams.

“Going to the Senior Bowl was definitely a blessing,” Davis said. “To go against great competition and learn some tools. It wasn’t just drills and practice but also interviews and meetings. That should help me at the Combine to be ready for the rigors.”

The multidisciplinary design firm LandDesign is sponsoring a class this semester in the Master of Urban Design program to study digital placemaking. Led by Professor Deb Ryan, students in “Dilemmas in Modern City Planning: Digital Technology and Urban Activation” will work with LandDesign team members to explore the impact of technology on the design of public space.

Five faculty and five alumni of the College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) are recipients of 2019 Regional Artists Project Grants given by the Arts & Science Council. These grants provide funding to artists for professional development and technical assistance.

CoA+A faculty awarded grants are: