Student Affairs

Tens of thousands of people attended the UNITE to Face Addiction launch event held in Washington, D.C.., including Abby Foster, a student and member of the Collegiate Recovery Community at UNC Charlotte.

The purpose of the rally was to raise awareness about the stigma of substance abuse. Seven hundred partners joined together to create the first-ever rally and concert on the National Mall. Performers included Joe Walsh, Steven Tyler, Sheryl Crow and many others.

Global Soap Project founder Derreck Kayongo will speak at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.

Now a successful entrepreneur, Kayongo is a renowned expert in environmental sustainability and global health. At the age of 10, Kayongo and his family fled a civil war in Uganda and settled in the United States. CNN International praised Kayongo for his “transition from the tough life of a refugee to become a college graduate, a U.S. citizen and a field coordinator for CARE International, a private humanitarian aid organization.”

A free screening of the documentary “The Hunting Ground” will be at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 9, in the Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.

“The Hunting Ground” was created to educate audiences on the widespread issue of campus sexual assault. The title of the documentary was chosen to represent the ideal conditions college campuses offer serial rapists to commit violent acts and escape responsibility.

Susan Funk, a former member of the University’s Counseling Center, will talk about mindfulness at 2 p.m., Monday, Nov. 16, in the Student Union, Room 200.

Funk is a clinical psychologist specializing in providing treatment for trauma, anxiety, depression and spiritual and existential concerns; she integrates mindfulness practices into most of her work. She said her passion is to help people find some peace in their busy and often chaotic lives; get connected to their true, authentic selves; and learn how to listen to the wisdom of their bodies, minds and spirits.

For Halloween, the Campus Activities Board is bringing two mentalists and a ghost hunter to campus.

Jeff and Tessa Evason, mentalists who perform feats of ESP and second sight, will present a show on Wednesday, Oct. 28, and ghost hunter Chris Fleming will speak about supernatural phenomena and his personal experiences with ghosts on Saturday, Oct. 30. Both events are free and will be at 7 p.m. in the Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.

World religions take various approaches to answer the question “Is There Life after Death?” Representatives from the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths will share their perspectives on the afterlife in a panel discussion at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 19, in the Student Union Theater. The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life is sponsoring this event.

Speakers for the Oct. 19 discussion are:

Many students enter and leave college unprepared to navigate the basics of financial planning and debt management. The Division of Student Affairs and Graduate School are cosponsoring two workshops led by financial literacy advisor Bryan Ashton on Thursday, Oct. 22.

“Teaching Financial Literacy to Students” (for faculty and staff interested in incorporating financial education into their program) will be at 10 a.m. in the Student Union, Room 265.

“Financial Planning Workshop” (for students, open to all) is scheduled for 2 p.m. in the Student Union Movie Theater.

The Title IX Office and the Center for Wellness Promotion are sponsoring the two-part workshop series “Forty IXers: Know Your Title IX.” The first event, “The BasiIX” is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the College of Health and Human Services, Room 376. “The DynamIX” will be at 6:30 p.m., Oct. 21, in CHHS, Room 376.

UNC Charlotte’s Homecoming Committee has planned a number of activities for the week leading up to this year’s Charlotte 49ers football game at noon, Saturday, Oct. 24, against the Southern Mississippi Eagles in Richardson Stadium.

Homecoming highlights include the Homecoming Lights Parade, an appearance by comedian Kenan Thompson and a Day of Service to benefit the UNC Charlotte Food Pantry.

The student art exhibition “Four Years of Anxiety” is on display through Saturday, Oct. 31, in the Student Union Art Gallery.

The exhibit features the work of UNC Charlotte seniors Joanna Zamora and Kaitlin Waddell, and it includes works they have completed during the course of their undergraduate careers. Each will graduate in December with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in illustration.