The EPIC Energy and Environmental Assistance Office (EEAO) is conducting three raffles as incentives for employees and students to make healthy choices to improve air quality in Charlotte.
During the summer, Charlotte is affected primarily by ground level ozone, a pollutant that stems from exhaust from cars or trucks, especially when temperatures are higher, according to the EEAO.
The Environmental Health and Safety Office will conduct training on the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) from 1 to 2 p.m., Wednesday, July 29, and Friday, July 31, in the Cone University Center, Room 208.
Accounting Professor L. Howard Godfrey is being honored by the Charlotte business community for his academic leadership and legacy. He will receive the first Academic Leadership Award during the Charlotte Business Journal’s CFO of the Year Awards July 22.
UNC Charlotte student Hunter Aldridge won first place in the final round of the Upper College Men Division of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) National Student Auditions on July 7. Aldridge, a tenor, studies with Brian Arreola, assistant professor of voice and director of the Department of Music opera workshop program.
The 2015-16 undergraduate and graduate catalogs are both available online. The two publications were developed using Acalog, a new catalog content management system.
Charlotte 49ers football will make the move to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) this fall as the team enters Conference USA competition. Fans can be part of the game-day atmosphere at Richardson Stadium as a host of ticket options are being offered.
Health care executive Susan DeVore and real estate developer Fred Klein will join UNC Charlotte’s leadership as new members of the Board of Trustees.
Gov. Pat McCrory appointed DeVore and Klein each to a four-year term, beginning July 1.
The UNC Charlotte Staff Council has been part of University governance since 1976. To acknowledge the former council leaders, the 2014-15 Staff Council commissioned a plaque to honor them for “their generosity, support and guidance to our campus.”
The plaque was unveiled during a luncheon today, held as part of the annual Staff Council retreat at the Harris Alumni Center.
UNC Charlotte shares some pretty impressive company in a new listing from U.S. News and World Report. The story focuses on the educational background of the CEOs from the top 100 companies on this year’s Fortune 500 list, which ranks companies in terms of revenues.