Joyce Dalsheim, assistant professor in the Department of Global, International and Area Studies, will discuss sectarianism in the Middle East as the fifth speaker in the 2015 Great Decisions lecture series. This free, public presentation is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 11, at UNC Charlotte Center City.
Devin Collins, assistant director business and entrepreneurial development, Charlotte Research Institute, was named by the Charlotte Business Journal to its 22nd consecutive list of the region’s “Forty Under 40.”
According to the publication, the 40 individuals named are “making major strides in their careers and having a positive impact on their communities.”
UNC Charlotte full-time faculty members are encouraged to participate in a survey of faculty job satisfaction as part of the national research program Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE), which has operated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education since 2003.
The Charlotte 49ers have announced their 12-game 2015 football schedule. It will mark the 49ers first season as an FBS program competing in Conference USA.
The 2015 Charlotte Venture Challenge business innovation competition, is accepting applications from early-stage entrepreneurial companies through noon, Tuesday, March 3.
The Charlotte Research Scholars (CRS) program is accepting applications for summer 2015. A summer research program for high-achieving students, the CRS provides research experience and professional development for students in their field of interest.
Joshua Hertel, director of student services for the Data Science and Business Analytics program; and Paul Prae, a student in the Professional Science Master’s in Data Science and Business Analytics program; and Kurtis Thompkins, director of executive education in the Belk College of Business; will be guests on the Feb. 5 edition of “The Live Wire,” Inside UNC Charlotte’s streaming webcast.
UNC Charlotte members of the BRIDGES Academic Leadership for Women program will conduct an information session from 3 to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Kennedy Building, Room 221.
The BRIDGES Program, housed at the Friday Center at Chapel Hill, won the 2013 State Network Leadership Award from the American Council on Education.
Each year, UNC Charlotte’s Graduate School supports the Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) to plan the Graduate Research Symposium (GRS), a student-run conference that showcases the latest student research taking place on campus.
John David Smith, the Charles Stone Distinguished Professor of History, will be a guest on the Feb. 3 edition of WFAE’s “Charlotte Talks.” He will discuss his book “Lincoln and the U.S. Colored Troops.”
Tune into 90.7 FM or stream the show from www.wfae.org starting at 9 a.m.
The UNC Charlotte Army ROTC program will host a free performance of the U.S. Army Drill Team at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 10, in Halton Arena.
The U.S. Army Drill Team is a precision drill platoon with a primary mission of showcasing the U.S. Army both nationally and internationally; the team’s 19 members perform various routines using bayonet-tipped 1903 Springfield rifles.
