Sarah Tracy, a professor in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University, will present “Compassion in the Face of Terror” at 9 a.m., Tuesday, April 21, in the Student Union, Room 340 (A-E).
The Office of Extended Academic Programs offers numerous training opportunities. Discounts of approximately 50 percent are available for UNC Charlotte faculty and staff. For more information, call 704-687-8900 or email ceregistration@uncc.edu.
The panel discussion “Gone ’Til November: Why the Judicial System Fails the Black American Male” will be at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, April 23, at UNC Charlotte Center City.
Friday, April 10, is the deadline for full-time faculty members to complete 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.
On Friday and Saturday, April 17-18, plant lovers and gardeners can choose from a wide selection of native plants and exotic botanicals — wildflowers, trees and shrubs, perennials, carnivorous plants and tropical and indoor plants — at the largest sale of the year held by the Botanical Gardens.
The College of Arts + Architecture will debut its Mobile Arts & Community Experience (MAX), a state-of-the-art mobile facility, on Friday, April 10, in a free, public celebration from 5 to 7 p.m. on Levine Avenue for the Arts. A “MAX Family Day” will follow on Saturday, April 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr recently visited UNC Charlotte to talk with campus officials about the University’s nationally recognized cybersecurity programs. Burr serves as chairman of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, which provides oversight of the nation’s intelligence community.
Golfers will tee off for a good cause at the “On the Green” tournament, which has a 1 p.m. shotgun start Friday, April 24, at the Tradition Club in Charlotte.
All proceeds from this annual event support the P.J. Briggs Scholarship fund. Registration for the tournament is limited to 144 spots and is open through Wednesday, April 15.
Niner Nation Gives, a worldwide celebration of UNC Charlotte, will be Thursday, April 9.
For 24 hours, starting at 8 a.m. on April 9, members of the Niner Nation will have the opportunity to give back to UNC Charlotte.
A student volunteer venture to help veterans near Camp Lejeune this past fall recently earned the University the Outstanding Community Partner Award from the Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project (SERCAP).
The Division for University Advancement will host an introduction to campaigns session from 8 to 9 a.m., Friday, April 24, in the Student Union, Multipurpose Room.
