News and Features

President Abraham Lincoln’s Jan. 1, 1863, Emancipation Proclamation set in motion the abolition of African American slavery, a move he later described metaphorically as a “king’s cure” for America’s “evils.”  Lincoln’s emancipation edict also authorized the mobilization of African Americans to serve in the federal armies to suppress the Confederates’ insurrection.

The planned "Live Wire" for Jan. 8 has been canceled; there will be a rebroadcast of a program featuring Ted Amato, professor of economics, and student Brittany Nunn discussing the imapact of the Business Honors Program and Justin Webb and student Luzina Holden discussing business innovation and entrepreneurship at UNC Charlotte. 

UNC Charlotte Magazine recently received a 2014 Gold MarCom Award in the category of educational publications. SPARK Publications, the creative firm that designs the magazine, nominated the second quarter edition of the UNC Charlotte Magazine for the honor.

UNC Charlotte administrative offices will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 24, through Thursday, Jan. 1, for winter break. The University will resume normal operations Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. The first day of classes for the 2015 spring semester is Wednesday, Jan. 7.

The University will host a three-day “Train the Trainer” session for Jason Katz’s Mentors in Violence Prevention model Tuesday, Jan 20, through Thursday, Jan. 22, at the Student Health Center.

Erik Saule, assistant professor of computer science in the College of Computing and Informatics, has been named a National Consortium for Data Science Fellow for 2015. The National Consortium for Data Science (NCDS) is a public-private partnership to advance data science and address the challenges and opportunities of big data; Saule was one of three NCDS Data Fellows for 2015.

Before leaving for holiday break, employees are encouraged by facilities management to take these energy conservation steps:

Akin Ogundiran, chair of the Africana Studies Department, is the co-editor of the recent work “Materialities of Ritual in the Black Atlantic,” published by Indiana University Press.

The UNC Charlotte Police and Public Safety Department, along with representatives from Mecklenburg Safe Communities, recently held an event to raise awareness around the dangers of drunk driving.

Mark West, chair of the English Department, is co-editor and a contributor to the recently released “Walt Disney, from Reader to Storyteller: Essays on the Literary Inspirations.”