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The College of Education’s Amy Palmer has spent virtually her entire working career as an advocate for children with special needs. Currently, Palmer is the grants office manager in the Department of Special Education and Child Development, but she assumed the job after teaching special education for nearly 20 years.

“Passages,” an exhibit featuring work from local printmaker Adrian Rhodes, will be displayed through Tuesday, Oct. 21, in the Student Union Art Gallery. A free reception with the artist will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 25. Artwork in the exhibit explores internal conflict as reflected in the tension between rigid structural forms and organic, intuitive mark making.

Come one, come all to UNC Charlotte’s Giving Green Campaign Kickoff, which will be from noon to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center Plaza.

Calculus courses are foundational for a number of majors, and a recently implemented redesign has created a fresh, modernized approach to the sequence.

UNC Charlotte employees can take advantage of faculty/staff nights to watch upcoming contests in volleyball and soccer for free. Employees can get up to four free tickets; visit the Athletic Ticket Office outside the Barnhardt Student Activity Center between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, with a valid UNC Charlotte ID to pick up tickets.

As part of the Graduation Initiative, UNC Charlotte is adopting a new catalog content management system Acalog and a paperless course and curriculum approval process system Curriculog. 

The Dean of Students Office is seeking two commencement speakers and two bell ringers for UNC Charlotte’s winter commencement, which is Saturday, Dec. 13, in Halton Arena, located in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center. Faculty and staff are requested to encourage students graduating in December to apply for one of these prestigious honors.

The second annual Center City Literary Festival will be Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17-18, at UNC Charlotte Center City. This festival will showcase authors and performers associated with the University; it is sponsored by UNC Charlotte Center City and the Department of English in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

Charles Best, founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org, will deliver a presentation at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 14, in Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.

More than 90 employers are registered to attend this semester’s Off-campus Job and Internship Fair, which will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 2, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center.

Hypnotist Chris Jones will perform at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 25, in the Student Union, Room 340. This free, public event is being sponsored by the Campus Activities Board.