News and Features

Rob Bates, a senior in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program, has entered the competition for the official poster of the 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championship being held in Greensboro.

Jacob Goldenberg, co-author of “Inside the Box: A Proven System of Creativity for Breakthrough Results,” will discuss how individuals can learn and apply techniques for innovation and creativity – using the resources they have around them on Monday, Nov. 17, as part of the NEXT Speaker Series sponsored by the University’s Belk College of Business.

Stephanie Nantz, executive director of the N.C. State Government Internship Program, will host an informational session with University faculty and staff members at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 12, in Cone University Center, Room 341. 

November is National Career Development Month, and the University Career Center is sponsoring programs to encourage students to “Reimagine Life’s Possibilities.”

The Nov. 14 Friday Night Live comedy series will feature a free, public performance by comedian Josh Blue at 7 p.m. in the Cone University Center, After Hours Lounge. The Campus Activities Board is hosting this event.

The Advisory Committee to the Chancellor for Employee Health and Wellness is sponsoring the lunch and learn “Discipline that Works” from noon to 1 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the Student Union, Room 200.

In a special “Live Wire,” the University’s chief medical officer Robert Jones examines the health care implications of Ebola from a scientific perspective, especially as it relates to the University community.

UNC Charlotte alumnus Dylan McKnight (’13M) recently received the Marvin Collins Outstanding Planning Award at the N.C. Planning Conference Awards Luncheon.

Enajite Ojaruega, a faculty member in the Department of English and Literary Studies at Delta State University, Nigeria, will present “Women’s Education in Nigeria: Challenges and the Chibok Girls” at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 4, in the Storrs Building, Room 290. Chibok is the location of a school from which 276 girls were abducted by the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram.

The prestigious Levine Scholars Program will continue to accommodate exceptional student-leaders from across the country through 2024 following a new gift commitment of nearly $13 million to UNC Charlotte from Leon and Sandra Levine through their foundation.

Chancellor Philip L. Dubois has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), an organization of state-supported institutions that offer degree programs leading to bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degrees.