When Hechenbleikner Lake re-opened in late 2012, Chancellor Philip L. Dubois said he was eagerly anticipating some new 49ers. They’ve arrived, and they just happen to have gills.
Several largemouth bass, grass carp, blue gill, redear sunfish and other species now can call “Hech” Lake home. Upon learning the news, the chancellor issued this statement:
English major Lauren Klein has been chosen from among 1,500 students from 128 countries as an honoree in the United Nations “Many Languages One World” contest.
UNC Charlotte’s rocket team, comprised of engineering students, won the prestigious “Vehicle Design Award” at the NASA University Student Launch competition recently held at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Tooele County, Utah.
Elizabeth Riddell, a sophomore in the Department of Software and Information Systems in the College of Computing and Informatics, received the Best Essay Award in the annual UNC Charlotte Excellence in First-year Writing Competition for the research paper “Synethesia-identity of 60 Senses.”
Peiqin Zhang, a doctoral student in computing and information systems (business information systems and operations management track), will defend the dissertation “Essays on IT Governance: Measurement and Impacts” at 2 p.m., Monday, June 9, in Friday Building, Room 212. Ram Kumar and Kexin Zhao are the dissertation advisors.
Wynne’s War, a new novel by UNC Charlotte author Aaron Gwyn, has drawn attention from readers and critics, who are calling it a “beautifully written story of men, war and madness,” a great adventure story and a work of narrative alchemy.
Charlotte Teachers Institute (CTI) has accepted a new cohort of 104 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) teachers into its innovative, interdisciplinary seminars for 2014, involving new partnerships with Discovery Place and the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture.
“Hamlet, Prince of Denmark,” a novelization of Shakespeare’s tragedy by Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare Andrew Hartley and co-author David Hewson, was released recently in audiobook format by Audible Inc.
Benjamin Ross, author of “Dead End: Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American Urbanism,” will speak at 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 28, at UNC Charlotte Center City.
Ross researched why suburbanites fight dense developments, which led him deep into the founding values of U.S. suburbia, which, he said, is at the heart of status-seeking.
Employees of the University are expected to hold themselves to the highest standards of ethical behavior.
University Policy 804 “Standards of Ethical Conduct” establishes 11 standards that employees are expected to meet. According to staff auditor Raheel Qureshi, employees should consider the following questions:
