Kimberly Buch from the Department of Psychology in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is among the 17 recipients of the UNC Board of Governors Award for Teaching Excellence.
Award winners, nominated by each UNC system campus, were selected by the Board of Governors (BOG) Committee on Personnel and Tenure, chaired by John Fennebresque of Charlotte.
University students are succeeding in the classroom and on the fields and courts. Members of the Jiu-Jitsu, Equestrian and Roller Hockey sport clubs are heading to regional and national tournaments after successful regular seasons.
Robert Orsi from Northwestern University will present “Secrets of the Confessional: Children, the Sacrament of Penance and the Making of 20th-century U.S. Catholicism” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 25, in the Cone University Center, McKnight Hall. This talk is for the 30th annual Loy H. Witherspoon Lecture in Religious Studies.
The Department of Dance will present its spring concert Thursday, March 20, through Sunday, March 23, in the Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts, Belk Theater. Performances are at 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday.
The North Carolina economy can expect continued growth in 2014, said UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton today in his quarterly forecast for the state .
Faculty and staff members are invited to join colleagues for socializing and networking at a Faculty and Staff Social, which will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Monday, March 17, in the PORTAL Building, Second Floor Atrium.
David Goldfield, Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History, recently participated in a panel discussion sponsored by the U.S. Embassy to Belgium and the U.S. Mission to the European Union as part of a celebration of Black History Month.
Faculty author and national expert on election administration Martha Kropf will discuss how the 2000 election continues to affect policymakers nearly 15 years later in the final installment of the 2013-14 Personally Speaking Lecture Series. This free, public talk is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 20, at UNC Charlotte Center City. A reception will follow.
Tickets are on sale now for a performance by Capital Cities, with special guest Scavenger Hunt, on Sunday, April 13, in Halton Arena. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Attorney Stuart Couch and author Jess Bravin will discuss the ethical issues surrounding post-9/11 military commissions at Guantanamo Bay at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, March 20, in the Student Union, Multipurpose Room.
UNC Charlotte’s Pre-Law Society and Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology are cosponsoring this free, public event.
Inclement weather canceled the original date for the 49er B-ball Challenge, but on Wednesday, March 12, UNC Charlotte students will try to stake their claim as victors in this year’s contest. Of course, the faculty/staff team could extend its winning streak to four consecutive games.
