The Department of Music Faculty & Friends Concert Series will present the Faculty Jazz Quintet at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 28, in the Belk Theater of the Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts.
The quintet, comprised of Will Campbell, saxophone; Mike Hackett, trumpet; Noel Freidline, piano; Ron Brendle, bass; and Rick Dior, drums; will perform a tribute to pianist Horace Silver.
The Giving Green spirit lives throughout the year, and to find out more about the Giving Green Community Volunteer Launch, the campus community is invited to a dessert reception at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 29, in Cone University Center, Room 210.
The Division for University Advancement will host a retirement reception for Marian Lambert from 3 to 5 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Harris Alumni Center at Johnson Glen.
Charlotte Venture Challenge, the business innovation competition, is accepting applications from early-stage entrepreneurial companies through Monday, March 3.
The Office of Academic Services offers free workshops to University advisors on a variety of topics. In February, faculty and staff academic advisors have three sessions available. Participants are requested to email academic services at academicservices@uncc.edu with the name of the session(s) they plan to attend.
Cheryl Brown, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, will discuss China’s foreign policy at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 29, in UNC Charlotte Center City, Room 204, as part of the 2014 Great Decisions Lecture Series.
The College of Health and Human Services’ School of Nursing, in conjunction with its alumni chapter, will hold its third annual Distinguished Lectureship Conference on Thursday, Feb. 6, at UNC Charlotte Center City.
Steve Mersch and Jerry Shepardson will present “North Carolina Rail Transportation History and the N.C. Transportation Museum” at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 29, in EPIC, G287.
Michele Howard, director of Early College Programs and liaison to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, is the guest on the Jan. 21 edition of “The Live Wire,” Inside UNC Charlotte’s streaming webcast.
Employees can watch “Live Wire” at their desk or on their mobile device starting at 2 p.m.
Susan Jetton will talk about the 2014 Women + Girls Research Alliance summit being held in April on the Feb. 4 edition of “The Live Wire,” Inside UNC Charlotte’s streaming webcast.
Employees can watch “Live Wire” at their desk or on their mobile device starting at 2 p.m.
