Chancellor Philip L. Dubois made his final stop for the academic year recently in Stanly County as part of a series of visits to strengthen relationships between UNC Charlotte and the 12 counties that comprise the greater Charlotte Region.
Recreational services student employee Virtuous Harris was named the P.J. Briggs Scholarship recipient at the department’s spring banquet.
The P.J. Briggs Scholarship, an award of $4,000, is given to a rising junior or senior who is involved in recreational services, who maintains a 2.5 grade point average or higher and who has a part-time job.
Americans use an average of 60,000 plastic bags every minute – single-use disposable bags that most individuals mindlessly throw away. It takes an estimated 12 million barrels of oil a year to make the plastic bags that Americans consume. And that’s just bags. Plastics are everywhere.
The story of Charles Rose’s journey from his childhood home in the Bahamas to graduating as an engineer from UNC Charlotte is one of perseverance, faith and family. And it has a happy ending.
Trailblazing is one way to define the essence of the students who constitute the inaugural class of Levine Scholars. Collectively and individually, they bonded to form a close-knit cadre of scholars determined to make a difference at UNC Charlotte and in the greater community.
Jodi Turner, associate director in the Office of Multicultural Academic Services, recently was initiated into Phi Kappa Phi at N.C. A &T University, where she is pursuing doctoral studies.
May is Internal Audit Awareness Month, and staff auditor Julie Earls said she and her colleagues want to help educate the campus community about their role on campus.
Henry “Hank” James, associate vice chancellor for risk management, safety and security, recently completed the program in enterprise risk management (ERM) through the Institutes (which represents the combined brands of the American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters and the Insurance Institute of America).
Gene Johnson, a 1973 graduate of UNC Charlotte and the first alumnus to serve as chair of the University’s Board of Trustees, will receive an honorary Doctor of Public Service during the commencement ceremony scheduled for 1:30 p.m., Friday, May 9.
Gene Johnson, a 1973 graduate of UNC Charlotte and the first alumnus to serve as chair of the University’s Board of Trustees, received an honorary Doctor of Public Service during the commencement ceremony on Friday, May 9.
