News and Features

A leader in girls’ education, Molly Barker will present “Putting Your Passion to Work” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 11, in the Student Union Movie Theater.

Moniru Ravanipor will be the featured speaker at “A Century of Literature by Iranian Women” scheduled for 7:15 p.m., Friday, Nov. 21, in the Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.

UNC Charlotte’s marching band will not perform until fall 2015, but it has a uniform and a name: the UNC Charlotte “Pride of Niner Nation” Marching Band.

The Division for Business Affairs is hosting a retirement reception for Susan Brooks, associate vice chancellor for finance, from 2 to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the Harris Alumni Center. RSVPs are requested; email Elizabeth Lackey at eblackey@uncc.edu.

College students can experience stress brought on by academics or personal circumstances. Knowing where to turn to for support is critical. The UNC Charlotte Counseling Center, located in Atkins Building, Room 158, offers a variety of programming to address academic, emotional, psychological and interpersonal development challenges faced by college students.

The statistics are startling: one in four women will be a victim of domestic violence at some point in her life in America.* On average, three women are killed by a current or former intimate partner every day.**

SineWatts Inc., a clean-tech startup company based in Charlotte, in collaboration with UNC Charlotte’s Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) as its primary research partner, has been selected for a second Incubator Award from the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative to develop its Inverter Molecule product.  

Delane Vanada, assistant professor of art education and visual studies, will be among a delegation of art education researchers who will travel to Helsinki, Finland, in early November to conduct research about art education policy and practice in Finnish schools and communities.

The Department of Music Faculty & Friends Concert Series will present the Faculty Jazz Quintet in a performance of the music of Horace Silver at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 28, in the Rowe Recital Hall.

As the business officer for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (CLAS), Eleanor Stafford has her eyes on the money. That means she is immersed in budgetary matters.

Provost Joan Lorden will host the campus conversation “Ebola: Understanding Facts and Confronting Fears” at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 28, in Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.