Today’s “The Live Wire,” airing at 2 p.m., will feature Lt. Brian Thomas from the Department of Police and Public Safety who will discuss the University’s evacuation plans and what the campus community needs to know about emergency preparedness.
The UNC Charlotte Office of Extended Academic Program will celebrate National Distance Learning Week Monday, Nov. 11, through Friday, Nov. 15, with opportunities for online students and a coffee/breakfast for faculty and program coordinators.
Carla Bendezu, a computer science major in the College of Computing and Informatics, was recognized for her leadership and commitment to underrepresented students in area schools. For her work, she received the Outstanding Corps Student from STARS (Students in Technology, Academia, Research and Service).
The 49ers were able to put up plenty of offense but struggled to contain Coastal Carolina’s high-powered attack in falling to the ranked Chanticleers 50-25 at Brooks Stadium in Conway.
The Department of Theatre in the College of Arts + Architecture will host the Chapel Hill-based “Sacrificial Poets” for a three-day residency that will culminate in a free public performance at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 16, in the Cone University Center’s After Hours Lounge.
The UNC Charlotte Urban Institute’s online publication PlanCharlotte.org has won a $12,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to boost a project that will look at Charlotte’s creeks.
The University’s Energy Production and Infrastructure Center is a partner on a $620,000 federal grant to develop a molecule inverter that mounts on solar panels.
EPIC will work with clean-energy startup SineWatts, according to an article in the Charlotte Business Journal.
The Office of Academic Services offers free workshops to University advisors on a variety of topics. November’s offerings in the Academic Advisor Development Program include:
Scott Heggen, a Ph.D. student in the College of Computing and Informatics, received a national Presidential Service Award presented by Citizen Schools.
The Office of International Programs is hosting the “Immigration Today Film and Discussion Forum,” a weekly event at 5:30 p.m., Mondays, through Nov. 18. The discussions are based upon “Harvest of Empire: The Untold Stories of Latinos in America,” a documentary film that explores the history of U.S.
The UNC Charlotte Department of Music will field a marching band in fall 2015. It will augment the drum line that has performed at home football games this fall.
The introduction of a full marching band - complete with brass instruments, woodwinds and a color guard - will coincide with the 49ers’ ascent into the elite Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of Conference USA.
