UNC Charlotte’s women’s basketball team has powered its way to a 24-4 overall record this season, which matches its best finish in school history. The roots of this success is due in part to the landmark Title IX legislation passed more than 40 years ago.
Individuals can continue to register for the conference “Bridging the Gap Between Academic and Entrepreneurial Capital: Strategies for Success for Women and Under-represented Minorities,” scheduled for Tuesday, March 19, at UNC Charlotte Center City.
Michael Cato, interim vice chancellor for IT and chief information officer, will be the guest on “The Live Wire,” a live video webcast that will begin at noon, Thursday, March 14, on Inside UNC Charlotte.
Higher Ed Marketing Report recently bestowed an Educational Advertising Merit Award to UNC Charlotte’s Office of University Communications for the 49er Democracy Experience; the honor was in the category of Total Public Relations Program.
If one person can be credited for launching the tradition of bringing prominent speakers to the UNC Charlotte campus, then it is Edyth Farnham Winningham, one of the University’s pioneering faculty members.
Jennifer Matz is assistant director of community affairs in the Division for University Advancement. In this role, she will help build community partnerships and serve as a resource to the community on behalf of the University as it strives to address the cultural, economic, educational, environmental, health and social needs of the greater Charlotte region.
In partnership with Graduate & Professional Student Government, the Graduate Social Work Association and the Department of Social Work, the Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) will host a screening of “Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County” at 6 p.m., Wednesday, March 13, in the Student Union Movie Theater. A panel discussion will follow.
UNC Charlotte’s literary-arts magazine “Sanskrit” took home the gold recently at the 2013 AAF ADDY Awards, an annual ceremony hosted by AAF Charlotte, an affiliate of the American Advertising Federation.
In partnership with the Regional Interfaith Aids Network (RAIN), the Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) will host the free, public screening of “Positive Youth” at 3 p.m., Sunday, March 24, in Cone University Center McKnight Hall.
Chancellor Philip L. Dubois paid a visit to Lincoln County on Monday, March 11, where he delivered the keynote address at the Lincoln County Rotary meeting.
