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.
Student dancers will perform four contemporary works, including a selection from “Walking with Pearl…Africa Diaries,” during the Spring Dance Concert, set for Thursday, March 21, through Sunday, March 24, in the Belk Theater of the Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday.
Individuals interested in learning how to earn North Carolina teaching licensure, graduate certificate in teaching or a Master of Arts in Teaching should attend an information session at 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 20, in the College of Education, Room 010.
Vladimir Alexandrov, the author of “The Black Russian,” will speak at 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 13, in the Fretwell Building, Room 100. In his talk, he will tell the story of Frederick Bruce Thomas, the son of former slaves in Mississippi who became a famous impresario in pre-revolutionary Moscow and the “sultan of jazz” in Constantinople.
“Diverse Faces, Linked Destiny," a collection of woodcarvings by Kasali Akangbe, the 2012 Africana Artist-in-Residence, will open Tuesday, March 12, in the Garinger Building, Room 113. A reception honoring the event will be from 2 to 5 p.m.
