Akin Ogundiran, chair of the Africana Studies Department in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, will participate in “Fela: From Abeokuta to Broadway – A Panel Discussion” set for 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 15, at the Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture.
Behind a balanced scoring attack, timely defense and free throw shooting, the Charlotte 49ers (18-6, A-10: 6-4) defeated 10th-ranked Butler (20-5, A-10: 7-3), 71-67, on the road.
Officials with the State Employees Combined Campaign (SECC) recently announced the 2012 campaign concluded with contributions totaling $4.4 million, an increase of 5.5 percent from 2011. UNC Charlotte was among the top 10 state agencies with an increase in SECC contributions.
An evening with national award-winning educator and author Marcia Tate is scheduled for 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 25, in the Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.
Pamela Shue, assistant professor in the Child and Family Development program in the College of Education, was awarded a UNC-China Technology Learning Grant by UNC General Administration. It will fund the development of a global understanding course focused on early childhood education in collaboration with partners at Beijing Normal University (BNU) in Beijing, China.
Pamela Rudisill was named recently as UNC Charlotte’s Distinguished Nursing Alumna by the University’s School of Nursing Alumni Chapter.
Dona Haney (’69, ’79), chapter president, noted, “Throughout her career, Pam has proven to be an outstanding advocate for nursing and patient safety.”
Gregory Starrett, a faculty member in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Anthropology Department, will talk about Egypt for the final installment of the 2013 Great Decisions Lecture Series. His presentation will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19, at UNC Charlotte Center City.
A $5 million gift from Belk Inc. to the UNC Charlotte Belk College of Business will be transformational, according to University officials speaking at a formal announcement Feb. 12. This gift is the largest in the history of the Belk College, which was named in honor of the Belk family and organization in 1990.
The Charlotte Venture Challenge business innovation competition is accepting applications from early-stage entrepreneurial companies; the deadline is 8 p.m., Friday, March 1.
