Transnational anthropologist J. Lorand Matory will deliver this year’s Bertha Maxwell-Roddey Distinguished Africana Lecture at 5 p.m., Monday, Oct. 15, in the Rowe Arts Building.
Six UNC Charlotte staff members have been selected as the finalists for the 2012 Employee of the Year Award from 17 nominees. The individuals were nominated for outstanding service to the University.
Mix electronic music, art, dance and thousands of gallons of DayGlo paint with an arena full of pumped-up college students and one gets “The World’s Largest Paint Party.”
Motivational speaker, author, entrepreneur and athlete Kyle Maynard will discuss his life of “No Excuses” at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 15, in Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.
The Department of Music will present its second “Spotlight” recital at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 28, in the Belk Theater of the Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts. This event celebrates the achievements of the department’s students and generates funds for music scholarships.
In the wake of Charlotte’s recent triumph as the host city to a presidential nominating convention, historian and author Michael Beschloss outlined the qualities that make a great president in a speech at UNC Charlotte.
The Office of Academic Affairs has established the Provost’s Award for Community Engagement, and it is seeking nominations for the inaugural recipient.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Women’s Summit at UNC Charlotte, in collaboration with the Domestic Violence Advocacy Council, the League of Women Voters and United Family Services, will sponsor a Judicial Candidates Forum from noon to 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2, at UNC Charlotte Center City.
The Marketing Department’s Sunil Erevelles is the second of five finalists for the 2012 Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence to be profiled in Inside UNC Charlotte. The recipient of the honor, UNC Charlotte’s top teaching award, will be named at a special reception, Friday, Oct. 19.
Internationally renowned performance poet and LGBT activist Staceyann Chin will share her thoughts on the impacts of intersectional identity and address topics of race, gender, sexuality, family, community and activism at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 23, in Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.
UNC Charlotte alumnus Joe Posnanski is the author of “Paterno,” a biography of the renowned Penn State football coach. The work debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list earlier this month.
