Members of the UNC Charlotte community will perform in the Office of Women’s Programs’ production of “The Vagina Monologues” scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 30, through Saturday, Feb. 1, in Cone University Center, McKnight Hall. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday with a 1 p.m. show on Saturday.
Crisis management expert Judy Smith, the real-life inspiration for ABC’s “Scandal,” will speak at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 28, in the Cone University Center, McKnight Hall. The talk is sponsored by the Center for Leadership Development as part of its Forty-niner Forum.
At its December planning meeting, the Division for Student Affairs staked its claim to community engagement as more than 225 staff members brought items to help clients during their stay at the Safe Alliance shelters at the various surrounding counties. These shelters provide a safe and supportive environment for those in need of a sanctuary from abusive situations.
A kick-off reception for faculty interested in the newly established Project Mosaic is scheduled for 4 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 15, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center, Salons A and B. All UNC Charlotte faculty members are invited.
The UNC Charlotte Staff Council formally recognized Marian Beane from the Office of International Programs as the University’s nominee for the 2013 Erskine Bowles Staff Service Award.
Plans are under way to open an early college high school on the UNC Charlotte campus starting in fall 2014. It will be the first of its kind in Mecklenburg County for an innovative educational concept that has been growing in popularity across North Carolina.
Shawn Alexander, associate professor of African and African American Studies at the University of Kansas, will present “Go into the Courts and Fight it Out: T. Thomas Fortune, the Afro-American League and the Origins of the NAACP’s Legal Strategy” at 4 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 16, in the Cone University Center, Room 210.
The College of Arts + Architecture’s galleries in Rowe and Storrs buildings will hold joint opening receptions for new displays from 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 15.
“CONSTRUCT(S): Isaac Payne and Matthew Steele,” presented by the School of Architecture, will be exhibited Wednesday, Jan. 8, through Wednesday, Feb. 26, in the Storrs Building gallery.
Judy Rose, director of athletics, will be an in-studio guest on CBS “This Morning” on Friday, Jan. 10. The national news program airs 7 to 9 a.m. weekdays from New York City, and it can be seen locally on WBT-TV.
According to CBS, Rose’s interview is part of a segment about female athletic directors at colleges and universities.
The website Heritage Daily compiled the top 10 archaeological discoveries for 2013, and number five was the Early Roman period mansion discovered by a team co-directed by James Tabor, chair of religious studies.
