1. Hot off the Presses:
Check out the latest UNC Charlotte Magazine featuring talented 49er alumni – one is dressing Hollywood A-Listers; another is leading Atlanta’s city planning design; and the third is shooting for Olympic gold.
2. Amazon HQ2 + CLT = Home:
The buzz at HiveStorm, the community summit on Charlotte’s bid to land Amazon’s second headquarters, centered on the region’s ‘It Factor.’ Check out some of the thoughts at this meeting of community minds, hosted at UNC Charlotte Center City.
3. Home Run:
The roster of passionistas whose essays appear in “The Love of Baseball” includes a power lineup from UNC Charlotte. Seven contributing writers include faculty, staff, alumni and students. Chris Arvidson (’97M) co-edited the collection of personal accounts of the hope, grind, glory and disappointment of baseball and its life lessons. (Pictured left to right: Dean Nancy Gutierrez, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chris Arvidson, Henry Doss, ('76 and '17M) Rebecca Laxton ('18M) and Stephen Ward, executive director of University Communications.)
4. Smarten Up:
Did you know all the classes, certificates and corporate training offered by UNC Charlotte’s Continuing Education? The most popular certificates include project management, coding boot camp and craft beer business essentials.
5. Virtual Read:
The UNC Charlotte Alumni Association has created two virtual book clubs for alumni, faculty, staff and students. Selections include “Sycamore” by UNC Charlotte Professor Bryn Chancellor and “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg.