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UNC Charlotte Launches School of Professional Studies for Adult Learners New school addresses the region’s needs for a highly trained professional workforce CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Aug. 4, 2021 – UNC Charlotte’s new School of Professional Studies will harness the University’s expertise in delivering high-quality and flexible online learning to become the premier choice for working […]

$11.5 Million Gift from The Leon Levine Foundation Extends UNC Charlotte’s Transformative Levine Scholars Program Leon and Sandra Levine’s latest gift to the selective merit-based scholarship program makes the Levine Foundation the largest cumulative donor in University history CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Aug. 3, 2021 – The Levine Scholars Program at UNC Charlotte will continue to […]

UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees Announces Three New Leaders and Three Reappointments CHARLOTTE, N.C. – July 1, 2021 – The UNC Board of Governors appointed three new leaders to UNC Charlotte’s Board of Trustees, effective July 1. Alumna Wendy Grubbs ’83, consultant and former Citigroup managing director and former special assistant to President George W. […]

Inaugural Social Justice Scholarship Recipients Use Architecture, Dance to Advocate for Diversity and Inclusivity First recipients of the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association Scholarship for Social Justice named CHARLOTTE, N.C. – June 9, 2021 – Two UNC Charlotte students, Abena Atiemo and Melinda Erickson, have been named the inaugural recipients of the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association […]

N.C. Forecast: Economy at Critical Point Belk College Economist John Connaughton says economic growth should continue through 2022. CHARLOTTE, N.C. – May 26, 2021 – North Carolina’s economy continues to rebound, but recent data show it may be some time before the economy is back to where it was prior to last year’s COVID-19 shutdowns, […]

UNC Charlotte Awards Prestigious Levine Scholarships to 20 Young Leaders 12th Class to join the competitive scholarship program in fall 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – May 11, 2021 – UNC Charlotte’s Levine Scholars Program has selected 20 young leaders from across the United States who will be members of the 12th class of the prestigious and […]

$2.5 Million Gift from Alumnus will Establish UNC Charlotte’s Niblock Scholars Program The donation from Robert Niblock ’84, former CEO of Lowe’s, will provide four years of scholarship support to Niblock Scholars in the Belk College of Business CHARLOTTE, N.C. – May 5, 2021 — A $2.5 million gift from Robert A. Niblock ’84 will […]

TEN X TEN Landscape Architecture and Urbanism Selected to Create Conceptual Design for the UNC Charlotte Remembrance Memorial Hypersonic Collaborative and Susan Hatchell Landscape Architecture to work with TEN X TEN on the commemorative space at Belk Plaza CHARLOTTE, N.C. – April 30, 2021 — A “constellation garden” that follows the orientation of the stars […]

Lowe’s $1.5 Million Gift Will Advance AI and Machine Learning at UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics Donation will establish Lowe’s Endowed Chair in Computer Science and fund innovative research within North Carolina’s largest computing college CHARLOTTE, N.C. – April 6, 2021 – Today, Lowe’s and UNC Charlotte announced that Lowe’s has donated $1.5 […]

Harris Teeter Supports UNC Charlotte’s Jamil Niner Student Pantry with $100,000 Gift CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jan. 19, 2021 – Building on a commitment to fight hunger and raise awareness for food insecurity throughout the communities it serves, Harris Teeter has partnered with UNC Charlotte to support the Jamil Niner Student Pantry with a $100,000 gift. […]