August 17

“What’s in a name?”

While Shakespeare’s famous line might suggest that names are merely arbitrary labels, we believe our new name reflects both who we are and where we are going: The Office of Disability Services is now the Office of Accessibility and Accommodation.

New Website: accommodation.charlotte.edu.

The Portal: The former DS Portal is now the Accommodation Portal. Functionality for faculty remains unchanged; you will use the same Faculty Portal to access accommodation letters and test requests.

Email Addresses:
Main Office: oaa-office@charlotte.edu
Test Center: oaa-testcenter@charlotte.edu

Web Links & Redirects: Automated email forwarding and web redirects are active, so messages and link clicks using our old information will still reach us. However, as departments update syllabi, webpages, and advising materials, please transition to using our new information.

Are you looking to engage undergraduates on a research, scholarly, or creative project?  Have you thought about how an undergraduate student can help your scholarly research program?  Have you had students asking you questions that would be interesting to further investigate?  Are you looking to test a new question or try something new?  Do you have a need for a student, but not the means?

Yes?  Yes. or Yes! The Office of Undergraduate Research can help!  The OUR Scholars program can help you find and employ students in collaborative learning through undergraduate research, scholarly and creative activities.  The OUR Scholars program is an open application program and mentors should be committed to considering all student applicants carefully. The program works best, and mentors have the highest likelihood of matching, when there is broad recruitment of students. 

If you already have identified a single student, one already involved in research with prior experience, that you would like to work with this year, the SURG program might be a better fit. Student authored SURG applications are due September 8, 2026.

We are pleased to announce that the Office of Undergraduate Research is now accepting submissions for faculty project descriptions for the Spring of 2027 OUR Scholars Program. To learn more, please visit: https://our.charlotte.edu/programs/academic-year-programs.  If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at undergradresearch@charlotte.edu.

If you have questions about the expectations, the application, the process, or how to attract students, feel free to reach out to OUR’s Director or the Associate Director. If you are ready to prepare a proposal, then view our template and visit the competitions portal to apply.  The deadline for submission is September 10, 2026.

This is step 1, so please encourage your students to apply for the program starting September 14th. The program is FWS eligible, but not required.

Looking forward to working together,

OUR staff

Early Alerts are due for all 1000/2000 level courses by 12:00 p.m.on Friday, September 11.  Are you new to Charlotte? Check out the Advisor Tool Kit page. CONNECT Best Practices training modules are located on Canvas under published courses. Advisors and faculty can request a one on one or team session follow up training centered around your departmental initiatives. After completion of the training modules, follow up training requests can be made here. For more information contact Gary Martinez, Advising Systems Specialist gmarti47@charlotte.edu, or LeeFredrick Bowen, Executive Director of Advising Systems lbowen11@charlotte.edu.  

Stay informed on how UNC Charlotte engages with key external stakeholders, policymakers, and community partners. This briefing covers the External Relations & Partnerships strategic plan, budget updates, and the potential impact of upcoming elections and policy trends. The session will conclude with a focused look at the university’s active role in regional economic development and partnership strategy.

Presenters: Joe Bost, Special Assistant to the Chancellor for External Relations and Partnerships & Patrick Lucitt, Director of External Relations and Partnerships.

When: Tuesday, August 25, 2026, from 10:00 am -11:00 am
Where: via Zoom (link will be provided to registrants)

We are asking that individuals RSVP using this form if they plan to attend.  Registrants will receive the Zoom link prior to the presentation.