April 15

Join Phi Beta Delta international honor society in learning about Charlotteans’ director Ginger Wyrick’s collaboration with Tohoku University (a UNC Charlotte international exchange partner). Completing three years of successful growth, this partnership between the UNC Charlotte Women’s Chorus and Tohoku University (Japan) exemplifies the power of singing together to create community and the effectiveness of curriculum internationalization as a means for student global awareness and citizenship. The event will take place Wednesday, April 17, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, CHHS 128.

The federal law known as the Clery Act requires the University to issue timely warnings and emergency notifications to the campus community in certain situations.  The University also recognizes that circumstances outside those legal requirements often warrant campus-wide messages.  Join the speakers as they discuss both the legal and the practical parameters of safety communications and how those guidelines are implemented at UNC Charlotte. Presenters: Jeff Baker, Chief of Police; Chris Gonyar, Director of the Office of Emergency Management; Christy Jackson, Deputy Chief Communications Officer and Executive Director of Strategic Communications; and Sarah Edwards, Deputy General Counsel

• Wednesday, April 24, 12:00 – 1:00 PM, via Zoom* (Register)
  *Registrants will receive the Zoom link prior to the presentation.

Rescheduled: The Office of International Programs is pleased to invite the campus community to an International Speaker Series event with the Honorable H.E. Masood Khan, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the U.S., who will address “Perspectives on Pakistan’s pivotal role in the world and South Asia’s complex geopolitical challenges” on Thursday, April 25, 3:00-4:30 p.m in Cone Center 113. Khan’s areas of specialization include nuclear diplomacy, South Asia, Pak-China relations, Pak-US relations, e-governance, multilateral diplomacy and international humanitarian law. Register.

Change the Subject: Language Matters

UNC Charlotte’s Atkins Library is pleased to invite you to the film screening of “Change the Subject: Language Matters,” a documentary about a group of college students who challenged anti-immigrant language used in Library of Congress subject headings. The language we use in resources like library catalogs can impact people’s experiences and feelings of belonging within the campus community. Encountering an outmoded subject term or an insensitively worded resource description while doing research may make some library users feel excluded or othered instead of welcomed. Join us to learn more about how the language we use in catalogs and other search systems matters, and what advocacy is taking place across the country to make the library research experience more welcoming and inclusive.

• Thursday, April 25, 5:00 – 6:15 PM, via Zoom (Register)

The Big Read: “Homegoing”

Join Atkins Library for a book discussion of “Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi. “Homegoing” is a powerful novel that traces the lives of two half-sisters and their descendants, spanning over 300 years and multiple generations. Set in Ghana and America, the book explores the legacy of slavery and the impact it has on the lives of the characters. In collaboration with the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture and the National Endowment for the Humanities’ The Big Read.

• Thursday, April 25, 6:00 – 7:00 PM, Halton Reading Room, Atkins Library (Register)