March 30

Upcoming Change to Default Library Search

Beginning today, the default search will show Atkins library holdings first. Users can still search Atkins and additional libraries’ holdings by selecting “expand your search.” Materials available through Rapido and partner libraries can still be requested as usual. Starting with local holdings helps users identify immediately available materials more quickly. This adjustment simply layers the search experience so that local holdings appear first, while still allowing easy access to materials from partner libraries. We remain committed to ensuring quick and reliable access to materials from across our partner network. 

Digital Humanities Meetup: Collaborating Across Disciplines

Accomplishing digital humanities (DH) work often involves and requires collaborations across disciplines and even sometimes institutions. Finding those with complementary skill sets to join a DH project is not always easy, but it is possible when it presents learning and research growth opportunities for both. Hear about several DH collaborations from UNC Charlotte faculty (from History, Geography, Anthropology and Atkins Library), share your own, and hopefully get ideas for how you can approach a new project that could benefit from a collaboration with colleagues across campus. Open to UNC Charlotte Faculty, Staff and Students. Snacks will be provided.

• Wednesday, April 1, 3:00 – 4:00 PM, VisLab – Area 49 (2nd Floor of Atkins Library) (Register)

Media Literacy Matters Conference

Join the Critical Media Literacy Collaborative, Niner Times, and Atkins Library for “Media Literacy Matters: Empowering Critical Thinkers in a Digital World” on Thursday, April 2. This half-day conference will bring faculty, students, and researchers across campus together to discuss issues related to media literacy. Media literacy is the ability to use critical thinking and rhetorical reasoning to find, evaluate, and create information in online environments. Media literacy guides people toward consuming digital media critically as engaged, well-informed citizens. Light breakfast refreshments will be provided. More information and registration.

For Current and Past New Faculty Mentees, Mentors, and Administrators

Spring Mentoring Reception

Please join us as we come together to celebrate our new faculty mentors and mentees who participated in the Center for ADVANCing Faculty Success New Faculty Mentoring Initiative. Having administrators present at the reception underscores the value you place on mentoring as a key component of professional development that will help new faculty thrive and be successful at UNC Charlotte. Let’s honor the meaningful relationships that inspire learning, foster belonging, and allow our new faculty to flourish. Heavy hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be provided. Drop in and stay for a while!

• Wednesday, April 1, 3:00 – 4:30 PM, Lambla Gallery, Storrs Building (Register) 

For Pre-Tenure Faculty 

Preparing for Reappointment Workshop

Please join us for a virtual workshop focused on preparing for reappointment. CAFS Interim Director Tehia Glass will give a brief overview of the policies around reappointment, then recently-appointed faculty members will talk about their experience with the process, and share strategies and tips they developed as they navigated their journey through reappointment.

• Wednesday, April 15, 1:00 – 2:00 PM, via Zoom (Register)

For All New and Second Year Faculty

Mentoring Circles

Come join us to meet with groups of new and second year faculty, who will get together for a facilitated peer mentoring session. These sessions will provide information related to topics of interest to newer faculty at UNC Charlotte. In addition, they will provide opportunities to help you continue to build support networks with other new faculty and faculty at different ranks at UNC Charlotte. There are two opportunities to attend, April 20 and 21 – you only need to attend one session.

• Monday, April 20, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM, Cone Center 113 (Register) 
• Tuesday, April 21, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM, Cone Center 113 (Register) 

For All Faculty, Postdocs, Graduate Students, and Administrators

Presenting to Decision Makers: Melissa Marshall, Founder of Present Your Science 

This is a practical workshop designed to help faculty, post docs, graduate students, researchers, and academic leaders communicate complex ideas clearly and persuasively to university leadership and other stakeholders. Participants learn how to adapt material for audiences with diverse backgrounds, filter and focus key details that support strategic decisions, and transform slide design into clear, visually compelling slides. 

• Wednesday, April 29, 9:00 – 11:00 AM OR 1:00 – 3:00 PM, Foundation Bldg Room 112, (Register)