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Course and Program Deadlines for 2022-2023 Catalogs
This is a reminder to start submitting course and curriculum proposals. The earlier you start, the more likely the proposal will reach final approval in time for publication in the next Catalog. Only timely course and program proposals will be included. For more information visit Course and Curriculum Deadlines and FAQs. Deadlines 10/31/21 SUBMISSION DEADLINE […]

Search Committee Appointed to Identify Next Provost
UNC Charlotte has begun the process to identify its next provost, following Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Joan F. Lorden’s announcement she will step down after June 2022. Led by Catrine Tudor-Locke, Dean of the College of Health and Human Services, and Rob Keynton, Dean of The William States Lee College of Engineering, […]
Provost Joan Lorden Announces Retirement
Dear colleagues, After over eighteen years as provost, I have informed the Chancellor of my intention to step down at the end of the academic year. Even with all the ups and downs and challenges we have faced over these past several years, I still cannot imagine a job I would have enjoyed more. I […]

16 Faculty Members Promoted to Full Professor
At the start of the Fall 2021 semester, sixteen members of the faculty were recognized for their promotions to Full Professor. Each faculty member will receive a Jefferson Cup, designed by Thomas Jefferson, founder of the University of Virginia. The cups were engraved with the UNC Charlotte logo, the faculty member’s name, department, and the […]

9 Faculty Members Recognized for 25 Years of Service
With the start of the Fall 2021 semester, nine members of the faculty are recognized for achieving 25 years of service to UNC Charlotte. Brian Cooper, Chemistry Warren DiBiase, Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education Sarah Jordan, Special Education and Child Development Carol Leeman, Communication Studies Mark Pizzato, Theatre David Pugalee, Center for Science, Technology, Engineering, […]

24 Faculty Members Awarded Tenure
With the start of the Fall 2021 semester, twenty-four members of the faculty are recognized for receiving tenure. Allison Amidei, Theatre Erin Basinger, Communication Studies Christopher Bejger, Chemistry Danielle Boaz, Africana Studies Hilary Dack, Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education David Dalton, Languages and Culture Studies Wenwen Dou, Computer Science Jason Giersch, Political Science and Public […]

UPDATE: Planned Schedule Interruptions
As we prepare for fall, I need to bring to your attention to adjustments to the class schedule that you will need to incorporate into your syllabus planning. Chancellor Installation As part of the schedule of events associated with the installation of Chancellor Gaber, classes will be canceled on Thursday, September 23, 2021, to allow […]

2021-2022 Catalogs Now Available Online
The new 2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs are now available online. The newly published catalogs contain new or revised programs and courses that have reached final approval through Curriculog. Please note that the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs are each published online once per year. Curriculum proposals currently in progress and any new proposals will be […]

International Experiences Continue during Pandemic with Globally Networked Learning
Some faculty members refused to give up on providing their students with a global learning experience during the pandemic, so they partnered with the Office of International Programs to pilot a new initiative called Globally Networked Learning (GNL). GNL is a collaborative approach that enables students, instructors and researchers from locations around the world to […]

Community Talk to Discuss Confederate Monuments and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice
Join Karen L. Cox in conversation on her book No Common Ground: Confederate Monuments and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice. The virtual talk will be held April 22, 2021, from 5:30-7 p.m. In this eye-opening narrative of the efforts to raise, preserve, protest, and remove Confederate monuments, Karen L. Cox depicts what these statues […]