General News

Dear Faculty Colleagues, Many of you may have seen the recent news that the University is adopting a new course material rental program that will help lower the overall cost of textbooks for our students. I wanted to share with you more information about this exciting program. Barnes & Noble Charlotte will begin offering the […]

Dear Colleagues, We appreciate your ongoing support of our enrollment efforts. Please review the latest data for your department or program. Here are some general updates from the past two weeks: Undergraduate Enrollment We continue to have challenges with transfer admission. Your outreach to newly admitted transfer students is critical to our enrollment goals. Reports […]

Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your ongoing support of our enrollment efforts. Please review the reports to see the latest admission and enrollment data for your college and program. Please note if you have areas that are down to assist with targeted initiatives, such as reaching out to students to increase yield. Here are the […]

Dear Colleagues, There has been much discussion recently surrounding the academic usage and integrity of text-based AI tools such as ChatGPT, a new chatbot software that can explain ideas and concepts and generate convincing, human-like, though often oversimplified, written text. These are exciting times! AI tools like this are here to stay and will rapidly […]

Dear Colleagues, It has been a pleasure to get to know so many of you over the past few weeks as I have settled into my role as provost. Thank you for the kindness and courtesy you have shown me. As you may know, enrollment is one of my priorities, especially as we enter the […]

Dear Colleagues, Let me be among the first to wish you a happy first day of classes! A new semester comes with renewed opportunities to connect with students and colleagues, pursue meaningful and innovative research and continue to achieve the goals set forth in our strategic plan. I hope you are as excited as I […]

Dear Colleagues, Happy New Year! I hope each of you had a happy, healthy and relaxing break. What a pleasure it is to call myself a member of Niner Nation – officially! I have been looking forward to this day since Chancellor Gaber announced my appointment in October. Thank you to everyone who has already […]

Bojan Cukic has been named dean for the College of Computing and Informatics, effective Dec. 1. Cukic has served UNC Charlotte for eight years, most recently as interim dean of the College of Computing and Informatics. “As a dynamic, collaborative leader and a prolific researcher, Dr. Cukic is well-positioned to continue developing and advancing the […]

Pinku Mukherjee, who currently is the Irwin Belk Distinguished Professor for Cancer Research and associate dean for research and graduate education in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, will serve as the interim associate provost and dean of the Graduate School effective Jan. 3, 2023, succeeding Tom Reynolds, who will retire after 40 years […]

Alicia Bertone, DVM, Ph.D., has been appointed provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNC Charlotte. She will begin her duties Jan. 3, 2023. Bertone, a prolific biomedical researcher and veterinarian, joins Charlotte from The Ohio State University, where she most recently served as interim associate vice provost of strategic data and analysis. “I […]