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Dear colleagues: We are happy to share with you the University’s latest milestone in creating a structure to maximize our long-standing mission and commitment to addressing the cultural, economic, educational, environmental, health, and social needs of the greater Charlotte region. As part of North Carolina’s urban research university serving the state’s largest city, many of […]

Dear Colleagues: I would like to thank all of you who have already reported – or are in the process of preparing to report – midterm unsatisfactory grades in your classes. If you have not yet reported midterm unsatisfactory grades, the deadline is noon on Friday, March 4, and you must complete the process even […]

Dear Colleagues, The Faculty of UNC Charlotte are charged with the responsibility for making policy decisions regarding the curriculum, academic standards, and the allocation of internal research funds. We are also charged with important advisory responsibilities regarding our working schedule and conditions, the university budget, facilities planning, administrative appointments, and other elements of institutional policy […]

Dear Faculty, The General Education Task Force would like to share its current proposal for the revised 2023 General Education curriculum. The Task Force has scheduled two Town Hall meetings to get your feedback. Thursday, February 17, 2022: 4:00-5:30 p.m. Friday, February 18, 2022: 9:30-11:00 a.m. Your participation in town hall meetings last fall served […]

Dr. Lee Gray, who currently is senior associate dean in the College of Arts + Architecture (COAA), will serve as interim senior associate provost when Dr. Jay Raja returns to the faculty in July 2022. Gray will retain some duties in COAA through June 2022, while he begins his transition to the Office of Academic […]

Dr. Jay Raja, senior associate provost for Academic Affairs, plans to return to the faculty in a full professor role with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science beginning in July 2022. “Dr. Raja is an exceptional leader who is skilled at bringing people together to develop and implement innovative programs. His expertise has […]

UPDATED INFO as January 18, 2022 UNC Charlotte continues to add features and options within the Know Me Project to foster a welcoming and inclusive campus environment as a foundation for everyone’s success. Student ID photos are now visible on Canvas profiles. This will aid instructors and classmates to make better connections. In addition to […]

Dear Colleagues: As we are set to confer degrees on nearly 4,000 students this week, we cordially invite you to participate in the faculty processionals of our graduate and undergraduate ceremonies. Graduate Commencement Ceremony The conferral of all graduate degrees (PhD, Masters, Graduate Certificates) in all majors and programs will take place on Friday, December […]

Effective January 1, 2022, an additional screening step will be included in the faculty hiring process for any full-time or part-time faculty appointments. Prior to offering first round interviews (or prior to offering a position if a search waiver applies), a department chair must contact the Director of Title IX Compliance to ascertain whether that […]

The Women + Girls Research Alliance (W+GRA) announces its 2021-22 seed grant recipients. The W+GRA is offering grants between $1,000 to $5,000 to support new or ongoing research efforts whose goals align with its programmatic priority to highlight the issues that women and girls face in the workforce as a result of, or exacerbated by, […]