Weekly Digest

April 17, 2023 Institutional Neutrality Seminar Join the faculty Free Expression and Constructive Discourse task force for a campus panel and forum on Institutional Neutrality on April 21 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. in the Halton Reading Room. The panel will explore the policy that university administrators at all levels do not speak for the university or […]

April 10, 2023 Change in Fall Break 2023 Dates The Faculty Council and Chancellor’s Cabinet recently approved new dates for fall break 2023. Fall break will now take place Monday, Oct. 23 and Tuesday, Oct. 24. Revised schedules for fall 2023 full term and fall 2023 second half term can be viewed on the Academic […]

April 3, 2023 Performance Bonus Policy The University is proposing a new policy to institute performance bonuses for permanent EHRA employees (both faculty and non-faculty). Proposed University Policy: 102.16, Performance Bonuses for Permanent EHRA Employees is pending approval by the Board of Trustees at its April 27 meeting. Beginning today, April 3, supervisors of EHRA […]

March 27, 2023 Department Name Change The Office of Academic Affairs would like to announce the following department name change: Effective immediately: CURRENT NAME: Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management NEW NAME: Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering This change was endorsed by the Faculty Council on February 9, 2023, and approved by the […]

March 20, 2023 Save The Date – Spring Family Weekend 2023 We are excited to introduce you to and share the date for Spring Family Weekend 2023. Mark your calendars to join the fun on Saturday, April 22 through Sunday, April 23. Information will be posted on the 49er Family Hub and the Transition and […]

March 13, 2023 ChatGPT at UNC Charlotte 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. Charlotte has no plans to holistically restrict the use of […]

March 6, 2023 Degree Name Changes The Office of Academic Affairs would like to announce the following degree name changes effective Summer 2023. Please note these changes in your records and make the applicable changes where necessary. CURRENT NAME: Health Services Research (Ph.D.)NEW NAME: Epidemiology (Ph.D.) This change was endorsed by the Faculty Council on […]

February 27, 2023 QEP Town Hall Recordings Did you miss the QEP town halls? The recordings from the four sessions are accessible on the QEP website, along with the NINERways proposal. Center for Teaching and Learning Workshops Supporting Student Study Skills in the Age of A.I.Join this session to learn how to better support students’ […]

February 20, 2023 Faculty Town Hall with Provost Bertone Please join the UNC Charlotte AAUP chapter for a Faculty Town Hall with Provost Bertone. Led by faculty working to improve our university, the UNC Charlotte chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) focus areas include: academic freedom and shared governance; economic security of […]

February 13, 2023 QEP Town Hall Learn more about the process of a SACSCOC visit and Charlotte’s Quality Enhancement Plan, NINERways: A Path to Math Success, at a virtual town hall for the campus community on Tuesday, February 14, 9:00-10:00 a.m. Register to attend. International Women’s Day Nomination Submission The Office of International Programs (OIP) […]