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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 […]

Colleagues, I am writing to follow up on yesterday’s message from Chancellor Gaber with some additional guidance as you navigate a semester with not only the continuation of COVID-19 but the added concern about monkeypox. I want to stress that monkeypox is very different from COVID-19. It remains a rare disease that requires very close […]

As we prepare for fall, I need to bring to your attention an adjustment to the class schedule that you will need to incorporate into your syllabus planning. Weekday Football Game As members of Conference USA, we can be asked to schedule football games during the week. Next year, the football team will play one […]

The new 2022-2023 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 […]

A short moratorium on starting new course and curriculum proposals will begin June 1, 2022, to allow for the transition from one catalog year to another. The moratorium will last throughout the month of June and has no effect on proposals already started. Users may continue to use Curriculog to review, edit, or approve existing […]

Institutional research, accreditation, and assessment functions are now combined into the newly formed Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics. Steve Coppola leads this department in his new role as associate provost for institutional effectiveness and analytics. Christine Robinson is now assistant provost for institutional effectiveness and analytics. This new unit combines the resources of the […]