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This fall, faculty and staff have the opportunity to support the Arts & Science Council (ASC) and the State Employees Combined Campaign (SECC) from Monday, October 3 until Friday, October 14. Join campaign chairs, Joy Paige Springs, senior director, strategic community partnerships within urbanCORE and Brook Muller, dean of the College of Arts + Architecture […]

UNC Charlotte faculty and staff volunteered at the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Sort-A-Rama held at the Charlotte Convention Center on Wednesday, September 28th. The University was a sponsor of the event. Niner volunteers packed 842 boxes of food for families in need in our region. Overall, 16,000 boxes were packed by over 650 […]

By Byron P. White Last month, higher education, nonprofit and nongovernmental organization leaders from around the world met to discuss common challenges universities are facing, and how we can create a more open, democratic, equitable framework for engaging with and supporting our local communities. I was invited to represent UNC Charlotte and our urbanCORE department […]

By Lori Thomas Our community’s challenges extend past any one silo, organization or jurisdictional line. Public education systems address hunger, health, homelessness, and other impacts of poverty. Our jails and prisons are mental health and substance use treatment facilities. Our workforce development efforts must circumvent fragmented transportation, distant and still unaffordable housing before people can […]

UNC Charlotte’s urbanCORE will co-produce Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, in partnership with the University of Technology Sydney, a public research university in Australia. Gateways is an award-winning journal that “responds to an emerging global movement of collaborative, critical and change-oriented community-university research initiatives.” As UNC Charlotte’s hub for engaged scholarship that […]

By Mae Israel More than 300 students turned out for the first UNC Charlotte party for seniors sponsored by the career services center. Many of them posed in front of a college-themed green backdrop or played with Slinkys and other small toys, and t also completed a survey about their post-graduation plans. Here’s what set […]

Bank of America is strengthening its long-standing partnership with UNC Charlotte to support student success and upward mobility for the Charlotte region. The $2.5 million investment from the bank will expand the University’s signature bridge program for historically underrepresented students and support the creation of a Community Innovation Incubator. “As Charlotte’s only public research institution, […]

Some 300 leaders from across the globe will gather to address democracy, social justice and sustainability in Dublin, Ireland, this month, including Dr. Byron P. White, Associate Provost of Urban Research and Community Engagement at UNC Charlotte. The gathering is scheduled for June 16-17 at Dublin City University. Attendees will include leaders in higher education, […]

The Black Girls Film Camp, a recipient of the 2021-22 Seed Grants from the Women + Girls Research Alliance, is empowering Black girls and lifting up their voices in Charlotte. As the culmination of this year’s program, the Black Girls Film Camp will host its Screening and Awards showcase this month at UNC Charlotte’s uptown […]

For two years, the COVID-19 pandemic prevented Charlotte City Walks from hosting in-person walking tours to introduce people to the history, food, culture and challenges facing our diverse neighborhoods. In 2020, the program was canceled. In 2021, City Walks went virtual, offering self-guided video tours and tours via the Clio app. This year, City Walks […]