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A burgeoning university for a burgeoning city

November 1, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHARLOTTE – A burgeoning city demands a burgeoning university – and North Carolina’s largest city has one. “From the beginning, going all the way back to our founding in 1946 … this place has been all about opportunity,” UNC Charlotte Chancellor Philip Dubois says in the accompanying video. “We offer opportunity, as in the view… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Excellence, UNC Charlotte

Fastest-growing UNC campus

November 1, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHARLOTTE – The fastest-growing campus in the UNC System has energy.  But with that growth come challenges. “We have gained about 4,600 students since 2009,” UNC Charlotte Chancellor Philip Dubois says in the accompanying video.  In fact, UNC Charlotte alone accounts for 35% of the growth in enrollment in the entire 17-campus UNC System since… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Excellence, UNC Charlotte

49er Finish: 93% completion

November 1, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHARLOTTE – Not everyone takes a straight-line path to a college degree. At the ‘Aim Higher, Achieve More’ forum hosted recently by the Higher Education Works Foundation, UNC System President Margaret Spellings singled out the 49er Finish program at UNC Charlotte, which re-enrolls students who leave school with 90 hours of credit and helps them… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Access & Affordability, Excellence, UNC Charlotte

UNCG/GTCC/ACC: Building expectations for a 4-year degree

August 9, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

GREENSBORO – There are fancy names for the partnerships UNC Greensboro announced last week to make it easier for students from Guilford Technical Community College and Alamance Community College to transfer to UNCG and earn bachelor’s and in some cases master’s degrees.1 But for UNCG Provost Dana Dunn, it’s about building expectations – especially among… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Fayetteville State University, HBCU, NC Community Colleges, NCCU, UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Charlotte, UNC Greensboro, Western Carolina University, Winston-Salem State University

UNC Charlotte Chancellor: Access and opportunity for every deserving student

March 24, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

By PHILIP L. DUBOIS CHARLOTTE – Founded just 70 years ago to educate veterans returning from World War II, what is today known as UNC Charlotte remains committed to its original mission to provide access to the benefits of higher education for every deserving student. The 278 veterans who enrolled in the Charlotte Center of the… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, EdTalks, UNC Charlotte

UNCC creates partnerships between students, businesses

March 22, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

By Paul Nowell UNC Charlotte [email protected] CHARLOTTE – UNC Charlotte economics professor Matthew Metzgar teaches Managerial Economics, a requirement for all majors in the Belk College of Business. With about 275 students, the course covers basic business concepts such as demand, cost, production, and market analysis. So Metzgar decided to make it more hands-on for… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, UNC Charlotte

UNCC, UNCSA, UNCG employees recognized with Governor’s Awards

September 28, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

In addition to the award for Lindsay Recchie from NC State University, employees at several other UNC system campuses were recognized Tuesday with the Governor’s Award for Excellence: Lebra Nance of UNC Charlotte’s William States Lee College of Engineering “radiates positivity” and treats students as if they are her own children, her coworkers and former… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, UNC Charlotte, UNC Greensboro, UNC School of the Arts

Learning how bees talk at UNC Charlotte

April 12, 2016 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

CHARLOTTE – At a time when honey bees are in serious – and mysterious – decline, Dr. Stanley Schneider and his students are figuring out how the bees talk. Schneider, a biology professor at UNC Charlotte, describes teaching as a “contagious enthusiasm” that captures students’ imaginations. Schneider believes taking part in research is the primary… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Human Capital, UNC Charlotte

Connect NC bonds would fill critical STEM needs

March 14, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

By Susan D. DeVore President & CEO, Premier, Inc. Trustee, UNC Charlotte According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare represents our nation’s largest and fastest growing employment sector, generating close to 20 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), and projected to increase 10.8 percent, adding 15.6 million more jobs, by 2022. By and… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Connect NC, UNC Charlotte

UNC Charlotte Chancellor: ‘A sense of urgency’ to March 15 bond vote

February 23, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

By Philip L. Dubois Chancellor, UNC Charlotte UNC Charlotte’s interest in the bond issue is a proposed $90 million science facility that is crucial to ensuring our continuing ability to respond to ever-increasing demand for enrollment among well-qualified freshmen and transfer students. For UNC Charlotte, there is definitely a sense of urgency concerning this bond… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Connect NC, Economic Impact, UNC Charlotte

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