Weekly Digest

May 8, 2023 Annual Study Abroad Photo Exhibit Returns The Office of International Programs and the Office of Education Abroad are proud to present the return of the Annual Study Abroad Photo Exhibit. With travel resuming, students were eager to return to study abroad and we are thrilled to be sharing the winning photographs from […]

May 1, 2023 Election Results for 2023-2024 University-level Faculty Governance Positions The elections for Faculty Governance campus-wide positions concluded April 21 and winners were notified. The election results are posted on the Faculty Governance website. Thank you to those participating in the democratic process and congratulations to the winners. Research Administration Ticketing Webinars The Division […]

April 24, 2023 Legal Training: The Evolving Landscape of Discrimination Law and University Policy Join the presenters for an overview of recent developments to discrimination and harassment laws as well as recent revisions to the University’s anti-discrimination policy. The presenters will explore how these changes apply in the employment and student contexts and also discuss […]

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 […]