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Architecture Professor Named to Historic Landmarks Commission
Emily Makaš was appointed by Mayor Vi Lyles.
   March 16, 2023

Dr. Emily Makaš has been appointed to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission by Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles. The commission is the shared city and county...

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Emeritus Professor Receives NCDEO Lifetime Achievement Award
Karen Hubbard was honored in a ceremony on February 18.
   March 6, 2023

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Gámez Elected ASCA Vice President
José Gámez will serve four years in leadership roles, including one as president.
   February 28, 2023

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Alum’s Generosity Inspires Students to Work Harder
Jeff Floyd ’77 has helped to establish three scholarships; Grace Murray has one of them.
   February 16, 2023

“If it hadn’t been for UNC Charlotte, no telling what would have happened to me,” says Jeff Floyd ’77.

Now Vice President and Managing Principal of the Charlotte office of the national architecture firm LS3P, the Robeson County native started college as an engineering student at NC State University, but “didn’t like it...

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Professor Selected for Global Learning Academy
Samira ShiriDevich will receive training to develop virtual international exchange courses.
   February 13, 2023

Assistant Professor of Graphic Design Samira ShiriDevich has been selected for the Spring 2023 International Student Exchange Program American Higher Education Alliance Academy. ShiriDevich is one of just 20 faculty chosen from U.S. institutions to participate in the two-month program, which trains faculty to develop online...

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Dance Department Hosts State Conference, Welcomes Guest Dance Educator
Crystal Davis will teach classes and deliver the NCDEO conference keynote address.
   February 10, 2023

The Department of Dance welcomes guest artist Crystal Davis, Assistant Professor of Dance Performance and Scholarship and Head of the MFA Dance Program for the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies at the University of Maryland, for a residency February 18-21. Davis will be the keynote speaker for the North Carolina Dance Education Organization (NCDEO) conference that will be held...

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Music Professor to Direct Texas All-State Jazz Ensemble
Dr. Will Campbell is the director of Jazz Studies at UNC Charlotte.
   February 6, 2023

Dr. Will Campbell, professor of saxophone and director of the Jazz Studies program, has been invited to direct the Texas All-State Jazz Band II at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio, February 8-11. Representing more than 17,000 current and future music educator members, the TMEA is one of the largest...

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Professor from Polish Partner Institution is McColl Visiting Artist
Zuzanna Dyra is a professor at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design.
   February 6, 2023

The Department of Art & Art History welcomes Dr. Zuzanna Dyrda as the first exchange scholar/artist from the department’s institutional partner, the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław, Poland. Dyrda also serves as the 2023 McColl Center Visiting Artist in Residence, an...

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College of Arts + Architecture Announces 2023 Distinguished Alumni
Six Distinguished Alumni will be honored at a ceremony on March 30.
   February 1, 2023

The College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) will honor six Distinguished Alumni on Thursday, March 30, in the ninth annual celebration of alumni achievement. The award ceremony will take place at 11:30 am in the Anne R. Belk Theater in Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts and will be open to the public.

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New Book by Music Professor Explores Whiteness in Mid-Century Jazz
Kelsey Klotz examines Dave Brubeck’s music, career, and life to consider race in America.
   January 24, 2023

A new book by Dr. Kelsey Klotz, lecturer in music and Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence in the College of Arts + Architecture, explores the creation, manifestation, and interpretation of “whiteness” in mid-century America through the study of jazz musician Dave Brubeck. ...

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