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Josh Coleman, a student of Dr. Alissa Deeter, won first place in the Second-Year Studio Men category at the Student Auditions hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Region of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). James Matens, a student of Dr. Brian Arreola, placed second. Tiffanie Briggs tied for fourth place in the Hall Johnson […]

The School of Architecture (SoA) announces the 2018-19 Faculty Research Grants. The objective of the grant program is to advance creative inquiry and research in the SoA. Since 2012, this program has allocated more than $125,000 to 15 faculty in support of their creative work. The SoA will fund three awards this academic year. The […]

On Thursday, May 31, the UNC Charlotte “Pride of Niner Nation” Marching Band will depart for Normandy, France, where the band will officially represent the United States at the 74th-anniversary D-Day commemoration. Prior to its departure from Charlotte, the band will present a flag-planting ceremony at 10:30 am to honor veterans. Each year, one band […]

Art alumnus Austin Ballard’s work is the subject of a solo exhibition at Wave Hill, a public garden and galleries in The Bronx, NY. The show, RUMORS, will run May 19–June 24, 2018. Ballard received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2010. Fabricating furniture using cane webbing and epoxy clay, he has constructed an immersive […]

Dance education major Makayla Church has been named the UNC Charlotte Student Teacher of the Year for the Spring 2018 semester. She becomes the UNC Charlotte nominee for North Carolina Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year, which will be announced at the annual North Carolina Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators meeting this fall in […]

The 2018 recipients of the School of Architecture Scholarships in Practice will begin their summer internships later this month, ushering in the new academic year of internship and scholarship support provided by these partnerships with local architecture firms. The 2018 Scholarship in Practice winners are: C DESIGN Scholarship in Practice: David Harrill BB&M Scholarship in […]

The Department of Theatre will present four productions in the 2018-19 academic year in a season that matches two European comedies from centuries past with two dramas by contemporary American female playwrights. Archipelago by Caridad Svich September 12-16 Black Box Theater Two UNC Charlotte theatre professors, CarlosAlexis Cruz and Kaja Dunn, take the stage for […]

Dr. Andrew Hartley is publishing three new novels this spring. An internationally recognized Shakespeare scholar and the Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare in the Department of Theatre, Hartley also writes adult and young adult science fiction and thriller novels under the names of A.J. Hartley and Andrew Hart. Cold Bath Street is a young adult […]

Associate Professor of Dance Karen Hubbard was the featured guest artist at the OhioDance Festival and Conference, held April 27-29 at The Ohio State University (OSU). The theme of the conference was Pathways from Past to Present. Hubbard received her Master of Arts in Dance at OSU. During the conference, Hubbard taught two Vintage Jazz […]

Professors Jefferson Ellinger (architecture) and Thomas Schmidt (art) have received a 2018 Merit Award in the ArtFields southeastern regional art competition for their installation LED Kintsugi (formerly named Hybrid Skins), created with graduate research assistant Paul Stockhoff. ArtFields took place in Lake City, South Carolina, April 20-28 and showcased work by nearly 400 artists from […]