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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 […]

Students in Professor Deb Ryan’s fifth-year architecture studio will address the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission working group on May 7, presenting their research from their #ShapeCLT project. The project, funded by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, integrates community input with research on the city’s history and development to propose plans […]

The Steep Theatre (Chicago) production of Lela & Co, directed by UNC Charlotte theatre professor Robin Witt, has been nominated for six Joseph Jefferson (Jeff) Awards, honoring non-Equity Chicago theatre. Lela & Co. was presented July 13 – September 16, 2017. It was the U.S. premiere of the play, by British playwright Cordelia Lynn. The […]

The College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) joins the Arts & Science Council (ASC) to present “Celebrating 5 Years of Community Supported Art,” an exhibition of work by local visual artists, at the Projective Eye Gallery at UNC Charlotte Center City. The show runs from April 28 through July 28, 2018. The gallery is open […]

Video Collaboratory LLC, a company founded by dance professor Sybil Huskey and computing faculty Celine Latulipe and David Wilson, with doctoral student Vikas Singh, has received the Blue Diamond “Cool Innovation” Award from the Charlotte Area Technology Collaborative. The Blue Diamond Awards are given annually to recognize technology innovation and talent in the Charlotte region. […]