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A design project by School of Architecture Director Chris Jarrett and Associate Professor of Architecture Peter Wong has received the Citation Award in the Activate North Carolina 2016 Urban Housing Competition. Activate North Carolina is a program of AIANC, the state chapter of the American Institute of Architects, that seeks to engage architects, designers, and […]

Students in the School of Architecture Master of Urban Design program will present at the Civic By Design Forum on July 12, 5:30 to 6:30 pm, at Levine Museum of the New South. The students, under the direction of Assistant Professor Ming Chun-Lee, will present proposals on “Building a TRUE College Town through a Complementary […]

Anne R. Belk Distinguished Professor of Violin David Russell will direct a three-day seminar this fall that explores the musical and cultural legacy of the period, from 711 until 1492, in which the Moors governed Spain. The seminar, Masterclass Al-Andalus, will be held October 10-13 at Wildacres Conference Center in Little Switzerland, NC, and is […]

A new book edited by Caridad Svich, the Department of Theatre 2016 Distinguished Alumna, will launch on June 25 at the Theatre Communications Group national conference in Washington, D.C. Audience Revolution: Dispatches from the Field presents perspectives on audience engagement and performance spaces from a wide range of theatre practitioners, including playwrights, directors, and actors. […]

A quartet of UNC Charlotte music students will perform at two international conferences during the month of July: the International Conference for Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC), which will take place July 5-9 in San Francisco, and the International Society for Music Education (ISME) 32nd World Conference on Music Education, which will take place July […]

The Johnson Band Center, the new building constructed for the UNC Charlotte “Pride of Niner Nation” Marching Band, has received two design awards. In May, the building received a 2016 Merit Award from the South Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). This month, the Charlotte chapter of the AIA also chose the […]

Work for the City of Beaufort, South Carolina, led by Professor Emeritus of Architecture and Urban Design David Walters with alumnus Craig Lewis (Master of Public Administration) and a team of UNC Charlotte alumni, has won a Charter Award from the Congress of the New Urbanism (CNU). Among the nation’s premier urban design awards, the […]

Andrew Hartley, Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare in the Department of Theatre, has written a new young adult fantasy-adventure-mystery for young adult readers. Steeplejack: A Novel will be released by Tor Teen on June 14. Set in 19th-century South Africa, the book has already received glowing reviews, particularly for its young female protagonist. The monthly […]

Music student Ben Shafer has been accepted to attend Music House, an international music festival hosted by The Philadelphia Orchestra. The intensive training program, held on the campus of Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania from June 15 through July 1, provides college students and young professionals the opportunity to work directly with musicians of The […]

For the second year in a row, Assistant Professor of Theatre Robin Witt has won a Joseph Jefferson (Jeff) Award, honoring non-Equity Chicago theatre, in the category of “Best Director (Play).” Witt won for the production London Wall, which also won the award for “Best Production (Play).” London Wall was presented by Griffin Theatre Company […]