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Carlos Cruz Receives Bonnie E. Cone Professorship in Civic Engagement
Theatre professor and MFA program director recognized for arts-based work in the community.
   April 11, 2023

CarlosAlexis Cruz, associate professor of theatre and the program director for the forthcoming Master of Fine Arts in Community Centered Practice, has received the 2023 Bonnie E. Cone Professorship in Civic Engagement. Formerly the Provost's Faculty Award for Community Engagement,...

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Theatre Department Presents Original Play for Young Audiences
Dr. Beth Murray and her students adapted the book of zany poems, "A Hatful of Dragons."
   April 10, 2023

By Rayden Leeder

What do you get when you take a zany and imaginative poetry book for children and put it in the hands of passionate and creative theatre education students? Well, you get UNC Charlotte's newest traveling show, A Hatful of Dragons.

This month, the Department of...

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Dance Professor Wins Woodward Faculty Research Award
Dr. Kaustavi Sarkar has been recognized for excellence in research and creative practice.
   April 4, 2023

Assistant Professor of Dance Kaustavi Sarkar has received the James H. Woodward Faculty Research Award . The James H. Woodward Faculty Research Award was established in 2021 and is awarded annually to an untenured faculty member who has been reappointed to a tenure-track position. Sarkar is the second faculty member to receive the award.

“By recognizing a promising program of research...

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Alumna Receives National Art Educator Award
Allison Petrauskas ’16 is the art teacher at Harold E. Winkler Middle School in Concord, N.C.
   March 31, 2023

Alumna Allison Petrauskas ’16 has received the 2023 New Professional Art Educator Award from the National Art Education Association (NAEA), the leading professional membership...

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Students Win First Place Prizes at Regional Singing Competition
Thirteen students participated in the Mid-Atlantic Regional NATS Competition.
   March 23, 2023

Students Nicholas Andruzzi, Christian Souza, and Izzy Oyler brought home First Place prizes from the National Association of Teachers of Singing Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, held March 10 and 11 at Liberty University in Virginia.

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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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University Joins Charlotte SHOUT! as Ideas Pillar Sponsor
Faculty, students, and alumni contribute to festival programming.
   March 16, 2023

For 17 days this spring, Charlotte SHOUT! will invigorate Uptown Charlotte, bringing performances, installations, food trucks, interactive art and engaging conversations to plazas and venues in the center city. The annual festival aims to inspire Charlotteans with creative and culinary innovation, turning the center of town into a forum for new ideas and experiences. And for the first time,...

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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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