Boosted by advance giving totaling nearly $115 million, UNC Charlotte launched a $200 million capital campaign on Thursday, Sept. 22. "Today we are celebrating the university's dramatic trajectory of growth," declared Exponential Campaign Chair Gene Johnson. "This has...
UNC Charlotte's Student Union has a new name, thanks to generous donations of both leadership and resources by two of the university's most successful alumni: attorney Karen Popp (Class of 1980), and business executive Demond Martin (Class of 1997). The two were...
For 41 years, UNC Charlotte and thousands of people from throughout our region have gathered at the annual International Festival to celebrate cultural traditions from around the globe. This year’s event, 10 am to 6 pm Saturday, Sept. 24, around the Barnhardt Student...
Last night our community was at the center of a tragic police incident followed by several hours of demonstration, aggressive agitation and unrest. Our neighborhoods, businesses, retail centers and institutions were impacted with activity that has left us all feeling...
The Charlotte Chamber’s University City Taste has been rescheduled to Thursday, Sept. 29, due to concerns about continued demonstrations this week throughout Charlotte. Tickets already purchased will be honored. If you have not yet bought your tickets, we strongly...
On Saturday, Sept. 10, one of the purest forms of athletic enjoyment takes the field at our University City YMCA. Our Y hosts the YMCA Miracle League, an incredible program that lets youngsters and adults with physical and cognitive disabilities step up to the plate...
Some of the best offerings this fall on Charlotte's entertainment scene are right in our University City backyards, so to speak. Jazz master Charlie “Bird" Parker, pioneering choreographer Paul Taylor, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker and celebrated...