This year has seen tremendous community outreach by University City businesses and nonprofits. We have highlighted several efforts in UCP newsletters and now offer this report from two of our biggest employers, TIAA-CREF and UNC Charlotte. The numbers are staggering:...
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Let’s all go 49ers Green for Homecoming Week!
The biggest week of the year for UNC Charlotte spirit is here! You don’t have to be a student, alumnus or parent to enjoy Homecoming Week’s events, including Basketball Madness on Thursday, Friday’s evening’s Homecoming parade and, of course, Homecoming football vs....
Growing UNC Charlotte welcomes Class of 2019
UNC Charlotte roars back to life this week with thousands of new students and tons of activities, like Monday’s first-ever Day of Convocation for 6,250 new undergrads and Wednesday’s 49,000 Water Balloon Fight! Click on these links to learn about: Campus keeps growing...
Summer camps abound at the Y and the “U”
Some of us remember way back in the 1990s when the University City YMCA launched its first summer camp at the Mallard Creek Church barbecue site. Times sure have changed, and University City families are the big winners. We are blessed with a wide diversity in summer...
Businesses, students finding each other via university internships and co-ops
UNC Charlotte’s Spring Career Expo on April 10 will draw 200 companies from Apple to ZOOM Energy, most seeking talented students for summer and full-time positions. Yet many area businesses from TIAA-CREF to campus-based C5 Insight already have promising 49’ers in...
Campus getting new signals and crosswalks in time for football!
Work has begun to improve UNC Charlotte’s Cameron Boulevard entrance. The new traffic signal, turn lanes and crosswalks will give the university its second main entrance on Hwy. 49 and provide students living at the growing South Campus a safer way to walk to nearby...
Big-Data grant provides validation of UNC Charlotte’s ‘Next Big Thing’
UNC Charlotte’s focus on Big Data as its No. 1 priority has received a strong endorsement: a $2.1 million state research grant in data science and business analytics. “This grant will further solidify the position of UNC Charlotte as the leader of Big Data analytics...