General News

UNC Charlotte’s Motor Fleet/Automotive team won the 2017 Green Fleet Award, placing 15th out of all applicants. The Green Fleet Award recognizes outstanding motor fleets across North America. An estimated 38,000 fleets are eligible each year. For award consideration, fleets must apply online. Applicants are, then, evaluated based on fleet composition, fuel and emissions, policy […]

Kathryn Horne, previously the director of University Space Management and Utilization, has been appointed as the director of facilities planning. Horne joined the Facilities Management Department in 2015. In her new role, Horne will guide the development of the campus in accordance with UNC Charlotte’s current Master Plan. She will be responsible for developing and […]

UNC Charlotte was recognized with a Bronze Bicycle Friendly UniversitySM (BFUSM) award from the League of American Bicyclists. With the announcement of 46 new and renewing BFUs, UNC Charlotte joins a list of visionary colleges and universities across the United States transforming their campuses and the communities around them. There are now 182 Bicycle Friendly […]

Amid the sea of Niner Nation and UNC Charlotte paraphernalia moving around campus is the visible increase in campus construction. Everything from orange cones to neon-colored hard hats and heavy equipment signify construction is underway or soon to begin. The new Center for Counseling and Psychological Services, located next to the Student Health Center, completed […]

Sustainability Week is one of many annual observances signifying the fall semester is in full swing. Annually, the weeklong initiative aims to increase campus awareness about sustainable issues and ignite the University’s commitment to environmental stewardship. This year’s programs and events include: Tuesday, Oct. 3 8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. Tree Banding, Alumni Pavilion 10 […]

UNC Charlotte’s Veterans Services Office, an advocacy and support service in the Dean of Students Office, is leading the charge with a commitment to reduce its environmental footprint on the University. As the first office on campus to attain a Green Office Certification for the 2017-2018 academic year, Veterans Services sets an example the Sustainability […]

Work to transform the Macy and Barnard Buildings as phase two of the Academic Complex Renovation (ACR) project will begin August 22. The project is a part of the Five-year Capital Construction Plan with the goal to modernize the Denny, Macy, Barnard, Garinger and Winningham buildings – which comprise the Academic Complex in the historic […]

As temperatures rise, the campus and surrounding communities are in midst of its most vulnerable time for unhealthy air quality. The annual Clean Commute Challenge, an initiative spearheaded by NC Air Awareness, aims to combat this issue. The program, administered by the NC Department of Environmental Quality, provides individuals and organizations with tools to help […]

The approaching summer months leading into the fall semester will bring an increase in campus construction. Without question, the wave of construction projects will challenge the campus community. The good news is, it is temporary – sort of! Campus navigation may feel like an episode of “Survivor” for a while, but ultimately it will be […]

At the close of last month’s Earth Month celebrations, the Adopt-A-Spot program relaunched. The reestablishment of the program was successful due to efforts of members of the Kappa Kappa Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., who initiated identification of a location to adopt and an application for funding from the Charlotte Green Initiative with […]