Student Stories

“From the Back of the Line,” a documentary film exploring the impact of immigration policies on mixed-immigration status families in Charlotte, premiered on Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m. at UNC Charlotte Center City, 320 E. 9th Street.

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences student Hannah Martin received a standing ovation from fellow students and other audience members at UNC Charlotte’s commencement on Dec. 15, when she joined Chancellor Philip L. Dubois and Dean Nancy A. Gutierrez before the crowd in the Dale F. Halton Arena.

The UNC Charlotte Forensics team brought home team and individual awards from the Collegiate Forensic Association Holiday Forensics Tournament in early December, placing sixth overall. Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown, Virginia hosted the tournament.

The UNC Charlotte Model United Nations team in late October brought home two of the top awards presented at the National Model United Nations Conference in Washington, D.C., winning an Outstanding Delgation Award and a Position Paper Award.

A memorial is scheduled in honor of Jordan Slusher, a religious studies student in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences who died this summer. The memorial will be at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 15, at Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.

The community is in mourning following the death on June 9 of religious studies and psychology major Jordan Daniel Slusher, 21, of Gastonia. Jordan’s death in Stone Mountain State Park has been ruled an accident, according to news reports quoting the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation.  He and friends had hiked to the […]

While the future can be as unpredictable as the weather, UNC Charlotte graduates will take with them the ability to withstand uncertainties, said spring commencement speaker Kate Grove. “The weather, much like life, can at times be unpredictable,” said Grove, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology. She spoke during the May […]

Five College of Liberal Arts & Sciences students were among the nine students named “Best of the Best,” in April for extraordinary contributions to UNC Charlotte through academic and co-curricular pursuits. The Center for Leadership Development coordinated the awards.

Communication Studies Celebration Week is under way through Friday, April 20 at UNC Charlotte’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. In its second year, the celebration includes showcase events that feature activities of faculty and students in the Department of Communication Studies. “Communication Studies Celebration Week is an opportunity for the university community, local community […]

UNC Charlotte sociology major Aurora Trujillo is one of 12 students chosen nationwide by the Udall Foundation as 2012 Native American Congressional Interns. Trujillo will graduate in May with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a minor in public health. She plans to pursue a master’s degree in public health policy. She will intern in […]