Teaching & Advising

UNC Charlotte’s Gerald G. Fox Master of Public Administration program has ranked in the top 100 programs in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. The MPA program continued its strong ranking in the 2017 “Best Graduate Schools” rankings released in March 2016, landing at No. 63.

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences faculty will lead Charlotte Teachers Institute 2016 seminars on a wide variety of engaging, interdisciplinary topics for Charlotte-Mecklenburg teachers from all grade levels and subject areas. CTI recently announced its new seminars, which also will be led by faculty members from UNC Charlotte College of Education and Davidson College.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) teachers will share bright new ideas for teaching and learning about energy, at a CTI event for the public on Thursday, Feb. 4, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Discovery Place in Uptown Charlotte.

In a significant contribution to research, teaching and engagement at UNC Charlotte, faculty in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences in 2015 published 30 scholarly and creative books that represented subjects as diverse as the College itself. Most of the books are intended primarily for classroom use or as resources for further research, while several of the books are intended for general audiences.

Film is a lens through which people can see and share the world, colored with excitement, energy and purpose. This is the lesson UNC Charlotte film studies faculty member Rodney Stringfellow imparts to his students.

For its broad-ranging “convocation to commencement” approach to advising, the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology has earned the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising. The department helps students reach their full academic potential, Provost Joan Lorden said.

In recognition of its focus on teaching and student learning, the Department of Sociology in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is the 2015 recipient of the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. The faculty “maintain an intimate sociological community among students in a large and growing university,” said Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Joan Lorden,

Professor of Biological Sciences Stanley Schneider is the 2015 recipient of the Bank America Award for Teaching Excellence, one of UNC Charlotte’s most prestigious honors.

Beth Whitaker, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, was honored on September 18 as one of five finalists for the 2015 Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence.

For their outstanding teaching work, two UNC Charlotte graduate students from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences have received the 2015 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards from the Graduate School and Center for Graduate Life.