College News

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.

The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program in the UNC Charlotte College of Liberal Arts & Sciences again has been named among the top 60 public affairs programs in the country in the Best Graduate Schools by U.S. News Media Group rankings. “Our Master of Public Administration Program maintains a consistent focus on providing our […]

Jamie Strickland of Geography & Earth Sciences is the 2012 recipient of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences’ Excellence in Teaching Award for full-time lecturers. Iain Ross Bolton of  Political Science & Public Administration and Global, International, & Area Studies is receiving the award for part-time lecturers. The college held a reception to honor […]

A special screening of the 90-minute director’s cut of the new film The Jesus Discovery will be shown from 2:30 to 5 p.m., Sunday, April 29, in the Queen’s Court Ballroom of the Renaissance Hotel near SouthPark. This version has never been shown in the United States and was aired in Canada on Vision TV […]

Sarah Haas, a Ph.D. student in Geography in the Center for Applied Geographic Information Science, has received a substantial travel scholarship that will allow her to study in South Africa and a National Science Foundation-funded training grant that will help her learn new data techniques. In the first award, Haas will travel to the University […]

Jacob Huffman, a Geography & Earth Sciences major and Levine Scholar at UNC Charlotte, has been chosen for the Newman Civic Fellows Award.  This national honor recognizes college student leaders who have demonstrated their investment in finding solutions to the challenges that communities face. “Jacob is an exceptional student who is excelling in his field […]

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 […]

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences students and faculty received recognition during the International Women’s Day Centennial Celebration on March 22 in the Student Union Multipurpose Room. The event celebrates that the UNC Charlotte community is filled with local women who embody the richness of internationalism.  It is a way to recognize these individuals for […]

This year’s nominees for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences’ Full-time Lecturer Award for Teaching Excellence and Part-time Lecturer Award for Teaching Excellence have been announced. Six faculty have been nominated for the Full-time Lecturer Award and four faculty have been nominated for the Part-time Lecturer Award presented by the college.

Jonathan Marks, professor of anthropology, is the 2012 recipient of the First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal. This prestigious award, presented by First Citizens Bank and UNC Charlotte, honors faculty scholarship and intellectual inquiry. Fellow scholars and colleagues concur that Marks’ work has made an indelible impact on the field of biological anthropology. He is widely […]

A world-renowned UNC Charlotte professor and historian has made a discovery in an intact first century tomb in Jerusalem that has revealed a set of limestone Jewish ossuaries or “bone boxes” that are engraved with a rare Greek inscription and a unique image. The findings are detailed in a preliminary report by James D. Tabor, […]