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Dear [incoming student],
As we make final preparations for your arrival as a 49er, I would like to share with you what you can expect as you begin your academic journey at UNC Charlotte. We are committed to providing an excellent academic experience, even as we adapt classroom instruction, course design, and campus activities to meet necessary safety measures during this pandemic....
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Dear [returning student],
As we prepare for your return to campus this fall, I would like to share with you some of the changes you can expect as we adapt classroom instruction and course design to meet necessary safety measures during this pandemic. We are committed to providing an excellent academic experience, even as we adapt classroom instruction, course design, and campus...
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Dear colleagues,
As we continue to navigate the complexities brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, I ask that you join me in reaffirming in word and deed our institution’s commitment to ensuring that our university community is inclusive and inviting to all. I am proud of our diverse...
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Dear colleagues,
Each of our lives has been disrupted in some way by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. For our faculty members, we recognize that this disruption may negatively impact one’s ability to devote adequate time to research and writing. In addition, many conferences have been...
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Dear colleagues,
As we adapt to life in a virtual realm, I would like to share some encouragement and early lessons learned. You have been amazing about rapidly moving to remote instruction, but I understand this doesn’t mean your content has been revised pedagogically to be optimized...
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Reading the headlines about the future of higher education, you have no doubt seen several oft-repeated themes. Among them are the use of more technology and a focus on a degree’s ROI in relation to workplace needs. Pundits also emphasize the importance of helping students develop the skills of communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and global fluency. These skills are frequently...
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Walking across campus when class periods are changing gives visitors and members of the UNC Charlotte community a first-hand glimpse of the diversity of our student body. While providing access to a diverse student population has been part of our institutional mission for many years, I would like to share some of our recent work to ensure that we are also an inclusive community and provide...
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In a recent New York Times bestseller, author Daniel H. Pink proposes that timing can make or break us and offers evidence for harnessing the power of beginnings, endings, and even mid-points. Pink’s book When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing offers some useful thinking about our approach to student success.
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ADAPTING – this is a fitting word for the work in Academic Affairs. It defines part of our mission as an urban research university. As an integral part of North Carolina’s largest city, we are committed to the needs of our ever-changing region and state.
DIGITAL LEARNING
