Community Engagement

As part of the 2014 North Carolina Science Festival in late March and early April — with its theme of “Life is Your Lab” — UNC Charlotte will present a Science and Technology Expo, a seven-event public science lecture series, a four-event film festival and a star party. College of Liberal Arts & Sciences students, faculty and staff are deeply involved with these community events, as presenters and volunteers.

UNC Charlotte on Sunday, April 21 will host a free, public Science and Technology Expo on the lower campus mall, facing the Student Union.

Much like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the McMillan Greenhouse at UNC Charlotte’s Botanical Gardens has experienced a rebirth following a minor fire in April 2012.

The UNC Charlotte campus and broader community celebrated the accomplishments of mathematics professor Harold Reiter, who recently was honored with the Award for Excellence in Public Service from the UNC Board of Governors. An afternoon reception to mark the distinction was held on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 in Robinson Hall.

The spring plant sale at UNC Charlotte’s Botanical Gardens is still scheduled for Friday and Saturday, despite a fire on Wednesday night in one of the greenhouse rooms. The spring plant sale is the gardens’ largest sale of the year and its major fundraising event. All proceeds support the greenhouse and gardens’ operations and are […]