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2025 Community Engagement Orientation Connects Scholarship and Community Priorities
UNC Charlotte’s 2025 Community Engagement Orientation (CEO), hosted by urbanCORE and the Division of University Advancement, was held at The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City on August 11, 2025. The day-long orientation welcomed new faculty and senior staff into the city’s social fabric and the University’s commitment to public engagement. With remarks from […]
2025 Community Engagement Showcase Recap
UNC Charlotte’s urbanCORE and the College of Humanities and Earth and Social Sciences (CHESS) hosted the 2025 Community Engagement Showcase on March 19 at The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City, spotlighting faculty research that addresses pressing challenges across the Charlotte region. Designed to bridge academic research and community priorities, the event marked the […]
Finding Hope at Home: How East Charlotte Residents Are Shaping Their Community
By Mae Israel Gerald Patton grew up in Charlotte, and when he started house hunting in east Charlotte more than 30 years ago—preparing to propose to his now wife—he already knew he wanted a comfortable place within walking distance of the former popular Eastland Mall on the city’s east side. Mimi Davis and her husband […]