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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

by Mae Israel On one end of adjacent shopping centers on North Sharon Amity Road in east Charlotte, an Ethiopian restaurant and grocery offers the spongy flatbread injera and a special cultural coffee ceremony. On the other is a Middle Eastern bakery and grocery, which sells several types of baklava and freshly baked pita bread. […]

Nearly a year after their initial meeting, residents and community leaders of the West Sugar Creek corridor have drafted a proposal to bring their community together […]

Marjorie Parker believes in the future of Hidden Valley, a neighborhood she’s called home for 47 years. So does Merritt McCully, who has lived there a little over four years. Elena Peguero? As a newcomer to the community from the Dominican Republic, she dreams of buying a home in the neighborhood soon […]

Shortly after joining UNC Charlotte nearly 10 years ago as a clinical assistant professor in the School of Social Work, Roger Suclupe noticed there wasn’t a course to help students learn about Mecklenburg County’s rapidly growing Hispanic and Latino communities.

With the help of a graduate student, Suclupe developed a course and began a partnership with a nearby health center in the Sugar Creek area. Later, he expanded student training to Hidden Valley Elementary School, where the majority […]

Fifty years ago, Odell Witherspoon moved into northeast Charlotte’s Hidden Valley neighborhood, attracted by the nice houses and large backyards. “It was,” he said, “a destination neighborhood, an ideal neighborhood.” But that legacy is eroding, and Witherspoon is […]

Earlier this semester, the Women + Girls Research Alliance convened “Taking Space without Apology: A Women and Girls Leadership Café.” This effort brought together the collective voices representing UNC Charlotte faculty; staff; community leaders; and middle, high school and college students from across the Charlotte metro area to engage with local organizations committed to building […]

The Women + Girls Research Alliance (W+GRA) is excited to announce their 2023-2024 Seed Grants recipients. Each of the grants emphasize community partnerships and community-engaged research activities that address the critical areas of mental health and wellness, economic security/mobility, and equity in the Charlotte metropolitan area. W+GRA has awarded each grantee, or team $5000 each […]