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written by Janice Mukhia urbanCORE Civic Engagement Coordinator and UNC Charlotte student, David Rodriguez, has been selected for outstanding leadership and service by North Carolina Campus Engagement, a statewide network of colleges and universities committed to preparing students for civic and social responsibility. Rodriguez is a recipient of the network’s Community Impact Student Award (CISA), […]

written by Janice Mukhia Dr. Aaron Houck moved with his family to Charlotte from West Virginia when he was eight years old. He grew up in the University City area, which like the University, has changed a lot. Dr. Houck attended Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and graduated from Independence High School with an IB diploma. He earned […]

written by Dr. Michelle Meggs With a growing interest in the educational space focused on designing accessible and inclusive digital learning opportunities through materials and digital public infrastructure, developers, educators, and researchers need to understand the experiences of those students who are most deprived of equitable outcomes in education. According to the 2019 Nation’s Report […]

written by Janice Mukhia Meet Dr. Michelle Meggs Michelle Meggs is the executive director of the Women + Girls Research Alliance. It encourages engaged research focused on issues related to the economic, social and physical well-being of women and girls by encouraging co-production among researchers, community residents and practitioners. In her role, which is challenging […]

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written by Janice Mukhia Dr. Meggs, Executive Director of the Women + Girls Research Alliance (W + GRA) a division of urbanCORE at UNC Charlotte, will be one of 20 women appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper to serve as an at-large member of the North Carolina Council for Women. As part of a cohort of […]

written by Janice Mukhia The COVID-19 pandemic was life-changing for many across the globe. For Black women, the pandemic exacerbated existing issues that extended beyond socio-economic parameters to contending with mental, physical and emotional challenges. They suddenly found themselves entasked with new roles and responsibilities. These collective experiences and the need to create safe spaces […]

This fall, faculty and staff have the opportunity to support the Arts & Science Council (ASC) and the State Employees Combined Campaign (SECC) from Monday, October 3 until Friday, October 14. Join campaign chairs, Joy Paige Springs, senior director, strategic community partnerships within urbanCORE and Brook Muller, dean of the College of Arts + Architecture […]

UNC Charlotte faculty and staff volunteered at the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Sort-A-Rama held at the Charlotte Convention Center on Wednesday, September 28th. The University was a sponsor of the event. Niner volunteers packed 842 boxes of food for families in need in our region. Overall, 16,000 boxes were packed by over 650 […]

By Byron P. White Last month, higher education, nonprofit and nongovernmental organization leaders from around the world met to discuss common challenges universities are facing, and how we can create a more open, democratic, equitable framework for engaging with and supporting our local communities. I was invited to represent UNC Charlotte and our urbanCORE department […]

By Lori Thomas Our community’s challenges extend past any one silo, organization or jurisdictional line. Public education systems address hunger, health, homelessness, and other impacts of poverty. Our jails and prisons are mental health and substance use treatment facilities. Our workforce development efforts must circumvent fragmented transportation, distant and still unaffordable housing before people can […]

UNC Charlotte’s urbanCORE will co-produce Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, in partnership with the University of Technology Sydney, a public research university in Australia. Gateways is an award-winning journal that “responds to an emerging global movement of collaborative, critical and change-oriented community-university research initiatives.” As UNC Charlotte’s hub for engaged scholarship that […]