By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: June 24,2011
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte said Stephen Ward will be its executive director of communications. Ward, a Michigan native, is leaving the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where he is executive director and assistant to the chancellor for university relations and communications. He has a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and a master’s [...]
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: June 17,2011
A project that started as a health and fitness website site at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is now a stand-alone commercial venture. According to a UNCC press release, 411Fit will serve as an exercise and journaling website and help simplify the design and management of wellness programs for companies, health care professionals [...]
By The Associated Press
Published: April 7,2011
RALEIGH — The governors of North Carolina’s public university system learned today that a possible 15 percent cut in state funding would eliminate thousands of classes across the 16 college campuses and mean job losses for more than a thousand faculty members. Although state lawmakers have yet to release their budget proposals for the next [...]
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: January 26,2011
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte said today it is adding a doctoral program in bioinformatics and computational biology. The addition brings the number of doctoral programs at the university to 19. The University of North Carolina Board of Governors had to approve the program. UNCC said it will appeal to students with undergraduate training [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: December 21,2010
Faced with a $1.15 billion deficit between 2010 and 2035 rather than the $1.6 billion surplus projected in 2006, the Charlotte Area Transit System proposed Wednesday night to cut the Lynx Blue Line Extension project, ending the line at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte station. The cut would mean eliminating a park-and-ride lot [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: November 2,2010
Charlotte City Council members were presented Tuesday with a report that outlines the need for more affordable housing in Mecklenburg County and offers policy recommendations. According to the report, prepared for the Charlotte Housing Authority by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s Urban Institute and the Metropolitan Studies and Extended Academic Programs, of 49,053 [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: October 28,2010
With Mecklenburg County’s unemployment rate at 10.5 percent and the economy still sluggish, it’s no wonder that nearly all candidates in the upcoming Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners races have vowed to make the economy their No. 1 priority if they take office. But experts suggest that such promises may be easier said than done. [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: October 27,2010
49,053 renter households in Mecklenburg County are in need of affordable housing, while the supply of affordable housing in the Charlotte area is expected to decline in the next 20 years, according to a study that will be presented to the Charlotte City Council at Monday’s council workshop. The study, prepared for the Charlotte Housing [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: October 19,2010
Charlotte’s fiscal 2010 year-end report, released Sept. 29 by the city’s Budget and Evaluation Office, shows good news. The goals, broken down into five focus areas — community safety, economic development, housing and neighborhood development, transportation and environment — were mostly achieved. From July 1, 2009, to June 30, the crime index — which includes [...]
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: October 12,2010
As more of the country’s biggest financial institutions and mortgage lenders are pulled into the ongoing controversy involving questionable foreclosure processes, many predict the situation could have a chilling effect on the country’s already battered economy and real estate market. Some, though, say it could have a bright side. Last week, Charlotte-based Bank of America [...]
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