Summer 2013 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues:

Greetings! As another successful academic year comes to an end, this is an extraordinary and invigorating time to be a 49er. In May, we held the Spring Commencement, an event that is a great source of pride for the University community and our more than 3,500 spring graduates. Notably, the number of degrees awarded for the entire academic year climbed to 6,700! Our two ceremonies on commencement Saturday in May also gave us an opportunity to bestow doctoral hoods upon 64 new recipients of doctoral degrees, and thereby achieve an all-time record high of 134 doctoral degrees awarded for the year. We also had the opportunity to bestow an honorary degree upon the former Chair of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Ruth Shaw, and to make a special medal presentation to Professor Joanne Robinson of the Department of Religious Studies as the UNC Charlotte recipient of the 2013 Board of Governors Award for Teaching Excellence.  

Now that summer has arrived, I hope this newsletter finds you with much to celebrate in your own lives, and that you can now settle in to read about the good news from UNC Charlotte. And, as always, if you would like more information on any specific item mentioned in this newsletter, please feel free to contact my executive assistant, Shari Dunn.

It has been an extraordinary year and we are very appreciative of your support. Thank you for allowing me to share the news from UNC Charlotte, and look for the next installment sometime in December. 

Go Niners!

Cordially,

Philip L. Dubois
Chancellor