UNC Charlotte has earned a 2026-27 Military Friendly School Gold Award for a fifth consecutive year, rising into the Top 10 at No. 9 for the University’s continued commitment to military service members, veterans and their dependents.

Nominations for the 2026 Divisional Annual Awards are open until 8 a.m. Monday, March 23. Student Affairs invites all staff to nominate fellow colleagues, teams and campus partners who have gone above and beyond to support student success and the mission of the division.

Charlotte Esports’ Rocket League team came home with top honors in December’s National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC) Division II Fall Championships, the first NECC win in program history.

Karunya Karthikeyan, Cassietta “Cassie” Broadhead and Anum Hafiz were chosen as the bell ringers for UNC Charlotte’s 2025 Fall Commencement, which takes place Friday, Dec. 12 and Saturday, Dec. 13.

TEDxUNCCharlotte, the University’s licensed TEDx event featuring speakers from across the Charlotte community, will be taking place for the seventh time on Saturday, Feb. 21.

UNC Charlotte ranked 78th in the Military Times 2025 Best for Vets college rankings, a significant rise for the University from its previous placement in 2023, when Charlotte was ranked 247th. 

Alpha Phi Alpha’s Mu Tau Chapter walked into this year’s stroll competition carrying a legacy: seven wins in nine years and big expectations. But according to chapter member Diego Cuffee-Disla, that legacy was not a cushion. It was fuel.

Charlotte’s ASPE student chapter is one of four in the country. It is also the oldest student chapter, chartered in 1997.  The University serves as the longest-running and most prominent space for the dimensional metrology focus, and ASPE has woven itself within that work.

UNC Charlotte is the first in North Carolina and only the fourth in the nation to introduce EGYM, a state-of-the-art tech-enabled strength training system designed to meet students where they are, whether they’re first-time lifters or seasoned athletes.

Pennda Arami was chosen as the Bell Ringer for UNC Charlotte’s first 2025 Summer Commencement, which takes place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9 in Dale F. Halton Arena, located in the James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center.