For 317 campus faculty and staff, advising 449 student organizations offers a direct pathway to connect with students outside of traditional, professional and academic settings.

Through their high school outreach program, Student Niner Media Advising and Support has inspired a local high school's Poetry Club to launch their own literary arts magazine. Corvian Community High School recently published its first edition of “Wing Writers.”

Research showing student engagement’s impact on student transition and success by UNC Charlotte’s Student Affairs Research and Assessment earned the SARA team the 2026-27 Paul P. Fidler Research Grant.

The Niner Nest, located in Student Union 280 near Hoppa Room 200, is intended to be a quiet and restorative space for the entire campus community. The room features comfortable furniture and checkout lockers that include items like noise-cancelling headphones, puzzles and weighted pillows.

UNC Charlotte's Niner Times received the prestigious Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper from the Society of Professional Journalists. They were named the winner in Region 2 in the category of large newspapers in schools with 10,000 or more students. They will move on to th

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.