This Week in LANG 10/20/25
In this Edition: **CHESS AI Week, Braver Campus Dialogue, Legal Symposium**
Dear colleagues,
I hope you are doing well. Welcome to CHESS AI week. Please see below the many opportunities to engage with and learn about AI this week.
Dates and Events this Week
This Week is CHESS AI Week
Monday, October 20
- Cookies with the Provost, 4:00-4:45pm, RSVP
- Call for Nominations for Honorary Degrees
- Disability Training, 12:00-12:30pm via Zoom
- 6:00, Japanese Taiko Drummer, McKnight Hall
Tuesday, October 21
- 4:00 pm, STUN 340 G, Braver Campus Dialogue Presentation “What are the most effective ways AI can be used to advance society?
- How Immigrants Learn Democratic Values: Evidence from Europe, 4:00 p.m.Fretwell 100
Thursday, October 23
- Register for the 2025 Legal Symposium, presented by the Division of Institutional Integrity, scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 2:50 p.m.
Looking Ahead Dates and Events Fall 2025
November 3
- RDL and JFDA applications due see CHESS Faculty Development Awards
- Microcredentials Forum, 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM, Cone 341 (Lucas Room) (Register)
November 5
November 7
- “Salute to Service” Military gala, 6:00-8:00 pm, Student Union, Room 340
November 11
- Veteran’s Day, no classes
November 12
November 13
- Cookies with the Provost, 4:00-4:45pm, RSVP
November 17-21
- International Education Week
November 18
- 4:00-5:30, Witness in Residence, Oscar Chacon (of Alianza Americas) talks on Immigration, Fretwell 100
November 21
- 3:00-5:00, JBusiness Forum
November 26-29
- Thanksgiving Break
December 2
- Last Day of Classes
December 3
- Reading Day
December 4-10
- Exam Period
December 12
- Commencement, 3pm, CHESS
December 15
- Final Grades due
Congratulations
Svanny Wong, Spanish MA alumna who graduated in 2017, recently published her first novel, titled “Refugio en el Cielo”, published by Editorial Letra Minúscula.
Please see a short video about the novel here: Refugio en el cielo, de Svanny Wong | Booktrailer | Editorial Letra Minúscula
Congratulations
Congratulations to Sandra Watts for publishing the article “Build It Right Incorporating Accessibility into Student-Produced Online Artifacts” in the UNC System Learning and Technology Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2025.
Sandra is also featured in the CHESS AI week. As the UNC Charlotte Barnes Fellow she is inviting staff, students, and faculty to a dialogue on AI. This topic impacts us all in various areas of our lives, so please consider coming and encourage your students and colleagues!
Congratulations
Congratulations to our alumna Hannah Javidi, who will be featured in the Notable Niners presentation sponsored by the Honors College.
NOTABLE NINERS | Wednesday, October 22 | 4pm – 5:30pm | Zoom
Register for this webinar to hear two distinguished Niner alums talk about their paths from college to career, as well as the resources they sought out and used along the way.
Our guest speakers are:
- Megan Bird, J.D. (’21). A Levine Scholar at UNC Charlotte, Megan majored in Political Science; she was a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship and recipient of the Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship. Megan went on to law school at the University of Pennsylvania and has most recently been working as an Associate at a law firm in Washington, DC.
- Hannah Javidi, Ph.D. (’18). At UNC Charlotte, Hannah majored in Psychology and Spanish, studied abroad, and participated in the Emerging Leaders Program. A scholar of sexual consent education, she earned her Ph.D. in Applied Social and Community Psychology from N.C. State University. Hannah was named to the 2025 Forbes 30 under 30 list for her achievements in North American healthcare.
Both speakers will offer a biography of themselves and their interests and goals, with emphasis on the ways the things they pursued and opportunities they took advantage of at UNC Charlotte helped prepare them for their careers beyond college.
Exploring AI in CHESS
Faculty from the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences are holding presentations and discussions about AI Oct. 20-24. See the complete schedule and registration links.
Braver Campus Dialog – Presentation on AI
Japanese Taiko Drummer
Save the Date JBusiness Forum
Save the Date with Your Students: Witness in Residence on Immigration
The next Witness in Residence program is scheduled for Tuesday, November 18 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Fretwell 100. The speaker will be Oscar Chacón, Executive Director, Alianza Americas, who will be speaking about his experience advocating for immigrants. More details to come soon in the Events section, but please begin thinking about how this lecture might relate to your curriculum and asking students to mark the date on the calendars (particularly those in the themed courses).
Microcredentials Forum
All faculty and academic staff are invited to attend the first Charlotte Microcredentials Forum featuring keynote speaker, Dr. Rob Moore, Assistant Professor of Educational Technology, University of Florida, and Director of the Investigating Digital Ecologies to Advance Transformative Education (IDEATE) Research Lab. Monday, November 3, 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM, Cone 341 (Lucas Room) (Register) Goals:
- Explore the strategic value of microcredentials for curricular innovation and student success.
- Highlight microcredential initiatives and programs at UNC Charlotte.
- Catalyze cross-unit engagement and future planning among academic colleges and departments.
Open Enrollment
Open enrollment starts Monday, Oct. 13, for benefits-eligible employees. Review the open enrollment website to prepare and make your elections before the deadline, Friday, Oct. 31.
Schedule a Flu Shot
No one has time for the flu. Schedule a flu vaccine at one of the convenient campus clinics happening throughout October.
Thank you for all you do.
All the best,
Anabel