This Week in LANG 2/23/2026
Dear colleagues,
Dates and Events this Week
Chair Office Hours Week of February 23:
February 23
- AI presentation, Office of Legal Affairs, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM, via Zoom* (Register)
February 26
- Poetry Slam, Cone After Hours, 6:30–8:30
- Mentored project and community partner project proposals for the 2026 Office of Undergraduate Research Fall Research Program due
February 27
- Department Meeting, Mebane 434, 2:30-4:00, Agenda
Looking Ahead: Dates and Events Spring 2026
March 20
- Department Meeting, Virtual (zoom: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/my/aaliagab)
March 26
- Faculty Forum for Associate Professors interested in learning about Promotion to Full
March 27-28
- SEACS Conference
April 24
- Department Meeting, Mebane 434, 2:30-4:00, end of year party 4:00-6:00
May 11, 12, 14 and 15
- GLI Institute
May 13
- 4th Charlotte AI Summit for Smarter Learning
Congratulations
Congratulations to Hanna Lee, who received a Golden Nugget Award for November 2025. We appreciate your going above and beyond! Below is the reason you were nominated.
“Hanna Lee has consistently stepped up to learn new skills and implement better processes. She does an enormous amount of work behind the scenes on a regular basis and has been instrumental to the running of the department. Her positive attitude and commitment to the faculty and students exemplifies what one needs in a staff member. We are lucky to have her.”
Congratulations to Sandra Watts who has been accepted to the 2026 Institute for Emerging Leaders in Online Learning, which includes both an online and a residential portion in early August plus a Leadership Symposium in Orlando in November.
In addition, Dr. Watts is the President-Elect of the UPCEA South Region, which includes AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, PR, SC, TN, TX, and VA.
Finally, congratulations to Dr. Watts for hosting a campus-wide debate event in the Language Resource Center on February 12. This initiative brought students and faculty from across campus to our LRC. Lee Barnes Campus Debate Fellow Noah Hughey, Political Science major and Journalism minor is seen opening the February 12 campuswide debate.
Congratulations to our graduate student Emma Nantz and our Business Services Coordinator Jules Geaney-Moore who both presented at the annual NCCCLAS conference at Duke on Saturday, February 21.
Congratulations to the Japanese program for participating in the CLTure Day + Night Market New Moon Festival held on Saturday, February 22, at Blume Studios.
Information for Faculty and Staff
Upcoming Events
Important Reminder
University computers not yet running Windows 25H2 or macOS Tahoe will automatically update over spring break, beginning Monday, March 9. OneIT recommends manually upgrading now to ensure a seamless transition. Labs and podiums will be deferred until the end of the semester.
Project proposals due next week
Mentored project and community partner project proposals for the 2026 Office of Undergraduate Research Fall Research Program are due Thursday, Feb. 26.
Reappointment and Promotion Workshops in March
We will be holding two reappointment and promotion workshops in March on Zoom, one for tenure track faculty and one for non-tenure track. These workshops are designed to help faculty, chairs, and college/department review committee members understand the process and answer any questions they may have. Dean Boyer and Associate Dean Weeks will lead them.
Tenure track: Tuesday, March 17 (9:00-10:30am)
Non-tenure track: Wednesday, March 18 (2:00-3:30pm)
Please fill out this form to RSVP and receive the Zoom link. If you have any questions, please email Greg Weeks at gbweeks@charlotte.edu.
2026 Poetry Slam
This week is the week. Come one come all to support our students.
Wishing you a good week.
All the best,
Anabel