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This Week in LACS 2/26/2024

I hope you all had a great weekend. It’s almost Spring Break. Thank you to those of you who organized, supported and attended the Heritage Language Learning Symposium on Thursday and Friday last week and the Japanese Speech Contest on Friday. Both events were very successful with over 200 faculty, students, and teachers attending the […]

This Week in LACS 2/19/2024

Dates and Events this Week This Month is Black History Month.  February 19 February 20 February 22 February 23 Looking Ahead Dates and Events February 27 March 1 March 2 March 8 March 13 March 15 March 18 March 29 April 2 April 12 April 19 April 30 May 1 May 15 Congratulations & Thank […]

This Week in LACS 2/12/2024

In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours changed T, and virtual only on R, SEACS Program, AI Presentation, Mini Grants, Inclusive Excellence Grants, ** I hope you all had a restful weekend. Chair Office Hours this week:  Tuesday (changed hours) 8:30-10:30 am Mebane Hall 435, Wednesday, 1:00-3:00 pm Mebane Hall 435, Thursday 2:00-4:00 pm Virtual Only […]

This Week in LACS 2/5/2024

I hope you all had a restorative weekend. Our external reviewers are here today and tomorrow, and I would like to thank you all for participating in this process. I also look forward to seeing you on Friday for our Department Meeting and will give you an update on the search and other initiatives then. […]

This Week in LACS 1/29/2024

Happy Monday! Dates and Events this Week January 29,  January 30 January 31 February 1 February 2 Looking Ahead Dates and Events February 5 Neurodiverse Workforce Video application deadline, Apply Here February 5-6 February 8 February 9 February 16 February 17 February 19 February 22-23 February 27 March 2 March 15 March 29 April 12 […]

This Week in LACS 1/22/24

In this Edition: << New Department Name, External Reviewers Itinerary, “Ai and Ethics” Presentation-This Week Friday, Due Date for Annual Evaluation Forms-This Week Friday, Poetry Slam>> I hope you had a good weekend. Thank you for your contributions to the Department Meeting last Friday. The name you chose for our department is Department of Languages, Cultures and […]

SEACS 2024

We are excited to host the Southeastern Association of Cultural Studies Conference this year at UNC Charlotte. Registration is still open to attend. Many of our own faculty and students will be presenting on topics ranging from film to literature, to translation and AI. Please visit the SEACS website for registration and details.

This Week in LACS 1/8/2024

In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours Spring 2024, Department Meeting Agenda, Self-Study External Reviewer Itineraries, Small Grants Program, January Events: Conversations about Ai – Matteo Di Michele Presentation** Dear colleagues,  Happy New Year and welcome to the Spring 2024 semester. Note: If you see a link at the bottom of this email which says “Read Full […]

This Week in LACS 12/4/2023

Dates and Events this Week  December 3 December 4-6 December 7 December 8 Looking Ahead Dates and Events December 15 December 19 January 12, 2024 January 26, 2024 February 16, 2024 February 17, 2024 February 22-23, 2024 March 29, 2024 April 19, 2024 Congratulations Congratulations to Allison Stedman for submitting an NEH Scholarly Editions and […]

Chinese leisure activities with cUSA

This year, the CUSA club hosted an activity in the recent International Education Week. On November 16, 2023 from 4:30-6:30, CUSA held an event to introduce Chinese Leisure activities, including Chinese games, tea tasting, and Tai Chi to the campus community.  The participants learned  about Chinese leisure activities and enjoyed a relaxed evening.