UNC Charlotte Magazine, Q2 2014

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Chris Jordan’s “Midway” photographs, on view at the Projective Eye Gallery through June 26, document albatrosses that die from eating plastic that litters the ocean.

KEEPING WATCH will explore three local environmental issues: plastic waste and recycling (KEEPING WATCH on PLASTICS, 2014), urban streams (KEEPING WATCH on CREEKS, 2015), and air quality and the value of trees (KEEPING WATCH on AIR, 2016). Most of each year’s events will take place around Earth Day, which occurs every April. Events include exhibitions, film screenings, panel discussions, a fashion show and neighborhood happenings. PlanCharlotte (plancharlotte.org) and the institute (ui.uncc.edu) will also publish a series of online articles examining key environmental issues as part of the project. KEEPING WATCH involves many community and supporting partners, including the Blumenthal Foundation, a Charlotte-based private foundation that supports community, environmental and arts programs in Charlotte and North Carolina. Philip Blumenthal, director of the Blumenthal Foundation, said, KEEPING WATCH brings nontraditional partners www.UNCC.edu

together to collaborate on programs and events that allow environmental groups to reach beyond traditional audiences. “The project’s creative initiatives provide opportunities to connect and resonate with

people and show them that they need to care about these issues,” he said. Candice Langston is director of development for the College of Arts + Architecture.

KEEPING WATCH: More Info

For a list of upcoming events and more information, visit keepingwatch.org. Key organizations supporting KEEPING WATCH are: Funding and Resources UNC Charlotte Urban Institute UNC Charlotte College of Arts + Architecture Arts & Science Council Blumenthal Foundation Foundation For The Carolinas Knight Foundation Fund at Foundation For The Carolinas North Carolina Arts Council Community Partners

Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation Charlotte Museum of History City of Charlotte Clean Air Carolina Discovery Place Keep Charlotte Beautiful McColl Center for Visual Art Mecklenburg County Solid Waste North Carolina Dance Theatre Slow Food Sustain Charlotte Q214

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UNC Charlotte Magazine, Q2 2014

Published on May 29, 2014

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Naturally, a university magazine tells the story of people. Yet it seems that more so than typically – maybe because as I write this we approach the close of another academic year – this edition abounds with stories of those who are living the Stake Your Claim ethos. For example, read about the student beauty queen who overcame chronic anxiety to become a crown jewel. Read also about the stellar 49er student-athletes and their distinguished athletics director. Read about our first graduating class of Levine Scholars – impressive and so promising. Read about a cadre of alums working together as nuclear engineers. Read about the many students who are recognized for leadership. Keep reading, about the alum who has created a new scholarship to help promising students to someday achieve what he has achieved.