Collaborations and Experiences
Academic departments within the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences (CHESS) work constantly to create and enhance educational collaborations and experiences for their students, staff, faculty, and the community. This can also take the form of internships, partnerships, and multi-disciplinary research projects. In addition, there are several Centers on campus that work with community members to address important, contemporary topics.
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The Center for the Study of the New South
The Center for the Study of the New South promotes discourse and dialogue on a rich and diverse constellation of topics and ideas relating to the New South. Known as the period of regional history from the end of the Civil War to the modern era, the New South offers a bold tapestry of history, culture, social movement and political issues ripe for reflection and study. The Center invites the community to join conversations around current issues such as past series of discussions on “Growing Up Southern,” sports in the New South, Southern foodways, race and civil rights in the New South, “Growing Up As An Immigrant in Charlotte,” and other timely topics. The Center partners with community organizations to broaden its reach and to build collaboration and knowledge. Read more about the Center >>
Charlotte Teachers Institute
Through intensive, long-term seminars led by UNC Charlotte and Johnson C. Smith University faculty, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools teachers learn new content, work collaboratively with other teachers, and develop new curricula for their students. Teachers serve as leaders in the institute and choose seminar topics they deem most important and engaging for current CMS teachers and their students. In addition to its annual seminars, the Charlotte Teachers Institute presents special events open to all teachers including “Evening for Educators” and “Teachers as Scholars” where CTI Fellows share the new curricula they developed in their seminars. CTI also offers community programs open to the public such as the popular “Exploding Canons” cultural collaboration series. In 2013 CTI and its partners were recognized by the Council of Great City Schools with the Shirley S. Schwartz Urban Education Impact Award. CTI programs are made possible by a joint commitment of resources from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Johnson C. Smith University and UNC Charlotte, and through the generosity of private funding institutions. Read more about CTI >>
Center for Professional and Applied Ethics
The Center for Professional and Applied Ethics provides leadership in 21st-Century ethics education and research in the Greater Charlotte region and beyond. The Center collaborates with a diverse range of on- and off-campus constituencies. The Center engages students and faculty in ethics-related educational events, research collaborations, and outreach activities. One of its signature events is the Barnhardt Seminar on Ethics and the World of Business. It invites members of the off-campus professional community to partner on specific ethics-related projects and provides ethics-related educational programming to the campus and the general public through numerous lectures, conversations and programs. It aims to increase awareness of the ethical importance of public practices and policies. Read more about the Center >>
The Center for Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Studies
The Center for Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Studies is dedicated to research, education, and outreach. Understanding the causes and lasting consequences of mass violence are essential for the prevention of future atrocities. The Center is committed to innovative research and to education, recognizing the need to not only learn from the past but to confront injustice and promote human rights in our own world. The Center organizes research projects and symposia with graduate and undergraduate students. The Center also hosts tri-annual international conferences and organizes study abroad trips for students. The Center offers a minor in HGHR Studies and works with other educators to offer workshops and other teacher-training initiatives. Read more about the Center>>