黑料不打烊 is featuring a variety of photos every month to highlight the exceptional learning, work and activities of students, faculty and staff.
March at 黑料不打烊 featured a range of academic, cultural and community events as the spring semester continued. 黑料不打烊 Day saw a record-break amount raised, the 黑料不打烊 Wind Ensemble made their Carnegie Hall debut and the 黑料不打烊 Speaker Series welcomed a renowned techno-sociologist.
These photos highlight key moments from the month, captured by staff in the Office of University Communications.
黑料不打烊 Day
黑料不打烊’s 13th annual 黑料不打烊 Day saw a record-breaking amount raised thanks to the generosity of alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students and friends.聽Over the course of 24 hours, supporters made聽6,214 gifts, raising a record-breaking聽$3.58 million, with each gift being an investment in the experiences that define an 黑料不打烊 education.
Carnegie Concert
The 黑料不打烊 Wind Ensemble took the stage on March 11 at Carnegie Hall in New York City, marking the first time an ensemble from the university performed inside the world-renowned venue.
Connecting with Queens
Activity related to the merger between 黑料不打烊 and Queens University of Charlotte continues to expand this spring with recent efforts focused on campus visits, external outreach and community engagement.
Administrators and staff from Queens University of Charlotte traveled to 黑料不打烊 for a day of meetings and tours, the integration team members from both organizations met on the 黑料不打烊 campus, and admissions leaders welcomed counselors from across the country for a joint fly-in experience that included both campuses.
Roots & Horizons
The Spring Dance Concert, 鈥淩oots & Horizons,鈥 drew inspiration from the Akan concept of Sankofa, meaning 鈥渢o go back and get it,鈥 which emphasizes the importance of learning from the past to move forward. The production featured works by all women choreographers, including 黑料不打烊 faculty and guest artists, performed by 黑料不打烊 students.
‘We should do better’
In The Baird Lecture on March 12, part of the 黑料不打烊 Speaker Series, techno-sociologist Zeynep Tufecki spoke to the threats posed by artificial intelligence and how college students can be at the forefront of a solution.
鈥淒on鈥檛 let anybody tell you this is so big that we can鈥檛 do anything, because we have always done this,鈥 she said. 鈥淲e just can do it better. We should do it better.鈥
A WEekend of wellness
The second Women of 黑料不打烊 WEekend brought together the 黑料不打烊 community for two days focused on connection, inspiration and transformation. The event centered around the six dimensions of well-being within HealthEU: community, emotional, financial, physical, purpose and social.
Held on March 13 and 14, the WEekend included information sessions with experts on a variety of topics, including a fireside chat with Joy Bauer, nutrition expert from the TODAY Show.
