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When Marlon Newman ’19 learned his work would be showcased in the 2018 100 Words Film Festival, it was a bit of a surprise. That’s because the Columbia, S.C. communication arts major didn’t submit his work— Sitara Sadler, associate professor of video and film production, did.

On Oct. 17, 2018 Dr. Brian M. Jones, dean of the College of Arts and Letters and the College of STEM, joined representatives from the state’s third-largest university, a renowned culinary school and the state’s biggest community college to discuss the state of education in Charlotte.

Jocelyn Stanley ’19 is an interdisciplinary studies major who plans to attend graduate school for film. To further that end, she is completing a semester-long internship with Susie Films, a Charlotte-based movie production company.

The JCSU Repertory Dance Company performed Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018 at the Open Streets 704 Festival. Powered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, the event opened a length of city streets for the purpose of encouraging more biking, walking, and exploring with neighbors. The community-building event attracted thousands to Charlotte’s West Side, near JCSU’s campus.

For six weeks this summer, 80 adolescents and teens came to��JCSU’s STEM Innovation Initiative program to build��skills. The students came through IBTechReady and ENTICE programs at Ranson IB Middle School and West Charlotte High School, which is certified for the IB world diploma program.��JCSU stepped in as the logical next step in the STEM education of these high-performing students of color.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) announced today an investment of $325,000 toward the ������Ƶ (JCSU) Sustainability Village expansion. The investment will fund the construction of three new buildings and support year-round harvests to benefit West Charlotte communities.��

Dr. Cheryl Curtis was appointed publications board coordinator for the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) on June 1, 2018. Over the course of the three-year appointment, she will serve as the liaison between the editors of all 10 ACPA publications, amplifying the published perspectives of diverse student, faculty and staff researchers.

������Ƶ was recently awarded several new grant awards, which will be used to increase the rigor of student research projects. The National Science Foundation awarded JCSU $114,279 for support of a project entitled “NSF REU Site: Examining the Intersection of Food, Housing, and Healthcare.”