Faculty

Young lives cut short by this senseless killing! I mourn we lost two outstanding Niners. May your selfless spirit shine upon us forever…

Reed, Riley, the other students who were injured, and all those impacted on April 30th are still in my heart, and I send caring thoughts to their families.

I was Riley’s academic adviser in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences in 2019. I had met with Riley just 2 weeks prior to this tragic day. Riley was such a bright and caring young man with a positive spirit that lit up the room as he shared with me his hopes and […]

Many of you were on campus that fateful day. I had just signed my contract to become your next Dean of the College of Health and Human Services and I was actually teaching an undergraduate class on a different campus, at my previous institution, that same night. After class, I heard the news and my […]

UNC Charlotte is a great and strong family of students, staff and faculty that such cowardly incidents will actually make us all stronger, better people and good leaders. I had the honor of giving guest lectures in business school and serving in Dean Steve Ott’s board of advisors for the business school, which I am […]

I still can’t believe that this evil happened here at UNC Charlotte–my home away from home. I have spent each week day on campus for more than 11 years. The last few years I’ve worked in Kennedy. I am heartbroken and so very sorry to those who are suffering this overwhelming grief.  But I am […]

Words cannot describe the heartbreak this community has endured. I have never been more proud of the place I call home after seeing the way the Niner Nation united during this time. This is an exceptional place, with beyond incredible people. We will forever be changed, but we will emerge stronger than ever. It has […]