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Going paperless? REPROS can help with large volume scanning services. REPROS offers: Optical Character Recognition (OCR) scanning to provide keyword-searchable files High-resolution, full-color scans to ensure every nuance of a picture or graph is captured Scanned documents can be saved on all standard media, such as CD, DVD or USB. Staff are available to assist […]

Even during a pandemic, with fewer cars on the roads, accidents and injuries still occur. Babies continue to be born, and some are perilously premature. Somewhere, always, children and adults fight cancer or endure disease or infection. Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. requires blood, a life-saving treatment that can’t be made in any […]

Eighteen years ago, the campus post office was a concrete corner of the basement of Prospector that was windowless, dank and cramped. Just getting there required finding a weird exterior stairway that led down to a single service window. Horace Lytch had been approached about a job managing the place and his first thought was, […]

New name, new face, new features Barnes & Noble at UNC Charlotte renovations completed just in time for fall semester and on Friday, Sept. 20, the official reopening as Barnes & Noble Charlotte was celebrated. Hundreds of attendees came to the grand reopening, enjoying coffee, breakfast pastries and lots of giveaways, including “We Are All […]

Mail and Package Services is now offering the Healing PTSD First-Class stamp for $.65 each or $13 for a sheet of 20. The Healing PTSD stamp is designed to raise awareness of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and to collect funds for Americans with PTSD, which affects nearly eight million people in the U.S. People who […]

UNC Charlotte is officially designated as a Fair Trade University, one of only two so far in the University of North Carolina System to achieve this distinction. Rich Steele, associate vice chancellor for Business Services, signed the official Fair Trade Resolution on Nov. 11, 2019. Fair Trade is an economic system that ensures that the […]

CHEAP Take in some culture the fun way, while taking advantage of the STUDENT RUSH discount. Charlotte Symphony’s Totally 80’s performances are part of the Sandra and Leon Levine Pop Series. Totally ’80s celebrates the raddest decade and features hits from icons like Michael Jackson, Blondie, George Michael, Billy Joel, Tommy Tutone, and Rush. Two […]

Business Services is pleased to announce that Ricoh USA has been awarded a five-year partnership with UNC Charlotte to operate the campus copy/print program. The agreement brings new equipment, updated technology and streamlined management of the campus printers and multifunction devices. Document handling will be noticeably enhanced, more productive and easier to execute, even for […]

Last fall, Business Services and Chartwells launched Niner Diners mobile ordering for popular campus dining locations. Now nearly all campus retail dining locations offer mobile ordering, including Bojangles’, Subway, Wendy’s and Panda Express. Starbucks and Einstein Bros. Bagels are rolling out mobile ordering in the next couple of weeks. To skip the line the next […]

No change? No problem. If asked to list things a university needs to support its educational mission, vending machines would probably not make the top 10, or even 50. But we know that hardly anyone goes through a week on campus without needing a hydration, energy or caffeine boost. That’s why Auxiliary Services and vending […]

If faced with the possibility of being snowbound on campus this weekend, here’s what you should know: You will eat At least one dining hall, either Crown Commons in the Student Union or SoVi in South Village Crossing, will be open and on the weekend brunch schedule, even if campus is closed. More likely than […]

If you had the right audio equipment poised over the UNC Charlotte campus on a weekday morning at 10:45 a.m., you might pick up a lot of whispers that sound a lot like, “Please, please, please let me find a close parking spot.” That’s the peak time for parking demand on campus, so it’s unlikely […]

If you’ve walked by the Dining Services office in the Cone Center lately, you might think that it looks more like a research lab than an office. Shelves with glowing LED light boxes and seedling trays line the window. The bright lights cause students and staff to stop and look at the progress of the […]

As part of the University’s Sustainability Week events, dozens of representatives will be on campus offering information, travel discounts and give-aways. There will even be a little fun! Try out the driving simulators that imitate drunk driving and what it’s like to be in a car crash, with and without a seatbelt. Be sure to […]

Just in time for upcoming exams, a study and office supplies vending machine has been installed on the main floor of Atkins Library. The machine offers convenience purchasing of often needed items such as pens, highlighters, flash drives and exam books. The machine accepts cash and the 49er card and is operated by Barnes and […]

A vending machine price increase on certain snack products took affect this week. Items such as Doritos, Regular Lays chips and candy bars went from $1.00 to $1.25 but prices on the ‘better-for-you’ snacks such as Lays Baked chips, Kellogg Cracker chips, Snyder Pretzels and Nature Valley bars did not rise. “Snack vend prices have […]

“There’s no place to park!” Really? Spaces may be few in areas closest to the center of campus at the most densely scheduled class times, but there’s plenty of parking available elsewhere. Space counts, which are taken regularly, prove that UNC Charlotte has sufficient parking for visitors, faculty, staff, and students. Students are the population […]

UNC Charlotte has negotiated new contracts with Coca-Cola Consolidated, Pepsi Beverage Products and Canteen Vending to provide beverages and vended snacks to the campus community. The agreements are unique in that they provide the financial benefit of exclusive beverage rights while maintaining the product choice for customers. Coke will be the official beverage of Charlotte […]

There are many things to be thankful for and a few days off is certainly among them! Here are the hours for Barnes & Noble at UNC Charlotte bookstore: Wednesday 11/21: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Thursday 11/22 – Sunday 11/25: CLOSED Dining Hours What’s Open 11/21 – 11/25 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21 Library Café; 7:30 […]

For just $7.95, pick any two of the following: Featuring Summer Lites Menu – Pick 2 $7.95 Soups: Tomato, French Onion, Chicken Tortilla, Crab Bisque Salads: Garden Tossed, Spring Mix, Caesar Salad, Lettuce Wedge, Spinach Salad Sandwich: Turkey BLT Wrap, BBQ Pork, Chicken Quesadilla, Steak Melt, Mediterranean Wrap In addition to the Summer Lites selection, […]

For just $7.95, pick any two of the following: Featuring Summer Lites Menu – Pick 2 $7.95 Soups: Tomato, French Onion, Chicken Tortilla, Crab Bisque Salads: Garden Tossed, Spring Mix, Caesar Salad, Lettuce Wedge, Spinach Salad Sandwich: Turkey BLT Wrap, BBQ Pork, Chicken Quesadilla, Steak Melt, Mediterranean Wrap In addition to the Summer Lites selection, […]

Facilities Management has just informed PaTS that Van Landingham Road, between John Kirk Dr. and Mary Alexander Rd., will be closed on Friday, July 22nd and Saturday, July 23rd for final paving and striping. On Friday 7/22 and Saturday 7/23, the only access in and out of East Decks 2 and 3 will be via […]

Facilities Management has just informed PaTS that Van Landingham Road, between John Kirk Dr. and Mary Alexander Rd., will be closed on Friday, July 22nd and Saturday, July 23rd for final paving and striping. On Friday 7/22 and Saturday 7/23, the only access in and out of East Decks 2 and 3 will be via […]

With classes back in session, we wanted to take a moment to remind everyone of some of the basic etiquette for the campus shuttle that runs all over UNC Charlotte’s campus. Please wait until exiting passengers have stepped off the bus before boarding. Campus shuttle benches are small-ish but the forward-facing seats are meant to […]

Students and staff who need to leave their cars on campus over the Thanksgiving break should park in Lot 25, near Police and Public Safety. Resident student, commuter and F/S permits are all allowed there. Parking your car in the open lot closest to Campus Police HQ makes more sense than an isolated spot in […]