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Enrollment management official accepts ‘Model of Excellence’ Award Sheri Rice, business and planning officer in enrollment management, formally accepted the University Business magazine’s Model of Excellence Award for UNC Charlotte’s 49er Finish Program. J.D. Solomon, editorial director of University Business, presented the honor during the annual meeting of the National Association of College and University […]

The University’s 49er Finish Program recently was named a 2015 Model of Excellence in the winter edition of University Business magazine. “UNC Charlotte created a concierge service that caters to a tough demographic: students who dropped out during their senior year,” said University Business senior editor Tim Goral. “The program’s communications are tailored to individual […]

Going back to college after taking several years off can be difficult. Work demands, raising a family or finances can make it challenging. Many schools have programs to reach out to students who left before completing their degrees. At UNC Charlotte the program is called 49er Finish. Through the program’s assistance, Regina Dudley-Mack returned to […]

Project Title: 49er Finish Program Institution Name: University of North Carolina at Charlotte Innovation Category: Student Success Project Director: Jillian Stubbs, Academic Advisor/49er Finish Program Coordinator Contact Information: (704) 687-5109, jillian.stubbs@uncc.edu Website: 49erfinish.charlotte.edu Project Description: Using innovative marketing strategies, unique personalized advising, and intentional programming, the 49er Finish Program was created to support the graduation […]

By: Kathi M. Baucom and Janet D. Daniel Susie Bernard, now a vice president at North American Windows Corporation, left the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) in 1993 only a few classes shy of a bachelor’s degree in mathematical sciences. “I found it easier to go to work; college was a harder […]