University of North Carolina Charlotte - Rogues n Rascals or SiSi Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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COMMUTER LIFE Commuter life at UNCC is an extremely large part of the University: of the 10,000 plus student popula- tion approximately two thirds are commuters. Many of the commuters are residents of Charlotte and make it their daily routine to travel to and from Charlotte to school. But still a small number of stu- dents travel from surrounding areas to attend classes — this entails getting up at early hours and some- times staying late on campus. A large number of the Charlotte based commuters rely on the Charlotte Transit System to get to classes. Part of this system is the express bus; of which two are in use. These buses are better known as the Mean Green Shuttle Machines. But for those students who own their own transportation, UNCC has various parking lots to accommodate their needs — although at times a parking space can be harder to find than a June snow storm. UNCC has a large number of services available to commuter students as well as designated faciliti es for their needs. Cone University Center is equipped with lounges, gameroom, cafeteria, candy shoppe and the newly renovated Student Activities Center. Commuter life at UNCC differs greatly from that of the on-campus residents, but the activities and events arranged for students are designed to make the commuter an integral part of university life. This helps the student to gather a complete education and to help him grow in areas other than academics. 28

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GRADUATION Who would have ever imag- ined in 1965 at the transition stage of Charlotte College to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte that it would eventual- ly graduate 1,797 students in the year 1983? Many changes have taken place on this campus since the 1965-66 year. The major changes of growth and develop- ment have led to an increase in the curriculum and degrees of- fered. The graduating class of ' 83 showed a slight decrease in the number of actual degrees award- ed from the previous year. The highest number of degrees awarded was in the College of Arts and Sciences with a total of five hundred ninety-eight. The College of Business Administra- tion graduated four hundred thir- ty-eight, with the College of Hu- man Development and Learning having three hundred fifty-one. The College of Engineering and the College of Nursing were close together with one hundred nine- ty-nine and one hundred fifty- five, respectively. The Masters degree program is rapidly growing here at UNCC. Human Development and Learn- ing awarded two hundred twen- ty-one this year. The Master of Business Administration degree was awarded to thirty-one indi- viduals and twenty-eight degrees were awarded as Master of Arts. Master of Science (entailing Biol- ogy, Chemistry, and Criminal Jus- tice) awarded four. Other Masters programs that are offered are in the areas of Science in Engineer- ing and Urban Administration. Directed Study is another related area in the Masters program. To- tal Masters Degrees awarded were three hundred nineteen. With the number of students at UNCC increasing at a rate of ap- proximately 2% each year and the continual upgrading and ad- dition to degrees offered in var- ious areas, the number of gradu- ating students should have a di- rect relationship with the number of graduating students in both undergraduate and graduate programs. The number of gradu- ates will not grow near the rate as undergraduate due to the major- ity of the graduate students going part time. by Sonya Wiley