Niner Knowledge: Lifelong Learning
Niner knowledge: lifelong learning
The Niner Knowledge series provides alumni with timely learning opportunities designed to:
- Highlight hot topics and issues “ripped from the headlines”
- Provide actionable takeaways for attendees
- Showcase Charlotte students, alumni, and faculty/staff and their impact in research, industries, and the community.
2024 – 2025 niner knowledge schedule
Here is your sneak peek into the Lifelong Learning experiences for the 2024-2025 season. Keep watch on this page or check your email inbox for more details on upcoming events and learning opportunities!
Friday, April 11, 2025
9:00 – 10:30 AM
Niner Knowledge: Leadership Science in Action
The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City
320 E. 9th Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
The next installment of our lifelong learning series is here!
Niner Knowledge: Leadership Science in Action will engage attendees in a lightning round of mini-presentations on hot-topics in leadership from five faculty experts in the Center for Leadership Science. Leaders at all professional levels will appreciate this opportunity to explore the science behind effective leadership in action.
This event is free. Coffee and a light breakfast will be available beginning at 8:30 a.m.
We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to learn and ask your pressing questions at this lifelong learning experience. Space is limited so reserve your spot today!
previous topics
December 5, 2024 – Women and Men in the Workplace
Our first event is Niner Knowledge: Women and Men in the Workplace – Science-Based Solutions to a More Equitable Future. During this lunchtime webinar, Dr. Jill Yavorsky will discuss how men’s and women’s goals are often aligned in the workplace — that men and women alike want more more opportunities for career advancement; better work-life balance and job quality; less burn-out and stress, and so on.
Dr. Yavorsky will address what are the persistent barriers that women face in advancing in the labor market and how these barriers undermine fairness and job quality for all workers. Dr. Yavorsky will also discuss science-based solutions for jumpstarting gender progress and creating more equitable organizations for everyone.
February 25, 2025 – Who You Are? Opportunities & Challenges for Biometric Recognition
During this lunchtime webinar, Dr. Stephanie Schuckers will delve into the world of cyber security and show us how biometric recognition plays a daily role in our lives and helps determine the legitimacy of our identity for systems like banking and government benefits. Dr. Schuckers will discuss the challenges and opportunities we face with biometric recognition and research into the security, performance, ethics and fairness of the systems that use such recognition.
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