{"id":3643,"date":"2024-07-24T12:55:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T16:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/?page_id=3643"},"modified":"2025-08-11T08:27:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T12:27:36","slug":"chancellors-annual-report-2023-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/annual-report\/chancellors-annual-report-2023-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Chancellor&#8217;s Annual Report 2023-2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Great things are happening at UNC Charlotte. During the 2023-24 academic year, the region and nation took notice as Charlotte continued its rise as one of the nation\u2019s next preeminent public research universities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNC Charlotte, with its growing academic reputation, rising research enterprise, athletics championships, growing regional partnerships and impactful cultural offerings, is focused on its mission to assist students in achieving their educational and lifelong learning goals. Please watch the year-in-review video, and spend some time on the annual report website for a complete picture of the past 365 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"2023-2024 UNC Charlotte Chancellor&#039;s Annual Report\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a_PFXQr3hHc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Report Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-16x9-lg is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/411111994_753311670166406_3057556202825771166_n-1400x787.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3725 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1400\/787;width:200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/411111994_753311670166406_3057556202825771166_n-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/411111994_753311670166406_3057556202825771166_n-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/411111994_753311670166406_3057556202825771166_n-300x168.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-ea8b11be wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-niner-green-darkest-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/annual-report\/chancellors-annual-report-2023-2024\/growing-academic-powerhouse\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">An Academic Powerhouse  <i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-16x9-lg is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/UNC-Charlotte_24056__Studying_Library_24034_2786_ah-1-1400x787.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3877 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1400\/787;width:200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/UNC-Charlotte_24056__Studying_Library_24034_2786_ah-1-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/UNC-Charlotte_24056__Studying_Library_24034_2786_ah-1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/UNC-Charlotte_24056__Studying_Library_24034_2786_ah-1-300x168.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-niner-green-darkest-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/annual-report\/chancellors-annual-report-2023-2024\/student-success\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">record student success  <i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-16x9-lg is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/UNC-Charlotte_24013__City-Skyline_Green_23004_2E7A347222_ah-1400x787.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3697 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1400\/787;width:200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/UNC-Charlotte_24013__City-Skyline_Green_23004_2E7A347222_ah-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/UNC-Charlotte_24013__City-Skyline_Green_23004_2E7A347222_ah-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/UNC-Charlotte_24013__City-Skyline_Green_23004_2E7A347222_ah-300x168.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-ea8b11be wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-niner-green-darkest-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/annual-report\/chancellors-annual-report-2023-2024\/charlottes-hometown-university\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Charlotte&#8217;s Hometown University <i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2700\" height=\"1800\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/WILSON-HALL_24002_rh.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3875 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2700\/1800;width:200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/WILSON-HALL_24002_rh.jpg 2700w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/WILSON-HALL_24002_rh-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/WILSON-HALL_24002_rh-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/WILSON-HALL_24002_rh-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/WILSON-HALL_24002_rh-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/WILSON-HALL_24002_rh-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/WILSON-HALL_24002_rh-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/WILSON-HALL_24002_rh-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2700px) 100vw, 2700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-niner-green-darkest-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/annual-report\/chancellors-annual-report-2023-2024\/fundraising-successes\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">fundraising Success <i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-16x9-lg is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-18-at-4.48.00\u202fPM-1400x787.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3787 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1400\/787;width:200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-18-at-4.48.00\u202fPM-1400x787.png 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-18-at-4.48.00\u202fPM-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-18-at-4.48.00\u202fPM-300x168.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-ea8b11be wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-niner-green-darkest-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/annual-report\/chancellors-annual-report-2023-2024\/championship-athletics\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Championship Athletics  <i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-16x9-lg is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/CPM_Metrology_24008_7577_ah-1400x787.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3751 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1400\/787;width:200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/CPM_Metrology_24008_7577_ah-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/CPM_Metrology_24008_7577_ah-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/CPM_Metrology_24008_7577_ah-300x168.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-niner-green-darkest-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/annual-report\/chancellors-annual-report-2023-2024\/rising-research\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Growing Research Enterprise <i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-16x9-lg is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/49th-Acre_0-1400x933-1-1400x787.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3879 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1400\/787;width:200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/49th-Acre_0-1400x933-1-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/49th-Acre_0-1400x933-1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2024\/07\/49th-Acre_0-1400x933-1-300x168.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-ea8b11be wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-niner-green-darkest-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-chancellor\/annual-report\/chancellors-annual-report-2023-2024\/shaping-the-future\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Shaping the Future  <i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-content-slider has-arrows-inside has-dots-none\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-adaptive-height=\"true\" data-pause-hover=\"true\" data-dots=\"none\" data-slides-show=\"3\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-content-slider__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-content-slider-slide\"><div 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