unc charlotte virtual campus tour

Experience UNC Charlotte

Virtually explore UNC Charlotte in a fully immersive 360-degree experience.

Aria doesn't work without JavaScript.

Need to know how to enable it? Go here.

• Apply Today

Current Students

• The Graduate School

My UNC Charlotte

Campus events, prospective students.

• About UNC Charlotte
• Campus Life
• Graduate Admissions

Faculty and Staff

• Human Resources
• Auxiliary Services
• Inside UNC Charlotte
• Academic Affairs
• Financial Aid
• Student Health Center

Alumni and Friends

• Alumni Association
• Advancement
• Make a Gift

Virtual Open House

Discover UNC Charlotte from your comfort of your own space.  Tour our beautiful 1,000 acre campus, attend a virtual Information Session, and learn about graduate programs from the faculty, students, and esteemed alumni.  Be sure to follow our YouTube page for a full collection of virtual information.  And remember to attend some of our upcoming Live  virtual sessions.

Information Sessions

Tour Campus Inside and Out

Student and Alumni Stories

UNC Charlotte At-A-Glance

First-Year Visit Experiences

On-campus tour: first-year, visita al campus en español, academic excellence.

• The Graduate School
• Honors College
• University College

Additional Resources

• Academic Advising
• Adult Students & Evening Services
• Career Center
• Center for Graduate Life
• Common Reading Experience
• Disability Services
• Academic Diversity and Inclusion
• International Programs
• Academic Support Services
• Writing Center

Campus Tour

11:05am - 11:35am Click here to view the recording of this session

Get a glimpse into our modern campus. Located just 20 minutes north of Uptown Charlotte, UNC Charlotte's 1,000-acre campus has a welcoming, small-town vibe. 

Follow our niner guides in this video as they take you along for a tour of campus -- visit spots like the Student Union, Atkins Library, and more!

For a different view of campus, check out our virtual tour!

Interested in what student life is really like? Follow our social media ambassadors on Instagram for an inside scoop of what it's like to be a Niner at UNC Charlotte. They love sharing their student experiences and will answer any questions you have about the application process, campus life, academics and more!

@Niner_Kiya

@Niner_Mariaroto

@Niner_Gabby

@Niner_Gavin

@Niner_Maddie

@Niner_Julian

• Share on Facebook
• Share on Twitter

Go to Charlotte.edu

Prospective Students

• About UNC Charlotte
• Campus Life
• Graduate Admissions

Faculty and Staff

• Human Resources
• Auxiliary Services
• Inside UNC Charlotte
• Academic Affairs

Current Students

• Financial Aid
• Student Health

Alumni and Friends

• Alumni Association
• Advancement
• Make a Gift

Interested in becoming a Niner Engineer? Are you a high school considering a group visit? Interested in first-person, live activities available in the community? Learn more about visiting William States Lee College of Engineering.

Join us for a virtual tour of Williams States Lee College of Engineering.

Entries on This Tour

The Kennedy Building was one of the first two buildings on the UNC Charlotte campus. Both Kennedy and Macy were constructed in 1961, designed by Odell Associates, Inc. and built by F. N. Thompson, Inc. The 42,000 square foot research and instructional facility cost $897,000 and was named in honor of Woodford “Woody” A. Kennedy, a man who called his devotion to Charlotte College, UNC Charlotte’s predecessor, “something between a hobby and an obsession.”

The Macy Building was one of the first two buildings on the UNC Charlotte campus. Both Macy and Kennedy were constructed in 1961, designed by Odell Associates, Inc. and built by F. N. Thompson, Inc. The 18,000 square foot research and instructional facility cost $418,000 and existed without a name for ten years, known simply as building “L.”

The Belk Plaza at UNC Charlotte opened to the public in October 2018, featuring a fountain and a large open area providing students a place to hold events and hang out. But from 1970-2015 where the plaza now stands, Belk Tower was an iconic structure on campus where students gathered to hold events and make their voices heard.

The Rowe Arts Building was the first home for UNC Charlotte’s departments of performing and visual arts. In addition to offices and classrooms, the building features a 350-seat theater, a recital hall, a scene shop, practice rooms, darkrooms for photography, a ceramics shop, and a large lobby that doubled as a gallery. Designed by Charlotte architect Murray Whisnant, the building was completed in 1972 and named for Oliver Reagan Rowe, who is remembered as “a major visionary in the development of UNC Charlotte.”  

Storrs Hall is the home of UNC Charlotte’s College of Arts + Architecture, which includes programs in architecture, art and art history, dance, music, and theatre. Designed by the College of Architecture; Charlotte architectural firm Ferebee, Walters and Associates; and New York architects Charles Gwaltmey and Robert Siegel, Storrs Hall was intended to be “an instrument for architectural education.” It was completed in 1990.

Cyrillic Projector is a sculpture located between the Friday and Fretwell Buildings on the campus of UNC Charlotte. It was created by American artist Jim Sanborn, and was purchased by the university in 1997. The bronze artwork is eight-feet tall and features two encoded messages. The codes remained a mystery until they were solved by a group of cryptographers in 2003.

The UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens is a stand alone garden founded in 1966 on the UNC Charlotte campus. This garden features three locations including a 4,500 square foot greenhouse, the Harwood Gardens and the Van Landingham Glen. Each of these locations is distinctive. The greenhouse features showy tropicals, the Harwood Garden is a formal designed Garden, and the Van Landingham Glen is a forested area filled with native trees and shrubs. A number of different collections are on display including bog plants, natives, orchids, unusual fruits, and many others. Use the source cited below (https://panorama.uncc.edu/GardenTourNew/gardenindex.html) to virtually tour the gardens and see some of our most interesting garden spots and collections.

The Karen A. Popp and Demond T. Martin Student Union was built on the campus of UNC Charlotte in 2009. In 2016 it was dedicated to notable university alumni, Karen Popp (Class of 1980) and Demond Martin (Class of 1997). In addition to being a gathering place for students, it houses a dining hall, passport services, a salon, a movie theater, an art gallery and the offices of the student government association, student organizations, and university units focused on the student experience.

This bronze sculpture depicts the mascot of UNC Charlotte, the 49er Miner. Completed in 1991 by Oregon sculptor Lorenzo Ghiglieri, the piece was commissioned by the university to create a focal point for the campus. It is located at the foot of the staircase that leads from the plaza between Atkins Library and the Barnhardt Student Activities Center down to the plaza between the College of Education and the College of Health and Human Services.

The CHHS Building is the home of UNC Charlotte’s College of Health and Human Services, which includes the Department of Public Health Services, the Department of Kinesiology, the School of Social Work, the School of Nursing, the Gerontology Program, and its newest addition, the School of Data Science. It was designed by Pease Associates and built by Turner Construction, and is one of the last buildings on campus that was authorized by the North Carolina General Assembly's 2000 Higher Education Bond Bill. It was completed in 2006 and was dedicated in April 2007.

At the heart of the UNC Charlotte campus, J. Murrey Atkins Library is one of the largest research libraries in the state with a permanent staff of about 90. It offers over 3.8 million volumes, including 1.2 million e-books and 222,000 (mainly electronic) journals. The building comprises 285,000 square feet. Services include research and publishing support, library instruction, technology to enhance learning and scholarship, and the preservation of local and campus history. The library welcomes 1.5 million visits per year.Atkins Library, its collections, and many events are open to the public. The first floor atrium features exhibits as well as busts of the university’s founder, Bonnie Cone, and each of the chancellors who have completed their service. On the tenth floor, extensive archives document the history of the university and the Charlotte region, and visitors can also enjoy a panoramic view that includes Uptown Charlotte to the southwest and Charlotte Motor Speedway to the northeast.  

This scenic lake was named for Professor of Biology Herbert Hechenbleikner in 1975. “Dr. Heck,” as he was affectionately known, created the lake from his own imagination and constructed it with the help of students and volunteers in 1964. The lake is but one of several projects initiated by Hechenbleikner, who guided the early landscape planning for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Holshouser Hall represents the first phase of UNC Charlotte’s residential building program. The last of four 11-story high rise facilities constructed between 1969-1973, Holshhouser Hall was designed to accommodate 500 students in two hundred and fifty student rooms. Holshouser, like the preceding high-rise dormitories before it, also featured air conditioning--distinguishing them as the first residence halls constructed with state funds to offer the amenity.

The James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center is a social and recreational center on campus, built in 1996 to be the “living room” of campus. The 232,000-square-foot center contains the 9,000-seat Halton Arena, the campus fitness center, an indoor track, recreational courts, a 50-foot indoor climbing wall, a group fitness studio, and meeting facilities. The center initially had a food court as well, along with a game room equipped with arcade games, ping pong tables, and pool tables.

UNC Charlotte broke ground on the Jerry Richardson Stadium and McColl-Richardson Field in 2011. The football field complex spans 25 acres of land and was completed in 2013. The stadium officially opened with an inaugural game against Campbell University’s Campbell Fighting Camels on August 31, 2013. The stadium is located near the campus entrance at Highway 29 on North Tryon Street.

The UNC Charlotte Main Station is the northern terminus of the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) Lynx Blue Line. This light rail service connects UNC Charlotte’s main campus with its Center City Campus and extends to I-485, 18.9 miles to the south. The 9.3-mile section that links the main campus to uptown Charlotte, known as the Blue Line Extension (BLE) opened for service on Friday March 16, 2018. On that day UNC Charlotte’s Main Station was packed with approximately 1,000 students, faculty, and staff eager to be among the first to take the 22-minute ride to Center City and to enjoy the many festivities organized along the line.The distinctive sculptural seating located in the plaza on Cameron Boulevard between Main Station and Wallis Hall was commissioned by CATS and designed by Boston artist Mikyoung Kim, who also created the images on the station platform shelters. The undulating perforated stainless steel seating becomes even more dynamic at night when a choreographed lighting program is activated by pedestrians tripping motion sensors. The platform images, which are inspired by maps and time zones, respond to the shifting light cast by the daily movement of the sun shining through the glass. The installations are intended to communicate a message of movement, transformation, and flux.

This Tour is a Walking Tour .

UNC Charlotte Campus Walking Tour

Get a QR Code for this tour

Description

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte dates its founding to 1946, when the Charlotte Center opened its doors as a night school for returning World War II veterans. Three years later, the state declared the Center was no longer needed and decided to close it, which would have left the state’s largest city again with no public institution of higher education. In 1949, after intensive lobbying by founder Bonnie Cone and her allies, the state backed the establishment of Charlotte College. In 1961, the college moved to its present location, and in 1965 it became the fourth campus of the UNC system. This virtual tour can be enjoyed from any location, and includes navigation for those taking the tour in-person. The tour can be downloaded as a PDF and printed, or saved to a mobile device.

We have extended the  enrollment deadline to May 15, 2024 . View the announcement .

Schedule Your Visit

Get to know Carolina through these experiences for prospective students.

In-Person Tours

Come join us for a welcome session and campus tour! Talk with current students and experience life on campus.

Self-Guided Tour

Enjoy a self-guided tour of campus.

Virtual Info Session

Join us online and hear from students and staff about the Carolina community and application process.

Prospective Students

Current students.

• Staff Directory

My UNC Charlotte

Campus events.

• About UNC Charlotte
• Campus Life
• Graduate Admissions

Faculty and Staff

• Human Resources
• Auxiliary Services
• Inside UNC Charlotte
• Academic Affairs
• Financial Aid
• Student Health Center

Alumni and Friends

• Alumni Association
• Advancement
• Make a Gift

Graduate Admissions Virtual Office Hours

• Visit Campus
• Virtual Tour

My UNC Charlotte

Campus events, prospective students.

• About UNC Charlotte
• Campus Life
• Graduate Admissions

Faculty and Staff

• Human Resources
• Auxiliary Services
• Inside UNC Charlotte
• Academic Affairs

Current Students

• Financial Aid
• Student Health Center

Alumni and Friends

• Alumni Association
• Advancement
• Make a Gift
• The College

Design Research Class Collects Local Design History

As they complete their spring semester, students in Christina Singer’s Design Research class have published what will be the sixth digital book to emerge from the Department of Art & Art History’s graphic design program since Singer joined the department in 2021. CLT Graphic Design History: A Collective Research Effort, Vol. 6 is a delightful presentation of logos, postcards, ads, and more that Singer’s 18 students have collected and analyzed – visual artifacts of our city’s culture.

Discovered in the archives at Atkins Library, on current and historic websites, and even along Charlotte’s busy corridors, the graphic materials chosen by the students have also been added to the People’s Graphic Design Archive (PGDA), an international crowd-sourced virtual repository for design materials that launched in 2020. Since she began teaching at UNC Charlotte, Singer’s students have contributed nearly 200 design artifacts and descriptions to the PGDA.

“The PGDA was founded by graphic design professors and historians to democratize design history,” Singer said. “There’s a need for expanding the canon, for asking what is the canon of design history?”

In preparation to choose their three local artifacts, students did a variety of exercises, learning to “interrogate an artifact,” Singer said, and visited Special Collections at Atkins Library for sessions with an archivist.

Like many of the students, senior graphic design major Hannah Alvarado chose items that had a personal connection. As a four-year-old, Alvarado attended the Charlotte Bilingual Preschool, so she decided to do a comparative study of the school’s original and current logos.

“The first logo used very traditional imagery,” she said. “A red school, children focused.” The new branding, she pointed out, has a mosaic pattern like Latin American tiles, and in its abstraction has a broader connotation, reflecting an expansion of the organization’s mission.

Likewise, a postcard image of the 21 South drive-in restaurant on Independence Boulevard – found in a box of old postcards in Atkins Library – caught her attention because of its familiarity. The restaurant, established in 1959 and photographed by Diane Davis 30 years later, is still in operation.

“I would pass by it frequently and I would never stop.” (After doing her research, Alvarado visited 21 South and tried the onion rings. “They were really good,” she said).

Takenvia Jones said she made choices based on “what I wanted to represent” – work by a Black designer, something related to UNC Charlotte, and “something fun.” Her first two artifacts were from newspapers: The Charlotte Post , an African American newspaper founded in 1878, and the Charlotte Observer .

“As a Black designer, I really wanted to provide representation for myself and others. I think it is important to know design history especially as it pertains to identity because for me, I had not really seen Black graphic designers represented in Charlotte.”

The material from the Charlotte Observer, a special souvenir pullout section, documented the UNC Charlotte basketball team’s journey to the finals of the National Invitational Tournament in 1976.

“I chose this because it had a connection to the school, but it also gave me an opportunity to speak on the design of the paper as a whole and speak a little on the history of the school mascot, which I found very interesting,” Jones said.

Alvarado said the class “has changed the way I view graphic design. I’ve learned a lot more about the diverse perspectives of graphic design.”

She and Jones have both been impressed, they said, by the breadth of what constitutes design and its prevalence in society.

“Looking at everything that has been documented in the People's Graphic Design Archive and what my peers have included in the book, graphic design can be anything from a postcard, to a playbill, or a sign to a restaurant, but it can also be a lot more,” said Jones. “Graphic design is seen everywhere and is interconnected with our everyday lives.”

For that very reason, said Singer, designers have a responsibility to be thoughtful about their work.

“We as designers have the privilege of creating culture through what we design.”

Singer publicly presented findings from her teaching of the Design Research course at Design Incubation Colloquium 10.2: Annual CAA Conference 2024 on February 15, 2024. Access that presentation here .

Go to Charlotte.edu

Prospective Students

• About UNC Charlotte
• Campus Life
• Graduate Admissions

Faculty and Staff

• Human Resources
• Auxiliary Services
• Inside UNC Charlotte
• Academic Affairs

Current Students

• Financial Aid
• Student Health

Alumni and Friends

• Alumni Association
• Advancement
• Make a Gift

Concur Arriving Soon: What to Expect

In August, UNC Charlotte will implement Concur for travel and expense management. This change supports the need to streamline university travel and expense processes while ensuring policy compliance.

Concur offers several advantages over the current paper-based process, including:

• Ease of use : Concur is simple to set up and use, with a user-friendly interface that will make it easy for faculty and staff to request and monitor their travel in real time, complete their expense reports seamlessly, track receipts and calculate trip mileage.
• Efficient automation : Users will enjoy automated approval workflows for travel requests and expense reports, streamlined purchasing card transactions and a faster reimbursement process.
• Enhanced communication and flexibility : Concur is versatile and can be accessed from a computer, laptop, or mobile device, providing users and approvers with the flexibility to stay current on their reimbursement requests. Also, the Concur email notification system ensures everyone involved in the approval process is kept in the loop, reducing delays and allowing faster reimbursement.

Concur will also be used to reconcile non-travel purchases made on the university’s purchasing cards (p-cards), eliminating the need for two separate systems. Bank of America will continue to provide p-cards, and individuals’ assigned p-cards will remain the same.

The current paper-based travel and expense reimbursement system is cumbersome to maintain and manage. A competitive review process identified Concur as the ideal partner to meet the requirements for automating many of our current processes while providing stability and flexibility.

The transition to Concur is scheduled for August 1, 2024. We will share more details in the coming months.

Helpful FAQs to get you started

The Concur FAQs are the best place to start to get answers to your questions. We will continue to add FAQs in the coming months to guide you through this change.

What else do i need to know?

The Concur project page will provide more information, including details about town hall sessions and training.

Rest assured, we are committed to providing comprehensive support during this transition to ensure a smooth and successful adoption of the new system and minimize disruption as much as possible. We will continue to update the community as plans are finalized. If you have further questions or want to talk with the Concur project team, please email us at [email protected] .

• Search UNH.edu
• Search Library

Commonly Searched Items:

• My Library Accounts
• Spaces to Study & Work
• Course Reserves
• Faculty & Staff Directory
• Directions & Parking
• Strategic Plan
• Giving to the Library
• Student Employment
• Articles & Journals
• Audio & Video
• Digital Collections
• Government Information
• Maps & Geospatial Data
• Newspapers & Microforms
• Special Collections, Archives & Museum
• UNH Scholars' Repository
• Accessibility
• Borrow & Renew
• Interlibrary Loan
• Computers & Printing
• Technical Support
• Document Delivery
• Recommend a Purchase
• Connors Writing Center
• Chemistry Library
• Dimond Library
• Engineering, Math & CS Library
• Physics Library
• Ask a Librarian
• Research Guides
• Citation Styles
• Data Services
• Geospatial Services Center
• Authors' Rights
• Propose an Exhibit or Event
• University Museum
• Past Exhibits
• For Faculty
• For Grad Students
• For Online Students
• For Visitors

Students Create Virtual Tour of Library Exhibit

Students from Professor Melinda White’s English 510: Introduction to Digital Humanities class worked closely with Kai Uchida in the University Archives this spring to create a guided virtual tour of the exhibit, This is UNH 100 Years Ago , currently on display in Dimond Library.

Professor White tasked students with capturing the exhibit with a specialized 360-degree camera, creating the guided tour on a digital platform, annotating each photograph, and writing reflections about how they interpreted images they chose. Excerpts from select ekphrastic essays from Professor White's ENG 501 students were also included.

English 510 students presenting their finished project to the university archivist, April 16, 2024

This digital exhibit represented a semester long-learning experience in which students were exposed to various digital platforms, learned about digital museum curation, and acquired design strategies to showcase collections.

Take the Virtual Tour

About the exhibit.

This is UNH 100 Years Ago  showcases a set of 50 photos compiled mostly from the Clement Moran Photographic Collection and provides viewers with a snapshot of how UNH looked a century ago. This centennial celebration is an important moment in the institutional history of the school, as the academic year of 1923 – 1924 marks the school’s rebranding from New Hampshire College for Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts to the University of New Hampshire.

This exhibit runs until August 2024, but items from this historic collection will be periodically featured in Dimond Library and included in future exhibits.

Acknowledgments

Virtual tour creators.

English 510: Introduction to Digital Humanities 

Stephen Bentzlin, Eve Huot, Victoria Ndugnu, Ana Nikolenko, Julianna Pascuccio, Luke Sintros, Jonas Smith, and Sydney Vlach

Ekphrastic Essay Contributors

English 501: Introduction to Creative Non-Fiction

Natalia Rivera and Cameron Slide

Exhibit Curator

Rebecca Chasse 

Exhibit Installation

Rebecca Chasse, Katie Hutchinson, Nancy Miner, and Sarah Stinson 

Class Instructional Liaison

Camera & media support.

Michael McIntire

Exhibit Content

Clement Moran Collection, 1914-1940, UA 4/2/1, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA

Clement Moran Digital Collection , UNH Library Digital Collections

Questions about the collection or the exhibit can be sent to:  [email protected]

Virtual Exhibit Platform

The student project was created using  ThingLink .

Direct project link: English 510 Virtual Exhibit Project

• Subject Librarians
• Faculty Emeriti
• Branches 24-Hour Access Policy
• Community Standards
• Confidentiality of Library Records
• Curtailed Operations Policy
• Photography & Video Policy
• Gift Acceptance Policy
• Job Descriptions
• After You Apply
• Maps & Atlases
• How to Transfer Records
• Holt Hockey Archives
• NH Library of Traditional Jazz
• NH Library of Traditional Music & Dance
• Incorporation, Trustees, & University System (UA 1)
• President (UA 2)
• Academic Affairs (UA 3)
• Finance and Administration (UA 4)
• Alumni and University Relations (UA 6)
• Student Affairs (UA 7)
• College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (UA 8)
• College of Liberal Arts (UA 9)
• College of Life Sciences & Agriculture (UA 10)
• College of Health & Human Services (UA 11)
• Paul College of Business and Economics (UA 12)
• Graduate School (UA 13)
• Cooperative Extension Directors
• Thompson School of Applied Science (UA 15)
• Athletics and Recreational Sports (UA 16)
• Miscellaneous Units (UA 17)
• Publications (UA 18)
• Merrimack Valley (UA 20)
• University of New Hampshire Manchester (UA 21)
• Will of Benjamin Thompson
• Transcription of Report
• University Visuals (UV)
• UNH Vertical File
• Reserve Officer Training Corps (UA 23)
• Granite State College (UA 24)
• Academic Buildings and Properties
• Administrative and Campus Life Buildings
• Athletic Facilities
• Dining Facilities
• Student Residences
• Digital UNH Publications
• University Presidents
• USNH Annual Reports
• Reproductions & Fees
• Tips for Researchers
• Using Materials
• Who Can Borrow
• What is Interlibrary Loan?
• Borrowing Multimedia
• Borrowing Periodicals
• Fines & Fees
• Proxy Borrowing
• Recall & Request Items
• ILLiad Alt Login
• Library Workstations
• Photocopying & Scanning
• Academic Technology Support Center
• Network Connections
• Parker Media Lab (PML)
• Conference Rooms
• Graduate Study Carrels
• Report an Access Problem
• Level 3 (Main Floor)
• Dimond Academic Commons
• Bulls, Wildcats and Mayors: Early UNH Football, Winter Sports and Social Traditions
• Fields of Dreams: UNH in the Formative Years
• History of Dimond Library
• Lucy's Legacy: A Review of Firsts for Women Students
• Never Enough: Parking at UNH
• Oddly Enough: Curious Selections from Special Collections, Archives and Museum
• Out of the Cat's Closet: The University Museum's Unique Collection
• The Way We Were: A Collection of UNH Anecdotes
• Learning from the Masters: The Teaching Legacy of Ed and Mary Scheier
• UNH Mascots
• Place Items on Reserve
• Multimedia Reserves
• Copyright Guidelines
• Library Instruction
• Faculty Publications
• Faculty Lounge
• Streaming Video

• Sustainability
• Embrace New Hampshire
• University News
• The Future of UNH
• Campus Locations
• Calendars & Events
• Directories
• Facts & Figures
• Academic Advising
• Colleges & Schools
• Degrees & Programs
• Undeclared Students
• Course Search
• Academic Calendar
• Study Abroad
• Career Services
• How to Apply
• Visit Campus
• Undergraduate Admissions
• Costs & Financial Aid
• Net Price Calculator
• Graduate Admissions
• UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law
• Housing & Residential Life
• Clubs & Organizations
• New Student Programs
• Student Support
• Fitness & Recreation
• Student Union
• Health & Wellness
• Student Life Leadership
• Sport Clubs
• UNH Wildcats
• Intramural Sports
• Campus Recreation
• Centers & Institutes
• Undergraduate Research
• Research Office
• Graduate Research
• FindScholars@UNH
• Business Partnerships with UNH
• Professional Development & Continuing Education
• Research and Technology at UNH
• Request Information
• Current Students
• Faculty & Staff
• Alumni & Friends