Check out the events happening at Cato, Central and Levine Campuses for Voter Education Week from Student Engagement. View the events on the calendar.
Events include Donuts n’ Democracy, a community engagement talk with NextGen, and “I vote because I can,” and Test for Voting IQ.
Ordering food at Central or Levine Campuses? Pay with your phone using the new “Connect & Pay” app that also lets you skip the line and order ahead at Central Piedmont dining locations. All Catalyst coffee bar and Beach & Borough sandwich shop locations are cashless, so payments for food, grab and go items, and beverages can be made only through credit/debit cards, vouchers, and the app.
The Connect & Pay app allows you to order ahead and customize your favorite campus specialty beverages and food selections, pay, and then pick up at a time that is convenient for you.
Hours of Operation at Central and Levine Campuses:
Vouchers for Campus Dining
The Connect & Pay app can also load money to your account from a debit or credit card for future use at Catalyst coffee bar and Beach & Borough sandwich shop. If you only have access to cash, vouchers for our campus dining locations are available for purchase at the Cashiering Business Office on both Central and Levine Campuses.
Vouchers may be purchased in $5 and $10 increments. Individual vouchers will expire 7 years from purchase, and if lost, they cannot be replaced. Vouchers can be combined, or added with Connect & Pay or card payments to complete a transaction. The remaining balance of the voucher will be printed on your receipt. At this time, vouchers can’t be added to the Connect & Pay app.
In observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, Central Piedmont invites you to attend “We Are Resilient,” a panel discussion on the signs and dynamics of power and control in relationships.
This program is being presented in a hybrid format in partnership with Central Piedmont Library, Office of Institutional Equity, Student Engagement, Mecklenburg County Community Support Services (CSS), and Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD).
All are welcome and encouraged to attend this free event either virtually or in person.
Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022
9:30-10:30 a.m.
Central Campus, Parr Center, Hagemeyer Library, Room 2160.
Attend virtually.
On Thursday, Sept. 15, Central Piedmont hosted a blood drive simultaneously for our entire Central Piedmont community on all six campuses. One Blood, our community partner, is very pleased with the success of the event. They collected from 85 donors which will go on to impact the lives of up to 255 local patients when needed!
OneBlood was able to collect:
Thank you to everyone who helped donate blood to save lives in our community. Stay tuned for the next blood drive for the opportunity to give again.
Pauline Dove Art Gallery Dedication, September 8, 2022
Central Piedmont dedicated the Pauline Dove Gallery, located in the college’s new Parr Center, on September 8.
Pauline, affectionately known as “Polly,” taught art at the college for 30 years, before retiring in 2000. Read more about her work and recent installation honoring her sister, Selma.
A world-renowned artist, Dove’s work has been exhibited across the globe, including in Canada, India, Germany, Finland, Kenya, and Peru. Today, her paintings can be viewed on billboards across the Queen City, promoting ARTPop, an Arts & Science Council initiative that showcases local artists’ work in public places to make art accessible to all people in the Charlotte community.
College Transfer Fair
What are your plans after you finish at Central Piedmont? If you’re looking to transfer to a 4-year school to continue your education, visit with representatives during Transfer Tuesdays to find the school for you and get your questions answered.
Find out when representatives are visiting each campus and mark your calendar to attend!
We want to hear from you! We value your feedback and want to learn more about your experience with Central Piedmont and your college-decision process. Your feedback will help us focus our marketing efforts to better connect with current and future students.
You can attend an in-person focus group at Cato, Central, or Levine Campus. All participants will receive a free pizza lunch and a Central Piedmont t-shirt. Sign up on this form to let us know your availability. All selected participants will be contacted to confirm their participation.
Did you know that one blood donation can save up to three lives? You have greater powers than you know! Please consider donating blood at the next blood drive, September 15, at all campus locations. All donors will receive a $20 eGift Card, a OneBlood T-shirt, and socks.
When: Thursday, September 15, 2022, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Where: All Central Piedmont Campuses
How: Appointments are strongly encouraged by signing up in advance. Select your campus location, and choose an available time to sign-up:
Questions? Contact: Jesse.Bennett@cpcc.
A portion of the Parr Center mural
Central Piedmont recently unveiled “Conquer Possibility,” a large-scale mural in the Parr Center. The mural honors the past history of the college, documents the present, and reflects the aspirations of Central Piedmont students for the future. Meet the artists who created this piece and stop by the Parr Center for the full interactive mural experience.
Rosalia Weiner
Meet Rosalia Weiner:
When did you realize that you wanted to tap into your passion and talent of being an artist?
I have wanted to be an artist since I was a small child, my earlies memory is when I was 5. Unfortunately, my parents discouraged me from a career in the arts and guided me towards other studies. A large factor in me immigrating to the US was the pursuit of my dreams including becoming an artist. Thank you America!!!
Who/what has been your biggest artistic influence?
“Los Tres Grandes” The leaders of the muralist movement in Mexico! David Alfaro Siqueiros, Jose Clemente Orozco and Diego Rivera, and of course – Frida Kahlo and my native town “Xochimilco” where we grow flowers!
What inspired you to participate in this project?
The rich history of Central Piedmont Community College and the amazing work they do to prepare the next workforce and help others achieve their dreams (like me a former CPCC student).
What is your favorite part of the mural?
The students portraits we selected from the FB Student Stories and the inspiring stories behind them.
Meet Felicia Sutton:
Felicia Sutton
What are your personal favorite colors to work with?
My color palette changes, but recently I have been using a lot of gold and pastels in my work.
What inspired you to participate in this project?
As a first generation college student who attended Central Piedmont who went on to teach art classes myself, I really felt I could relate to the students, faculty, and staff. I wanted to create something beautiful to represent them.
What is your favorite part of the mural?
Choosing a favorite part is so hard, but I am really excited about the element of augmented reality we have incorporated into our design. I love the fusion of technology and art.
Fun fact about yourself/ other passions/hobbies?
I love to travel, and have been to many different countries all over the world. This is another big inspiration for my work.
The Central Piedmont Dove Gallery is pleased to present “Collective Agency,” an exhibition by artists Kristy Hughes and Alexandra Giannell that explores the concept of phenomenology, a truly immersive experience into the body, mind, and self. The work of art features abstract shapes and forms that allow the viewer to curate their own personalized experience via the artwork. Artists Hughes and Giannell combine artistic geniuses to utilize both large-scale 2D drawings, as well as 3D sculptures.
The differing use of medium between Hughes and Giannell highlights the phenomenological goal intertwining the two artists and their works in complementary ways. Giannell’s drawings mean to invoke a sense of both bodily presence and absence, hinting at the notion of infinity and life beyond the present moment. In contrast, Hughes’ 3D sculptures empower the self with color and form to interpret their own meaning of the artwork. The minimalist designs on Hughes’ sculptures easily draw the eye in and around the sculpture, further allowing for the 360-degree viewing.
Hughes and Giannell consider collective, imagined futures through works that investigate the bodily presence and the empowered voice. Giannell’s immersive drawings and paintings utilize the index of the body, interrogating the institutionalized systems by which they are contained, referencing the historical and the immediate. In contrast, Hughes’ sculptures embody the freed voice, boldly celebrating agency and empowerment, representing an optimistic present and imagined future. “Collective Agency” is an invitation to imagine inclusive spaces where all voices and bodies are valued and not suppressed. Environmental, architectural, and societal constrictions can prevent community-building and connection.
WHEN: September 12 – October 28, Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. or by appointment
WHERE: Central Piedmont Central Campus, Parr Center, Dove Art Gallery, First Floor
ARTIST LECTURE: Virtual, October 4, at 12 p.m.
Link to Virtual Artist Lecture
Dedication ceremony for the new Parr Center.
Dedication ceremony for your new Student Union and Library
Although the doors to the Parr Center — home of your first-ever Student Union, Hagemeyer Library, dining services, and much more — opened in July, the college threw a big party in its honor this week. View the recording of the event livestream.
Central Piedmont President Dr. Kandi Deitemeyer and Wilton Parr.
The building is named for two incredibly generous college donors, Wilton L. and Mary W. Parr. The college celebrated the Parr family and also thanked the many Central Piedmont employees and students who partnered with architects and builders to create this one-of-a-kind facility that’s designed just for you, our students.
Local elected leaders such as Mecklenburg County Commission Chairman George Dunlap and Mayor Vi Lyles spoke at the dedication event to show their excitement and support for what the new Parr Center means for our students, and for this entire community.
Introducing the New Parr Center Web Page!
You can find an overview of the facility as well as details about what’s on every floor. You can also review our online Parr Center guide. We hope you will come visit, hang out for awhile, find your study spot in the library and grab a bite to eat!
Keeping yourself healthy is a top priority. But when you don’t feel well at school or work, it’s not always easy to interrupt your day for a doctor’s visit.
With Atrium Health Community-Based Virtual Care, you can get medical care for minor conditions – right on our college campus. The medical clinic is located on Central Campus for Central Piedmont students, faculty, staff and family members.
Common Illnesses Treated: allergies, asthma, coughs and cold, COVID-19 assessment, ear pain, female urinary tract infection, fever, flu symptoms, headache, pink eye, rash, sinus concerns, sore throat, sprains and strains, stomachache
Ready to start a visit?
Stop by the medical clinic:
Monday- Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Leon Levine Health Science Center at Central Campus, First Floor, Room 104
Phone: 844.563.5268 (you can call ahead for an appointment while the clinic is open).
Who can use Community-Based Virtual Care?
All students, faculty, staff and partners of Central Piedmont Community College, along with members of their households, can use Community-Based Virtual Care. You can get care for conditions that occur during the day or call to request a visit in advance.
How does it work?
Using a video connection from a room at the medical clinic, a healthcare provider examines you with special technology, gives a diagnosis and can even send in prescriptions. If your condition isn’t contagious, you can get back to your day with little interruption. For your convenience, we’ll send notes about your visit to your primary care doctor.
How much does it cost?
Depending on your insurance plan, you may be responsible for copays and deductibles related to these services. If you do not have insurance, financial help may be available.
Hungry? Need a snack or caffeine between classes? All Central Piedmont locations have microwaves and vending machine options to help keep you going with snacks and drinks. View locations for all Dining and Vending food services.
Central Piedmont has a new food service contract, so the transition of coffee shops and food locations has begun. Construction is ongoing at Cato, Harper, Harris and Merancas Campuses to open coffee and sandwich options.
Construction is complete at Central and Levine Campuses, so these food services are now open:
Our campus stores – textbook sales and much more! – are open and ready to welcome you for the fall semester. They’re now operated by Follett Higher Education, the largest campus retailer in North America.
Be on the lookout for emails from Follett – and also from some of its digital textbook providers, RedShelf and BryteWave – if your course is part of the Follett ACCESS program and had an inclusive access fee for required digital materials that will be available via Brightspace (our online learning and teaching system) on the first day of class.
If you need help learning how to access your digital course materials in Brightspace, connecting with college support services, and more, please review the online Campus Store Resource Guide for Students.
Going forward, you’ll benefit from Follett’s fundamental mission of delivering course materials that are more affordable and accessible than ever before. Options include new and used textbooks; digital materials such as eBooks, digital courseware, and Open Educational Resources. Follett is also an innovator with its text rental program, which can help you save up to 80 percent compared to purchasing new.
Our campus stores are more than just a bookstore: They now offer a wide assortment of on-trend, Central Piedmont-branded apparel and accessories; and an online store for even more shopping options.
Visit our campus stores – they’re open extended hours through Aug. 23 for your convenience at our Cato, Central, and Levine Campuses:
Starting Aug. 24, these three campus locations will be open from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday.
If you’re closer to Harris, Harper, or Merancas Campuses, there will be “pop-up” campus stores open Aug. 18 to Aug. 31 on this schedule:
Beyond those dates we’ve implemented a smart locker system to assist students with receiving textbooks and course materials throughout the semester. (Stay tuned for more information about the smart lockers in the coming weeks.)
Central Piedmont’s campus stores are excited to serve our college community both in-store and via our online store (free shipping with orders over $50). For more information, call 704.330.6649 or email bookstore@cpcc.edu.
“Embracing Imperfection,” an exhibition by Christine Hager-Braun, seeks to obliterate the stigma long associated with mental health. Hager-Braun’s work reflects her own struggle with depression. The colors and composition in her work, while abstract, foster an emotional connection revolving around personal growth, resilience, and acceptance.
Originally from Germany, Hager-Braun’s gained an interest in quilting after her move to the United States, learning, as she says, to paint with needle and thread. As a fiber artist, Hager Braun creates colorful, quilted compositions in order to express emotions without the use of words. This approach parallels to the indescribable feelings and emotions surrounding mental health.
The topic of mental health is especially relevant for students as the daily struggles with peer pressure and balancing an often demanding class schedule with their personal lives. “Every new art quilt I create is influenced by my belief in the power of a positive mindset. Each piece reflects a triumph over our trials, a reminder of our daily successes, and the promise to ourselves that we will never give up,” says Hager-Braun. Through the medium of fiber artworks and sharing her own story, Hager-Braun hopes to inspire others to, “persevere, heal and thrive.”
WHEN: August 15 – October 6, Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., or by appointment
WHERE: Central Piedmont Central Campus, Overcash Center first floor, Overcash Art Gallery
ARTIST LECTURE: Artist Lecture and reception is Sept. 14, at noon at Central Campus, North Classroom Building Auditorium, Room 1123
CONTACT: For more information, please contact Amelia Zytka at amelia.zytka@cpcc.edu. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook at Central Piedmont Arts and the art gallery blog.
A new interactive exhibit will open in the Ross Gallery at Central Campus on Aug. 15.
A stray photograph in a thrift store or flea market depicts an unknown person from the past. Their dress, their hair, and the discoloration of the photograph indicates a person from the past. Questions such as, “Who were they?,” and “What is their story?,” come to mind the longer we take in the image. While for many of us it may be easy to set the photograph down and continue on with our own lives, artist Eva Crawford reclaims these images from the 1940s and 1950s, giving them new life by recreating them as life-size drawings.
Following the passing of her father in January of 2021, Crawford sought to create a body of work focused on the preservation of memory. Crawford reclaims lost memories through the use of portraiture, transforming antique film photographs into large-scale drawings and paintings that invite the viewer to create their own stories and memories about the individuals in the artwork.
“Reclaimed Memories” also includes an interactive station with antique photographs. This station encourages gallery visitors to create their own memories, stories, and artwork about the people in the photographs. The stories will be collected and displayed as part of the exhibition.
WHEN: August 15 – October 6, Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. or by appointment
WHERE: Central Piedmont Central Campus, Overcash Center first floor, Ross Art Gallery
ARTIST LECTURE: Artist Lecture and reception is September 29, at noon, at Central Campus in the North Classroom Building Auditorium, Room 1123.
CONTACT: For more information, please contact Amelia Zytka at amelia.zytka@cpcc.edu. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook at Central Piedmont Arts and our Art Gallery blog.
The doors are now open at our state-of-the-art Parr Center on Central Campus, including the new Hagemeyer library, food service options, and Student Union with lots of spaces to study, eat, and hang out. Please stop by for a visit! The address is 1201 Elizabeth Avenue but, trust us, you can’t miss this gorgeous facility in the heart of Central Campus.
Parr Center, view from Elizabeth Avenue
Here are some of the Parr Center features:
The 183,000 square-foot Parr Center is the largest building constructed in the college’s 59-year history and will serve as our first-ever student union.
As Central Piedmont President Dr. Kandi Deitemeyer says, “The Parr Center will be the new hub of student life on Central Campus. With its prominent location on Elizabeth Avenue, The Parr Center is destined to become the new front door to Central Campus, and its signature building.”
If you can’t make it to the new Parr Center yet, you can get a sneak peek inside by viewing our online gallery.
In celebration of Small Business Week (May 2 – 5, 2022), Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, visited Central Piedmont on May 5 as part of the Biden Administration’s “Building a Better American through Entrepreneurship” national bus tour.
US Small Business Administration Meeting, May 5th, 2022.
The national tour is taking place this week, providing Administrator Guzman with an opportunity to collaborate with SBA offices located across the country and celebrate America’s small businesses that have played a critical role in contributing to the country’s economic health.
Central Piedmont was one of nine stops on Administrator Guzman’s agenda; she previously visited San Francisco, Denver, Atlanta, Augusta (GA), Columbia and Richburg (SC), and Norfolk (VA).
During her stop in Charlotte, she:
Administrator Guzman will conclude her tour in Raleigh on May 6, at which time she will tour the capital’s N.C. Rural Economic Development Center and recognize the N.C. Small Business Person of the Year.
For more information about the bus tour and National Small Business Week, visit www.sba.gov/NSBW.
During the week of March 21 – March 25, the Emergency Management team, in collaboration with Central Piedmont Security, will be conducting tornado drills on the Central Campus. The drill should last 15 minutes depending on the size of the building. Please note that there will not be an audible alarm to signal the drill and we will not use our Critical Alert system. In the event of an actual tornado, the Critical Alert system will be used.
We will follow the emergency procedures for Shelter in Place for Severe Weather. Please review the emergency evacuation maps posted in your area and identify the nearest Shelter in Place location. If you are not near a designated Shelter in Place location, seek shelter inside on a lower level that does not have windows or glass (ex. restrooms, stairwells, interior hallways, or interior classrooms).
Please review the following Shelter in Place procedures for Severe Weather:
Thank you in advance for your attention to these important emergency procedures and your participation in this drill. Our goal is to enhance the preparedness of all students, staff, faculty, and visitors in the event of an actual emergency. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the Emergency Management team if you have any questions.
Please review the scheduled drill times by location:
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Monday |
Belk, 11:30-11:45 a.m. Health Careers Building, noon-12:15 p.m. Levine Health Sciences, 12:15-12:30 p.m. |
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Tuesday |
Library, 11-11:15 a.m. Giles, 11:30-11:45 a.m. Citizens, noon-12:15 p.m. |
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Wednesday |
Overcash, 10-10:15 a.m. Worrell, 10:30-10:45 a.m. Sloan-Morgan, 11-11:15 a.m. |
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Thursday |
Culinary Arts Building, 8:45-9 a.m. Central High, 9:15-9:30 a.m. Zeiss, 3:15-3:30 p.m. NCB, 3:45-4 p.m. |
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Friday |
Center for Arts Technology, 11-11:15 a.m. Levine IT, 11:15-11:30 a.m. |
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper met on Central Piedmont’s Central Campus Thursday with college leadership, elected officials, and students to celebrate Central Piedmont’s success with awarding the Longleaf Commitment Grant to in-need students located throughout the region.
The Longleaf Commitment Grant was originally announced by Gov. Cooper in May 2021 and gives North Carolina high school graduates who plan to attend one of the state’s “Great 58” community colleges the opportunity to receive a grant – not a loan – to cover tuition and fees toward a degree or to attain transfer credit.
Gov Cooper chose to kick off his Longleaf Commitment Grant tour in Charlotte because Central Piedmont has the second highest number of Longleaf Grant recipients among N.C. community colleges. To date, 1,296 Central Piedmont students have received $716,089 in Longleaf Commitment Grant funds.
“We want to make education affordable. We want students to put money in their pockets,” said Gov. Cooper. “The Longleaf Commitment Grants help boost student performance because they allow students to concentrate on their school work. That’s why it’s so important that this grant keeps going and remains available in the future.”
During the press event, Gov. Cooper participated in a roundtable discussion with N.C. Community College System President Thomas Stith III, Central Piedmont President Dr. Kandi Deitemeyer, Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Chris Cathcart, N.C. State Senator Joyce Waddell, N.C. House Representative Carolyn Logan, and Longleaf Commitment Grant recipients (and Central Piedmont students) Noemi Henriquez, Katherine Perez Puquir, and Leila Turner.
The group discussed how the grants are helping students pursue their education, the steps Central Piedmont has taken to successfully share publicly that Longleaf Grant funds are available, and more.
“The Longleaf Commitment Grant funds helped ease the financial burden on my mom who was paying for three college-aged children,” explained Turner. “The grant is not only enabling me to hold on to my precious college savings so I can one day use them toward my four-year degree, but it’s also helping me concentrate on my studies and not have to take on a full-time job to pay for my tuition and fees.”
Learn more about the North Carolina Longleaf Commitment Grant, including its requirements, and get connected to helpful resources. Contact Financial Aid for additional information.