An interview with Denise Trauth, Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. She is responsible for all academic programs, six colleges, and academic support services. Dr. Trauth discusses how UNC Charlotte is an exciting place to work because it is growing in size and adding new programs, including PhD programs. She describes how UNC Charlotte began offering its first three PhD programs in 1994 and is working on implementing two more, including a program in information technology. Dr. Trauth also described new graduate programs in biology, information science, and pre-K education. She discusses how UNC Charlotte offers high quality programs that are competitive across the country, hires talented faculty, and provides competitive internships and externships for students. Dr. Trauth also talks about the strong support that UNC Charlotte has always had from the Charlotte community, and how UNC Charlote will be North Carolina's next great university.
