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Norm the Niner is the athletics mascot of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.Norm is a student dressed in appropriate Charlotte 49ers athletics uniforms with a headpiece. Norm made his debut in 1962 after a student vote in November 1961 to change the mascot, with periodic updates to design and wardrobe occurring in the years since.

In 1965, when the North Carolina Legislature voted to transform Charlotte College into the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the vote tally was 49-0 fortuitously matching the University's newly embraced identity. Further cementing the legacy, UNC Charlotte's campus is located on Highway 49, a fitting tribute to the year that

Image above left from UNC Charlotte Photograph Collection, UA0066. Image above right Dean Colvard and student Bo Pittman wearing a miner mascot outfit, 1970's, UNC Charlotte Photograph Collection, UA0066. The miner hat, vest, and boots are located in the Bo Pittman papers, MS0616.

Visit the University of North Carolina at Charlotte homepage Address 9201 University City Blvd Charlotte, NC 28223. Phone 704-687-8622. Find us on Facebook Find us on A miner was chosen as the UNC Charlotte mascot as a nod to Reed Gold Mine in nearby Concord, the site of the first documented gold find in the United States in 1799.

The miner was chosen as the mascot for our school because of the nearby Reed Gold Mine in Concord, NC. This gold mine was actually the site of the first documented gold find in the United States, occurring in 1799. In fact, UNC Charlotte's main campus front entrance is located on North Carolina Highway 49 a coincidence.

At UNC Charlotte, the quot49er Minerquot symbolizes the importance of hard work and perseverance as students complete their educational journeys. The quot49er Minerquot was installed near the main campus entrance in 1992 and moved to its current location in 2016. Visit the University of North Carolina at Charlotte homepage Address 9201

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UNC Charlotte's Astrobotics Team, the 49er Miners, won first place for Presentation and Demonstrations in the NASA Lunabotics Challenge held on May 17 at Kennedy Space Center. The team, which has earned an award in the competition for the past four years, finished 11th overall this year.

The Charlotte 49ers are the intercollegiate athletics teams that represent the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina.The 49ers compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Division I level as a member of the American Athletic Conference. 2The university sponsors 19 varsity athletic teams, nine for men, ten for women with the addition of

Miners for Christ unchartered October 1998, undated circa 1997, Box 3 G02.070.05.01. Student Clubs and Organizations Committee records, UA0563. University Archives, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, UNC Charlotte All collections not yet online.