In 1963, Charlotte College became a four-year institution, and in 1965 it joined the University of North Carolina System and officially became known as the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, or UNC-C. In 1969, seeking to differentiate itself from UNC Chapel Hill, UNCC “dropped the hyphen” and adopted a new, modern logo. Designed by Jack Pentes Design, the logo featured a single, striped design element that, when turned three ways, created the letters UNCC.
Images (above left, above right, and lower right) from UNC Charlotte Photograph Collection, UA0066.
Image (lower left) from Rogues 'n Rascals [yearbook],1976.
Article (below): Jetton, S. (1969, December 10). University's new logotype: Hyphen is gone; Now it's UNCC. Charlotte Observer, 12A.
