Special New Year Message from Chancellor Gaber and more

Get to know Charlotte’s New Provost

Alicia Bertone, DVM, Ph.D., a prolific biomedical researcher and equine orthopedic surgeon, officially started her role as Charlotte’s provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Get to know her in this Q&A.

READ MORE ABOUT PROVOST BERTONE

FACULTY & STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS

• A special new year message from Chancellor Gaber.
• Review UNC Charlotte’s updated five-year calendar, along with other important updates in this week’s Academic Affairs Weekly News Digest.
• We hope staying healthy is at the top of your goals for 2023! The University continues to offer flu shot clinics and COVID-19 vaccines/boosters in the Student Health Center for all employees and students. Learn more and review these other health tips on the Niner Nation Cares website.
• Several important changes to Niner Transit were implemented for spring. Visit the Niner Transit webpage for more details.
• As a reminder, health insurance deductions begin with your Thursday, Dec. 15, paycheck, and NCFlex deductions start with your Friday, Jan. 13, paycheck. If you enrolled in any of these benefits for the 2023 plan year, verify the benefit plans and deductions on your paycheck with your open enrollment confirmation statement. Report any discrepancies to the Benefits Office at benefits@uncc.edu or 704-687-8134 to provide adequate time to process any exception requests by Friday, Jan. 20.
• 49er Mobile ID is now available for all faculty, staff and students to access on their phones. Physical 49er Cards will continue to work, but if you want to access your 49er ID on your phone, follow a few steps to set it up.
• The Jamil Niner Student Pantry invites UNC Charlotte employees experiencing food insecurity to shop from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 12.

STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

• A special new year message from Chancellor Gaber.
• We hope staying healthy is at the top of your goals for 2023! The University continues to offer flu shot clinics and COVID-19 vaccines/boosters in the Student Health Center for all employees and students. Learn more and review these other health tips on the Niner Nation Cares website.
• Mandatory Title IX training for all newly admitted Niners (spring semester) was assigned Tuesday, Jan. 3. If you haven’t already completed the training, please check your University email for correspondence regarding this training requirement or use the following link to directly access the training. Any questions should be directed to the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX at civilrights-titleix@uncc.edu.
• Several important changes to Niner Transit were implemented for spring. Visit the Niner Transit webpage for more details.
• 49er Mobile ID is now available for all students to access on their phone. Physical 49er Cards will continue to work, but if you want to access your 49er ID on your phone, follow a few steps to set it up.
• Green Dot is a violence prevention strategy designed to mobilize students, staff and faculty to react and intervene in high-risk situations and engage in proactive behaviors to create a safer campus community. The next student training is Wednesday, Jan. 11, from 4 to 5 p.m.
• Kick off the semester with Gold Rush, with events scheduled through Friday, Jan. 13! Most events are free for students and are hosted by UNC Charlotte campus departments and student organizations.

NINER PRIDE

The latest edition of UNC Charlotte Magazine, with a new look and style, offers compelling stories about the ways our accomplished alumni, innovative faculty and staff members and creative students are “Shaping What’s Next.”

SHOW US YOUR 49ER SPIRIT!

Wear Niner green and post with #WearGreenWednesday or submit to ninerinsider@uncc.edu. You could be featured in a Wednesday issue.

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