Faculty/Staff

Mike Turner, associate professor of kinesiology in the Department of Applied Physiology, Health, and Clinical Sciences, has been appointed as the University’s NCAA faculty athletics representative, effective Oct. 1.

During this two-year appointment, Turner will provide academic leadership, oversight and advice in the administration of UNC Charlotte’s intercollegiate athletics program. The official job responsibilities include the following:

Meet Derik Screen, IT business intelligence analyst. He likes solving problems, on and off the clock. Learn about Screen’s role, some surprising facts and what he and his family do together.

Can you describe your role at UNC Charlotte?

I am an IT business intelligence analyst. I work with the financial systems support organization, and I support the financial services administration’s reporting and data analytics efforts through creating and managing reporting for users of Banner Finance data.

Holly Durham has been named UNC Charlotte’s new associate provost for academic budget, effective Oct. 1. In this role, she will lead the academic budget team in the Office of Academic Affairs. 

Durham comes to the University from N.C. State, where she has served as assistant vice chancellor for finance in the Division of Academic and Student Affairs since 2016. Previously, she served as director of finance, business and planning in the Division of Academic and Student Affairs.

The Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program can help eligible State of North Carolina employees, including UNC Charlotte employees, clear their student loan balances. 

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program forgives the remaining balance on federal direct student loans for certain public service employees after a total of 120 months of qualifying payments. 

State government is a qualifying employer. Other types of qualifying public service include work for other types of government, 501(c)(3) organizations and some nonprofits.

Brad Caudle, a certified arborist through the International Society of Arboriculture, oversees tree care and maintenance throughout the developed portion of campus. Learn more about his role and how and why trees alter in the fall.

What is the most practical way to describe what you do?

Fall is wonderful for many reasons, especially the opportunity it gives for improving our health through nutrition. Christopher Pullen RDN, LDN with Total Nutrition Technology, says fall can be challenging for our health with the release of limited-edition sugary drinks, holidays centered around food and shorter days keeping us indoors. Despite this, he says fall is a wonderful chance to include in our diets some amazing fresh fruits and vegetables in our diet that are unavailable other times of the year. Below he shares the numerous health benefits of pumpkin.

Meet Jordan Holliday-Millard, director of enrollment communications. Learn about different aspects of his role, his exploration of Charlotte and his advice to new employees. 

How long have you been at UNC Charlotte?

 I’ve been a member of Niner Nation for over seven years. I started in 2015 with orientation and parent programs in new student and family services (now transition and success initiatives), and I transitioned to work in enrollment communications in 2021.

Can you describe your role at UNC Charlotte?

The Novant Health Breast Center mobile unit will be on campus from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 13, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center North Lot. 

Thomas Lawrence Mellichamp ’70, former director of the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, died Sept. 12.

A professor emeritus in the Biology Department, Mellichamp retired in 2014 after nearly four decades directing the development of the University’s Botanical Gardens. He completed a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from the University and went on to earn a doctorate in botany from the University of Michigan before returning to join the Charlotte faculty in 1976.

Meet Erin Basinger, Ph.D., a faculty member in the Department of Communication Studies; learn about her experiences, why she loves teaching and advice for students.

Describe your role as a faculty member.