Faculty/Staff

On April 23, Andrew Hartley, the Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare Studies in the Department of Theatre, will have his 23rd book, “Impervious,” published.Hartley is an internationally respected Shakespeare scholar and an expert, in particular, on Julius Caesar. Outside of academic circles, though, he is better known as A.J. Hartley—or in some cases Andrew Hart—a New York Times best-selling author of mystery, thriller and fantasy novels for children and adults.

Tina McEntire ’91, ’95 MPA, associate provost for Enrollment Management, has accepted the position of vice chancellor for Enrollment Management at UNC Greensboro.

Lee Gray, architectural historian and senior associate dean for academic advising in the College of Arts + Architecture, has published his 200th article for Elevator World magazine, a leading international trade journal for the vertical transportation industry. Gray began writing a monthly column in 2003.

Linda Roberts, Recycling, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through April 15.To contribute leave, faculty and staff should refer to the requirements and participant forms in Personnel Information Memorandum (PIM) 29 or in the literature racks outside of the Benefits Office, King Building, Room 207. For more information, email Marina LeLeux, benefits counselor, at mleleux@uncc.edu.

In light of changes that have occurred in the past few weeks, Human Resources has extended the deadline for SHRA employees to complete their self-appraisal from the original deadline of March 31 to April 10, 2020.To complete the self-appraisal, SHRA employees can access NinerTalent via their mobile phones, tablets or computer as long as they have internet access. This step in the appraisal process must be finished to allow supervisors to complete their appraisal of their employees’ performance.

Seven faculty members in the College of Arts + Architecture have received 2020 Regional Artist Project Grants from the Arts & Science Council. These grants provide an award for individuals and groups of unincorporated artists to pursue projects that further enhance their artistic development by attending a professional development experience or purchasing/renting a piece of equipment.

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the March 10 New Employee Orientation session:AthleticsLuke Sheekey, assistant women’s soccer coachDepartment of Biological Sciences Ed Smith, research specialistFacilities Management Kevin Sanders, administrative support associateHousing and Residence Life Anthony Holder, support services associateAyo Williams, building environmental technician

Joseph Skillen will become the next chair of the Department of Music, effective July 1. He comes to UNC Charlotte after 22 years at Louisiana State University, where he has served in numerous capacities, most recently as the Galante Endowed Professor of Tuba and Euphonium and associate dean for graduate studies in music and theatre in the College of Music and Dramatic Arts.

Effective July 1, Blaine Brownell will become the new director of the School of Architecture (SoA) in UNC Charlotte’s College of Arts + Architecture. Brownell will come to the University from the University of Minnesota’s School of Architecture, where he is professor and interim head and has served as director of graduate studies and interim director of the Master of Science in Architecture-Sustainable Design Program.

UNC Charlotte made a big change in when certain employees get paid. As a complement to work by the Student Success Working Group (SSWG), over the last year, Financial Services and Human Resources have worked to transition the student and temporary employee payroll from monthly to biweekly. Now, employees who use Web Time Entry (WTE) will be paid every two weeks instead of only once a month. Laura Williams, UNC Charlotte’s controller, said the change has been a long time coming because of the impact it could have on student success.