Faculty/Staff

The latest issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal (NCMJ) focuses on how technology and big data can impact health care in North Carolina. The issue was co-edited by Michael Thompson, associate chair of the UNC Charlotte Department of Public Health Sciences, and Michael Dulin, director of the Academy for Population Health Innovation.

There is a misconception that hazards or other safety concerns are found only in shops, labs, medical facilities or outside. However, office spaces, where a majority of UNC Charlotte employees work, are not absent from hazards; they can simply be different from those associated with other work environments.

Jesh Humphrey, vice chancellor of Institutional Integrity and general counsel, will facilitate a FERPA refresher workshop from 10 to 11:15 a.m., Wednesday, July 24, in the College of Health and Human Services, Room 281.

In an increasingly technological society, new questions arise about what information constitutes students’ education records, what texts or emails might qualify as written consent and how to protect students’ privacy in various databases and online. Humphrey will hit the FERPA highlights, cover new issues and spend time fielding questions from attendees.

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the July 9 New Employee Orientation session:

Athletics
Thomas Langford, assistant football coach
John Marshall, associate head athletic trainer
Ana Moreira-Pego, assistant volleyball coach

Atkins Library
Adreonna Simmons, community engagement librarian/archivist

A chapter by Associate Dean of Performing Arts Services Dean Adams appears in “The Oxford Handbook of Musical Theatre Screen Adaptations,” published this month by Oxford University Press.

The book, edited by Dominic McHugh, traces how the genre of the stage-to-screen musical has evolved since the early decades of sound film. Adams’s chapter, “The Producers and Hairspray: The Hazards and Rewards of Recursive Adaptation,” examines two more recent musical adaptations.

Parking permits for the 2019-20 academic year are available for purchase through mypark.charlotte.edu. The 2019-20 permits will be valid beginning Thursday, Aug.

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the June 25 New Employee Orientation session:

Athletics
Ashley Chastain, head softball coach
Nikki West, assistant basketball coach

Building and Environmental Services
Maria Gamez, building environmental technician
Donta Gaten, building environmental technician
Tonton Nginda Mboka, building environmental technician

Cato College of Education
Elizabeth Reyes, research associate

Marilyn Elysse, Atkins Library, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through June 28.

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.

From Monday, June 17, through Friday, Aug. 1, the SAC Parking Lot will be closed for ADA improvements and paving restoration.

Construction fencing will be erected and directional signage for pedestrians posted. Expect construction traffic and noise in the vicinity. Remember to use caution when approaching construction areas.

Loren Hibbs, who has been with the Charlotte 49ers for 27 years, retired as head baseball coach, Director of Athletics Mike Hill announced June 14. Hibbs will join his alma mater, Wichita State, as assistant athletics director for baseball operations and player development. He will reunite with one of his former players and former major leaguer Eric Wedge, who was named head coach of the Shockers.