Faculty/Staff
Temporary power outage scheduled for Academic Complex
On Saturday, Feb. 2, there will be a complete power outage in the Academic Complex to allow for the installation of new electrical panels as part of the complex renovation project.
There will be no access to the buildings (Barnard, Denny, Garinger, Macy, and Winningham).
Marrow needs shared leave
Clara Marrow, Building Environmental Services, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through Feb. 11.
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.
Taylor needs shared leave
Brittanae Taylor, Office of Disability Services, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through Feb. 8.
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.
Education professor emerita Theresa Perez has died
Theresa Perez, professor emerita, Department of Middle, Secondary and K-12 Education, died Jan. 13, 2019, in California.
Perez dedicated 14 years to UNC Charlotte, where she established the Teaching English as a Second Language program and served as a tireless advocate for educational equity.
Read more on the Cato College of Education website.
Photo: Perez with Provost Joan Lorden.
University welcomes new employees
UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the Jan. 22 New Employee Orientation session:
Athletics
Carly Della Sala, assistant director of marketing
Academic Affairs
Jake Graffagnino, assistant director/GOLD coordinator|
Belk College of Business
Jeffrey Jones, associate director of executive education
Building and Environmental Services
Iris Davis, building environmental technician
Scot Slaughter, building environmental technician
Brasel needs shared leave
Christopher Brasel, Dean of Students Office, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through Feb. 6.
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.
Graduate School accepting nominees for Reynolds Leadership Award
The Thomas L. Reynolds Leadership Award will be bestowed for the first time this spring; the award will honor excellence in graduate program administration and will be presented annually to a graduate program director (GPD) or graduate program coordinator (GPC). Recipients will be selected by a committee of graduate faculty and students. The award recipient will receive $1,000 and an engraved plaque and will have his or her name engraved on a perpetual trophy.
Proposals being accepted for Chancellor’s Diversity Challenge Fund
The Council on University Community is accepting proposals for the Chancellor’s Diversity Challenge Fund, which supports initiatives that promote the daily value of diversity in the intellectual life of the campus. Faculty, staff or students are eligible to apply for awards of up to $5,000.
Employees receive priority registration for Camps on Campus
Camps on Campus is the University’s summer programs of academic enrichment camps for children and young people in rising grades one through 12.
UNC Charlotte faculty and staff members will be able to register their children before the public starting at 8 a.m., Monday, Jan. 28, by calling 704-687-8900. A valid UNC Charlotte ID is required.
Public registration will open at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 29.
Camps and schedules are on the web:
Northbound lane of Mary Alexander to close temporarily
Between 3 and 6 p.m., Friday, Jan. 25, the northbound lane of Mary Alexander Road, along with the sidewalk in front of Sycamore Hall, will close temporarily to allow the placement of concrete as part of the renovation project for Sycamore Hall.
Expect a concrete truck and pump truck to block the lane; flaggers will direct two-way traffic around the closure.
Pedestrians should use the sidewalks on the west side of the roadway. Remember to exercise caution when approaching constructions zones.