Faculty/Staff
Hinson needs shared leave
Brandi Hinson with the Cato College of Education needs shared leave donations.
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, contact Joy Finney, benefits counselor, at 704‑687‑0648.
University welcomes new employees
UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during Nov. 28-29 New Employee Orientation session:
Athletics
Allison Steingiser, assistant athletic trainer
Cato College of Education
Lisa Pickett, administrative support associate
College of Arts & Architecture
Meredith Klauss, academic advisor
Reminder regarding illegal peer-to-peer file sharing
This annual notice reminds UNC Charlotte faculty and staff of the personal risks and legal consequences of unauthorized downloading and distribution of copyrighted materials, including illegal peer-to-peer file sharing. All faculty and staff are expected to respect the intellectual property rights of others and refrain from copyright infringement.
Dropbox ‘paper’ and ‘viewer’ available
Effective Wednesday, Nov. 29, the Dropbox features “paper” and “viewer” will be available.
“Paper” offers a collaborative workspace, similar to Google Docs. Check out this introductory video for more details.
“Viewer” enables an individual to observe when a person is looking at a shared file.
Direct questions about these Dropbox features to the ITS Service Desk (704-687-5500 or help.charlotte.edu).
Guobadia receives national fraternity/sorority advisor award
Michelle Guobadia, associate dean of students and director for fraternity and sorority life, received the Angela C. Guillory Outstanding Fraternity/Sorority Advisor Award presented by Sigma Kappa Sorority.
This national award recognizes an individual in the field of higher education who has demonstrated a commitment to fraternities and sororities, exhibited high professional standards, promoted the inter-fraternal community and worked with Sigma Kappa to strengthen and/or foster change in a local collegiate chapter and/or Greek community.
2018 holiday schedule released
The Human Resources Department publishes the approved holiday schedule annually. The 2018 schedule is:
Holiday
Approved date(s)
Allowance
New Year’s Day
University welcomes new employees
UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the Nov. 14-15 New Employee Orientation session:
Belk College of Business
Sabrina Brown, assistant director of graduate student services
Bioinformatics
Anita Rana, research associate
Chemistry
Tammi Smith, university program associate
Dean of Students Office
Anna-Marie Foster, administrative support associate
Sign up to receive electronic W-2s
UNC Charlotte employees have the option to receive their Form W-2 electronically for the 2017 tax year. This includes faculty, staff, temporary and student employees. Sign up is required by Sunday, Dec. 31.
Note: Employees who previously elected to receive their Form W-2 electronically do not need to take action again this year.
Once available, the form can be accessed by logging into the secure My UNCC portal, where it can be viewed or downloaded and printed.
University’s class scheduling to change in fall 2018
Beginning fall 2018, UNC Charlotte will return to a class schedule that includes 50-minute classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m. until 2:15 p.m. There will be a 15-minute transition between each class period. Any 75-minute classes held on two of the three days will occur at 2:30 p.m. and later.
Tuesday and Thursday classes will continue to meet in 75-minute blocks beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Review the latest Chancellor’s ‘Fast Five’ update
The Chancellor’s “Fast Five” update provides the campus community a behind-the-scenes glimpse into some of the projects and priorities that occupy the chancellor’s time and attention.