Business Affairs

An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselor from ComPsych will be available to meet with employees between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Friday, May 24, in King Building, Room 201A; no appointment is necessary.

 Employees who need support can continue to contact the EAP direct at 1-877-603-8259. Additional information is available on the HR website or by contacting Cindy Edwards at ckedward@uncc.edu or 704-687-0658.

UNC Charlotte’s Police and Public Safety’s annual awards ceremony, held on May 17 in conjunction with National Police Week, had new meaning this year after the events of April 30.

Parking Lot 4A, located at the intersection of John Kirk Drive and Van Landingham Road, will be closed for repairs from Sunday, May 19, through Friday, May 24. Expect construction traffic.

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the April 30 New Employee Orientation session:

Aerospace Studies
Steve Campbell, administrative support associate

Cato College of Education
Michelle Webb, administrative support associateCollege of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Rong Wang, director for assessment, planning and accreditation

Institutional Integrity
Joanna Rose-Gross, Title IX case manager

Between Monday and Thursday, May 13-16, various lanes on campus will be closed to repair cracks, potholes and undulations on campus roadways. Expect traffic delays during this work.

Flagmen, barriers and signage will be deployed to alert drivers to partial lane closures. Excavating equipment, asphalt rollers, dump trucks and other construction-related vehicles and personnel will be deployed as part of the project.

Between Sunday, May 12, and Friday, May 17, Parking Lot 5 will be closed for repairs and to improve the lot surface.

Mary Alexander Road will be closed between Craver Road and Cab Lane Monday, May 13, through Friday, Aug. 2, for construction related to the new science building.

Barricades will block vehicle access; sidewalks will be open except for intermittent closures related to construction.

There will be no bus pick up along the closed portion. Paratransit will pick up at Sycamore Hall May 13-31 with service resuming at Hickory Hall June 1.

Rich Steele has been appointed UNC Charlotte’s new associate vice chancellor for business services. He will begin work May 20 and officially assume his role July 1. He succeeds Keith Wassum, who is retiring after 40 years of service to the University.

Lori Hanley-Hayes, ITS, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through May 14.

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.

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the April 16 New Employee Orientation session:

Atkins Library
Andrew Pack, university library technician

Building Environmental Services
Misasa Ngoie, building environmental technician
Shante Robinson, building environmental technician
Meheza Zimari, building environmental technician

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Mary Ellen Frizzell, university program associate