Business Affairs

A tree planting, an Earth Day Festival and the spring Campus Cleanup are just some of the activities planned by Facilities Management to encourage the University community to become more aware of and involved in environmental issues throughout the month of April.

Employee of the Year and service award recipients for 2018 will be honored at 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 27, during a dessert reception in the Popp Martin Student Union Multipurpose Room.

All employees are invited and encouraged to attend.

This year, 32 individuals were nominated for Employee of the Year, the most in the program’s history. Awards will be handed out across four categories: devotion to duty, innovation, human relations and community/public service.

Doors open at 2 p.m., and the awards program will begin at 2:10 p.m.

Inbound and outbound lanes of Institute Circle will be closed Friday, March 29, for construction related to the entrance off N. Tryon Street.

Expect heavy equipment and construction personnel in the area; detour signage will direct traffic to use the J.W. Clay Boulevard entrance.

Remember to exercise caution when approaching construction zones.

UNC Charlotte, in conjunction with the University of South Carolina, will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament in Halton Arena:

Friday, March 22
          South Carolina vs. Belmont 1:45 p.m.

          Florida State vs. Bucknell 4 p.m.

Sunday, March 24
         Time to be determined after Friday’s games

Between 5:30 and 7 a.m., Wednesday, March 20, the northbound lane of Mary Alexander Road will be closed temporarily to allow construction work related to the Sycamore Hall Renovation project.

A concrete truck will block the northbound lane and sidewalk in front of Sycamore Hall. Flaggers will direct traffic.

Remember to stay alert and exercise caution when approaching construction areas.

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the March 5 New Employee Orientation session:

Athletics
Alexander Wise, university program associate
Melinda Burgett, administrative support specialist

Building Environmental Services
Andrew Hill, building environmental technician
Darlene Jackson, building environmental technician
Cayetano Lino, building environmental technician
Patrick Hernandez, building environmental technician

Isabel Rayburn, Housing and Residence Life, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through March 21.

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.

Jet Tila, a celebrated chef and restaurateur, will visit campus Wednesday, March 20, for a series of events. The author of “101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die,” Tila has been a guest on NPR, the CBS Early Show and Food Network’s Chopped, Cutthroat Kitchen and Iron Chef America.

From Monday, March 11, through Friday, April 5, the sidewalk and bike lane on the east side of Mary Alexander Road between Hickory and Sycamore Halls will be closed for construction related to the Sycamore Hall Renovation Project.

A construction fence and barricade will block the sidewalk and bike lane; signage will direct pedestrians to use the crosswalks and bike lane on the west side of Mary Alexander Road.

The bus stop at Hickory Hall will be relocated to the north near the stairs between Cedar and Hickory Halls.

When the Human Resources Department launched a new SHRA performance management program, NinerTalent STAKES, two years ago, the goal was to help supervisors and employees set meaningful performance goals for the success of the individual, unit and University. It also was designed to promote more ongoing, two-way communication regarding these goals.