Business Affairs

This past fall, Housing and Residence Life and the Sustainability Office instituted a campus EcoReps pilot program with three students. Recently, the initiative added nine more participants.

A nationwide program, EcoReps provides an opportunity for students to assume a leadership role within their residence halls. Students provide peer-to-peer education to increase awareness of campus sustainability efforts.

The Human Resources Department has extended the deadline for nominations for 2019 Staff Employee of the Year to Friday, Feb. 22. Any permanent employee of UNC Charlotte can submit a nomination, and employees are encouraged to recommend colleagues for this honor.

Individuals can be nominated in any one of five categories:

Charlotte is hosting NBA All-Star 2019 events Friday through Sunday, Feb.15-17. An estimated 150,000 visitors are expected in the city during this time. As a result, the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) will make changes that may affect members of the University community.

Prohibited items on light rail: On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, beginning at 5 p.m. and continuing through the end of service each day, the following items will not be allowed on the train or at platforms:

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

Building Environmental Services
Christopher Carter, building environmental supervisor
Sabrina Sumner, building environmental technician
Kevin Ashiono, building environmental technician

Extended Academic Programs
Louise Carte, program coordinator

Facilities Management
Terry Wike, FM technician building trades

Brittanae Taylor, Office of Disability Services, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through Feb. 18.

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.

For the second year in a row, UNC Charlotte is participating in RecycleMania, which began Feb. 3 and runs through March 30. Colleges and universities across the United States and Canada compete in this event, including seven from the UNC System.

Based on last year’s results, the University’s goals for 2019 are:  

Nataly Tapper, Lee College of Engineering, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through Feb. 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.

Stairwell no. 3 that provides access to the Atkins Library’s Dalton Tower will be closed Monday, Feb. 11, through Friday, Feb. 15. This temporary closure is to install a new HVAC unit as part of the Atkins Library Special Collections project.

Signage will direct patrons to use Stairwell no. 4.

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).

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.