Business Affairs

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.

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.

The 2019 49ers4Life Blood Drive is a two-day affair, and campus organizers and sponsors anticipate this change will enable the University to reach its goal of 1,000 pints of blood collected. This year’s drive, which is being held in conjunction with the American Red Cross, will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 29-30, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center.

Effective Thursday, Jan. 17, the license plate recognition and gate system for the Union Deck Levels 1-4 goes online.

Gates will be down, opening only for those with valid commuter or faculty/staff permits. Resident student permits are not valid in the Union Deck before 6 p.m.

When entering the deck, be aware of overhead LED lane indicators. Entry and exit lanes change throughout the day in order to better manage traffic flow: two entrances and one exit during morning hours and one entrance and two exits in the afternoon.

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the Jan. 8 New Employee Orientation session:

Academic Affairs
Melinda Adnot, associate director

Atkins Library
Christine Beardsley, university library technician

Building Environmental Services
Patricia Pittman, building environmental technician

College of Arts + Architecture
Maria Cunningham, business services coordinator

The Human Resources Department is accepting nominations for the 2019 Staff Employee of the Year awards. 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:

Courtnee Ekenedo, Parking and Transportation Services, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through Jan. 29.

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.

From career and retirement planning to leadership development programs, the 2019 Learning and Organizational Development catalog has something for every employee.

This year’s catalog, open for review and registration, features more than 80 workshops and 150-plus individual sessions, available both in-person and online to UNC Charlotte faculty and staff.

Among the new highlights for this year are:

If the correct audio equipment was poised above campus on a weekday morning at 10:45 a.m., one might pick up a lot of whispers that sound like, “Please, please, please let me find a close parking spot.”

That’s a peak time for parking demand on campus, so it’s unlikely that the pleading chorus will break into songs of joy.

The outbound lane of Institute Circle will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 8-9, due to construction related to the new entrance sign.

Detour signs and barricades will be erected; outbound traffic will be detoured to J.W. Clay Boulevard.

Expect heavy equipment and construction personnel in the area. Exercise caution when approaching construction areas.