Faculty and Staff News

From 6 to 11 p.m., Friday, April 15, OneIT will conduct maintenance work on the University’s data center. Users may experience short (less than one minute) network interruptions throughout the evening.These systems will be unavailable for short amounts of time during this maintenance window:

To help support employees this semester, the Human Resources Office is sponsoring two additional events in partnership with ComPsych, the University’s professional counseling service offered through the Employee Assistance Program.

These events will focus on tools to handle COVID-19 related stress. The sessions are virtual and open to all employees. Registration is required.

Four individuals are this year’s Staff Employee of the Year as announced by the Human Resources Office Staff Awards and Recognition Program.  

UNC Charlotte is participating in the UNC System-wide Employee Engagement Survey, which launched Monday, March 28. All permanent, full-time employees at the University received the survey from ModernThink LLC, an independent research and consulting firm that specializes in higher education climate assessment. All are encouraged to participate. 

Kelly Rafferty, College of Computing and Informatics, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through April 11.

To contribute leave, faculty and staff should refer to the requirements in Personnel Information Memorandum (PIM) 29 or complete the online Voluntary Shared Leave Donation Form from the HR Benefits Forms website.

The Human Resources Department received 40 nominations for the 2022 UNC Charlotte Staff Employee of the Year Award, a record number nominated in the categories of devotion to duty, human relations, innovation and community/public service. For this year, a total of 49 staff members were nominated either individually or as members of teams. 

All nominees and their supervisors will be invited to attend the Staff Employee of the Year Sweet Success Reception from 2 to 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 26,

Last fall, UNC Charlotte made several changes to the return of Facilities and Administrative (F&A) funds to investigators, departments and centers. Now, the Office of Research and Economic Development (RED) will eliminate restrictions on amounts returned and accumulated by faculty. 

Last fall, UNC Charlotte made several changes to the return of Facilities and Administrative (F&A) funds to investigators, departments and centers. Now, the Office of Research and Economic Development (RED) will eliminate restrictions on amounts returned and accumulated by faculty. 

On March 15,  University Policy 101.23, Employment-Related Background Checks and Criminal Activity, was revised to comply with UNC Policy Manual 300.8.7[R], which includes specific requirements related to pre-employment background checks that must be captured in this policy.

On March 15, University Policy 716, Minors on Campus, was revised to create a new defined term (minors), revise the reporting requirement in accordance with state law, update the responsible office throughout and change ownership of the policy from the Division of Business Affairs to the Division of Institutional Integrity.