Faculty and Staff News

The Human Resources Department and the Advisory Committee to the Chancellor for Employee Health and Wellness are sponsoring the webinar “Building Mental Fitness for Optimal Brain Power” at noon, Thursday, April 18.

More information and registration details are online.

Niki Braggs, Center for Teaching and Learning, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through April 19.

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.

PBS will broadcast Henry Louis Gates’ documentary “Reconstruction: America after the Civil War” on Tuesday, April 9 and 16, and Karen Cox of the History Department is interviewed in the film. Her segment appears in the fourth hour of the series, scheduled to air at 10 p.m., April 16.

Cox noted the documentary is important to understanding the nation and democracy.

A town hall meeting is scheduled for 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 17, in the Popp Martin Student Union Multipurpose Room, to learn about the recommended future “One IT” organization could look like.

The Internal Audit Department will conduct the training session “Fighting Fraud the 49er Way” on Thursday, April 11. Register online.

Higher education institutions are just as vulnerable to fraud as other organizations. If the pressure and opportunity exists, an employee may engage in theft.

Here are some examples of fraud cases that have occurred at various universities:

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the March 19 New Employee Orientation session:

Atkins Library
Angel Truesdale, social sciences and business librarian

Business Affairs
Robert Holmes, architectural technician

Engineering Technology and Construction Management
Michelle Prasad, administrative support associate

Housing and Residence Life
Michael Bell, property security officer
Stuart Pope, FM technician for mechanical trades

The Cone University Center’s exterior stairway (facing the metered parking lot) next to the Reese Building will be closed Monday, April 1, through Friday, April 12, for restoration work.

Expect noise from sandblasting and pressure washing; barricades and directional signage will be erected.

The ADA sidewalk will remain open.

Remember to use caution when approaching construction areas.

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.

The annual UNC Charlotte Memorial Service will be at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 11, at the Harris Alumni Center at Johnson Glen.

This service is held in remembrance of students, faculty and staff who have died within the last year (April 2018 to April 2019).

Christine Reed Davis, dean of students, and Stephen Cheyney, executive director and campus minister of the Cooperative Christian Ministry, will give remarks. A candle lighting will follow.