Faculty and Staff News

The Council on University Community is accepting proposals for the Chancellor’s Diversity Challenge Fund, which supports initiatives that promote the daily value of diversity in the intellectual life of the campus. Faculty, staff or students are eligible to apply for awards of up to $5,000.

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.

The Thomas L. Reynolds Leadership Award will be bestowed for the first time this spring; the award will honor excellence in graduate program administration and will be presented annually to a graduate program director (GPD) or graduate program coordinator (GPC). Recipients will be selected by a committee of graduate faculty and students. The award recipient will receive $1,000 and an engraved plaque and will have his or her name engraved on a perpetual trophy.

The Council on University Community is accepting proposals for the Chancellor’s Diversity Challenge Fund, which supports initiatives that promote the daily value of diversity in the intellectual life of the campus. Faculty, staff or students are eligible to apply for awards of up to $5,000.

Camps on Campus is the University’s summer programs of academic enrichment camps for children and young people in rising grades one through 12.

UNC Charlotte faculty and staff members will be able to register their children before the public starting at 8 a.m., Monday, Jan. 28, by calling 704-687-8900. A valid UNC Charlotte ID is required.

Public registration will open at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 29.

Camps and schedules are on the web:

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 NinerNET landing page was upgraded at 10 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 17. A few enhancements have been added:

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: