Faculty and Staff News

Ekenedo needs shared leave

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.

2019 Learning and Organizational Development catalog available

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:

Policy regarding research utilizing human subjects revised

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and 16 other federal departments and agencies are implementing a revised rule on Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (also known as the “Common Rule”) that will become effective Jan.21, 2019. 

Reminder about compliance with drug-free schools, workplace acts

It is the responsibility of all students, faculty, and staff to conduct themselves in a way that contributes to an environment free of illegal drug use and abuse of alcohol.

Illegal or abusive use of drugs or alcohol by members of the University community adversely affects the educational environment and interferes with achievement of personal, social and educational goals.

Orbis Grille offers customer-facing compost disposal

Orbis Grille, located in PORTAL, is helping the University reduce its landfill waste by offering a compost option for dine-in customers. It is the first dining facility on campus to offer a customer-facing compost option.

Gray appointed interim dean for College of Arts + Architecture

Lee Gray is interim dean of the College of Arts + Architecture (COA+A). He follows Ken Lambla, who served 10 years as the founding dean of the college. Lambla is returning to the faculty as a full professor. A search committee is at work to find the college’s next dean.

Outbound lane of Institute Circle to close temporarily

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.

Duo signups top 50 percent

Duo signups recently hit 50 percent–a key milestone as the Jan. 31 registration deadline approaches. Duo users can enjoy only having to change their NinerNET password every 365 days* (instead of every 90 or 180 days) by signing up for Duo 2-Factor Authentication. 

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University welcomes new employees

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the Dec. 11 New Employee Orientation session:

Alumni Affairs
Carrie Clifford, coordinator of affinity networks
Kamilah King, coordinator of alumni communications

Athletics
James Ferguson, assistant athletic director for facilities

Belk College of Business

Zachary Lord, assistant director of honors programs

Part of Mary Alexander Road to close temporarily

Between Monday and Wednesday, Dec. 17-19, a portion of Mary Alexander Road will be closed to vehicular traffic. Pedestrian traffic will remain on the east side of the roadway.

This closure is a safety measure related to the removal of the steam stack in preparation for construction to begin on the new science building.

Barricades will be erected at the intersections of Mary Alexander Road and Cameron Boulevard and Mary Alexander Road and Craver Road.