Faculty and Staff News
2019 holiday schedule released
The Human Resources Department publishes the approved holiday schedule annually. The 2019 schedule is:
Holiday
Approved date(s)
Allowance
New Year’s Day
Broome needs shared leave
Mary Broome, University Recreation, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through Oct. 11.
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.
Open enrollment kickoff event scheduled
This year, in lieu of the annual Benefits Fair, the Benefits Office and the Advisory Committee to the Chancellor for Employee Health and Wellness (ACCEHW) will host an Open Enrollment Kickoff Event from 9 to 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 4, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center Salons.
Light refreshments will be provided. Representatives from the ACCEHW, Benefits Office, NC Flex Benefits, ComPsych Guidance Resources, Kinesiology Department, FastMed and others will attend.
Graduate School to hold enrollment info session for employees
The Graduate School will conduct an information session for employees who hold bachelor’s degrees and who are interested in advanced studies.
This information session, scheduled for noon to 1 p.m., Monday, Oct. 15, in Cato Hall, will cover the application process; enrollment counselors can answer questions about various programs. Information about tuition waivers for employees and free textbook rental programs will be available, too.
Food, fun and philanthropy are part of Fall Festival
Display Niner pride and enjoy the camaraderie of colleagues at this year’s Staff Council Fall Festival, scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center.
The festival is a free event; however, staff members should bring their UNC Charlotte ID for the luncheon.
Construction to close one entrance to Macy Building
The Macy Building entrance that faces Belk Plaza will be closed through Friday, Oct. 26, for construction to rework the entrance to match the new Winningham Building one and to install additional storm water lines as part of the Academic Complex Renovation project.
Expect fencing around the entrance, heavy construction equipment and noise prior to classes beginning each day.
Faculty, staff and students should use entrances in the courtyard and breezeway.
Remember to exercise caution when approaching construction zones.
University welcomes new employees
UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the Sept. 18 New Employee Orientation session:Alumni Affairs
Loriann Kompare, university program specialist
College of Computing and Informatics
Nowlan Freese, research associate
Dean of Students Office
Ellissa Nelson, senior research associate
Patrice Williams, assistant director
Division of Business Affairs
Vicki Turman, Business Systems Analyst Manager
Mass CPR training sessions scheduled
For the fifth year, the University’s Environmental Health and Safety Office (EHS) is sponsoring a mass training of hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Three training sessions will be held in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center on Thursday, Oct. 4.
Update on sidewalk closure near Rowe and Winningham
Construction to replace brick pavers as part of the Belk Plaza Revitalization project is expected to be completed Friday, Sept. 28. Entrances to these buildings facing the plaza will be inaccessible.
Expect barricades and construction equipment and personnel. Temporary fencing will block sidewalks, and signage will route pedestrians away from the work area.
Reminder – exercise caution when approaching construction zones.
(This notice is a revision from previous reports.)
Partial lane closures scheduled along Poplar Lane
Roadway improvements along Poplar Lane are scheduled for Monday, Sept. 24, through Tuesday, Oct. 9. During this period, there will be partial lane closures as workers reconfigure the east lane of Poplar Lane and redo the crosswalk and ramp.
Expect construction equipment and personnel in the area; half of the entrance to Parking Lot 26 will be closed at times.
Two-way traffic will be maintained except during paving, when flaggers will be used. Road work signs and traffic cones will be erected.
Remember to exercise caution when approaching construction zones.