Faculty and Staff News

ITS staff member Celeste Corpening is chair of the UNC Charlotte Staff Council for the 2018-19 academic year. Tina Dadio from the Office of Legal Affairs recently administered the oath of office at the council’s annual summer retreat.

Corpening is nearing 20 years of service to the University. In her ITS role, she supports the imaging system through project management, technical support, eForm design, web design and technical documentation.

Parking space lines in the West Deck will be repainted between Monday, July 30, and Thursday, Aug. 2. The deck will remain open, but users should expect rotating entrance and space closures.

The north entrance will be closed July 30, and the south entrance will be closed on July 31.

Construction barricades and equipment will be on site; exercise caution when approaching work areas.

New UNC Charlotte employees are experiencing a novel, online orientation process. The traditional two-day training has been replaced with a half-day in-person session focused on welcoming new employees, providing a campus tour and introducing them to the online onboarding course in Canvas. University representatives are on hand to provide support in benefits selections. This new model went into effect July 11.

Charlotte 49ers football is offering faculty and staff members the chance to purchase up to four tickets to the game against Appalachian State University on Saturday, Sept. 8.

To purchase tickets, call 704-687-4949 or 704-687-4849. All tickets will go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, July 31.

Phil Jones, associate vice chancellor for facilities management, will retire Friday, Aug. 31, after nearly 18 years of service.

A retirement reception in his honor will be from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 17, in the third floor salons of the James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center.

Bertram Spence, 57, a building environmental technician with Student Activity Center and Venue Management (SACVM) in the Division of Student Affairs died on Monday, July 16, at the Duke Medical Pavilion in Durham, North Carolina.

Spence joined the University in March 2015 and was a member of the third-shift team in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center.

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the July 10 New Employee Orientation session:

Alumni Affairs
Lisa Stewart, administrative support associate

Athletics
Tracy Beyer, assistant athletic trainer
Austin King, assistant men’s golf coach

Christine F. Price Center for Counseling and Psychological Services
Vernita Edwards, administrative support associate

College of Arts + Architecture
Adam Justice, director of galleries

Beginning at 7 a.m., Monday, July 23, through 4 p.m., Monday, July 30, there will be intermittent lane closures along Alumni Way to repair curbs and pavement associated with the construction of the new Admissions and Visitors Center.

Expect barricades and construction personnel and equipment in the area; flaggers will assist with traffic flow. Anticipate travel delays during working hours.

Remember to exercise caution when approaching construction areas.

The Union Deck will be without power between 9 a.m. and noon, Friday, July 20, to test the generator and emergency circuits as part of the deck expansion project.

The elevator will be inoperable during this outage.

Parking spaces will be repainted in East Deck 1 and exterior pressure washing will occur between Thursday, July 19, and Friday, July 27.

The deck will remain open during this maintenance; however, expect rotating parking space and area closures. Watch for construction equipment and personnel.

Approach work zones will caution.