Faculty and Staff News

Michelle Reinken has joined UNC Charlotte’s Division of Institutional Integrity as the University’s Title IX coordinator following a national search. She previously served as associate director of student conduct in the University’s Dean of Students Office.

As Title IX coordinator, Reinken will lead the Title IX Office in its mission to promote a safe and healthy campus environment through compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (Campus SaVE).

Faculty and staff members can register to attend “China Country-Culture Workshop,” scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, April 20.

Cleveland Johnson, Facilities Management Building Environmental Services, needs shared leave donations.

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, contact Joy Finney, benefits counselor, at 704‑687‑0648.

As of Monday, March 19, the College of Health and Human Services has the highest participation rate for the COACHE Faculty Satisfaction Survey with a nearly 41 percent response rate.

Ted Elling, associate vice chancellor for research and systems development in the Division of Student Affairs, will retire on April 1 after 27 years of service.

A retirement reception in his honor will be from 2 to 4 p.m., Thursday, March 29, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center Salons. 

Nina Simmons, director of Student Activity Center and Venue Management, will retire from the University April 1 after 19 years of service.

A retirement reception in Simmons’ honor is scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m., Monday, March 26, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center Northwest Concession Pod (Room 157). 

Faculty and staff members can join colleagues for socializing and networking at a Faculty and Staff Social, which will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Thursday, April 12, at Harris Alumni Center at Johnson Glen.

Sponsored by Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, the social will feature light hors d’oeuvres, wine, beer and soft drinks. RSVPs requested.

Allison Sigmon, Belk College of Business, needs shared leave donations.

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 225. For more information, contact Joy Finney, benefits counselor, at 704‑687‑0648.

The federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made changes to the tax law, including changing tax rates and brackets for employees. UNC Charlotte implemented the new tax tables with the Feb. 15 payroll.

The 2018 Undergraduate Research Conference will be Friday, April 20, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center.

This conference is a university-wide showcase of research projects completed by undergraduate students of all levels from all colleges and departments.

Conference organizers are seeking faculty members to serve as judges for oral and poster presentation. Twenty volunteer judges are needed for oral presentations; 50 to 60 are sought to assess poster presentations.