Faculty/Staff

University Policy 407, Code of Student Academic Integrity, was revised effective Aug. 15, to improve the proper and efficient functioning of the academic integrity process. These changes include adding timelines and deadlines for adjudicating cases, increasing the number of members of the Academic Integrity Board, removing the requirement that AIB members have “professorial rank” and adding suggested educational penalties.

University Policy 406, Code of Student Responsibility, was revised effective Aug. 15, to ensure compliance with federal, state and local law; federal and state guidance; and UNC system policy. In addition, the revisions remove redundancies and realign provisions to ensure a more logical flow that is easier for students to understand and for staff to administer.

Beginning at 7 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 23, through 5 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 30, the sidewalk between Lot 11A and Lot 16 will be closed temporarily to replace the existing asphalt sidewalk with brick as part of the Student Counseling Center construction project.

Expect barricades, construction equipment and personnel in the area; a detour will route pedestrians along Poplar Terrace Lane.

Brenda McMahon, an associate professor in the Cato College of Education Department of Educational Leadership, died Aug. 16 in Toronto.

A native of Ontario, Canada, McMahon joined the University about six years ago. Colleagues remembered her as an “incredible scholar who cared deeply about her students and issues of social justice. But more importantly she was a wonderful friend whose presence on the hall has been missed and felt.”

Starting at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 30, through Friday, Dec. 15, the sidewalk and bus lane on the south side of Cameron Boulevard will be closed temporarily. Construction will reconfigure the sidewalk and relocate the bus stop in front of Wallis Hall to improve pedestrian circulation in anticipation of the opening of the CAT Blue Line UNC Charlotte Main Station.

Pedestrians will be routed to the sidewalk on the north side of Cameron Boulevard, and a pedestrian pathway will be provided between the Wallis Hall main entrance and the crosswalk.

Walkways between Davis Lake and Cone Deck 1 will be closed from Monday, Aug. 28, through Thursday, Jan. 18, for work related to the Storm Water BMP Retrofit at Davis Lake.

Pedestrians will be rerouted to the sidewalk along University Road through Lot 7A and in front of Memorial Hall.

Between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Friday, Aug. 18, excavation work near the Friday Building will close nearby sidewalks. Expect construction personnel and equipment in the area.

Exercise caution when approaching construction zones.

Mary Newsom, director of urban policy initiatives at the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute, has been elected chair of the board of trustees at the Charlotte Museum of History.  Newsom had been vice chair of the board, which she joined in 2013.

The Office of Research and Economic Development will hold a Niner Research Reception from noon to 2 p.m., Monday, Sept. 11, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center Salons.

This event will honor faculty grant recipients and others engaged in research on campus; a brief program will start at 12:15 p.m.

RSVPs requested by Friday, Sept. 1.

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the Aug. 8-9 New Employee Orientation session:

Academic Services
Maura Conway, administrative support associate

Alumni Affairs
Sallie Sistare, executive director

Center for Counseling and Psychological Services
Colton Brown, doctoral intern
Charles Burgess, doctoral intern
Colleen Mulcahey, doctoral internCollege of Health and Human Services
Rachel Mitchell, academic advisor