Faculty/Staff

Betty Sue McCachren Stancil, 78, died Wednesday, July 19, at Tucker Hospice House of Cabarrus County.

Stancil began her 43-year career with UNC Charlotte in 1974 in the-then Placement Office, helping students find jobs upon graduation. In 1990, she moved to the Office of Alumni Affairs where she worked as the assistant to the executive director. She retired from full-time service in 2003 and continued immediately in a permanent part-time role.

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the July 11-12 New Employee Orientation session:

Adult Students and Evening Services
Alexandra Lackard, academic advisor

Athletics
Jacob Jury, assistant softball coach
Bradley Queen, assistant football coach
Nicolas Robinson, assistant women’s golf coach

The password manager site will be down temporarily starting at 5 p.m., Thursday, July 27, through 8 a.m., Monday, July 31, for a system upgrade. ITS will adjust account expiration dates to accommodate customers; however, employees who receive notifications to change passwords should go ahead and do so to avoid potential issues.  

The “sponsored guest” account request process will be unavailable from 5 p.m., Friday, July 21, through 8 a.m., Monday, July 31, and is changing significantly.

The North Carolina General Assembly’s recently approved biennial state budget included several provisions affecting UNC Charlotte employees. Below is information on salary increases and bonus leave. Additional information will be shared as it becomes available.

Salary increases

SHRA
SHRA permanent employees will receive a $1,000 salary increase (also known as a “legislative increase”). The increase will be effective July 1 and should begin appearing in the July 31 payroll, retroactive to July 1.

Portions of roads/lanes on the Charlotte Research Institute area of campus will be closed starting at 6 a.m., Saturday, July 15, through 6 p.m., Sunday, July 16.

Workers will repair and apply stripping primer to seal roadways on Robert Snyder Road and a portion of Phillips Road.

Expect traffic directors, equipment and signage in the area; remember to exercise caution when approaching construction zones.

The last of three planned system outages by ITS will occur from 6 p.m. to midnight, Friday, July 14. Due to a data center hardware upgrade, the following systems and applications will be unavailable from both on and off campus. Note: The phone system, including Blue Light phones, will be available.

The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will host a “Drone Workshop for Commercial and Government Operators” from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Thursday, July 27, in the Cone University Center. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Deborah Craig, a student services specialist with the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, passed away June 30.

Craig, originally from New Jersey, joined the University in 2005.

The second of three planned network outages by ITS will be 4 to 5 a.m., Friday, July 7. During this outage, internet access will not be available anywhere on campus.

Additionally, several systems will not be accessible from off campus (see below).

All uncc.edu webpages

Learning Communities

Drivers should expect occasional delays when traveling Cameron Boulevard or Poplar Lane due to road work scheduled to begin Friday, July 7. Improvements include the addition of turn lanes to enhance traffic flow for the future Facilities Operations and Parking Services Building that will be constructed north of Parking Lot 25.

The construction contractor will provide traffic control during this work, which is expected to continue through Monday, Aug. 14.