Faculty/Staff

As director of Niner Central, Kimberly Laney sees each day as a new opportunity to help Niner Nation thrive. What better way to do that than build relationships within UNC Charlotte? 

Her team leadership in providing student services covering critical enrollment areas like financial aid, bursar, health center and registration while being the main point of contact for all calls or inquiries coming to the University, earned Laney the Staff Employee of the Year Award in the category of Human Relations. 

Carol Hartley, business services coordinator for the Department of Languages and Culture Studies, is this year’s Employee of the Year recipient in the category devotion to duty. She won not merely because of her devotion to duty, but because “Carol is the heart of our department,” said nominator Ana-Isabel Aliaga-Buchenau, associate chair of the department.

Employees of the Year in devotion to duty go above the normal requirements and have contributed significantly to the advancement of UNC Charlotte and service to the citizens of North Carolina. 

Shannon Caveny-Cox ’98 is the solid waste coordinator in the Office of Sustainability at UNC Charlotte. Learn more about her unique role, which includes scientific-like dumpster dives, and her favorite sustainability tip on this Earth Day.

Describe your job as solid waste coordinator and what you do at UNC Charlotte.

What does it mean to embody a servant’s heart? It means being involved in the community, even when you’re off the clock. It means sacrificing weekends. It means going above and beyond through planning, strategizing and serving for the betterment of others and the overall growth of the community. 

UNC Charlotte defines exceptional community service as an employee who has made outstanding contributions by participating in or implementing community and public service projects such as volunteering with various non-profit organizations. 

Anita Joseph, Office of Housing and Residence Life, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through April 27.

To contribute leave, faculty and staff should refer to the requirements in Personnel Information Memorandum (PIM) 29 or complete the online Voluntary Shared Leave Donation Form from the HR Benefits Forms website.

Volunteer help is needed for the upcoming Spring Commencement ceremonies to assist at the information tables, pass out name cards to graduates and welcome guests. Register to volunteer.

Commencement ceremonies

Friday, May 13 (Shift is 7:30 to 10:30 a.m.)

Belk College of Business

The William States Lee College of Engineering

College of Health and Human Services

From 6 to 11 p.m., Friday, April 15, OneIT will conduct maintenance work on the University’s data center. Users may experience short (less than one minute) network interruptions throughout the evening.These systems will be unavailable for short amounts of time during this maintenance window:

To help support employees this semester, the Human Resources Office is sponsoring two additional events in partnership with ComPsych, the University’s professional counseling service offered through the Employee Assistance Program.

These events will focus on tools to handle COVID-19 related stress. The sessions are virtual and open to all employees. Registration is required.

Four individuals are this year’s Staff Employee of the Year as announced by the Human Resources Office Staff Awards and Recognition Program.  

UNC Charlotte is participating in the UNC System-wide Employee Engagement Survey, which launched Monday, March 28. All permanent, full-time employees at the University received the survey from ModernThink LLC, an independent research and consulting firm that specializes in higher education climate assessment. All are encouraged to participate.