Faculty/Staff

Margaret Kanda, a building and environmental technician with the Office of Housing and Residence Life since 2016, died June 3 while traveling out-of-state. Her obituary was published online, and funeral services were held in late June. Messages of condolences can be offered through the Wilson Funeral & Cremation Service website.

Season Jamison, OneIT, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through July 14.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, email Marina LeLeux, benefits counselor, at mleleux@uncc.edu.

David Hartgen died May 22, 2021. From 1989 to 2006, Hartgen was professor of transportation in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at UNC Charlotte.During his UNC Charlotte tenure, he established the University’s interdisciplinary transportation studies center, studying transportation systems throughout the nation. He conducted extensive assessments of congestion, road condition, growth and transit service in North Carolina, with particular focus on Charlotte. He was author of more than 300 studies.

UNC Charlotte’s Virtual On-Campus Job Fair will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 3, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The provides departments with an excellent opportunity to recruit students for on-campus positions, and partake in a virtual fair to interview interested candidates before they return to campus. Departments can recruit for FWS, STW, UPIP and Graduate Assistant positions.

Research and Economic Development will launch the IRB Human Subjects Niner Research module on July 1. This module will replace the current IRB protocol submission and management system, IRBIS.  Additional information about the IRB module and retirement of the current system, IRBIS, is on the Research and Economic Development website. 

Jeffrey Michel, an electronics specialist with Facilities Management, died May 28.A Michigan native, Michel grew up in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where he graduated high school and college. He joined the University in 2009.

Kiran Budhrani, from Center for Teaching and Learning, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through May 28.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, email Marina LeLeux, benefits counselor, at mleleux@uncc.edu.

Tony Menton, a supervisor with Building Environmental Services and Recycling (BES&R), died May 9.Menton, 56, joined the University in October 2009 as a floor care technician on the main campus before transferring to The Dubois Center at Center City to lead floor care efforts and take on supervisory responsibilities.

The UNC Charlotte Internal Audit Department performs operational, compliance, financial and IT audits according to the annual Internal Audit Plan. Audit engagements are conducted in conformance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.  The plan evaluates risk exposures related to governance, operations and information systems regarding the:

Faculty and staff volunteers are needed at the upcoming May Commencement ceremonies to assist at the information table and ticket office and to welcome guests.