Faculty and Staff News

During winter break, the flooring of campus parking decks will be replaced, which may cause minor disruptions, such as limited access to elevators and construction noise and debris. The approximate schedule of outages is below.

As a reminder, on Dec. 31 of each year, any employee with more than 240 hours of accumulated vacation leave will have the excess amount converted to sick leave so that only 240 hours are carried forward as vacation to Jan. 1 of the next calendar year.

The following projects are scheduled and may cause disruptions Monday, Dec. 16, through Tuesday, Dec. 31.

Faculty and staff are invited to a Bahamas Bowl Watch Party on Friday, Dec. 20, on the first floor of the Popp Martin Student Union. Festivies begin at 1:30 p.m. with kickoff scheduled for 2 p.m.

The annual test of the campus lockdown system will occur at approximately 10 a.m., Monday, Dec. 16, and will last approximately 10 minutes. The purpose of this test is to assess the functionality of the campus lockdown system. This test helps the Department of Safety and Security train and prepare for emergency situations. What to expect:

Under Executive Order 95, Providing Paid Parental Leave to Eligible State Employees, the Office of State Human Resources has established a pilot program to allow state agencies and universities to offer Paid Parental Leave (PPL) to promote physical and mental health for employee families, increase worker retention and improve worker productivity and morale.

Due to federal tax law changes that occurred in 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is releasing a new Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Certificate, for 2020. This new form is vastly different from the current Form W-4 and will be available in Banner-Self Service after Jan. 1.

The southbound lane of Robert D. Snyder Road will be closed between the PORTAL loading dock and CRI Deck entrance from Dec. 16-23; the closure will be coordinated daily to ensure the road is open for Charlotte Early Engineering College drop off and pick up times.

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the Nov. 26 New Employee Orientation session:University Center for Academic ExcellenceLauren Blackshaw, assistant director for tutorial servicesData Science InitiativeKatherine Thomas, public communications specialist

Portia Brown, University Advancement, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through Dec. 9.

Melissa Roy from the College of Health and Human Services needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through Dec. 9.

Shannon Rhyne, Environmental Health and Safety, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through Dec. 9.