Earlier this month, the UNC Charlotte Staff Council held its annual Chili, Soup and Cornbread Cook-off.
First place winner for Best Chili or Soup was Shayauna Newsom, Office of Transition and Success Initiatives. Sharon Scarborough, urbanCore, and Rusti Deal, facilities management, placed second and third, respectively
Charleata Neal is the facilities management director of human resources and has been a Niner for almost six years. Neal, a Woodbridge, Virginia, native was involved in women’s basketball during college, and through sports, she discovered valuable lessons. Learn about Neal’s role, her family history in professional and college sports and who inspires her the most.
Beth Whitaker, a professor of political science, is interim divisional dean within the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Whitaker began her duties March 15 and will continue in the role through June 30, 2023. She currently serves as executive director of the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies and will continue her duties in that role.
The deadline for nominations for the annual Staff Employee of the Year awards has been extended to 5 p.m., Friday, March 17. Each year, UNC Charlotte recognizes exceptional employees for their contributions to our campus and beyond.
The five Wednesday courses in the For Managers track of the Webinar Series for Charlotte Employees will address leadership challenges faced by managers. Each webinar is free, interactive and runs from 12 to 1 p.m. All sessions will be recorded and available to registered participants.
The Office of Academic Affairs and the University’s chapter of the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi will hold a faculty and staff social from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, March 16, in the Atkins Library, Halton Reading Room.
Andrea Pitts is an associate professor of philosophy and affiliate faculty member in Africana studies, the Center for Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Studies, Latin American studies, School of Data Science, Social Aspects of Health Initiative and women’s and gender studies.
