Faculty NinerNET credentials are now active for 150 days, an increase from 120 days, after the contract end date. This will benefit part-time faculty members who teach one semester but not the next. Direct questions to the IT Service Desk at 704-687-5500.
Construction has started on an entrance feature for the Charlotte Research Institute near the intersection of Institute Circle and N. Tryon Street. This feature will be similar to, but smaller than, the entrance at University City Boulevard (Dickson Gate).
Each year, UNC Charlotte sponsors select employees to attend the five-day Leadership Development Program in Greensboro, North Carolina. Applications for next year’s program will be accepted from Aug. 10 to Sept. 30, 2018.
Sherrie High, director of University budgets and financial analysis, will be retiring on Friday, Aug. 31, after 34 years of service.
Financial Services is hosting a drop-in reception in High’s honor from 2 to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 28, in Cone University Center, Room 210.
At this year’s University Convocation, Provost Joan Lorden recognized faculty members promoted to full professor. She and Faculty President Richard Leeman presented each a Jefferson Cup, originally designed by Thomas Jefferson. The cup is engraved with the UNC Charlotte logo, the faculty member’s name and the year recognized.
The Research Integrity Office is part of a comprehensive research misconduct program at UNC Charlotte that includes policies, education, investigation and enforcement.
Consuelo Salas is the 2018 recipient of the J. Murrey Atkins Library Faculty Engagement Award. An assistant professor with the University Writing Program and the Department of English, Salas will be honored during a library social and award ceremony, scheduled for 4 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 6, in the Halton Reading Room.
UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the Aug.7 New Employee Orientation session:
Athletics
Robert Eachus, assistant athletic trainer
Aaron Fearne, assistant men’s basketball coach
Franjo Pauler, 60, a member of the Facilities Management Department, died Wednesday, Aug. 8.
Pauler joined the University in 2001; at the time of his death, he served as the lead technician in Building Environmental Services Woodward Hall zone. Colleagues noted he was a valuable member of BES, and his “kind and thoughtful nature would be missed.”
