Business Affairs

Open Enrollment for the State Health Plan and NC Flex options for the 2020 plan year is Nov. 2-19, a period later and shorter than in previous years. The UNC Charlotte Benefits Office will host an Open Enrollment preview and wellness event from 9 to 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 3, in the Cone University Center Lucas Room. Light refreshments will be served. 

The UNC Board of Governors approved a Paid Parental Leave program during its meeting Friday, Sept. 20. This program will provide eight weeks of fully paid parental leave to eligible employees who have given birth to a child and four weeks of paid leave for non-birth parents in circumstances involving the birth of a child or the adoption, foster placement or other legal placement of a child with an eligible state employee.

Barnes & Noble at UNC Charlotte, located in the Popp Martin Student Union, recently celebrated renovations aimed at creating a more inviting and friendlier environment that better connects with its customers.

The Chancellor’s Reception, an annual staff recognition event, will be from 2 to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15, in the Popp Martin Student Union Multipurpose Room. Hosted by Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, this event provides employees an opportunity to socialize and network with colleagues. Light refreshments will be served; raffle tickets will be distributed at the door giving attendees the chance to win Niner prizes. 

Nine officers within UNC Charlotte’s Police and Public Safety Department have received promotions, following a rigorous, complex process. This is the largest number of promotions announced at the same time in the department’s history.

UNC Charlotte, University City Partners, Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) and North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) are conducting a University Area Thoroughfares Study in order to improve access and safety for pedestrians, bicyclists and motor vehicles that may enter and exit UNC Charlotte’s main campus. The study is in the initial public involvement phase that includes a survey, in which all University stakeholders (faculty, staff, students and visitors) are encouraged to participate.

UNC Charlotte’s Environmental Health and Safety Office (EHS) is sponsoring a mass training of hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on Thursday, Oct. 3. Three training sessions will be held in the Cone University Center, Room 210.

Lauren Gunderman from Grants and Contracts Administration has been approved to participate in the Voluntary Shared Leave Program. The Benefits Office will accept donations through Sept. 19.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.

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the Aug. 20 New Employee Orientation session:Academic Affairs Jenni Genest, administrative support specialistAthletics Academic Center Ashely Riley, administrative support associate AthleticsToby Bicknell, associate head baseball coach Katie McMurray, director of major gifts Gregory (Tyler) Simmons, director of baseball operations 

Community Active Assailant Response Training sessions will continue through October. In addition to daytime classes, evening sessions have been added on Wednesday, Oct. 16, and Thursday, Oct. 24, to better meet the needs of adjunct faculty and evening students. All events are open to faculty, staff and students.