Business Affairs

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the March 5 New Employee Orientation session:

Athletics
Alexander Wise, university program associate
Melinda Burgett, administrative support specialist

Building Environmental Services
Andrew Hill, building environmental technician
Darlene Jackson, building environmental technician
Cayetano Lino, building environmental technician
Patrick Hernandez, building environmental technician

Isabel Rayburn, Housing and Residence Life, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through March 21.

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.

Jet Tila, a celebrated chef and restaurateur, will visit campus Wednesday, March 20, for a series of events. The author of “101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die,” Tila has been a guest on NPR, the CBS Early Show and Food Network’s Chopped, Cutthroat Kitchen and Iron Chef America.

From Monday, March 11, through Friday, April 5, the sidewalk and bike lane on the east side of Mary Alexander Road between Hickory and Sycamore Halls will be closed for construction related to the Sycamore Hall Renovation Project.

A construction fence and barricade will block the sidewalk and bike lane; signage will direct pedestrians to use the crosswalks and bike lane on the west side of Mary Alexander Road.

The bus stop at Hickory Hall will be relocated to the north near the stairs between Cedar and Hickory Halls.

When the Human Resources Department launched a new SHRA performance management program, NinerTalent STAKES, two years ago, the goal was to help supervisors and employees set meaningful performance goals for the success of the individual, unit and University. It also was designed to promote more ongoing, two-way communication regarding these goals.

The Leadership Enhancement and Development (LEAD) program is the required training that newly hired or promoted supervisors need to complete within their first 12 months on the job.

Starting this year, LEAD has changed. The content is divided into mini-modules available online and face-to-face. With this flexible format, participants can enroll in sessions that work best for their schedules and work at their own pace to fulfill the requirements within one year of appointment.

The Office of Emergency Management and the Police and Public Safety Department will conduct a full test of the NinerAlert system from approximately 10 to 11 a.m., Friday, March 8. All methods of alert notification will be used. This includes text messaging, email, Alertus technology (on-campus screen takeover), LiveSafe and social media.

The test message will read:  

NinerAlert: This is a test of the UNC Charlotte Emergency Alert System. This is only a test.

A partial lane closure along Cameron Boulevard near Poplar Lane is scheduled from Monday, March 4, through Sunday, March 10, for repair work to curbs, gutters and sidewalk ramps as well as the installation of traffic signals.

While the road will remain open in both directions, flaggers will assist traffic. Expect travel delays due to construction equipment and personnel in the roadway.

Remember to use caution when approaching construction areas.

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the Feb. 19 New Employee Orientation session:

Alumni Affairs
Elizabeth Holesa, administrative support specialistAthletics
Ryan Hershberger, assistant track and field coach
Katherine Renaut, assistant athletic director for compliance

Building Environmental Services
Ricketta Savage, building environmental technician

Environmental Health and Safety
Shannon Rhyne, program support specialist

Stairwell no. 3 that provides access to the Atkins Library’s Dalton Tower will be  through Wednesday, Feb. 20. This temporary closure is to install a new HVAC unit as part of the Atkins Library Special Collections project.

Signage will direct patrons to use Stairwell no. 4.

Note, this is an update to a previous announcement.