Business Affairs

The North Carolina General Assembly again has provided a special provision in the current fiscal year’s budget legislation that gives state agencies, including the UNC system, the choice to offer eligible employees the opportunity to cash in a portion of bonus leave previously awarded by the General Assembly.

UNC Charlotte has chosen to participate in this program by allowing eligible employees to cash in up to 20 hours of bonus leave for a one-time payment to be included in their Nov. 30, 2017, paychecks.

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the Oct. 3-4 New Employee Orientation session:

Auxiliary Operations
Donielle Skipworth, university program manager

Belk College of Business
Kala Garrison, accounting technician

Building Environmental Services
Isaac Moore, building environmental technician

Chemistry
Krystle Cline, research technician

Counseling
Anne Bracken, office manager

The walkways between Davis Lake and the Cone Parking Deck 1 will be closed through Thursday, Jan. 18, due to construction.

Pedestrians will be rerouted to the sidewalk along University Road through Parking Lot 7A and in front of Memorial Hall. The sidewalk along Broderick Boulevard between University Road to Alumni Way is an alternative route, too.

Signage and fencing will be installed; remember to exercise caution when approaching construction zones.

Elizabeth Murray with the Department of Materials Management needs shared leave donations.

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, contact Joy Finney, benefits counselor, at 704‑687‑0648.

This year’s Chancellor’s Reception will be from 2 to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 17, in the Popp Martin Student Union Multipurpose Room.

Hosted by Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, this annual staff recognition event provides an opportunity to socialize and network with colleagues. Light hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served.

UNC Charlotte’s Veterans Services Office is committed to reducing its environmental footprint.

As the first office on campus to attain a Green Office Certification for the 2017-18 academic year, Veterans Services sets an example the Sustainability Office hopes many will follow.

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the Sept. 5-6 New Employee Orientation session:

Athletics
Sarah Smoak, administrative support associate for women’s basketball

Building Environmental Services
Ramel Carter, building environmental technician
Jessica Nixon, building environmental technician

Cato College of Education
Brandi Lewis, university program associate

Chancellor’s Office
Melva Jenkins, administrative support associate

Beginning at 7 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 23, through 5 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 30, the sidewalk between Lot 11A and Lot 16 will be closed temporarily to replace the existing asphalt sidewalk with brick as part of the Student Counseling Center construction project.

Expect barricades, construction equipment and personnel in the area; a detour will route pedestrians along Poplar Terrace Lane.

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the Aug. 8-9 New Employee Orientation session:

Academic Services
Maura Conway, administrative support associate

Alumni Affairs
Sallie Sistare, executive director

Center for Counseling and Psychological Services
Colton Brown, doctoral intern
Charles Burgess, doctoral intern
Colleen Mulcahey, doctoral internCollege of Health and Human Services
Rachel Mitchell, academic advisor

Beginning at 7 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 2, through Friday, Aug. 18, there will be lane closures along Cameron Boulevard.

The Poplar Lane side of Cameron will be closed Aug. 2-11; the Witherspoon side of Cameron will be closed Aug. 11-18.

Workers will be reconfiguring the roadway medians and installing new crosswalks to align with the modifications at the intersection of Cameron and Poplar; they also will be adding new turn lanes.