Business Affairs
University welcomes new employees
UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the Oct. 17-18 New Employee Orientation session:
Athletics
Raymond Bolger, support services associate
Belk College of Business
Solange Tricanowicz, assistant director for employer relations and career and professional development
Building Environmental Services
Crystal Beam, building environmental technician
Saida Pyles, building environmental technician
Robert Smith, building environmental technician
University to conduct NinerAlerts test Oct. 24
The Office of Emergency Management and the Police and Public Safety Department will conduct a full test of the NinerAlert system at approximately 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24. 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:
NinerAlerts: This is a test of the UNC Charlotte Emergency Alert System. This is only a test.
Hipsher needs shared leave
Katherine “Shaw” Hipsher with Venture 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.
PPS recognizes quick action of PaTS employees
During the summer, Virginia Fuentes, a SafeRide driver with the Parking and Transportation Services Office (PaTS), was training recent hire Monique Woodard, when she observed an oddity. The Police and Public Safety Department (PPS) vehicle she was following veered suddenly to the left, crossed the oncoming traffic lane and came to rest near a stop sign north of Craver Road.
University participating in bonus leave payouts
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.
University welcomes new employees
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
Temporary sidewalk closure scheduled
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.
Murray needs shared leave
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.
Annual Chancellor’s Reception scheduled
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.
Veterans Services Office now ‘green-certified’
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.