Faculty and Staff News

Desiree Clemendore from the Student Activity Center and Venue Management Office, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through Aug. 10.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.

Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber reaffirmed the University’s commitment to climate action by re-signing the Carbon Commitment, one of the Presidents’ Climate Leadership Commitments maintained by Second Nature. The Carbon Commitment was first signed in 2009 by Chancellor Emeritus Philip L. Dubois.

Margaret Kanda, a building and environmental technician with the Office of Housing and Residence Life since 2016, died June 3 while traveling out-of-state. Her obituary was published online, and funeral services were held in late June. Messages of condolences can be offered through the Wilson Funeral & Cremation Service website.

Season Jamison, OneIT, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through July 14.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.

David Hartgen died May 22, 2021. From 1989 to 2006, Hartgen was professor of transportation in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at UNC Charlotte.During his UNC Charlotte tenure, he established the University’s interdisciplinary transportation studies center, studying transportation systems throughout the nation. He conducted extensive assessments of congestion, road condition, growth and transit service in North Carolina, with particular focus on Charlotte. He was author of more than 300 studies.

UNC Charlotte’s Virtual On-Campus Job Fair will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 3, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The provides departments with an excellent opportunity to recruit students for on-campus positions, and partake in a virtual fair to interview interested candidates before they return to campus. Departments can recruit for FWS, STW, UPIP and Graduate Assistant positions.

Research and Economic Development will launch the IRB Human Subjects Niner Research module on July 1. This module will replace the current IRB protocol submission and management system, IRBIS.  Additional information about the IRB module and retirement of the current system, IRBIS, is on the Research and Economic Development website. 

Research and Economic Development will launch the IRB Human Subjects Niner Research module on July 1. This module will replace the current IRB protocol submission and management system, IRBIS.  Additional information about the IRB module and retirement of the current system, IRBIS, is on the Research and Economic Development website. 

Jeffrey Michel, an electronics specialist with Facilities Management, died May 28.A Michigan native, Michel grew up in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where he graduated high school and college. He joined the University in 2009.

Kiran Budhrani, from Center for Teaching and Learning, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through May 28.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.