Faculty and Staff News

The Human Resources Department is accepting nominations for the 2019 Staff Employee of the Year awards. Any permanent employee of UNC Charlotte can submit a nomination, and employees are encouraged to recommend colleagues for this honor.

Individuals can be nominated in any one of five categories:

Courtnee Ekenedo, Parking and Transportation Services, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through Jan. 29.

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.

From career and retirement planning to leadership development programs, the 2019 Learning and Organizational Development catalog has something for every employee.

This year’s catalog, open for review and registration, features more than 80 workshops and 150-plus individual sessions, available both in-person and online to UNC Charlotte faculty and staff.

Among the new highlights for this year are:

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and 16 other federal departments and agencies are implementing a revised rule on Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (also known as the “Common Rule”) that will become effective Jan.21, 2019. 

It is the responsibility of all students, faculty, and staff to conduct themselves in a way that contributes to an environment free of illegal drug use and abuse of alcohol.

Illegal or abusive use of drugs or alcohol by members of the University community adversely affects the educational environment and interferes with achievement of personal, social and educational goals.

Lee Gray is interim dean of the College of Arts + Architecture (COA+A). He follows Ken Lambla, who served 10 years as the founding dean of the college. Lambla is returning to the faculty as a full professor. A search committee is at work to find the college’s next dean.

The outbound lane of Institute Circle will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 8-9, due to construction related to the new entrance sign.

Detour signs and barricades will be erected; outbound traffic will be detoured to J.W. Clay Boulevard.

Expect heavy equipment and construction personnel in the area. Exercise caution when approaching construction areas.

Orbis Grille, located in PORTAL, is helping the University reduce its landfill waste by offering a compost option for dine-in customers. It is the first dining facility on campus to offer a customer-facing compost option.

Duo signups recently hit 50 percent–a key milestone as the Jan. 31 registration deadline approaches. Duo users can enjoy only having to change their NinerNET password every 365 days* (instead of every 90 or 180 days) by signing up for Duo 2-Factor Authentication. 

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UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the Dec. 11 New Employee Orientation session:

Alumni Affairs
Carrie Clifford, coordinator of affinity networks
Kamilah King, coordinator of alumni communications

Athletics
James Ferguson, assistant athletic director for facilities

Belk College of Business

Zachary Lord, assistant director of honors programs