University researchers seek faculty/staff members or graduate students between the ages of 21 and 65 to participate in a study on the effects of isometric exercise training on lowering blood pressure. Isometric exercise is a form of strengthening exercise, in this case squeezing a handgrip device.
UNC Charlotte clinical nursing professor Kathleen Jordan is leading grant-funded research to aid medical professionals and social workers who examine and care for children who have been sexually abused.
Campus-wide elections for faculty governance positions are open through 5 p.m., Tuesday, April 18. Faculty members are encouraged to participate, as these positions “are vital to the continuing leadership we faculty members are privileged to exercise on our campus,” wrote Richard Leeman in an email sent to all faculty members.
UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the April 4-5 New Employee Orientation session:
Belk College of Business
Sarah Pickel, academic and career coach
Cone University Center
Sharenea Brown, building environmental technician
UNC Charlotte Continuing Education is offering sessions of Intermediate and Advanced Excel in May, exclusively for faculty and staff members. Space is limited, so prospective participants should register early.
Starting at 8 a.m., Monday, April 24, the Conference, Reservations and Event Services (CRES) Office will accept requests from departments for the 2017-18 academic year. Requests must fall between Aug. 15, 2017, and May 14, 2018.
Parking Lot 15, located in front of the Burson Building, will be closed from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, April 7, to install new electrical equipment as part of the Burson Renovation Project.
Construction equipment and personnel will be in the lot; a crane will be in use for the installation and removal of equipment.
Exercise caution when approaching construction zones.
James Tabor, professor of religious studies, is one of the presenters for the program “Last Days of Jesus,” which airs on PBS Tuesday, April 4, with rebroadcasts Wednesday and Thursday, April 5-6.
Organizers of the “Statement Making Fashion Show” seek students, faculty and staff members to make and/or model a garment or accessory created by utilizing fabrication equipment in either the College of Computing and Informatics Makerspace Lab or the Rowe Arts Fabrication Lab.
