UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the July 23 New Employee Orientation session:AthleticsJacob Berry, director of football video servicesRobert Woodard, head baseball coachBelk College of BusinessLoren Ruffin, public communications specialist
Will Campbell, professor of saxophone and director of the UNC Charlotte jazz studies program, is a featured performer on the album, “New Songs for the 20th Century.”
The sidewalk between Parking Lot 16A and the Price Center for Counseling and Psychological Services will be inaccessible to pedestrians Thursday, Aug. 1, through Friday, Aug. 16, for construction related to the new science building.Barricades will be constructed; expect construction personnel and equipment in the area.
The Office of Emergency Management, the Center for Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and the Dean of Students Office are sponsoring new trainings to help faculty and staff learn how to proactively survive an intruder situation and to ease the transition for students on campus following the April 30 incident.
With the start of the new academic year quickly approaching, I want to share with you some updates about the work we have been doing over the past several weeks and what you can expect in the coming semester.
The latest issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal (NCMJ) focuses on how technology and big data can impact health care in North Carolina. The issue was co-edited by Michael Thompson, associate chair of the UNC Charlotte Department of Public Health Sciences, and Michael Dulin, director of the Academy for Population Health Innovation.
From Thursday, July 25, through Monday, July 29, there will be a partial lane and sidewalk closure along Alumni Way to install a new painted crosswalk and access ramp.
Expect traffic delays; however, flaggers will assist with vehicle flow. Construction equipment and personnel will be in the area, so remember to exercise caution when approaching this part of campus.
There is a misconception that hazards or other safety concerns are found only in shops, labs, medical facilities or outside. However, office spaces, where a majority of UNC Charlotte employees work, are not absent from hazards; they can simply be different from those associated with other work environments.
Jesh Humphrey, vice chancellor of Institutional Integrity and general counsel, will facilitate a FERPA refresher workshop from 10 to 11:15 a.m., Wednesday, July 24, in the College of Health and Human Services, Room 281.
In an increasingly technological society, new questions arise about what information constitutes students’ education records, what texts or emails might qualify as written...
UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the July 9 New Employee Orientation session:
Athletics
Thomas Langford, assistant football coach
John Marshall, associate head athletic trainer
Ana Moreira-Pego, assistant volleyball coach
Atkins Library
Adreonna Simmons, community engagement librarian/archivist
A chapter by Associate Dean of Performing Arts Services Dean Adams appears in “The Oxford Handbook of Musical Theatre Screen Adaptations,” published this month by Oxford University Press.
The book, edited by Dominic McHugh, traces how the genre of the stage-to-screen musical has evolved since the early decades of sound film. Adams's chapter, "The Producers and Hairspray: The Hazards and Rewards...
