Courtnee Ekenedo, Parking and Transportation Services, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through April 25. 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...

Ted Amato was honored recently for his leadership of the Belk College of Business Honors and Belk Scholars programs. Amato, who has directed the Business Honors Program since 2008 and the Belk Scholars Program since its inception in 2014, is concluding his leadership of these programs at the end of the current academic year. He will continue to teach and conduct research in the Belk College of...

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the April 2 New Employee Orientation session: AISLE Justin Cruz, technology support technician Belk College of Business Miles Winston, assistant director of academic and career coaching Building Environmental Services CayLynn Mayse, building environmental technician Business Affairs Ian Smith, business technology...

Niki Braggs, Center for Teaching and Learning, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through April 19. 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...

The Human Resources Department and the Advisory Committee to the Chancellor for Employee Health and Wellness are sponsoring the webinar “Building Mental Fitness for Optimal Brain Power” at noon, Thursday, April 18. More information and registration details are online.

PBS will broadcast Henry Louis Gates’ documentary “Reconstruction: America after the Civil War” on Tuesday, April 9 and 16, and Karen Cox of the History Department is interviewed in the film. Her segment appears in the fourth hour of the series, scheduled to air at 10 p.m., April 16. Cox noted the documentary is important to understanding the nation and democracy.

A town hall meeting is scheduled for 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 17, in the Popp Martin Student Union Multipurpose Room, to learn about the recommended future “One IT” organization could look like.

UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the March 19 New Employee Orientation session: Atkins Library Angel Truesdale, social sciences and business librarian Business Affairs Robert Holmes, architectural technician Engineering Technology and Construction Management Michelle Prasad, administrative support associate Housing and Residence Life Michael Bell,...

The Internal Audit Department will conduct the training session “Fighting Fraud the 49er Way” on Thursday, April 11. Register online. Higher education institutions are just as vulnerable to fraud as other organizations. If the pressure and opportunity exists, an employee may engage in theft. Here are some examples of fraud cases that have occurred at various universities:

The Cone University Center’s exterior stairway (facing the metered parking lot) next to the Reese Building will be closed Monday, April 1, through Friday, April 12, for restoration work. Expect noise from sandblasting and pressure washing; barricades and directional signage will be erected. The ADA sidewalk will remain open. Remember to use caution when approaching construction areas.

Faculty and staff members who are interested in participating on a UNC Charlotte Bowling League should attend an initial meeting scheduled for noon., Monday, April 8, in the Cone University Center, Room 111. AMF University Lanes (5900 N. Tryon St.) would be the league location. Topics for consideration at the interest meeting would be the best day/start time for the league, number of weeks to...

The annual UNC Charlotte Memorial Service will be at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 11, at the Harris Alumni Center at Johnson Glen. This service is held in remembrance of students, faculty and staff who have died within the last year (April 2018 to April 2019). Christine Reed Davis, dean of students, and Stephen Cheyney, executive director and campus minister of the Cooperative Christian Ministry,...