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Rich Steele, former Interim AVC of Campus Enterprises at NC State and Senior Director of Auxiliary Services at Georgia Tech, began work on campus in late May and assumed his new role on July 1. What attracted you to the AVC Business Services role? I had the opportunity to visit Charlotte many years ago and […]

The Office of Emergency Management, the Center for Counseling and Psychological Services 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. Community Active Assailant Response Training will […]

The following individuals in Business Affairs are celebrating service awards milestones this quarter: 25 years: Harvey Ballard, BES; Ricky Dranell, BES 20 years: Greg Barnes, Facilities Management Zone 1; Mark Haire, Financial Systems Support; Beverly Starcher, BES 15 years: Elizabeth Brown, BES; Dale Kroeze, Grounds; Alice LaRocca, Controller; Mark Litjes, Police and Public Safety; David […]

A university is a unique working environment, and the Office of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) has a specific role to play in ensuring students, faculty, staff and visitors are safe in this setting. Most organizations in the private industry may need to only focus on workplace safety initiatives and compliance programs with the Occupational […]

In honor of National Payroll Week, we want to openly recognize the hard work of UNC Charlotte’s Payroll Department: Jamette Blue, Terrie Burris, Renetta Darity, Robyn Diehm, Annette Hamilton, Marlo Hardiman, Tahnett Mack and Kim Saunders. They work hard every day to ensure our UNC Charlotte employees get paid, and processed 10,743 W-2s for the […]

Nine officers within UNC Charlotte’s Police and Public Safety Department have received promotions, following a rigorous, complex process. This is the largest number of promotions announced at the same time in the department’s history. Police Chief Jeff Baker presided over a ceremony that recognized the advancement of Lewis Bowman and Sarah Smyre to the rank […]

Alyssa Paige Treager is passionate about accessible learning and helping people achieve their dreams. In her new role as senior instructional design and learning specialist, she aims to do just that. She’s also a certified scuba diver. What are some projects that encompass your new role as senior instructional design and learning specialist? One of […]

Melanie Witherspoon, director of facilities finance and business operations in Facilities Management, recently received her Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, a process improvement certification. Helena Connors, assistant director of PaTS, recently became a Certified Administrator of Public Parking (CAPP). The CAPP designation is awarded by the International Parking and Mobility Institute and is considered […]

Derricka Clyburn is one of the many vibrant, cheerful faces you see behind the mail counter at Mail and Package Services. She is passionate about helping students understand mail and continuously improving her department from the inside out. She’s also a UNC Charlotte alumna (class of 2015). How long you’ve been with the University? I […]

UNC Charlotte employees who are eligible for insurance benefits have from Saturday, Nov. 2 until Tuesday, Nov. 19 to make State Health Plan and NC Flex benefits elections for the 2020 plan year. This time period is shorter and later than in previous years. A few highlights: Employee state health insurance premiums have not increased. […]