General News
Employees of the Year to be honored March 22
Human Resources has announced the 2017 Employees of the Year: Devotion to Duty Gary Edwards, Facilities Management Human Relations Phillip Brown, University Communications Innovation Leslie Zenk, Office of Academic Affairs Community and Public Service Tamara Johnson, Office of Academic Affairs Safety and Heroism Brent Offenberger, Facilities Management These individuals will be honored formally at the […]
Fire demonstration to promote awareness, prevention
The UNC Charlotte Environmental Health and Safety Office will host a full-scale residence hall room side-by-side burn on Wednesday, March 29. Students, faculty and staff can view this fire simulation at 3 p.m. in Parking Lot 20, located near Witherspoon Hall. This event is being held in conjunction with the Charlotte Fire Department, UNC Charlotte […]
Five staff members receive Employee of the Year award
Five UNC Charlotte staff members were honored with the Employee of the Year award during the annual Staff Recognition Luncheon held Wednesday, March 22, in the Popp Martin Student Union. Each employee was recognized in one of five categories: devotion to duty, innovation, community and public service, safety and heroism, or outstanding human relations. Read […]
Campus chef takes silver in collegiate culinary challenge
Santa Fe NM: Jaime Clinton, Executive Sous Chef for Catering, represented UNC Charlotte well at the Southern Regional Conference of the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) Culinary Challenge event, held last week at the University of New Mexico. She took second place in her first time competing. The NACUFS Culinary Challenge […]
University welcomes new employees
UNC Charlotte welcomed the following new staff and faculty members during the March 21-22 New Employee Orientation session: Athletics Jennifer Charles, assistant volleyball coach Building Environmental Services Randall Biggerstaff, building environmental technician Joyce Patterson, building environmental technician Center for Teaching and Learning Enoch Park, quality matters/online learning specialist Facilities Management Central Operations Patrick Hinman, engineering […]
Know your protections and responsibilities under FMLA
Employers have a responsibility to make employees aware of their rights under the federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). FMLA provides employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid job protection, based on eligibility, for authorized medical, compelling family and certain military reasons. Employees may be able to use their eligible leave (including sick, vacation, bonus […]
Challenges faced by internal auditors
Internal audit is a fascinating and dynamic profession, but it does not come without challenges. Some of the challenges are an appealing part of the job. “One example is the challenge that comes with learning about a new area each time we perform a different engagement, which usually last eight to 12 weeks,” said internal […]
Human Resources honors Student Employee of the Year
Student Employee of the Year Stacey Myers plans to put her work experience with Recreational Services to use as a graduate assistant this fall. The Georgia native, who is scheduled to graduate in May, will oversee personal fitness at the University of Central Florida – with plans for a career in campus recreation. Myers, a […]
University to test alert system April 19
UNC Charlotte will test its new emergency alert system, Rave, on the morning of Wednesday, April 19. This system will allow the University to send text and emails simultaneously – as well as push to other alert systems, such as the LiveSafe app and on-campus digital screens. Some members of the University community may have […]