General News

While it feels as though the calendar year has only just begun, the end of the performance cycle year for most UNC Charlotte employees is just around the corner. When Human Resources launched a new SHRA performance management program, NinerTalent STAKES, two years ago, the goal was not only to help supervisors and employees set […]

Led by Tom MacNab, UNC Charlotte’s high-voltage team provides unique, specialized skills to the campus. It is work that can sometimes be dangerous. Learn more about the team below through an interview with MacNab. What is the most practical way to describe the term high voltage? OSHA classifies any use of electrical service over 600 […]

Veteran supervisors know the Leadership Enhancement and Development (LEAD) program is the required training that newly hired or promoted supervisors need to complete within their first 12 months on the job. They may remember they set aside four full days on consecutive Thursdays to devote to this training. It was offered only three times a […]

RecycleMania, now underway, is an eight-week competition among colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada. The competition encourages schools to divert as much waste as possible from landfills by properly recycling. UNC Charlotte’s Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling in Facilities Management uses this competition as an opportunity to educate the campus community on […]

For the fifth consecutive year, UNC Charlotte has earned the Tree Campus USA award. Given by the Arbor Day Foundation, this national award recognizes colleges and universities that are committed to urban forest management and that engage staff and students in conservation goals. Multiple units within Facilities Management worked collaboratively to achieve this award. Clyde […]

On March 7, more than 100 contractors and historically underutilized business (HUB) vendors will gather for a meet and greet in the Cone Center to network and discuss potential collaborations. The goal is for everyone to leave with new connections and, with any luck, new business partnerships. Behind it all is Dorothy Vick, the University’s […]

The Controller’s Office is a unit in Financial Services that serves the University community by providing central business support and oversight with a customer focus. Its goal is to uphold the University’s mission by facilitating ethical stewardship of fiscal resources and attending to the financial needs of the campus community. Earlier this month, the office […]

Employee of the Year The Division is proud to recognize 12 nominations for Employee of the Year, including one winner! Melissa Battle of Business Services is the recipient of the 2019 Employee of the Year for the category of Innovation. She will was recognized at the Dessert Shoppe Staff Recognition Reception on March 27. By […]

Xavier Cullars is a police officer at UNC Charlotte, proudly serving the community since October 2017. In January of this year, he apprehended a robbery suspect during what was supposed to be a routine trip to Walmart, which earned him praise from colleagues at CMPD. Oh. And it’s almost guaranteed he can beat anyone on […]

Small but mighty, the Tax Office is the unit of the Controller’s Office that handles all things tax related for the University. This three-person team works on tax compliance, serves as a resource to the University community on tax issues, ensures timely and accurate filing of institutional tax returns, consults with departments on employee and […]