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From her first accounting course in high school, Carrie Smith was hooked. As university assistant budget director, Smith shares the different aspects of her role, her inspiration and her overwhelming love for Disney. How would you best describe your role as university assistant budget director, and what does your typical workday look like? My role […]

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte experienced a discharge of untreated wastewater on Jan. 27, 2022, measuring an estimated 12,000 gallons from its collection system components located near the intersection of Cameron Boulevard and University Road. The untreated wastewater was discharged into Toby Creek. The University has taken immediate action to stop the discharge […]

Tiffani Bowser has been the emergency training and exercise coordinator in the Office of Emergency Management since March 2019. Learn more about her and why she loves her job at the University. How would you best describe your role as an emergency training and exercise coordinator, and what does your typical workday look like? My […]

On Thursday, April 21, Business Affairs employees, who were nominated for Staff Employee of the Year award, were celebrated with an appreciation breakfast event, hosted by Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs Richard Amon. “Congratulations to our 18 nominees for Staff Employee of the Year,” said Amon. “You all represent our division across the University in […]

Effective March 1, Richard Steele will assume the associate vice chancellor for facilities management position, after serving this role in an interim capacity since August 2021. Steele also served as the associate vice chancellor of business services from July 2019 through December 2021, splitting roles to serve both areas from August through December 2021. As […]

Damian Bess became director of Maintenance Operations in Facilities Management (FM) in July of 2021, and has since made a great impact both at UNC Charlotte and with his teammates. Learn more about what Maintenance Operations does for campus, and why he enjoys working in facilities. How would you describe the work Maintenance Operations (MO) […]

When winter weather strikes, we hunker down, work from home and enjoy the frosty snow. For some business affairs employees, quite the opposite is true. They leave their home, work in hard conditions and manage the ice. Employees from Emergency Management, Facilities Management and Dining Services keep students, faculty and staff safe by maintaining the […]

We asked, you answered. As the cherry blossoms bloom and the weather gets nice and warm, the spring opportunities are endless! Hear from some of our Business Affairs colleagues about their favorite things to do for spring. Teresa Shook, human resources specialist, loves adventuring at national parks. “I love exploring and hiking in National Parks […]

Paulette Russell is a position and performance management consultant in the Human Resources Department. She has a passion for connecting with people and playing Dance Central with her children. Learn more about her work on campus and some advice she has for employees and their supervisors during performance appraisal time. How long have you been […]

Over a period of nearly a year, extensive work has been done to realign the organizational structure of Facilities Management (FM). The realignment, still evolving, has yielded the establishment of one new unit, Engineering Services; and the consolidation of the Capital Projects, Design Services and Planning units into Planning, Design and Construction (PDC). Engineering Services, […]