General News
While You Were Away
When the stay-at-home order was issued, our faculty, staff and students’ lives looked vastly different in a matter of days. COVID-19 affected people all around the world, and the UNC Charlotte community was no exception, requiring many employees to work from home. This meant no more going to campus. No more in-person meetings. Pajama pants […]
Baker receives SGA award
It is not often that an email renders UNC Charlotte Police Chief Jeffrey Baker speechless, but a recent message of congratulations from Student Government Association (SGA) president Chandler Crean left him lost for words. Crean was writing to tell Baker he had been awarded SGA’s 2019-2020 Staff Member of the Year Award. “We wanted to […]
Employee of the year nominees in Business Affairs
This year, 12 employees in the Division of Business Affairs were nominated for Employee of the Year in the categories of devotion to duty, innovation, and safety and heroism. The recipients of the Employee of the Year award were profiled here, and you can read about the additional nominees below. We are proud of all […]
Five tips for employees returning to campus
More employees are slowly beginning to resume on-campus work. Here are five quick things to know about returning to campus. Telework if you can — The University is taking a steady, phased approach to returning to on-campus work. If you can still telework, you should. Only those employees who are needed for on-site functions or […]
Essential Employees: An opportunity for learning, connection and growth
Essential employees. These words have been heard all around the U.S. over the last few months. At UNC Charlotte, many employees continue to work from home. However, essential employees still come onto campus and take the proper precautions to stay safe. They use face coverings, maintain six feet of distance from each other and follow […]
Essential Employees: An opportunity for learning, connection and growth
Essential employees. These words have been heard all around the U.S. over the last few months. At UNC Charlotte, many employees continue to work from home. However, essential employees still come onto campus and take the proper precautions to stay safe. They use face coverings, maintain six feet of distance from each other and follow […]
Triplett named UNC Charlotte Student Employee of the Year
Kenley Triplett, a May 2020 graduate and geography major, is the 2020 UNC Charlotte Student Employee of the Year. She’s been honored for her work with the Cone University Center and the Popp Martin Student Union since the fall of 2017. Triplett began her employment at the Popp Martin Student Union as an Information Desk […]
Human Resources announces four staff members named as employee of the year
Although we could not celebrate them in person this year, four UNC Charlotte staff members were named 2020 Employee of the Year. A recipient was recognized in each of these categories: Community and Public Service, Innovation, Safety and Heroism, and Devotion to Duty. No one is more dedicated to the preservation of wildlife than Diana […]
PaTS staff fulfill critical reopening needs
As with every college campus, summer is always a busy time for staff making fall preparations, but this summer, planning has been especially challenging. While most employees are working at home to prepare for the fall semester, a group of PaTS staff are working out of a makeshift office in the old Cafeteria Activities Building […]
Santoscoy named EHS associate director
Irene Santoscoy has been named the Office of Environmental Health and Safety’s new associate director. Santoscoy is a safety professional with 20 plus years of experience and brings a broad range of experience in the areas of regulatory compliance, risk assessment and mitigation and administering environmental health and safety programs. In her role with UNC […]