A shorter Independent Contractor  form is now available to members of the public who serve on committees and advisory boards with the University. The new “Community Collaborators Form” streamlines the  independent contractor  process for both the collaborator and the University’s … Read more

In a few weeks, all faculty, staff and student employees will have positions for their appointments in ConnectCarolina. Why is this important? For seven years (since the ConnectCarolina HR/Payroll go live), the University has been translating our appointments (which don’t … Read more

In August, the timing and method of some student award payments were changed to ensure the University remains compliant with federal and state regulations. Following that successful launch, the team is working on Phase 2, which includes: 1.    More Efficient Way to Request Increases … Read more

Some managers and employees will be working on mid-cycle and probationary performance reviews in Carolina Talent next month. The Office of Human Resources is syncing up SHRA and EHRA review periods. For EHRA employees, that means the 2021-2022 performance period is … Read more

This fall, there’ll be a few changes to how students register for Spring 2022 classes. Here’s why: in October 2019, the Office of the University Registrar teamed up with Operational Excellence to investigate ways to improve the registration experience for undergraduate … Read more

Beginning August 2021, changes will be made to the timing and method of some student award payments to ensure the University is compliant with federal and state regulations. Starting in 2020, a workgroup including members from The Graduate School, Office … Read more

Just over a year ago, campus life as we knew it changed dramatically when staff, students and faculty were sent home and classes moved online. The good news is that with safety measures in place and far-reaching access to COVID-19 … Read more

Did you know that UNC-Chapel Hill conducts an average of 8,300 background checks a year? You may be surprised by that number until you consider that background checks are required for faculty, permanent and temporary employees, UNC independent contractors, unpaid … Read more

There’s a Scheduled ConnectCarolina Outage… When you see that message on the ConnectCarolina Notifications or Announcement tiles, you probably check the date and time, and notice that, most of the time, it’s not occurring during work hours. When you log … Read more

There’s a new retroactive payroll distribution program launching for payrolls beginning with the B16 payroll (pay day February 12, 2021).  This program distributes retro pay, primarily retroactive salary changes, to the latest funding sources on record for that previous cycle … Read more