Carolina Family Matters: Child care options available to UNC employees
OSP expanding state employee discount program
Tuition waiver deadline is Jan. 18
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Child care options available to UNC employees

The University Child Care Center (UCCC) is accepting applications for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years. Hours of operation are 6:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Carolina and UNC Hospitals opened the UCCC in August 1998, and contracted Victory Village Day Care Center to manage the facility. The center is located at 130 Friday Center Drive, three miles east of the campus.

Children enrolled at the UCCC are children of students, faculty and staff of the University and UNC Hospitals.

The goal of UCCC is to provide comprehensive childcare for children and families.

Center officials believe that each child is an individual who deserves to be respected and appreciated for his or her own unique character.

The center’s staff philosophy is that young children learn best by interacting actively with their environment, and that the best curriculum is one that provides growth in all areas of development.

The UCCC is a 10,500-square-foot facility that can accommodate 120 children.

The center operates 11 classrooms, each designed for age-appropriate care and activities. The center also has a large multi-purpose room and an on-site kitchen, as well as outdoor play areas.

The center is a four-star licensed non-profit center and is currently working on national accreditation.

For more information, please call the UCCC at 929-2662.

OSP expanding state employee discount program

The Office of State Personnel has announced a new partnership with WeSave to maintain and expand the state’s employee discount program.

The program requires employees to use a card to receive discounts. The Employee Services Department in Human Resources mailed WeSave discount cards and information to HR facilitators the week of
Jan. 2. Facilitators are distributing the cards to all current employees.

If you have not received a WeSave card, contact your HR facilitator or Employee Services at 962-1483.

Employees must activate their cards to participate in the program. Cards can be activated online at www.wesave.com, or by mailing the activation signup information included with the card to WeSave. After the card is activated, employees can view current discounts at the www.wesave.com website.

Employees who activate their cards by Jan. 20, will be entered into a statewide drawing for a two-night stay for two people at the Inn at Snowshoe at Snowshoe Mountain Resort in West Virginia. The prize also includes two-day lift tickets.

WeSave will focus on adding additional merchant opportunities across North Carolina. Currently, more than 200 merchants participate in this program.

The WeSave program is available in addition to the current University employee discount program, which will remain in place.

Tuition waiver deadline is Jan. 18

Tuition waiver forms for the spring semester must be turned in by no later than 5 p.m. on Jan. 18, to the Benefits Program Administration office in Human Resources.

The tuition waiver program provides the opportunity for eligible employees to have the tuition waived for a course taken at any of the 16 constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina system. Participation is voluntary and courses may be taken for career development or for personal interest.

Tuition waiver deadlines may vary by institution. Employees are responsible for knowing the deadline applicable to the institution at which they are enrolled.

For more information on the tuition waiver policy and a link to the required form, click on hr.unc.edu/Data/benefits/tuitionprograms/tuitionwaiver. If you have questions about the tuition waiver policy, call Aretha Powe in the benefits office at 962-3071.

PHARMACOLOGY
Janeice Burnette

Twenty years ago Janeice Burnette returned to her native North Carolina from sunny California, and hasn’t looked back. Since her return, she has worked at UNC in many capacities and is now being recognized for the hard work and dedication it takes to become a Star Heel.

After starting in the School of Dentistry as a dental assistant, Burnette changed roles and moved into an administrative role within the school, where she found her niche. “I like to be challenged,” Burnette said, and she soon discovered that an administrative role is ever-changing.

From dentistry, Burnette moved to the School of Public Health. During this phase of her career, she also returned to school, taking evening and weekend courses in business management.

She continued to develop her skills while working in increasingly demanding administrative roles in dermatology and the Center for Alcohol Studies. Burnette was employed at the center for 10 years, and increasingly took on more duties and responsibilities. “I wanted to increase my focus in Human Resources and have a more expanded role in that field,” Burnette explained.

In March 2005, Burnette accepted a position in pharmacology. She clearly relishes the role. “I am now working with international scholars, graduate and undergraduate students, as well as faculty and staff, and, though the responsibility has increased, I enjoy what I do,” she said.

“Hiring Mrs. Burnette is one of the best hiring decisions of my career,” said Christopher Turner, administrative director for the department, in the award nomination.

Burnette’s goal is to one day move into a management role at Carolina. With her proven dedication and determination, this should be a goal that is within her reach.

Other recent Star Heels recipients include:

Urban & Regional Studies
  Spencer Cowan

Naval Science
 Janis Carter

Physics & Astronomy
 Marie Englund

 Maryanne Vancura

Military Science-Army ROTC
 Liz Agather

Political Science
 Kyna Lewis

African & Afro-American Studies
 Timothy McMillan

Applied & Materials Sciences
 Carolyn Newman

Social Medicine
 Kim Wagner

Family Medicine
 Linda Allred

University Registrar
 Megan Keefe

Cecil G. Sheps Center for
Health Services Research
 Michelle Manning
 Tonya Jenkins

AHEC-Community Medical Care
 Sally Hearne

Operative Dentistry
 Judith Gwyn

Orthodontics
 Debora Price

Pediatric Dentistry
 Shanna Golden

Dental Ecology
 Sharon Gaillard

School of Social Work
 Manny Garcia
 Cindy Justice
 Beth Sauer

Anthropology
 Haeran Choi

NCHSAA
 Gary Harrison

Friday Center for
Continuing Education
 Gail Young

Pharmacology
 Eddie Gill