EDITOR’S NOTE: Please note that the original message was incorrect when it stated our results from the Student Affairs Racial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Audit were going to be presented at the next Town Hall. Instead, these results will be discussed in individual teams. Sorry for the error!
A Message from the Vice Chancellor
Hi Student Affairs Team,
With the merriment of LDOC behind us and Commencement a week away, I know many of you are busier than ever, but it is not too early for some self-congratulations! We have made it (nearly) to the end of a very tough year, and I want to thank everyone for your commitment, tenacity and great work! I hope that all of you can use some part of the summer for rest, recovery and FUN, while gearing up for what should be a busy, in-person fall semester that is closer to "normal."
Thanks to everyone who responded to the Student Affairs Racial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Audit. We hope the results and the dialogue around the results will be valuable to fostering continued changes and an inclusive and respectful staff culture within your Department and Student Affairs.
I hope you saw our announcement about Christi Hurt returning to Carolina as the new senior prevention strategy officer this summer. We are excited to welcome her back in this role!
As always, thanks for all you do,
Amy
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Amy Sauls is the director of Pharmacy and Professional Services at Campus Health where she has worked for 12 years. In her position, she is in charge of the pharmacy, lab, and radiology departments, manages the International Travel Clinic, and is providing direction with the opening of a dental clinic at Campus Health. This year, she has helped lead the Campus Health efforts around COVID, particularly in the contact tracing and vaccination spaces.
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Student Affairs Communcations |
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Commencement is just a week away! Thanks to those of you who volunteered to support our ARS staff! Many of you will be working in various functions over the weekend, and we want to tell your story! Let us know what you or your team does to support Commencement at Carolina, so we can highlight your story in the next Student Affairs Connection.
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Student Affairs Development |
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Inside Student Affairs
Special Guest Tiffany Bailey
Check out the latest episode of Inside Student Affairs with special guest Tiffany Bailey, director of the Accessibility Resources & Service.
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University Career Services
First Destination Survey
Annually, UCS surveys May graduates receiving their bachelor’s degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill regarding their initial career outcomes. First Destination Survey captures information regarding how new college graduates fare in their careers within six months of graduation. Help us reach 1,000 completed FDS surveys by May 7th to get local bragging rights against Duke and NC State!
Please share this survey with your students by posting it in your newsletter, listserv, website, and social media. Questions? Contact Tessa Minnich at tessaminnich@unc.edu
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Carolina Union
CUAB hosts virtual Jubilee concert
The Carolina Union Activities Board hosted the 2021 Jubilee Concert and Festival virtually on April 24. The concert featured performances from headliner Gunna and Lucky Daye. The festival also featured student performers K.A.L, Weston Estate, and Les the Genius, along with country artist Priscilla Block. Jubilee was supported by multiple themed events throughout the week, including Hip-Hop/R&B Trivia, a Study & Chill live YouTube playlist, and meals on CUAB from Purple Bowl in Chapel Hill.
- 818 students tuned in to the Jubilee concert
- 70 students watched Priscilla Block’s live stream on Heel Life.
- 300 students participated in CUAB's Jubilee-themed events leading up to Saturday’s event.
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Carolina Housing
Residence Hall Re-Naming Process
Carolina Housing and the Residence Hall Association (RHA) have been dedicated to addressing Residence Hall names so they better align with the department's mission to create a space that is: "Safe, Inclusive, and Supportive." Since the 2020 Summer, the RHA President has been heavily involved in the process to remove the first four building names on campus and consider ways to go about re-naming.
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As a follow-up to our Mental Health Town Hall last week, we wanted to share this podcast on the topic of stress and tips for making it through as an additional support tool.
The light at the end of the COVID tunnel is tenuously appearing - yet many of us feel as exhausted as at any time in the past year. Memory problems; short fuses; fractured productivity; sudden drops into despair. We’re at once excited and unnerved by the prospect of life opening up again. Clinical psychologist Christine Runyan explains the physiological effects of a year of pandemic and social isolation - what’s happened at the level of stress response and nervous system, the literal mind-body connection. And she offers simple strategies to regain our fullest capacities for the world ahead.
Virtual Spring Fling!
It’s not too late to join us for this year’s virtual Spring Fling Fun Run and Walk. Join us for a 5K walk/run wherever you can this May, between Monday, May 3 – Sunday, May 9, 2021. There is no set location — just run, walk or jog at your pace, either outside or inside on a treadmill. Even though we can’t get together in person and dress up as departments this year, we hope that departments will choose to participate virtually and even dress up! You can share your selfies with us or post on Instagram by using @unccampusrec and @uncstudentaffairs. We plan to celebrate the Student Affairs departments that have the highest percentage of participants and the department that is the most creative with your costumes.
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The Well: Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to let Carolina know they have received one or both does of an FDA-authorized vaccine using the COVID-19 Vaccine Certification.
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The Well: The Carolina Vaccination Clinic at the Student Stores pharmacy is offering free vaccines to faculty, staff and their family/household members. Log in with your Onyen for details and to make an appointment.
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Bobby Kunstman | Carolina Union: Congratulations to Bobby on his induction into the Order of the Golden Fleece, the University's oldest honorary society. Considered the highest honorary at UNC, the Order of the Golden Fleece selects members based upon service to the university, as reflected in scholarship, motivation, creativity, loyalty and leadership in academic and extracurricular pursuits.
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DeVetta Holman-Copeland|Student Wellness: Congratulations DeVetta, recipient of the 2021 Staff Diversity Award. The Diversity Awards exemplify our recognition of inclusion ambassadors, acknowledging those who have made an extraordinary impact on Carolina and its surrounding communities.
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Dawna Jones|ODOS: Congratulations Dawna, recipient of the Robert E. Bryan Public Service Award which recognizes students, staff and faculty for exemplary public service efforts. Presented on April 15, the annual Public Service Awards event honored 11 individuals and one organization for outstanding contributions to the campus and broader communities. Watch the recording. |
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Want to send a special thank you to a staff member who went above and beyond? Send your Kudos to studentaffairs@unc.edu. |
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Wellness Wednesday webinars,12 -1 p.m.
Yoga
- Mondays and Wednesdays, 12 p.m.
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Employees can enjoy free 30-minute virtual gentle yoga sessions offered twice a week by Gillings Culture of Health. Sign up
Mediation
Bring balance to your day with free 20-minute mediations sessions available four days a week.
May 14 -16
Drs. Anthony Fauci and Kizzmekia Corbett ’14 (Ph.D.) will team up to deliver Carolina’s Spring Commencement address. To comply with current mass gathering restrictions, Carolina will hold multiple in-person, ticketed ceremonies. The ceremonies will be led by a small platform party and feature live and pre-recorded content.
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Please email your newsletter submissions to studentaffairs@unc.edu by 5p.m. on Tuesdays to be included in that week's newsletter
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