Work and Family Programs

Work and Family programs are designed for University employees to help them balance their work and their personal lives. The following programs and services have been implemented in an effort to address these issues.

Child Care and Elder Care

The University Child Care and Elder Care programs and services are designed to help meet the needs of employees who have responsibilities for children, special-need adults, and/or elderly relatives "dependent" upon them for care. Programs and services are comprised of four components: resource and referral, education and information, direct care services, and financial assistance.

Child Care Resource and Referral

Child care resource and referral services are available to all UNC employees and students through a network of non-profit agencies located in the Research Triangle area. These agencies are designed to help parents determine the best child care option available and locate providers and resources in the area. Triangle resource and referral agencies can be contacted by calling: Child Care Networks (Orange and Chatham counties), 942-0184; Durham Day Care Council, 688-8661; or Child Care Resource and Referral of Wake County, Inc., 571-1420.

Elder Care Resource and Referral

Elder care resource and referral services are available to all UNC employees and students through the Orange County Department on Aging, 968-2070. Even though direct resource and referral information is provided primarily for the Orange County area, the Department on Aging will also provide employees with information and phone numbers for area agencies in all 50 states. The nationwide toll-free number for information about community services for older people (Eldercare Locator) is 1-800-677-1116.

Education and Information

Seminars and workshops are sponsored each semester to assist employees in coping with the challenges of parenting and caring for elderly relatives. These seminars are available free of charge to all employees. Listings of offerings are published in the Training and Development Calendar found in the University Gazette.

Pamphlets and books are made available to all employees through the Work/Family Resource Collection by calling 962-1483. The Resources for UNC Families directory is published each Fall and Spring semester in the University Gazette and lists University students and staff interested in providing short-term and occasional care for children and the elderly.

Financial Assistance

The Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP) is available to employees to provide tax savings for the expenses associated with child care and elder care. Please refer to the DCAP description in the Benefits section of this handbook.

Direct Child Care Services

The Child Care Financial Assistance Program assists employees and students in affording quality child care. Families whose total income is $25,000 or less may qualify to have part of their child care costs paid. Call Day Care Services Association at 967-3272 for more information.

Carolina Kids Summer Recreation Program is a summer day camp for children of UNC-CH and UNC Hospital's employees and students and is jointly run by the Employee Services Department, Office of Human Resources, and the Department of Physical Education and Sports Science. Call Employee Services at 962-1483 for more information.

Two child care centers are housed on campus and serve children ranging in ages from 0-4 years: Victory Village Day Care Center (929-2662) and the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center (966-4814).

Victory Village is located on the main campus and has been caring for children since 1953, with priority given to families of the University, particularly children of students.

The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center is a nationally renowned research center in child development with a day care program component; priority and availability of openings is based on research needs.

Spouse Relocation Assistance Program

The Spouse Relocation Assistance Program (SRAP) provides spouses of new employees who relocate to this area with job search assistance and relocation information. Services include:

Employment Services: employment counseling and career guidance, job search assistance through individual consultation, information on local employment opportunities, referral to employers through the Research Triangle Area Spouse Employment Assistance Program, and assistance with job search within the University.

Relocation Services: provides relocating employees a packet of printed information about Triangle area resources and ideas to help make an easy transition to this area.

Spouse Employment and Relocation Assistance is provided at no cost to the employee. However, this service is limited to spouses of job candidates recruited by the University and spouses of employees who have recently relocated or plan to relocate to the Triangle area. To use these programs, contact Employee Services at 962-1483.

State Employees' Assistance Program

The University recognizes that from time to time employees experience personal problems that may adversely affect their health, well-being, and potentially their job performance. The State Employees' Assistance Program (EAP) is a program designed to provide assistance to employees and their family members in coping with difficult issues and in finding resources needed to resolve problems. The EAP counselor will provide the individual with a confidential professional evaluation of the personal problem he or she is coping with and help formulate an organized approach for both problem resolution and linkage with professional resources, if needed.

For employees who are in a supervisory capacity, the EAP counselor can provide managers and supervisors with consultation and guidance in helping an employee seek assistance when he or she is experiencing personal problems, especially when the problem is adversely affecting his or her work performance.

Employees may use work time to visit the EAP counselor. Employees need to coordinate scheduling of appointments with their supervisor if EAP time occurs during working hours. For greater privacy, individuals may choose to take vacation leave to use the EAP without their work setting becoming involved.

There is no cost to University employees for the appointment provided by the EAP counselor. However, employees referred to other professional services must pay for those services. Charges for some services may be covered by the State Health Plan. Please refer to the Benefits section on Health Insurance. The EAP counselor is knowledgeable about the benefits offered through various insurance plans. To use the EAP counseling service, call 929-2362 or 1-800-543-7327.

Wellness and Health Programs

The University wellness and health programs are designed to provide services to employees and their families in a number of areas that range from health promotion to disease prevention programs. These services are provided in recognition that healthy employees are happier and lead more productive lives. The

following section will outline a number of programs and services that are provided.

Dental Faculty Practice

Dentists who are on the faculty of the School of Dentistry also furnish dental care to patients through the Dental Faculty Practice. Anyone can seek dental treatment in the Practice by direct application or through referral from another health care practitioner. Participating dentists provide both general and specialty dental care. Fee charges are generally comparable with outside private generalist and specialist dental practice.

Additional information about the Dental Faculty Practice may be obtained from the School of Dentistry, Room 117, Brauer Hall, telephone 966-2115.

H.E.E.L.S. for Health

Helping Employees Enhance their Lifestyles is the University employee wellness program designed to provide educational information and encourage better health practices among employees. The program's philosophy focuses on: fostering and educating employee awareness on a broad range of health issues, promoting healthy lifestyles, providing valuable and convenient services within the University which promote wellness, offering individual consultation and health risk appraisals, and providing employees information about on- or off-campus resources for appropriate referral.

Some examples of programs include:

Dental care may be obtained from the Student Clinic, UNC School of Dentistry. Treatment of patients in the clinic provides practical experience for students under faculty supervision and at low cost.

Out-of-pocket expenses for service fees are usually less than those charged by private dental practice.

A broad spectrum of primary and specialty care is provided by the faculty of the UNC School of Medicine through a multi-specialty group practice known as UNC Physicians and Associates. Clinical care is combined with teaching and research to offer comprehensive medical care.

Outpatient care is provided at a number of locations including the new UNC Ambulatory Care Center. The UNC Ambulatory Care Center, which opened in the late Fall of 1992, offers Day Surgery; Dermatology; Ear, Nose, and Throat; Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Ophthalmology; Orthopedics; Pediatrics; Rheumatology; and Surgery. Diagnostic radiology, a laboratory and a pharmacy are also available on-site.

In addition to care provided at the new Ambulatory Care Center, UNC Physicians and Associates also provides care at clinics located within UNC Hospitals, the UNC Family Practice Center, Franklin Square, and in Fearrington Village.

UNC Hospitals

UNC Hospitals is one of the state's largest teaching and referral Hospitals. Care is provided to patients from all 100 North Carolina counties, from nearby states and - for some of the most highly specialized services - from across the country and around the world. UNC Hospitals includes North Carolina Memorial Hospital, North Carolina Children's Hospital, North Carolina Neuropsychiatric Hospital, North Carolina Women's Hospital, and several other specialty health care centers. Patient care within UNC Hospitals is provided by UNC Physicians and Associates.

If you would like to receive your health care at UNC's medical center, you can receive assistance in locating a physician to meet your needs. Physicians in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Pediatrics all accept new patients and will serve as personal doctors providing health care to meet individual health concerns and coordinate referrals to other specialists when necessary.

To make arrangements for a personal physician, call UNC Hospitals at 966-4131 and ask to be connected to the department where you would like to be seen. Appointment secretaries for the department will discuss with you which physicians provide the type of care you desire and then schedule an appointment with the physician you select.

For more information on the medical services available at UNC's medical center, contact the Department of Regional Services at 966-3887 for a brochure.

The University offers a number of programs to recognize an employee's services and contributions to the University community.

C. Knox Massey Award

Each year the C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Award is awarded to four individuals who have demonstrated unusual, meritorious, and superior service to the University. Under the terms of the gift, the Massey Distinguished Service Award may be presented to any full-time or part-time employee (SPA, EPA Non-Faculty or Faculty) with the exception of members of the Awards Committee.

Chancellor's Award

Nominations are submitted to the Special Assistant to the Chancellor and the final selection is determined by the C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Awards Committee. Award winners receive $1,000 and special recognition for their contributions.

The University believes that employees who demonstrate outstanding job performance deserve recognition for their efforts. Each spring, the chancellor invites each employee to nominate a co-worker who has made an outstanding contribution to the University community.

All permanent University faculty and staff are eligible for nomination. An employee may nominate a co-worker, a colleague, or a manager. Nominations are submitted to a selection committee appointed by the chancellor, which is comprised of a cross-section of University faculty and staff. Five nominees are selected for the Chancellor's Award each year.

Each recipient receives $250 and a framed certificate, which are presented at a special luncheon with the Chancellor. Each year the five recipients of the Chancellor's Award are the University's nominees for the Governor's Award for Excellence Program. Contact the Employee Services Department, Office of Human Resources, at 962-1 483 for additional information.

Faculty Awards

Each year the University presents awards to full-time members of the faculty who have demonstrated excellence in effective and inspirational teaching. Students, faculty, staff, and administrators may nominate individual faculty members to the Committee on Distinguished Teaching Awards. The committee submits its recommendations to the Chancellor for final selection.

The University participates in the Governor's Award for Excellence Program to honor employees who have performed their jobs in an exemplary manner and to recognize meritorious or distinguished accomplishments by State employees. This award is the highest honor that a State employee may receive for dedicated service to State government and the people of North Carolina.

Each year the names of the five winners of the Chancellor's Award are forwarded to the Office of State Personnel as the University's nominations for this award.

Nominations may be made for outstanding service or achievements at any level of employment. Final selection of the recipient is made by the State Personnel Commission. The Governor's Award recipients are presented their awards by the Governor at a special ceremony during the state-wide Employee Appreciation week. Awards may be made in the following categories:

Alumni Affairs

The General Alumni Association is a non-profit organization founded in 1843 to support the University, to foster fellowship among Tar Heel alumni, and to provide information and activities for Carolina alumni. Independent of the University, the Association's main source of income is membership dues. It is not a University fund-raising organization.

The Association in 1994 maintains records on over 196,000 living and 32,500 deceased alumni. It provides regular programs to 56 alumni clubs in North Carolina and 80 clubs outside the state. Its quarterly publications, The Carolina Alumni Review magazine and The University Alumni Report newspaper provide news and information to 52,000 members of the Association. The Association conducts on- and off-campus seminars, enrichment programs, class reunions, and international tours for alumni and friends of Carolina.

Through a 57-member board of directors, the Association advises the chancellor and other University officials on matters of particular interest to alumni. Association offices are in the new George Watts Hill Alumni Center located on Stadium Drive. For more information, contact the General Alumni Association at 962-1208.
 
 

Campus Mail Service and Mailing List Information

The University offers various types of mail services to campus correspondents. Mail service functions are managed by the Physical Plant Department. Basic services provided include campus mail (inter-office, inter-departmental) which is assigned the highest priority and is picked up and delivered across campus several times each day, Monday through Friday.

Incoming and outgoing U.S. Mail is processed through the centralized metering operation in Hamilton Hall two to three times daily. Other services available include bulk mailing, messenger service, state courier service, and labeling services. Contact University Mail Services at 962-1139 for more information.

Campus Communications

The University Gazette is the official medium of communication for news of the University community for faculty and staff. News and activities of interest are contained in the employee newspaper which is published on a monthly basis and sent to all permanent employees. The University Gazette can be reached by calling 962-7124. The Daily Tar Heel is the UNC student newspaper published by the Student Publications Board and appears daily Monday through Friday during the academic year (weekly during the summer) at various campus locations.

Info is the University's electronic information service - a place where you can obtain information quickly about what's going on at UNC. Info has a broad range of information including: job listings, campus phone directory, events schedules (sports, films, concerts, plays, lectures, etc.), course information, grant funding opportunities, and much more.

Info can be accessed from special Info terminals in public areas on campus or from a microcomputer with a modem and communications software. Info is provided by the Office of Information Technology (OTT). For more information call the User Service desk at 962-0273.

Computer and Information Technology Services

The Office of Information Technology (OTT) offers campus wide support for information processing, distribution, and presentation using computers, networks, video, and a variety of classroom media.

Mainframe computing resources include IBM and DEC VAX; supercomputer resources include a Convex, running a UNIX-based Convex/OS operating system and access to the North Carolina Supercomputing Center in Research Triangle Park which operates a Cray Y-MP supercomputer. OTT also maintains a revolving selection of workstations and microcomputer user support for DOS and Macintosh machines. In addition to supporting hardware and

A schedule of class times is listed each month in The University Gazette. Classrooms containing various combinations of computers, slide, film, overhead and video/computer projectors, and videotape and/or videodisk players are available to all faculty and staff. These locations can also use a broadband connection to downlink satellite programs to Master Classrooms. For more information, call 966-1533.

Conference Centers

The Carolina Inn

The Carolina Inn first opened in November of 1924. Built as a private enterprise by John Sprunt Hill, the Inn was donated to the University in 1935 to serve as the hospitality center for the campus and local community. Hotel profits are used to maintain the Inn and to support the North Carolina Collection of Wilson Library. Through years of outstanding service, the Carolina Inn has established a reputation for gracious charm and Southern hospitality. A plaque in the Inn describes it as a "cheerful inn for visitors, a town hall for the state, and a home for returning sons and daughters of alma mater." Located at the corner of Cameron and Columbia Streets in the heart of the historic North campus, the Inn is only one block from Franklin Street.

The Inn offers full hotel banquet and meeting services and is the only facility on the campus offering both meeting and guest sleeping rooms. In addition to a cafeteria and fine dining restaurant, described fully in this handbook under Campus Dining, the Inn has almost 9,000 square feet of banquet and meeting space in eight rooms having banquet capacities ranging from 25 to 450 persons. A full service kitchen as well as an executive chef with an expert food and beverage staff combine to provide food of exceptional quality for breaks, buffets, and sit down meals. Currently, the Inn has 140 guest rooms, and the building of an addition (which will bring the guest room total to 185) is scheduled to begin in August 1994. Guest room services include voice mail, dual telephone lines for fax and computer modem connections, in-room movies, laundry service, and room service. A single member of the Carolina Inn sales staff is assigned to work with each meeting planner to insure a successful conference experience. Parking is provided on-site for conference participants.
The Kenan Center
 
 

The Kenan Center, at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was made possible by a gift from the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust. Completed in 1986, this modern 60,000 square-foot facility houses the Kenan Fund, the Kenan Institute of

Private Enterprise, and the Executive Programs of the Kenan-Flagler Business School. The Center is located in the south section of the UNC-CH campus adjacent to the Dean E. Smith Center, allowing for easy access to the rest of the campus, while providing a quiet atmosphere for meetings and conferences.

No regularly scheduled University classes are held in The Kenan Center. The Center meets the needs of small gatherings as well as larger meetings, offering six meeting rooms which can accommodate groups from eight to 175. Maximum dining capacity is 200, with meals served from a catering kitchen.

Floors one and two, consisting of meeting and social facilities, are available to University schools, departments, institutes, and other administrative units for educational activities such as special meetings and seminars, short-term conferences, workshops, etc.

William and Ida Friday Continuing Education Center

The William and Ida Friday Continuing Education Center is The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's outstanding new facility devoted to continuing education. Located a short distance from the heart of campus in beautifully wooded surroundings, the Friday Center contains well-appointed meeting rooms with built-in audiovisual and technical support systems ideal for adult learning.

A staff of professional facilities managers and AV technicians are available to assist program planners with their needs. The center's mission is to host continuing education programs that are related to the teaching, research, and public service missions of the University. Call 962-3000 for more information.

Fund Raising

The University's Development Office leads the University's efforts to raise private gift support for its faculty, staff, students, libraries, and buildings. The Office's staff of professional fund-raisers solicit private gifts through annual, major gift, planned gift, and corporate and foundation programs. Under the direction of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Development, the Office coordinates fund-raising among the University's constituent foundations.

Identification Card

The UNC One Card is the campus identification card for students, staff and faculty at the University. In addition to a photograph, it contains bar-coding for use in Davis and House (Undergraduate) libraries. The UNC One Card may also be used as a debit card in photocopy machines, Carolina Dining Service, UNC Student Stores, and an increasing number of vending machines and other services on campus that have traditionally required cash. Selected academic buildings and residence halls require use of the card for access.

If you need a UNC One Card, contact the UNC One Card Office (962-8024) or the Training and Development Department of Human Resources (962-2550) for additional information.

Institute for the Arts and Humanities

Recognizing that scholars in the arts and humanities are at a relative disadvantage for research funding and that new configurations of knowledge demand interdisciplinary collaboration, the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina system approved in 1987 the establishment of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities as a part of the College of Arts and Sciences.

The mission of the Institute is to provide time and common space for faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences to work on projects that will advance their careers and benefit their students. Beyond the campus, the Faculty Fellows and staff of the Institute share the fruits of their work with alumni of the College and the public through special events.

With departmental approval, faculty members in the College may apply to the institute for a semester-long fellowship based on a proposal for a project. The Faculty Advisory Committee selects each group of fellows in a peer review process. Upon appointment, each fellow agrees to participate in weekly luncheon seminars, during which fellows present works in progress and benefit from informal critical review by colleagues from a variety of disciplines.

Fellows of the Institute must translate their work into terms understandable to a group with diverse research interests. The fellows return to the classroom following their semester at the Institute with fresh ideas and new perspectives, and the students are the direct beneficiaries of the work the Faculty Fellowship Program makes possible.

Once appointed a fellow, the faculty member joins an expanding community of artists and scholars in the College. The Institute continues to support the work of its fellows through a proposal assistance service (for outside funding for fellowships and projects), summer fellowships, conferences, lectures, workshops, exhibits, and performances.

The Institute occupies its own building, West House, with offices for the director and staff, a pleasant conference room that opens into a walled garden, and a full kitchen for meals served at seminars, meetings and symposia.

International Center

The International Center located in the Carolina Student Union serves as the principal administrative, programming, and counseling office for international students and faculty. The Center's major responsibilities include: advice regarding U.S. government rules and regulations affecting foreign students and scholars; processing of all U.S. Immigration Service documents for the University's foreign students and faculty; and coordinating volunteer services to foreign students and scholars. Contact the International Center at 962-5661 for additional information.

Library Privileges

The University campus-wide library system is one of the premier collections in the South and contains over 3.7 million bound volumes, more than 3.1 million microforms, 246,000 maps and a regional depository of nearly three million documents.

Since 1984, the Walter Royal Davis Library has served as the central library on campus. Research services include reference, assistance with journals, newspapers and microforms, library instruction, interlibrary borrowing, and computerized literature searching. In addition, the University, Duke University and North Carolina State University are jointly developing an on-line catalog through the Triangle Research Libraries Network which allows a search of bibliographic records for those institutions through the terminals in Davis Library.

Across the Pit from the Carolina Union is the Robert Burton House Undergraduate Library which was opened in 1968. There are approximately 141,000 books on almost every subject. The Undergraduate Library offers reference and library instruction and houses the Reserve Desk and Nonprint.

The majestic and recently renovated Louis Round Wilson Library houses four special collections: Manuscripts, which contain the Southern Historical Collection and the University Archives; Maps; Rare Books; and the North Carolina Collection, as well as the North Carolina Gallery and Photographic Services. These collections include materials not appropriate for simply placing in the library because of their rarity, fragility, or specialized format or subject.

A faculty member can check out books for up to six months from Davis Library and up to a month from the Undergraduate Library. Loan periods vary in all of the other libraries. For non-print items, which are available in the Undergraduate Library, circulation periods are as follows:

North Carolina State Employee Suggestion System

Created in 1977, the Employee Suggestion System "is a meritorious service award program which provides for equitable compensation and/or recognition to state employees who develop and submit valid suggestions that are used by the state." Administered by the Office of Administrative Analysis in Raleigh, the program is designed to stimulate creative and innovative thinking by state government employees; to foster a climate in state government which will motivate employees to submit their ideas and suggestions for improvement; to provide an impartial review and evaluation of employee suggestions by persons qualified to judge their merits; and, to ensure that meritorious

suggestions are appropriately rewarded and that appropriate recognition is given to the employee.

Employees who submit suggestions which are approved for adoption by a state agency are eligible for monetary or non-monetary awards. For more information, contact the Employee Services Department (962-1483), Office of Human Resources, which administers the Employee Suggestion System at the University.

Notary Public

Notary Public services are available for University employees at no charge in the Benefits Department, Office of Human Resources, at 725 Airport Road.

Parking

The UNC Department of Transportation and Parking (DTP) is responsible for campus parking operations. Each department on campus designates a Parking Coordinator who serves as a contact between the department and the DTP. Permits are allocated to each department based on a formula which takes into consideration both the number of employees in the department and the employee's Total State Service date. This allocation is then given to each Coordinator and each individual department decides on a method to distribute the permits to employees.

Parking fees vary by campus parking zone and the type of parking space assigned. Payment of parking fees may be made by payroll deduction, cash, check, MasterCard, or VTSA. DTP is located off Manning Drive, adjacent to Morrison Residence Hall, and is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. For additional information about University parking facilities, regulations, other available permits (such as bus passes, handicap permits, permits for ridesharing, double zone permits, and ALL and ALG zone permits), call DTP General Information at 962-3951.

Photo and Graphics Services

The University Library operates the Library Photographic Services in Wilson Library. Its principal purpose is to make library materials available to University employees and students in Xerox, microfilm, or photographic form. The UNC-CH Cartographic Laboratory, operated by the Department of Geography, specializes in the preparation of maps and graphs. Its services include data compilation, manual and computer-assisted drafting, and graphic reproduction. Medical Illustrations and Photography in MacNider Hall is a service department of the School of Medicine that offers art and photographic services to faculty and staff.

Services are rendered in graphic design, charts and graphs, anatomical art, photo typesetting, computer graphics, exhibit design, self-instructional slide packages, I 6mm film animation, still and motion picture photography, photomicrography, black and white, and color film processing. Services are provided only for professional work.

Printing and Duplicating Services

UNC Printing Services provides University departments with a full range of printing capability, from simple photocopies to complex, full-color work with a variety of sorting, binding and folding. Its areas of responsibility include a complete print shop, six Campus Copy Centers, and a computerized bulk mail operation. In addition, UNC Printing Services manages all outside commercial printing, either as part of a larger, in-house job or as stand-alone subcontracting. The permanent staff of approximately 65 employees includes individuals trained and experienced in all phases of printing operations.

Administrative offices of UNC Printing Services are located in Bennett Building, on Manning Drive between UNC Hospitals and the Security Services Building. For more information call 962- 5566.

Program in the Humanities and Human Values

The Program in the Humanities and Human Values is a continuing education program of the College of Arts and Sciences. It is the Program's mission to bring the perspectives of the humanities to bear on important moral, social, and cultural issues and concerns. To this end the Program has sponsored some 350 seminars, conferences and workshops for alumni, teachers, business executives, public leaders, the faculty and the general public in its first fifteen years of work (1979-1994).

Safety and Security

All University employees individually share the responsibility for their personal safety and security while on campus. Employees should safeguard items of personal property and report all thefts, criminal activity, and suspicious persons immediately to the University Police. Employees should not take unnecessary risks when traveling to and from the work place or when working in buildings after normal business hours, especially at night or at odd hours.

The Crime Prevention Unit of the University Police provides information and programs to enhance your personal safety and security. The programs that are available include Personal Security for Faculty and Staff, Personal Security for Students, Project "ID," Orientation Programs, Alcohol Awareness, Security Surveys, and Sexual Assault programs.

To make arrangements for a presentation, call 966-3230. In the event of an emergency, use the police call box system on campus or call 962-6565. The phone number for non-emergency calls is 962-1800.

Beginning in 1992, employees are annually provided with a copy of the University's Annual Security Report, which provides important information about crime prevention and personal security. Employees are urged to read it carefully.

Space Reservations

To reserve space for special events, the faculty member or group should contact the appropriate agency among the following: department or school in which the facility is located; University Registrar's Office, if instructional space for daytime and weekday use is involved; Central Reservations in the Carolina Union (instructional space for evenings and weekends, Union rooms, Memorial Hall, Gerrard Hall, and Hill Hall); Institute of Government; Carolina Inn; Morehead Building, Program Reservations; or Department of Athletics (Carmichael Auditorium).

The Carolina Inn, which is owned by the University, provides on-campus lodging, dining, and meeting facilities for individuals and groups.

State Employees Association of North Carolina

The State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC) is the largest independent state employees association in the nation. SEANC is a voluntary, non-profit organization which works to improve the salaries and fringe benefits of State employees. Members are provided with a monthly publication which outlines organization activities. Special programs and services are available to members. Call 1-800-222-2758 for more information.

State Employees' Credit Union

The State Employees' Credit Union is a financial cooperative owned by its members and available to permanent State employees and their families. Membership in the Credit Union may be obtained by submitting a completed and signed application for membership together with a deposit of at least $25 to cover the purchase of at least five shares of stock.

Because the members are the owners and there is no separate group of stockholders to whom profits must be paid, a lower cost on financial services can be maintained. Also, by collectively pooling their resources, members can make low cost loans available to each other for varied purposes. A wide range of services is offered including share accounts, interest checking accounts, economy checking, money market savings, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, automated teller machines, voice response, credit cards, and loan services.

A special package of services called Golden Circle is available to retired members age 50 and over. Other services include travelers cheques, money orders, safe deposit boxes, wire transfers, direct deposit, payroll deduction, free notary services, and savings bonds.

The Credit Union has headquarters in Raleigh and 87 full-service regional branch offices including two in Chapel Hill, which are located in their own buildings at 310 Pittsboro Street and 110 Elliott Road and one in Carrboro at Hwy 54 Bypass at Carrboro Plaza.

Student Stores

The Student Stores, which are institutionally owned and are housed on campus, handle the sale of textbooks, general reading books, school supplies, microcomputers and software, and other educational materials. The facilities are open to University employees and students. Check cashing privileges, fax services, campus maps and memorabilia are also available.

University Press

The University of North Carolina Press, a separately incorporated entity, is the primary publishing arm of the University in the scholarly field. Founded in 1922, it is one of the oldest state university presses in the country and is the oldest in the South. From its inception it has concentrated on scholarly studies of the region. It was the first publisher to establish an ongoing program of books by and about black Americans; by 1950, nearly 100 volumes in this genre had appeared under the Chapel Hill imprint. In addition, the press has been recognized for its books on American history and culture, classics, gender studies, and religion.

It also publishes six research journals in the humanities. In recent years, it has averaged 60-65 books a year; projections for 1994 are for 70. The Press encourages the Chapel Hill faculty members to submit manuscripts for review. Its office is located in Brooks Hall on South Boundary Street.

University Related Clubs/Organizations

American Association of University Professors

There is a UNC-Chapel Hill chapter of the American Association of University Professors. Membership is upon application and payment of dues. Discussion at meetings include a wide range of topics of immediate and long-range importance to the academic community. The chapter won the 1978 Beatrice G. Konheim Award for outstanding achievement, chosen from among 1,365 chapters across the nation.

The Association of Women Faculty and Professionals was organized in 1978 to promote intellectual and social contact among those interested in women's activities. Both scholarly and social programs are presented during the year. Call the Chancellor's Office for a contact person.

Black Faculty-Staff Caucus

The Black Faculty-Staff Caucus is a voluntary association of persons employed in faculty or staff positions at UNC-CH. The objectives of the caucus include fostering programs, activities, and policies which will be responsive to the professional needs of black faculty and staff and promote the professional and personal well-being of black persons in their relationships with the University and the community at large. For a contact person, call the Chancellor's Office.

Retired Faculty Association

The Retired Faculty Association is the official representative of retired professors who wish to be considered as continuing members of the University community. The Association holds semi-monthly meetings, with presentations and discussions relevant to support of and participation in University affairs

University Managers Association

The University Manager's Association (UMA) provides a forum for exchange of information relevant to management in the University setting and encourages productive interaction among members. Membership is open to permanent employees of the University who hold a managerial position and/or are graduates of the University Management Development Program or a similar program approved by the UMA Board of Directors. Contact the Chancellor's Office for a contact person

University Women's Club

The University Women's Club (UWC) was founded in 1939 as an organization in which women from all across the University community meet to explore common interests, build friendships, and serve the University. Today UWC has some 475 members, including faculty wives, women faculty, and women employees. For a contact person, call the Chancellor's Office.