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The area around the highrises is being updated and will be known as “South Village.” The transformation of this area will include:

  • reconfiguring of Highrise Road
  • a regional utility plant and South Village Parking Deck on lot 8,
  • Phase XI housing
  • a new dining hall

These changes will bring new amenities and services to the South side of campus. Unfortunately, disruptions and temporary inconvenience will be required during the construction phase.

Building projects for the South side of campus will eliminate approximately 2/3 of the spaces near the highrise residence halls

Spaces have been taken off-line in phases since the first of the year, but after commencement through academic year 2012-2013, parking will be severely restricted around the highrise residence halls. As a result, Lots 8, 8A and MSU will have specific permits for those lots and only upperclassmen assigned to the highrises will be allowed to purchase those permits.

Upperclassmen assigned to the highrises may purchase a parking permit for Lot 8 (between Holshouser and Scott) Lot 8A (between Scott and Moore) and Lot MSU (between Sanford and Moore)

Permits for Lot 8 (Resident Permit 8L), Lot 8A (Resident Permit 8A) and Lot MSU (Resident Permit MSU) will be available for online purchase. Parking and Transportation Services will be provided with the names of residents who qualify to purchase those permits. They will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

If someone not on the list attempts to buy one of those zoned permits, their purchase will automatically change to a regular Resident permit or the type of permit for which they are eligible.

Freshmen assigned to the highrise residence halls will have to park in North Deck

The University realizes how inconvenient this will be so, until the new South Village Parking Deck is completed, there will be shuttle service from North Deck to the highrises from 7:30AM until 2:00AM Monday through Friday and 8:00AM until 2:00AM Saturday and Sunday (except for breaks and holidays when there are no classes.)

Incoming freshmen assigned to Sanford, Moore, Scott and Holshouser Halls should seriously consider not bringing a car onto campus if it all possible

For times when you’d like to have a car to drive, UNC Charlotte’s car sharing program through Hertz on Demand provides three vehicles on campus to rent by the hour. Two Nissan Altima hybrids are available for $9.50/hr or choose a Chevrolet Equinox for $10.50/hr; price includes gas and insurance for the vehicle. (More information about Hertz on Demand car sharing.)

Expect additional notification as more information and changes to construction timelines become known

Parking and Transportation Services will also post updates on Twitter (@unccparking) and on the PaTS website.

Your understanding and cooperation is appreciated while the University undertakes projects that will significantly improve South Village campus life. For additional questions, contact Parking and Transportation Services: unccpark@uncc.edu; 704-687-0161.

May 14, 2012

 


 

UNC Charlotte has negotiated new contracts with Coca-Cola Consolidated, Pepsi Beverage Products and Canteen Vending to provide beverages and vended snacks to the campus community. The agreements are unique in that they provide the financial benefit of exclusive beverage rights while maintaining the product choice for customers.

Coke will be the official beverage of Charlotte 49er Athletics

Coca-Cola products will be served exclusively in all athletic practice and competition facilities. Coke’s beverage rights and vending exclusivity in all athletics venues is a sponsorship agreement, providing funds that will support the Charlotte 49ers NCAA athletic program. In addition to the financial provision, Athletics will also benefit from beverage and product support (e.g., beverages for hospitality functions, hydrating drinks for players and coaches during games and practices, coolers, cups, etc.). In exchange, Coke receives sole marketing rights to beverage brands that can be advertised (such as outfield signage and scoreboards), promoted, or product sampling at all athletic venues and is allowed to represent Coca-Cola Consolidated brands as “The Official Drink of Charlotte 49ers Athletics.”

Pepsi will be the exclusive beverage provider for all UNC Charlotte dining venues

All dining halls and retail food outlets will only serve products from the Pepsi beverage line. This arrangement benefits the University with additional dollars to enhance campus life.

Convenience stores and vending machines arrangement

Pepsi products will get 60% shelf space preference in the four campus Outtakes stores. Coke products and other brands will occupy the remaining 40%. This is a merchandising understanding; consumers should not notice any difference in brand choice offerings.

Beverage vending machines will be remain non-exclusive, dispensing Coke and Pepsi products 50%-50% as before, but service will be increased with new machines and additional vending sites. Snack vending will continue to be provided by Canteen Vending. Expect new locations and expanded product offerings with increased emphasis on healthier options. Machine debit/credit card readers will be introduced.

10-year agreement offers financial benefits of exclusivity without single-provider product limitations

The new beverage and vending contracts were reached after a rigorous, competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process and review. Evaluation Committee members were from Athletics, Auxiliary Services, Business Affairs and Student Affairs.

“This agreement was in the best interest of the University as a whole,” said Rick Torres, Business Services Program Manager for Reprographics, Vending and ATMs. “It gives UNCC additional resources without significantly limiting product choice.” Torres explains, “At other schools with exclusivity contracts, competing products are all but eliminated. Our contracts allow more freedom for consumer preference.”

Torres sites Main Street Market in the Cone University Center as an example. The food service pods in Main Street will have Pepsi brands in the fountains and bottled drink coolers but there will be vending machines offering Coke products a few steps away. “It’s a good agreement,” adds Torres. “No one will have to go without the brands they love.”

For questions and more information, contact ricktorres@uncc.edu

May 14, 2012

 


 

East Deck Visitor Parking and East Deck 1 ramp will be closed for upgrade work May 14–August 1, 2012. Faculty/staff with gate cards may park in the upper levels by entering East Deck 2 from Van Landingham Road.

Visitor Parking for 2012

Between May 21 and August 1, East Deck Visitor Parking will move East Deck 3, Level 1, entering from Van Landingham Road. A flat $5.00 fee will be charged for visitor parking. An attendant will collect parking fees/tokens and assist visitors at a pay station located at the stairwell near the pedestrian exit.

East Deck 3 Visitor Payment Options
 
Options for payment in the temporary East Deck 3 visitor area are limited to credit card, coin or token. Bills will not be accepted for payment due to the functionality of the temporary equipment.
 
The flat $5.00 fee to park in East Deck 3 has been set to make payment simpler for visitors who wish to park there. Those who need to use cash or prefer to pay by the hour may park in either the Cone or Union Decks (Cone and Union Visitor Decks take cash, credit cards and tokens).

Improvements Being Made

This East Deck 1 upgrade will make the entire deck a combined faculty/staff and visitor area. All vehicles will access the deck using the entrance currently reserved for visitors. The exit on Level 1 will be two lanes, one for faculty/staff and the other for both visitors and faculty/staff. The exit on Level 2 will continue to operate for faculty/staff only. The deck will no longer have an attendant. A “pay-on-foot” station will allow visitors to pay their fee and retrieve a validated ticket. To exit, visitors will put the validated ticket into an exit verifier to open the gate.

Questions regarding East Deck changes may be directed to Nancy Smith, Parking Manager at 704-687-0276 or nmsmith@uncc.edu.

May 12, 2012

 


 

On Thursday, April 26, the UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees approved permit rates for 2012-2013 as follows:

Yes, prices went up

Rates increased again, although the percentage is less than in the past two years. Business Services has endeavored to keep prices as low as the financial model will allow, while adding new decks and parking control technology that will benefit campus now and in the future.

The principal factor that determines permit pricing is the cost of new deck construction and replacing flat lots with decks.

It’s expensive to design, construct and maintain new parking decks needed to accommodate enrollment and demand. When surface lots must make way for new buildings and residence halls, those spaces must be replaced with decks.

What’s new for 2012-2013

All permits will be hangtags this year

Each hangtag will have an embedded RFID (Radio Frequency ID) that will open gated lots as soon as that technology can be added.

  • Faculty and Staff who have purchased a gate card will no longer have a separate card to open the gate. The RFID on their hangtag will be activated; simply pulling up to the gate will open it.
  • This technology will also allow Commuter students to access the new CRI deck (scheduled to open in mid-September). Resident Students will be allowed to park in the CRI deck after 6PM.

Because not everyone likes hanging a tag from the rear view mirror, PaTs will offer an approved window pouch that applies to the driver’s side of the windshield so the permit can be read from a windshield display. Window pouches will come in packs of two and cost $1 per pack.

Multi-vehicle registration

To register more than one vehicle to a hangtag, the cost is $15, unchanged from last year. You may register as many vehicles as you like to any one tag.

Carpools

Carpools need to be registered with Parking and Transportation Services. A multi-vehicle hangtag listing all the carpool vehicles and their owners will be set up.

New benefit for carpoolers: Each vehicle in the carpool will be allowed up to 10 free daily temporary permits per academic year. That way, on days when you need to drive your own car and not be a part of the carpool, you may legally park. Daily temporary passes can be picked up at the PaTS office in advance of the day needed, or you may park in front of the PaTS office for long enough to procure that day’s permit.

Discount remote parking options to continue

Lower-priced permit options for Faculty/Staff and Commuters include:

Lot 6A (at the corner of Cameron and John Kirk, served by the Rt. 50 Red Line shuttle)

Lot 27 (on Toby Creek, near Harris Alumni Center), a walk-in lot

Remote parking at Starlight Cinema (North Tryon Street) served by Rt. 49 Green Line from 6AM to 6PM weekdays.

FAQs about permit prices

Why does it cost so much to park my car for a few hours a day?

Campus parking has to be self-supporting. This is because:

  • State funding is not used to pay for parking facilities;
  • Tuition dollars do not supplement parking;
  • Collected citation fines cannot supplement construction or maintenance of parking facilities.

What do Permit fees pay for?

Almost all of it goes toward design and construction new parking decks, maintenance and debt service (paying back construction bonds) of existing decks/lots, with a small percentage going toward traffic control staffing and support of the CATS Campus Shuttle.

Where does the money for parking citation fines go?

There are State statutes governing this (GS 115C-457.1-3 - page 305) determining that civil fines (as well as penalties and forfeitures) less the cost of collection have to be remitted to the State; then the State allocates the money to local public schools.

The cost of collection is capped at 20%, regardless of what it may actually cost the agency or municipality to collect the fines. Enforcement and collection costs the University more than the amount we’re permitted to keep. Business Services remits the 80% of all fines collected to the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) monthly.

PaTS and the University do not gain financial benefit from citation fines. In fact,

  • it costs us money to enforce permits and deter illegal parking;
  • expect to see more lots and decks being controlled by gate systems; they require less citation enforcement;
  • more gates and less citation enforcement benefits campus as whole because automated parking control lowers cost.

These measures, along with other polices, such as forcing contractor vehicles to park off campus and offering discount remote parking options, help ease some of the demand. As demand levels off, so should permit price increases.

For questions about permits and parking for 2012-2013, contact Parking and Transportation Services. Write unccpark@uncc.edu, call 704-687-0161, or start up a conversation on Twitter, @unccparking. 

More information to follow about parking disruptions expected over the summer and the upcoming academic year. There’s a lot of new building construction in the immediate future that will impact parking, especially on the South side of campus (it’s going to get grim around the highrises). Updates will continue next week and over the summer. They’ll all be posted to aux.uncc.edu/news and linked on the Auxiliary Services at UNC Charlotte Facebook page.

May 1, 2012

 


 

The bookstore will operate on the regular Fall/Spring hours schedule through Friday, May 11. The Summer Hours schedule will be:

Commencement Saturday May 12: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Closed Sunday May 13

Monday May 14 - Friday May 18: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday May 19 and Sunday May 20: Closed

Monday May 21 and Tuesday May 22: 8:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Wednesday May 23 - Friday May 25: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Closed Saturday May 26 - Monday May 28 (Memorial Day weekend)

Regular summer hours (Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM) begin Tuesday, May 29

See aux.uncc.edu/bookstore for other summer and holiday hour exceptions

By the way, Barnes & Noble at UNC Charlotte has the largest selection of UNC Charlotte and Charlotte 49er apparel and gear ANYWHERE. Consider alumni wear and commemorative gifts for the special graduate in your life!

April 30, 2012

 


 

There will be a period of "relaxed permit enforcement," from Wednesday, May 2 (Reading Day) through Friday, May 18.

What this means is that there will no be ticketing for permits in yellow (Commuter), blue (Resident) and orange (Commuter/Resident/Greek combined) lots and metered spaces. Citations for illegal parking — such as parking in a reserved spot/area, on the grass, or in a no-parking zone — will continue. Also, those on the University Tow List for having four (4) or more outstanding citations or who are under active sanction by Dean of Students Office, may still not park on campus and are subject to vehicle towing, booting or further judicial action.

Permit enforcement will resume Monday, May 21.

Shuttle Schedule May 2 – 11, 2012

The campus shuttle will change to an abbreviated service schedule during exam week. Routes will operate as follows:

Route 49 Green Line

  • No change in service schedule

Route 47 – Yellow Line

  • Wednesday, May 2 – Thursday, May 3;  one bus will run from 7:30AM – 10PM (approximately every 30 minutes)
  • Friday, May 4; one bus will run from 7:30AM – 6PM
  • Monday, May 7 – Thursday May 10; one bus will run from 7:30AM – 10PM
  • Friday, May 11; one bus will run from 7:30AM – 6PM

Route 50 – Red Line

  • Wednesday, May 2 – Thursday, May 3; one bus will run from 6:30AM – 10PM (approximately every 30 minutes)
  • Friday, May 4; one bus will run from 6:30AM – 6PM
  • Monday, May 7 – Thursday May 10; one bus will run from 6:30AM – 10PM
  • Friday, May 11; one bus will run from 6:30AM – 6PM

Friday, May 11 is the last day of shuttle service for the academic year. Shuttle will resume next Fall semester.

April 27, 2012

 


 

Tuesday, May 1 • 10AM - 12PM • Student Union

Late Night breakfast is a UNC Charlotte tradition where students load up on hearty comfort food before a week of final exams drains their brains.

As usual, there will be games and prizes. This semester's LNB will be a bit different in that food stations and activities will be located throughout the Student Union. It's kind-of like butter on biscuits — best enjoyed when spread around!

Faculty and staff help serve the meal and the atmosphere is school-spirited and fun. Make plans to attend, and wear your Niner gear!

F/S volunteers are always needed and welcome; write Gustavo.Burkett@uncc.edu if you're willing to assist.

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 25, 2012

 


 

Farmer's Market

Wednesday, April 25 • 10:30AM-1PM

Look for the Farmer's Market tables as part of the Earth Day exhibits, set up in the CHHS/COE Plaza across from the Union. In addition to lots of fresh local produce and fabulous homemade breads, Chef Cindy plans a culinary demonstration.

 

Western BBQ Night at RDH

Wednesday, April 25 • 5PM-8:30PM

A couple weeks ago, Crown Commons had a Beach Party-themed dinner. Now it's RDH's turn to host a signature supper!

Work up a Texas-sized appetite and come on out to the RDH Corral. Play some horseshoes and cornhole while meats are sizzling on a grill outside. Then come inside for some deeelicious West-of-the-Mississippi fare:

Hot Line Chuckwagon
Vegetarian Entrée – 3 bean chili over cornbread
BBQ Ribs
Southwestern Spiced BBQ Chicken
BBQ Baked Beans
Mexican Red Rice
Fried Okra
Southwestern Egg Rolls
Corn on the Cob

Grill Station Chuckwagon
Rodeo Burger (burger with cheddar cheese, jalapenos, BBQ sauce and onion rings)
Vegetarian Black Bean Burger with Pepper Jack

Salad Chuckwagon
Potato Salad
Macaroni Salad
Cole Slaw
Spiced Herb Quinoa salad with tofu

Pizza Chuckwagon
Spicy Tortilla Pizza

So pull on your boots and head over for a great all-you-care-to-eat cowboy feast. Yee-haw!

April 23, 2012

 


 

If you plan to sell any of this semesters' textbooks, remember, Barnes & Noble at UNC Charlotte has one of the best buy-back programs in the UNC system. If a book is being used again the following semester, you’ll receive up to 50% of the original price paid. And if you find a local buy-back offer higher, we’ll match it!

Get cash for books in the store any time or at these upcoming remote buy-back stations:

Tuesday May 1

  • East Parking Deck (Coke trailer) 9AM-4PM

Thursday May 3 and Friday May 4

  • East Deck - 9AM-4PM
  • RDH - 9:30AM - 3:30PM

Monday May 7 - Thursday May 10

  • East Deck - 9AM-4PM
  • RDH - 9:30AM - 3:30PM

Friday, May 11

  • East Deck - 10AM - 2PM

Reminder to those who rented textbooks: be sure to return them all before deadline!

April 20, 2012

 


 

Thursday, April 19 • Beginning at 5:30 PM (until about 8:00 PM)

$20 per person

Calling all locavores and those who love fresh, delicious food! It's time to make plans to attend the upcoming annual Home Grown Dinner Event.

The menu at last year's event was outstanding and Campus Chefs are gearing up to make this one even better. Nature’s seasonal bounty of local meats, cheeses and produce will be presented in a sumptuous, six-course meal. Three petite entrées will include Pork Tenderloin and Fried Chicken from Wild Turkey Farms, and Farro Mushroom Risotto from Anson Mills.

Wild Turkey Farms is a small family operation about 30 minutes away; beef, pork, and poultry are naturally fed and pasture raised. Their pork is a from the Berkshire breed, prized as a superior culinary meat. Anson Mills, located in Columbia, SC, specializes in handmade mill goods from organic heirloom grains. Sound good so far? The rest of the menu won't be completely finalized until the Chefs return from local markets the day before the event, but be assured, their selections will be at the peak of flavor.

The Home Grown Dinner would be an impressive date night or enjoyable meal shared with friends or coworkers. Six courses makes for a leisurely-paced dining experience where food, company and table conversation can be savored. And for just $20, the value can't be beat.

Reservations required. Bistro 49 reservation line: 704-687-7056

UPDATE: This event is BYOB beer/wine for those 21+ with proof of age. Reservations going fast! 704-687-7056

"Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity." — Voltaire

 

 

April 13, 2012

 


 

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