University of North Carolina Policies Governing Employee Involvement
in Political Candidacy and Office-Holding

from Emily Dickens, Community and Government Affairs

Policies adopted by the Board of Governors establish processes for resolving, in advance, questions about possible conflicts between a University employee's satisfactory performance of employment responsibilities and the employee’s involvement in political candidacy and office-holding. All University employees except those subject to the State Personnel Act are covered by these policies. An employee who intends to become a candidate for election or appointment to or to hold any public office is responsible for knowing the terms of and complying with the requirements of the board policies. A copy of the full text of the board policies may be obtained from the legal counsel’s office. Failure to comply with the policies is a violation of the terms and conditions of University employment and may result in disciplinary action. The following is a summary of the basic provisions of the board policies. The full text of the policies should be consulted by an affected employee. Advice concerning the interpretation and application of the policies may be obtained from Fayetteville State University’s legal counsel.

1. Candidacy for election to public office.

Becoming a candidate for election to a full-time or major part-time office is presumed to create a conflict of time that interferes with the employee's satisfactory performance of University employment obligations. The conflict may be avoided by (1) resigning from University employment, (2) seeking an appropriate unpaid leave of absence from University employment, or (3) rebutting the presumption of conflict by demonstrating that there in fact will be no conflict between campaign activity and University employment. An employee who intends to become a candidate must follow prescribed procedures for resolving questions about conflicts in advance of becoming a candidate.

2. Holding public office.

Upon assuming an elective or appointive full-time office, a University employee will be deemed to have resigned his University employment, unless prior to assuming office he requests and is granted a full leave of absence, without pay. Such a leave of absence may not exceed two years.

Upon assuming an elective or appointive major part-time office, a University employee will be presumed to have a conflict of time that necessitates his resignation from University employment; the resignation requirement may be avoided if (1) s/he requests and is granted an appropriate leave of absence or (2) s/he rebuts the presumption of conflict by demonstrating that there in fact will be no conflict between office-holding and University employment.

An employee who intends to occupy such an office must follow prescribed procedures for resolving questions about conflicts in advance of assuming the office.

FSU Softball Cancelled Due to Weather

from Lamont Hinson, Sports Information

Raleigh, NC – Inclement weather has caused the Lady Broncos softball team to cancel their conference doubleheader today with Shaw University.  No reschedule date has been determined.

Fayetteville State‘s originally scheduled competition against Virginia Union University on Saturday, April 5th has been postponed until Sunday, April 6th due to inclement weather as well.  The doubleheader will begin at 5 pm.

The Lady Broncos are currently tied at 6-2 with Johnson C. Smith for the best conference record in the western division.

Shared Leave Opportunity

from Angela Revels-Bullard, Office of Human Resources

Ms. Theressa Graham of the Human Resources department has been approved to receive donations under the voluntary shared leave program. The intent of the program is to provide leave earning employees an opportunity to assist others during a prolonged illness.

Ms. Graham has exhausted all of her available leave and requests to participate in this program.

As stated in the policy, non-family members may donate vacation or bonus leave only. If you wish to assist her, forward your leave form or via e-mail to Ms. Wilma Thorpe, wthorpe@uncfsu.edu, indicating the number of hours you wish to donate. You may visit Ms. Thorpe in Smith Hall, room 215, no later than Friday, April 18, 2008, to provide the necessary form. The minimum allowable donation is four (4) hours and the maximum amount of vacation leave donated can be no more than the annual amount accumulated by the donating employee, provided such donation does not reduce the donating employee’s leave balance below half of the amount accrued annually. (Please refer to the link below for specific policy information http://www.uncfsu.edu/humres/leavestatus.htm#Shared%20Leave) 

Thanks for your immediate attention to this matter. If you have further questions, please contact Ms. Wilma Thorpe at ext. 1825.