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Touchpoint 20 Zoom Series

The Touchpoint 20 Zoom series is a new 20-minute series of work and wellness topics to provide timely information to SOM staff in a condensed format. This is one of several efforts being launched to better support our staff, engage with our SOM leaders, and build community.


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UPCOMING SESSIONS

Working Forward, not Return To Campus

Apr. 23, 2021 | 12:00 – 12:20pm

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Moderator: Michael Sledge, CFO
Speaker: Karlina Matthews, Associate Dean for Administration

  • Karlina will provide an overview of Working Forward, a 5 Phase Plan to reinvent our workforce and physical work environment.
  • She will preview how we expect our workforce to look like when we transition in late summer, introducing virtual, hybrid, and on-site work environments.
  • This transition will including making some current virtual positions “permanently” virtual.
  • We encourage participants to submit questions prior to the event.
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(by April 21)

PREVIOUS SESSIONS

Opportunities for Professional Development – Investing in You

Mar. 26, 2021 | 12:00 – 12:20pm

Moderator: Karlina Matthews, Associate Dean for Administration
Speakers:

  • Mark Haapala, Director of Organizational and Professional Development at UNC HR will provide more information about opportunities through the new Carolina Talent portal and LinkedIn Learning.
  • Dr. Bryant Murphy, our new Sr. Associate Dean for Leadership Development, will share plans for future offerings for leadership development opportunities.

VIEW THE RECORDED SESSION HERE.

EAP Perks & More – It’s Not Just Counseling!

Feb. 12, 2021 | 12:00 – 12:20pm

Learn how your University work, life and overall wellness can be enhanced through resources available to you as an employee.

  • Jessica Pyjas, Work/Life & Wellness Program Manager for UNC-CH provides a timely discussion of resources that you may not know are available to support UNC employees and their families – it’s not just counseling!
  • Karlina Matthews, Associate Dean for Administration, Moderator
  • Q&A
  • Additional Resources For February Touchpoint 20

VIEW THE RECORDED SESSION HERE.

SOM Vaccine Update

January 15, 2021 | 12:00 – 12:20pm
  • An update from Dr. Cynthia Gay, who led the Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial at UNC
  • An update from Karlina Matthews, Associate Dean of Administration, on the NC vaccination phases and eligibility
  • Q&A

VIEW THE RECORDED SESSION HERE.

You are DEI and DEI is You

December 11, 2020 | 12:00 – 12:20pm
  • Dr. Nate Thomas will be presenting

VIEW THE RECORDED SESSION HERE.

Wellness

November 20, 2020 | 12:00 – 12:20pm
  • Celebrating the 2020 Dean’s Performance Award Winners
    • Dr. Cristy Page, Executive Dean, School of Medicine
  • Coping Strategies to Address Pandemic Distress and Fatigue: What can you do now?
    • Dr. Samantha Meltzer Brody, Chair, Department of Psychiatry
  • Moderator: Karlina Matthews, Associate Dean of Administration

VIEW THE RECORDED SESSION HERE.

COVID-19 Update

October 2, 2020 | 12:00 – 12:20pm
  • An update from our CFO, Michael Sledge, on SOM finances and how careful planning has prepared our COVID-19 response
  • An update from Dr. Myron “Mike Cohen”, Director of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Disease
  • Q&A

VIEW THE RECORDED SESSION HERE.