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The University has a lot to offer the Carolina community! From commuter resources and library access to sporting events and performing arts to fitness opportunities and Friday Nights on the Front Porch, Carolina’s employee resources and perks provide so many ways to enrich your Carolina experience and make every day a great day to be a Tar Heel.


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One Card Perks

Your UNC One Card is your official UNC multipurpose identification and online accounts card. Your One Card gives you access to certain facilities, events, discounts and serves as your UNC Library card. Use it for almost anything on campus.

Purchases can be made by adding money to the UNC One Card before use or by signing up for the Carolina Employee Express plan, which tracks an employee’s campus purchases and then deducts the purchase costs from their next payroll check. This plan is available only to full-time or part-time permanent University employees.

To sign up for the Carolina Employee Express Plan, log in with your Onyen and password to One Card website and select the option to sign up for the Employee Express Plan.

 

Events & Leisure

Check out our renowned art museum, see a world-class performing arts show, catch a sports game, stroll through scenic gardens or enjoy a delicious meal in a historic venue — all right here on campus!

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Arts & Entertainment

The view is always changing at the Ackland Art Museum, the University’s on-campus art museum since 1958. The Museum organizes more than a dozen special collections each year. On a normal day, the museum houses more than 15,000 works of art featuring North Carolina’s premier collections of Asian art and works of art on paper — drawings, prints and photographs, plus significant collections of European masterworks, 20th century and contemporary art, African art and North Carolina pottery. It’s a great place to wander during a lunch break or bring the family one evening or over the weekend.
Carolina Performing Arts (CPA) is UNC’s official performing arts presenter, where you can find cutting-edge dance, exhilarating musical performances, bold theater programming and much more by acclaimed artists from around the world. CPA’s venues include Memorial Hall, located in the heart of campus, and CURRENT ArtSpace + Studio, a new studio and immersive theater space just off Franklin Street at the crossroads of campus and community.

Current UNC staff and faculty receive a 25% discount for CPA show tickets. To access this discount, use promo code UNCFS2324 online at carolinaperformingarts.org, or call the box office at 919-843-3333. Limit four tickets per person, per performance.

***Valid UNC ID required at the time of entry.***

The Carolina Community Garden aims to provide the space and support to grow vegetables and fruit so that all employees have access to fresh produce; and to foster a community among staff, students, faculty and the local residents.
Celebrate the end of the week at the historic Carolina Inn, at 211 Pittsboro Street, on the UNC campus in Chapel Hill, for Fridays on the Front Porch, a free outdoor concert series, every Friday starting in April through October from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Serving a variety of food truck delights and refreshing beverages every week!
The UNC Department of Music offers about 150 concerts and related events each year, many of them with free admission. Annual highlights include the Carolina Jazz Fest, Festival on the Hill, Carolina Symposia in Music and an array of master classes with visiting artists. Treat yourself!
Science is an adventure and an amazing opportunity to explore the world around us. Children naturally love to explore the world, and Summer Science Camps at Morehead encourage your child’s curiosity and intellectual growth in fun, nurturing environments.
The North Carolina Botanical Garden is a regional research center for the conservation and interpretation of plants, particularly those native to the Southeastern United States. The Coker Arboretum, the William Hunt Arboretum, the Coker Pinetum and the Mason Farm Biological Reserve are included in the Garden’s nearly 600 acres. A nearly 30,000 square foot green education center was dedicated on Oct. 12, 2009 – University Day – expanding the offerings to visitors of all ages. The botanical garden is located on a plot just off NC Highway 15-501. Coker Arboretum and the Coker Pinetum are right on campus; great spots for a cobweb-clearing mid-day stroll or closer examination with family on off-hours.
PlayMakers Repertory Company, the Carolinas’ premier theatre company, presents a mix of both classical and contemporary plays in the Paul Green Theatre on campus each year, showcasing the talents of students, faculty and staff alongside visiting members of the larger theatre community. PlayMakers is the state’s only full-seasoned not-for-profit resident professional theatre. It is a program of the University’s department of dramatic art based in the Center for Dramatic Art, located on Country Club Road near its intersection with Raleigh Road.

Staff & faculty receive a 15% off the full price of single performance tickets. For tickets, visit playmakersrep.org and log in with your Onyen or contact the box office at (919) 962-PLAY (7529).

Athletic Events

UNC faculty and staff receive up to 4 FREE tickets (based on availability) to regular season home Olympic Sport events (excluding football and men’s basketball) played at Department of Athletics facilities on the UNC campus by showing their UNC One Card at the gate of the sporting facility.

UNC One Cards are not valid for postseason (ACC & NCAA Championship) events. Employees must purchase tickets for those events, pending availability. See the UNC Faculty & Staff Athletic Ticket Policy for more information.

Visit goheels.com for team schedules and details about Carolina athletic events.

UNC Faculty & Staff Athletic Ticket Policy

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Dining & Lodging

The Carolina Club is a member-supported social and business club created for faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It provides a pleasant, upscale environment for meeting colleagues and friends, entertaining guests in warm and friendly on-campus surroundings.

Located in the George Watts Hill Alumni Center on Stadium Drive, the club is a gathering place on work days and game days.

The Club proudly offers:

  • Exceptional dining
  • Flexible event space for social and business entertaining
  • Departmental invoicing for UNC business related dining and events
  • A full calendar of social, business, family and community events
  • Unbeatable UNC sporting events location
  • Option to participate in the Tar Heel Advantage (THA) dining benefit program – this is a special dining option available exclusively for UNC employees that covers all of your breakfast and lunch Chef’s Table meals every Monday-Friday for one flat monthly rate.

Non-Alumni are welcome at The Carolina Club and the General Alumni Association. For membership information and to plan a club tour, call the Membership Office at 919-962-0021.

Affectionately known as the University’s living room, the Carolina Inn offers 15% discount off the lowest available rates (blackout dates apply).

  • Guests must contact jwalters@carolinainn.com to reserve a discounted overnight accommodation.
  • The Carolina Inn also offers discounted rates for guests that bill the room charge to a PeopleSoft account or UNC Department.

Health & Wellness

Carolina is committed to fostering the health and wellness of our employees — from head to heart to heels! Here are some campus resources to help Tar Heels be well and thrive.

Ergonomics is a service the University provides to all employees. The goal of Ergonomics is to design the workplace to accommodate the worker, in order to prevent and/or alleviate possible discomfort experienced at work.
Campus Health offers an International Travel Clinic for those UNC community members – including staff and faculty – traveling internationally. Employees can receive recommendations tailored to their travel itinerary accounting for immunizations and medical history, current medications, allergies, planned activities and type of accommodations as well as information concerning health risks including destination-specific risks and prevention strategies. Campus Health does offer Yellow Fever vaccine.

The cost for this service is $75 for faculty and staff. Campus Health will administer vaccines recommended for your destination and medications to help prevent illness; those charges will be billed to your insurance. These services can be provided for groups of UNC affiliated persons as well.

If you are a breastfeeding mother attending school or working at the University, you’ll be glad to know about the many on-site lactation stations. While it may be hard to leave your baby, it should be easy to maintain your milk supply. Most women find it takes less than 15 minutes to express their milk. The lactation stations provide privacy for mothers who have their own hand- or battery-operated pumps. Find more information about lactation support.
UNC Optical is conveniently located adjacent to the Kittner Eye Center, which is located in the Ambulatory Care Center on the corner of Mason Farm Road and Columbia Street. UNC Healthcare and University employees may purchase eyeglasses through payroll deduction.

Carolina employees with University’s MetLife dental plan receive in-network benefits from Carolina Dentistry. Employees who are not enrolled in MetLife, receive a 20% discount on a comprehensive exam and radio-graphs for themselves and their immediate family at their first appointment.

Carolina Dentistry’s faculty providers also accept NC Flex through the State Employee Health Plan and all Health Savings Account (HSA) cards. As an employee, you may also choose to finance your dental care via payroll deduction.

To schedule an appointment with our faculty providers, call 919-537-3939 and identify yourself as a UNC-Chapel Hill employee.

The Student Stores Pharmacy provides a quick stop for staff, faculty and students to pick up prescriptions and over-the-counter (OTC) medications. The pharmacy accepts almost all insurance plans, including State Health plans, and offers convenient prescription refill, using ReadyRefill online service and prescription-ready text messages. Upon availability, flu, COVID and shingles vaccine are administered, no appointment necessary.

  • Over-the-counter medications, such as Acetaminophen( generic Tylenol), Ibuprofen (generic Advil), Hydrocortisone 1% cream, pseudoephedrine and allergy medications are available at significantly reduced prices.
  • Student Stores Pharmacy offers free lifesaving Naloxone, which temporarily reverses opioid drug overdoses. No prescription needed.

Pharmacy Hours

  • Monday-Friday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
  • Saturdays (during fall and spring semester) 10 a.m. –  2 p.m.

Contact Information

  • Location | On campus at the Daniels Building (Student Stores), third floor
  • Phone | 919-966-8166
The UNC Tobacco Treatment Program is located at the UNC Family Medicine Center, 590 Manning Drive. Trained tobacco specialists assess one’s current tobacco use and goals toward becoming tobacco-free. The program works with you to create an individual plan that involves addressing nicotine withdrawal symptoms, behavioral strategies and ongoing support. They look forward to working with you reach your goals.
Operated by UNC Health, UNC Wellness Centers deliver comprehensive, state-of-the-art resources and programming for children, teens, adults and elders.

Membership Pricing
$0 Enrollment fee
$13-$26 off monthly membership dues

UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont

Meadowmont is designed to be a total lifestyle concept facility. Located within a modern and spacious 52,000 square foot glass and brick structure overlooking Meadowmont Village, the Wellness Center features an Olympic indoor pool, indoor track, aerobics studios, cardiovascular and strength training equipment, free weights, a multipurpose room for indoor basketball and volleyball and a range of fitness, yoga and Pilates classes. Massage and rehab support from surgery and injury are also offered on site.

Contact Information
UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont
100 Sprunt Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
919-966-5500

UNC Wellness Center at Northwest Cary

Located within a modern and spacious 60,000 square foot glass and brick structure near the Parkside Town Commons shopping plaza, the wellness center at NW Cary features an Olympic indoor pool, indoor track, climbing wall, aerobic studios, cardiovascular and strength training equipment, free weights, a multipurpose room for indoor basketball and volleyball, a multipurpose turf field, and a range of group exercise classes. Massage therapy and Physical therapy service also offered on site.

Contact Information
UNC Wellness Center at Northwest Cary
350 Stonecroft Lane
Cary, North Carolina 27519
919-957-5900

The University Employee Occupational Health Clinic (UEOHC) provides occupational medical surveillance and workers’ compensation first care services to all part-time, full-time and temporary employees of the University.

The UEOHC is located at 145 Medical Drive, 2nd floor (AHEC Building).

Fitness & Recreation

Employees can enjoy a healthy and active lifestyle through a variety of recreational opportunities and wellness programs that empower and motivate participants to make healthy choices.

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Campus Recreation

Campus Recreation inspires all Tar Heels to have fun, stay active, grow and play together. From group fitness classes, aquatics, outdoor education and climbing walls, all fitness levels and abilities are welcome.

Permanent UNC employees can enjoy access to Campus Recreation facilities like Fetzer Hall, Woollen Gym, Rams Head Rec Center, Bowman Gray Indoor Pool and Kessing Outdoor Pool for the low cost of $20 a month. Spouse/Domestic Partners memberships and Temporary Employee memberships available.

Join Campus Recreation on-demand and stay active anytime and anywhere. Take a break and enjoy a quick 15-30 minute pre-recorded class now available on YouTube. Classes include:

  • Core & Strength
  • Barre & Pilates
  • Cardio & HIIT
  • Dance
  • Yoga & Restore
  • Seated & Accessible Workouts

Learn more and see the schedule for Campus Recreation Group Fitness Classes.

More Fitness & Recreation

Finley Golf Course is an 18-hole golf course owned by the University and home to the Tar Heel women’s and men’s golf teams. Redesigned by Tom Fazio (1999) and LoveGolf Design (2023), the course is open to the public, and discounted green fees are available to faculty and staff. The course is located on Old Mason Farm Road and Finley Golf Course Road off State Routes 54 and 15-501 near campus and the North Carolina Botanical Garden.

Membership Details | For more information, call (919) 962-2349 or email finleygolfclub@unc.edu.

Campus Rec hosts two annual employee-only fun runs, Spring Fling and Jingle Bell Jog. Held on the first Friday in May and December, these social events attract hundreds of employees to the 2.7-mile fun run or 1.5-mile walk.

The events promote physical activity, health and well-being and provides employees with the opportunity to give back to their local community. Costumes encouraged but not required.

UNC employees climb for free every Friday 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Rams Head Recreation Center with highly trained climbing staff. All are welcome. The walls are safe and easy to access, even for those who have never climbed before. No membership needed!

On the east edge of Chapel Hill, in the middle of 28 acres of woods and pasture, The Farm Faculty & Staff Recreation Association was founded in 1967 as a recreation center for faculty and staff. Today, the Farm provides recreational and social facilities including tennis, swimming and other sports for its members and their families. Membership is available to permanent full-time and part-time employees. The Farm is located off Raleigh Road/SR 54 on Barbee Chapel Road, not far from Meadowmont. Members pay an initiation fee and monthly dues. Call (919) 962-3933 for more information.

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More Fitness & Nutrition Resources

Learn about fitness and nutrition programs for Carolina employees, and find videos, tips and more fitness & nutrition resources with our Total WellBeing On-Demand Library.

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Services & Savings

Employees have access to useful services like getting to and from campus and saving on computers and office items.

UNC-Chapel Hill is recognized nationally as one of the Best Workplaces for Commuters. UNC’s Commuter Alternative Program (CAP) rewards employees and students who choose to take the bus, join a rideshare, ride a bike or walk to campus.

University property considered unusable or unserviceable is sent to the Surplus Property Warehouse for disposal. The University Surplus Property Warehouse staff disposes of equipment and furniture through sales to University departments, sales to the general public, transfers to the State Surplus Warehouse, or recycling.
UNC Student Stores, in partnership with UNC Employee Benefits, Human Resources, and Payroll Services is proud to offer to full-time permanent UNC employees a Payroll Deduction program for the purchase of computers and tablets, with accessories, from the Tech Shop. This program will afford employees opportunities to purchase computers and tablets, with accessories, through one initial down-payment and interest-free payroll deduction payments spread over six months.

Library & Information Technology

As a University employee, you have access to Carolina’s campuswide library system and to helpful information services like a platform for remembering all your online passwords.

University Libraries, Carolina’s campuswide library system has one of the premier collections in the South, highlighted by several revered special collections. These include the North Carolina Collection, the Rare Book Collection, the Southern Historical Collection and the Southern Folklife Collection.

Employees may check out books at Davis, the Undergraduate and Wilson libraries in addition to 14 other library facilities on campus, all by using your UNC One Card. Enjoy other employee perks that can include a subscription the New York Times online.

University employees have free access to LastPass Premium, the online password manager that keeps your online information safe and secure, makes logins easier and protects your digital identity and your online accounts. LastPass can tell you if your password is discovered in a breach, notify you of risky password reuse,and provide you with a score to help improve your online safety.

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Relocation Assistance

UNC-Chapel Hill offers a relocation service and a SMARTMOVE real estate rebate program for current and prospective University employees through Fonville Morisey, Inc. (FM Relocation Services), an established real estate agency with years of experience in the region. Fonville-Morisey Relocation Services team is dedicated to providing new and current UNC-Chapel Hill employees with quality service in all areas of destination services.

Fonville-Morisey Relocation Services will help to assess an individual’s specific real estate needs and expectations, assist in maximizing the benefits of their preferred client status and will be an advocate through all the details of real estate transactions.

Regardless of buying or selling a home, employees of the University have access to financial incentives and moving services, including:

  • Overview tours
  • Drive-around rental assistance
  • Lending services

SMARTMOVE is available on your primary home, vacation properties and investment homes.

  • You do not have to be relocating to be eligible for the program.
  • You must register to be eligible and there are some limitations/restrictions in some U.S. states.

To register and for details
Visit Fonville-Morisey’s dedicated UNC Moves website.

All current and new hires of UNC-Chapel Hill are eligible for the SMARTMOVE real estate rebate program. SMARTMOVE is a nationwide real estate rebate program designed to support you whether you are buying, selling or both! The average rebate is over $3,000 when you buy and sell through the program.
Contact Renee L. Daniels, CRP, GRP
Phone: 919-785-4389
Email: RDANIELS@FMRELOCATION.COM

Need more help with moving? Carolina employees can receive discounts on auto transport and more — and on home services once you get settled. See the Home, Auto & Pet discounts page for more.

Additional Resources

Find videos, tips and more campus resources with our Total WellBeing On-Demand Library.

Contact UNC Total WellBeing

Jessica Pyjas, Senior Total WellBeing Manager
Meriem Alqoh, University Program Associate
Email | totalwellbeing@unc.edu