Inside this issue: NEW EMPLOYEES STARTING IN MARCH METRO MUSIC FEST 2 STAFF SENATE UPDATE CENTRAL EMPLOYEE CONFER- ENCE ICIMS REPLACING PEOPLEAD- MIN 3 BRONCHO BRAGS NAT’L STUDENT EMPLOYMENT WEEK 4 SERVICE ANNIVERSARIES APRIL BIRTHDAYS 5 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SESSIONS 6 WELLNESS CENTER UPDATE 7 April 2017 VOLUNTEER with the VSLC Patrick Tadlock, Director VSLC As an instuon of higher educaon in Oklahoma, UCO has the unique opportunity to provide for the good of society through the use of our most important resource, our people. The final line of the UCO Mission Statement reads as follows, “UCO contributes to the intellectual, cul- tural, economic and social advancement of the communies and indi- viduals it serves.” This call to acon not only applies to our students, but also our staff and faculty. The Volunteer and Service Learning Center recognizes this need and is commied to providing support to our fellow staff and faculty members looking for volunteer opportunies. The VSLC staff is more than happy to speak with you regard- ing volunteer opons for you or your office. We also offer a full list of service partners. This list can be accessed at hps://orgsync.com/119/community/opportunies. You may also contact the VSLC in person at [email protected], ext. 2621, or visit our office in NUC 212. As a reminder, we have a significant, but oſten underulized policy in place at UCO that shows our instuon’s commitment to community involvement. This is our Community Service Leave Policy. The policy allows eligible employees with paid me off to volun- teer for external community service. This policy allows for up 16 hours of leave to be taken per fiscal year for external com- munity service. This leave must be approved by the employee’s supervisor and logged through the VSLC. For more informaon about the policy and a link to log your service hours please visit hp://www.uco.edu/administraon/human-resources/benefits/ leave/community-service-leave.asp. One opportunity we would like to highlight is the Cen- tral Pantry. This service will be reaching its fiſth year of service to our UCO community this fall. The pantry, as many know, is open to all faculty, staff and students at UCO. Anyone from our community can also donate or volunteer at the Pantry. We rely on volunteers to staff the pantry. We also do not use student funds or University funds to purchase food for the Pantry. This means we rely heavily on donaons of non-perishable food and money to keep our shelves stocked. The pantry serves approxi- mately 400 people a month. It is open from 9am-4pm on any day the University is open. You can contact the Volunteer and Service Learning Center via email, phone, or in per- son if you would like to volunteer, donate, or use the Pantry. (connued on page 2) HUMAN RESOURCES Written By and For the Employees of the University of Central Oklahoma Patrick Tadlock
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Inside this issue:
NEW EMPLOYEES STARTING IN MARCH METRO MUSIC FEST
2
STAFF SENATE UPDATE CENTRAL EMPLOYEE CONFER-ENCE ICIMS REPLACING PEOPLEAD-MIN
3
BRONCHO BRAGS NAT’L STUDENT EMPLOYMENT WEEK
4
SERVICE ANNIVERSARIES APRIL BIRTHDAYS
5
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SESSIONS
6
WELLNESS CENTER UPDATE 7
April 2017
VOLUNTEER with the VSLC Patrick Tadlock, Director VSLC
As an institution of higher education in Oklahoma, UCO has the unique opportunity to provide for the good of society through the use of our most important resource, our people. The final line of the UCO Mission Statement reads as follows, “UCO contributes to the intellectual, cul-tural, economic and social advancement of the communities and indi-viduals it serves.” This call to action not only applies to our students, but also our staff and faculty. The Volunteer and Service Learning Center recognizes this need and is committed to providing support to our fellow staff and faculty members looking for volunteer opportunities. The VSLC staff is more than happy to speak with you regard-ing volunteer options for you or your office. We also offer a full list of service partners. This list can be accessed at https://orgsync.com/119/community/opportunities. You may also contact the VSLC in person at [email protected], ext. 2621, or visit our office in NUC 212. As a reminder, we have a significant, but often underutilized policy in place at UCO that shows our institution’s commitment to community involvement. This is our Community Service Leave Policy. The policy allows eligible employees with paid time off to volun-teer for external community service.
This policy allows for up 16 hours of leave to be taken per fiscal year for external com-munity service. This leave must be approved by the employee’s supervisor and logged through the VSLC. For more information about the policy and a link to log your service hours please visit http://www.uco.edu/administration/human-resources/benefits/leave/community-service-leave.asp.
One opportunity we would like to highlight is the Cen-tral Pantry. This service will be reaching its fifth year of service to our UCO community this fall. The pantry, as many know, is open to all faculty, staff and students at UCO. Anyone from our community can also donate or volunteer at the Pantry. We rely on
volunteers to staff the pantry. We also do not use student funds or University funds to purchase food for the Pantry.
This means we rely heavily on donations of non-perishable food and money to keep our shelves stocked. The pantry serves approxi-mately 400 people a month. It is open from 9am-4pm on any day the University is open. You can contact the Volunteer and Service Learning Center via email, phone, or in per-son if you would like to volunteer, donate, or use the Pantry. (continued on page 2)
HUMAN RESOURCES
Written By and For the Employees of the University of Central Oklahoma
Another major opportunity we have coming up on the horizon is the Oklahoma City Memo-rial Marathon. We have established a partnership with the Oklahoma City National Memori-al and Museum to provide volunteers on several occasions both before and during the mar-athon. The Memorial Marathon this spring will be April 30th. We will have one opportunity to volunteer that morning at the start corrals. This is always an early start, but a deeply ful-filling opportunity. You can sign up or find more details at www.uco.edu/okstandard.
If an early morning start is not your thing, we also offer another opportunity to help support the marathon on April 21st. We will be helping prepackage supplies for the runner support stations that dot the marathon route. This opportunity will take place in two shifts from 8-
10 a.m. and 10 a.m.-12noon. You can sign up for one or both of the shifts. This will be a great opportunity for you to use your community service leave hours. You can find out more info and sign up for this opportunity at www.uco.edu/okstandard.
As mentioned, service is a very important part of our mission at UCO and we look forward to helping you fulfill this com-
mitment and show everyone why we are “The Metro’s University.”
VOLUNTEER with the VSLC (Continued from page 1)
Randy Hampton General Maintenance I Murdaugh Hall
Tyler Holland Assistant Football Coach Athletics
Mike Shartzer General Maintenance I University Suites
WELCOME
Metro Music Fest The ACM@UCO is excited to announce the annual Metro Music Fest which will take place Saturday, April 8 in Oklahoma City’s Bricktown district.
Los Angeles-based experimental hip hop group clip-ping. and 25-year-old bluegrass virtuoso Sierra Hull join the national and local talent set to perform at this
year’s festival. Hull and clipping. join headlining act Guided By Voices along with other notable national acts SHEL, Must Die!, Sports and Night Moves, to name a few. Additionally, more than 60 ACM@UCO student bands will per-form at nine different venues throughout the Bricktown district.
New to the festival this year will be a kid-friendly section of the festival taking place from noon to 4 p.m. in the park-ing lot just south of the ACM@UCO on Oklahoma Ave. The kid’s fest will feature a “Frozen” sing-a-long and meet and greet, kid-friendly bands, arts and crafts and more. Several food trucks will be available for service throughout the day and admission to all venues is free and open to the public. Please click here for additional information and up-dates.
STAFF SENATE UPDATE Justine Tozer, Asst Dir Trans & Parking
UCO Staff Senate held their last meeting on Tuesday, March 7. There was no guest speaker at this meeting. Two proposals were voted on: FMLA and Accrued Leave, and Leave Share Amendment. Both proposals passed. Additionally, a motion to request a joint resolution with Faculty Senate affirming the Senates’
shared stance on weapons on campus was presented and passed. For more detailed information on Senate meetings, as well as the recently elected senators to begin terms in July 2017, please see the UCO Staff Senate website. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 4 at 2:00pm in the Forensic Sci-ence Institute, Room 106.
Save the Date! The University of Central Oklahoma is a microcosm of the diverse world we live in. As employees, our global and cultural compe-tence has a direct impact on our ability to effectively interact with and serve our constituents. This year’s employee conference will focus on helping attendees explore our interconnectedness by focusing on what it means to be globally and culturally competent, how to interact with indi-viduals who are “different” than we are, and encourage better attitudes, awareness, and respect for all people. Registration for this year’s Employee Conference will be available in mid-late April.
CENTRAL EMPLOYEE CONFERENCE Ryan Kolb, Professional Development
iCIMS TO REPLACE PeopleAdmin David Herd, Director Talent Acquisition
Talent Acquisition is currently implementing a new applicant tracking and onboarding solution. This new vendor will provide a slicker, more efficient service, allowing us to improve our applicant and user experience from start to finish. Anticipated launch date of iCIMs will be July 2017 for the new hire piece, with an onboarding solution for new hires to follow shortly after. Hiring Managers
looking to post positions around May or June should call contact David Herd (Director of Compensation & Talent Acqui-sition) on ex 3650 or [email protected] to discuss options around this transition. There will be training sessions this summer for all PeopleAdmin users, more information to come once finalized!
Broncho Beat wants to celebrate with you! Email Broncho Brag submissions to [email protected]. All announcements are
subject to editing and publication.
Kudos Adrienne Martinez! Adrienne Martinez, EEO/Title IX Coordinator and current OCU Law student, recently competed in the ABA Appellate Competition Regional in San Francisco. Her team returned with honors and they ad-vanced to the national competition as one of four regional champions. Martinez and her team beat UC Davis by a 5-0 decision in the final elimination round. Their road to the final round included wins over excellent teams from UC Berkeley and the University of Notre Dame. Martinez was recognized
as the fifth best advocate. Congratulations, Adrienne!
Thanks to all UCO Employees!
On March 3rd, UCO faculty, staff, and student employees gathered at Buddy’s Cafeteria to celebrate National Employ-ee Appreciation Day. Human Resources sponsored the annual event and employees were treated to specialty desserts, ice cream, free drinks, games, and a commemorative UCO gift. Central appreciates all of our exceptional employees!
The National Student Employment Association (NSEA) designates one week each year for universities and colleges across the country to recognize the substantial contribu-tions of students who work on campus. This year, National Student Employment Week is April 9-15. At UCO, student employment offers students career-enhancing opportu-nities, the ability to develop skills relevant in any career, and better preparation for the job market upon graduation.
Of course, a primary motivation for most students is the need to help pay for their education. Many students are able to earn a significant portion
of their college expenses, thus avoiding the debt burden so common with college graduates today. As those who have hired students can attest, student employees perform invaluable services with enthusi-asm, dedication, and initiative.
Supervisors are encouraged to contact Employee Relations (X2932) to learn about unique recognition items available (at no cost to your department) for their student employees.
NAT’L STUDENT EMPLOYMENT WEEK Carrie Irwin, Director Employee Relations
Employee Central 5K Walk/Run Justine Mankin, Benefits
Human Resources and the Department of Wellness and Sport have revamped the 2017 Central 5K. Registration is free to all UCO faculty and staff and the first 150 to register will receive an event shirt. The event encourages walking, jog-ging and running individually or as part of a team. The Central 5K will be part four of our wellness series “Healthy, Wealthy and Wise.” Walking and running are great forms of exercise that can be completed without a gym or equip-ment and are especially great as warmer temperatures arrive. The new Central 5K will take place on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. beginning at Plunkett Park and snaking throughout cam-pus. Departments who participate in the Get ‘Em (Go Exercising Togeth-er, Encourage and Motivate) Program are encouraged to participate in the Central 5K together as teams. Five participants will be randomly se-lected to win a $50 Sprouts gift card that can used to purchase local, healthy groceries. Being active is a great way to manage weight, increase activity and com-bat stress. Human Resources and the Department of Wellness and Sport are committed to employee wellness. For more ways to get involved with resources offered by both departments visit the Benefits’ and Wellness Center’s websites.
Group Fitness Classes
The Group Fitness Program at UCO exists to create a fun, safe and effective workout for individuals of all skills and fitness levels and to help employees lead happy and healthy lifestyles. Wellness Center Group Fitness classes are FREE to all faculty and staff members. The FREE Group Fitness classes do not require pre-registration and are available on a first come, first serve basis. Classes are designed so that participants can drop into any class format and receive safe and effective instruction.
Group Fitness activity areas include room 104 and 134 in the Wellness Cen-ter and Cross Training Central "The Yard" located east of the Wellness Center.
HERE ARE A FEW BENEFITS OF GROUP FITNESS
-Group training is motivational and fun -Builds a support network of like-minded people -Aerobic activity raises the heart rate -Motivation from a teacher to offer guidance and support -Lose excess body fat -Listen to some upbeat music -Tone and shape muscles -Increase stamina, strength, flexibility and endurance -Healthy way to relieve stress -Gain a greater sense of well-being -Lower your risk of heart disease by increasing cardio - respiratory efficiency
Please click here to view the Group Fitness Spring 2017 Schedule
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