Deanna Kolell

See below for a few updates from the Human Resources Office that will help you efficiently find the resources and support you need.  

STAFF UPDATES 

• Please welcome Ka Houa Lee, our new Payroll & HR Coordinator. Ka Houa is joining us from Nurses PRN, where she was in the role of HR Generalist. Ka Houa will lead our Student Employment Program and payroll processing, benefits program support, pre-employment activities, background & MVR checks, and management of the HR inbox and online resources. 

• Congratulations to Robin Bettis, who has been promoted to HR Generalist. She will be assisting with daily HR operations including employee relations, compensation, benefits, risk management, and compliance. 

• Crista Rettler, Payroll Manager, will be leaving Lawrence as of June 7.  Please join us in thanking Cris for all of her hard work and dedication to LU over the last 13.5 years—she will be greatly missed! In partnership with WAICU, we will be utilizing Core Education for payroll processing as we seek to fill this important role. Please direct all payroll requests and inquiries to the payroll@lawrence.edu email account, as Core Education will be supporting us virtually. 

RESOURCES & SUPPORT

SUPERVISORS – With these changes, we are better able to offer a specific HR representative to partner with you around policy and process, employee relations, recruiting, and organizational changes. The list of leaders and partners will be posted and updated as needed on the HR SharePoint page under Meet the Human Resources & Payroll Team>HR Partner List.

ALL STAFF & FACULTY – Please utilize the humanresources@lawrence.edu email account as your first point of contact for any questions related to benefits, policy, and procedures. You can also find answers to common inquiries on the Human Resources SharePoint site, which will continue to be updated with the most recent information available including: 

• Employee Handbook 

• Benefits Guides & Contact Information – *Note: In most cases, benefit and/or prescription questions are best answered directly by the benefits provider. 

• Paycor Resources & Guides (Instructions for Log-In, Direct Deposit Updates, Timesheets and more) 

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 

• Holiday Schedule 

• Payroll (including tax information and schedule) 

• Discrimination & Harassment Reporting 

• Injury & Incident Reporting 

• Performance Management 

• Career Opportunities & Recruitment 

• Student Employment 

*New* We now have an electronic HR Booking system to schedule appointments with the HR staff member who has the best expertise to help you! In-person or virtual appointments with HR are best for: new hire paperwork, benefit enrollment assistance, timesheet assistance, and employee relations concerns. 

LU Human Resources Team:
Miranda Wollin, Stephanie Chitel, Robin Bettis & Ka Houa Lee