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Register Today! On Campus Learning Opportunities this Month!

As part of the Learning at Lawrence training series, we are excited to announce two different learning opportunities available on February 21, 2019, facilitated by Katie Rasoul.

TIME 1: Defining & Achieving Your Goals – This 90 minute workshop will provide you with knowledge & skills to set and achieve goals while overcoming roadblocks.  This session is open to all members of the campus community. RSVP here as spaces are limited.

TIME 2: Better at Feedback: Honest Conversations using Coaching – This 3 hour workshop will focus on how to effectively provide candid and impactful feedback.  Different methods and coaching approaches will be shared as you grow and enhance this skill set.  This session is open to all member of the campus community, but may be most beneficial to those in (aspiring) leadership or supervisory capacities.  RSVP here as spaces are limited.

Please contact Blia Vang in the Human Resources office should you have any questions, we look forward to learning with you!

Share your Thoughts – Performance Review Taskforce

It is with great excitement that we share the formation of a taskforce to evaluate the staff performance review process at Lawrence University.  This taskforce will be charged with exploring and assessing best practices and emerging trends in performance evaluation and providing recommendations of which will impact all University staff.  The taskforce will include individuals from across campus to provide a diverse perspective.

Topics the taskforce will be asked to provide recommendation of include:

  • Frequency
    • How often should performance reviews be completed for Lawrence University staff?
  • Timing
    • During what time of the year should performance reviews be completed?  What amount of notice is needed for supervisors to feel these can adequately be completed?
  • Format
    • In what format should performance reviews be completed? How will the performance evaluation be documented?  What, if any, evaluation criteria should performance review documentation contain?  Should a self-assessment be required?
  • An Additional Review for Newly Hired Staff
    • Should a performance evaluation for new staff be created?  For example, a 90-day performance evaluation.

Members of the taskforce include:

Taskforce Member
Geri Angiulli, Financial Services
Dana Rose-Schmalz, Technology Services
Trevor O’Brian, Facility Services
Jenny Ziegler, Development Analytics
Anna Simeth, CFSR
Pete Gilbert, Library
Rosie Cannizzo, Conservatory
Shaniqua Crawford, Title IX
Rich Jazdzewski, Wellness Services
Lindsay Kehl, Human Resources
Lisa Van Zeeland, Human Resources
Tina Harrig, Human Resources

We encourage you to share your thoughts, ideas, and feedback with any member of the taskforce.  Taskforce members will be asked to bring these items to the meetings.  If you would like to share feedback on a certain aspect of performance reviews, please do so before the dates noted below:

  • Frequency – Provide feedback to a taskforce member on this topic before February 13, 2019
  • Timing – Provide feedback to a taskforce member on this topic before February 27, 2019
  • Format – Provide feedback to a taskforce member on this topic before March 13, 2019
  • An Additional Review for Newly Hired Staff – Provide feedback to a taskforce member on this topic before March 27, 2019

We look forward to sharing additional information as this initiative progresses.

On Campus Learning Opportunities this Month!

As part of the Learning at Lawrence training series, we are excited to announce two different learning opportunities available on February 21, 2019, facilitated by Katie Rasoul.

TIME 1: Defining & Achieving Your Goals – This 90 minute workshop will provide you with knowledge & skills to set and achieve goals while overcoming roadblocks.  This session is open to all members of the campus community. RSVP here as spaces are limited.

TIME 2: Better at Feedback: Honest Conversations using Coaching – This 3 hour workshop will focus on how to effectively provide candid and impactful feedback.  Different methods and coaching approaches will be shared as you grow and enhance this skill set.  This session is open to all member of the campus community, but may be most beneficial to those in (aspiring) leadership or supervisory capacities.  RSVP here as spaces are limited.

Please contact Blia Vang in the Human Resources office should you have any questions, we look forward to learning with you!

Share your Thoughts – Performance Review Taskforce

It is with great excitement that we share the formation of a taskforce to evaluate the staff performance review process at Lawrence University.  This taskforce will be charged with exploring and assessing best practices and emerging trends in performance evaluation and providing recommendations of which will impact all University staff.  The taskforce will include individuals from across campus to provide a diverse perspective.

Topics the taskforce will be asked to provide recommendation of include:

  • Frequency
    • How often should performance reviews be completed for Lawrence University staff?
  • Timing
    • During what time of the year should performance reviews be completed?  What amount of notice is needed for supervisors to feel these can adequately be completed?
  • Format
    • In what format should performance reviews be completed? How will the performance evaluation be documented?  What, if any, evaluation criteria should performance review documentation contain?  Should a self-assessment be required?
  • An Additional Review for Newly Hired Staff
    • Should a performance evaluation for new staff be created?  For example, a 90-day performance evaluation.

Members of the taskforce include:

Taskforce Member:
Geri Angiulli, Financial Services
Dana Rose-Schmalz, Technology Services
Trevor O’Brian, Facility Services
Jenny Ziegler, Development Analytics
Anna Simeth, CFSR
Pete Gilbert, Library
Rosie Cannizzo, Conservatory
Shaniqua Crawford, Title IX
Lindsay Kehl, Human Resources
Lisa Van Zeeland, Human Resources
Tina Harrig, Human Resources

We encourage you to share your thoughts, ideas, and feedback with any member of the taskforce.  Taskforce members will be asked to bring these items to the meetings.  If you would like to share feedback on a certain aspect of performance reviews, please do so before the dates noted below:

  • Frequency – Provide feedback to a taskforce member on this topic before February 13, 2019
  • Timing – Provide feedback to a taskforce member on this topic before February 27, 2019
  • Format – Provide feedback to a taskforce member on this topic before March 13, 2019
  • An Additional Review for Newly Hired Staff – Provide feedback to a taskforce member on this topic before March 27, 2019

We look forward to sharing additional information as this initiative progresses.

TRAVEL AND BUSINESS EXPENSE POLICY –ANNUAL REVIEW

The Financial Services office thanks everyone for an extremely successful implementation year of our updated expense policies.  Here are a few helpful reminders and tips for the future, based on activity that we see frequently:

  • Lawrence University is exempt from paying sales tax on lodging in Wisconsin, New York, Michigan, and Florida. The specific tax exempt forms for these states are conveniently available to you on the Financial Services website. Don’t forget to ask for the taxes to be removed when you pick up your receipt and checkout of the hotel.

https://www.lawrence.edu/info/offices/financial_services/accounts_payable/accounts_payable_forms

  • When traveling one or more nights out of town for business, $60 is the recommended allowance to spend for meals each day. If meals are incurred during a work day for a business purpose without travel, the recommended meal allowances are: breakfast ($10), lunch ($15) and dinner ($30).
  • Credit card bi-monthly statements, expense reimbursements, and cash advances should be reconciled with the Financial Services office within 60 days of incurring the expenses.
  • When using a personal vehicle for business travel, it is acceptable to request reimbursement for 50 cents per mile up to 250 miles round trip. Seeking travel reimbursement with a gasoline receipt is appropriate when traveling with a Lawrence fleet vehicle or rental vehicle.
  • When paying for future travel accommodations and fees with personal funds, please remember that reimbursement will be made only after the travel has occurred. University purchasing cards and travel advances can be used to avoid carrying these costs personally prior to travel.  The business office can assist those who may not have their own purchasing card.

Always feel welcome to reach out to colleagues in Financial Services with questions at any time.

Inclement Weather Time Reporting

Due to the campus closures for inclement weather this week, please note the following when submitting your timesheets:

  • Hourly employees should record regular work hours using the pay code “Inclement Weather – No Report” (If you are a salaried employee, you do not need to record anything).  Employees will be paid at their regular rate of pay.
    • Note that “Inclement Weather – No Report” pay does not factor in to the calculation of overtime as overtime is only calculated for actual hours worked.
  • If you are an hourly staff employee who was instructed to report to work during the campus weather closure, you will be paid at a rate of time and one half.  Employees should record work hours using the pay code “Inclement Weather – Worked.”  Many thanks to all who worked during this time to ensure the safety of our campus.

Please contact the Payroll Office at 920-832-6539 or 920-832-6564 should you have any questions regarding pay for this closure. Thank you.

January New Hires

The following colleagues have been hired within the last couple of weeks. If you see them on campus, please welcome them to Lawrence! 

Brittany Bell – Assistant Dean of Students and Director of the Diversity and Intercultural Center (Diversity and Intercultural Center)

Ed Berthiaume – Director of Public Information (Communications)

 

Post Your 2019 Summer Jobs

Student Supervisors, please note that students will begin applying for summer employment through Lawrence Link as early as tomorrow!  Please post your positions as soon as possible to ensure you are able to fill them.  Contact the CLC should you have any questions on posting through Lawrence Link or Andy Robinson for general questions on the summer employment process.