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Summer Employment

We have two opportunities for student summer employment with our facilities team! We are extending this opportunity to apply to children of staff and faculty.

If your child (age 16 or older) is interested in working at Lawrence on the facilities crew this summer, please contact HR to apply by June 14.

New Hires/Job Changes 6/8

The following colleagues have been hired, rehired or have a new position within the last two weeks. If you see them on campus, please welcome them to Lawrence or congratulate them on their new position!

  • Jeremiah Bures-Swift, custodian (Campus Services)
  • Sheldon Hudson, custodian (Campus Services)
  • Tracy Russell, custodian (Campus Services)

Wellness Tip from Laurie

Did you know that nearly 5 million people are treated annually for skin cancer, at a cost of more than $8 billion? And that skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S.—and most of it can be prevented?!

Here’s what the CDC recommends we do to protect ourselves from the damaging UV rays of the sun:

  1. Stay out of the sun, if possible. Find some shade, especially between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
  2. When you are out in the sun, cover up. In addition to your sunglasses, wear a hat, protective clothing and broad spectrum sunscreen (with at least SPF 15.)
  3. Re-apply sunscreen every two hours—and immediately after swimming, sweating or toweling off.
  4. Be extra careful around surfaces that reflect the sun’s rays, like sand, water and concrete.

And what about those darn ticks we keep hearing so much about this year? There’s actually some debate about whether ticks are going to be more plentiful this year than in the past, but regardless, the best way to prevent Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases is to avoid tick exposure. Here’s a link to an informative article that addresses how to avoid exposure in the months ahead: wiscontext.org/abcs-tick-season-wisconsin.

Summer is a great time of the year, and we’re fortunate to live in an area that affords us plenty of fun outdoor activities to take advantage of.  With a little planning and the right skin protection, your summer can be both fun and safe.

Laurie Ehlers, RN, CDE
RN Educator
Memorial Hall, Room 102
920-832-7498
laurie.ehlers@lawrence.edu

Open Enrollment Deadline – May 31!

Please note the deadline for the submission of any Benefit Open Enrollment add/drop or change forms to be submitted to HR is Wednesday, May 31, 2017.

If you do not wish to make any changes to your benefit elections, you do not need to submit any enrollment forms with the exception of the flexible spending account enrollment form.  If you would like to enroll in the new vision coverage offering, that enrollment form must be submitted as well.

All Open Enrollment material, including the meeting presentation, can be found on Lawrence’s website.  Please use this link to access the page directly.

Learning at Lawrence expanded

As we strive to continue to meet the developmental objectives of our staff and faculty, I am happy to share that Learning at Lawrence is expanding! We are excited to share our new platform, which includes four main focus areas:

  • Campus Knowledge, this bi-monthly focus will continue to be around learning more about different departments on campus.
  • Compliance, this annual focus will be a half-day session to cover the necessary training that is required by law.
  • New Manager, this quarterly training will include a half-day session for those recently promoted to a management position or those who are joining Lawrence in a management capacity to learn the essentials of supervising a team at Lawrence.
  • Leadership Development, this quarterly training will provide supervisors and managers the opportunity to develop and expand their leadership skills.

Please see the Learning at Lawrence webpage for specific details about these events. As always, keep an eye out for announcements about new Learning at Lawrence events on LU Insider and the campus calendar.

Summer Employment – Positions Still Available!

The following jobs are STILL available—both full- and part-time opportunities:

Materials management assistants (7 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Mon–Fri)
This position will use hand tools, power tools, pallet jacks, delivery truck, etc.
General duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Assist with campus deliveries
  • Move furniture and miscellaneous items
  • Assist with event setups and takedowns
  • Maintain the campus fleet
  • Other duties as assigned

Summer Maintenance Crew (7am-3:30pm M-F)

This position will be using hand tools, power tools, pallet jacks, delivery truck, and etc.

General duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Wash, sand, and scrape surfaces; paint/stain interior walls, ceilings, floors, woodwork, etc.
  • Paint/stain exterior porches, railings, decks, etc.
  • Any plaster or repair damaged areas on interior walls and ceilings.
  • This position will be using hand tools, power tools, ladders, wet/dry vacuum, paint brushes, rollers, and fans.
  • Moving furniture and miscellaneous items
  • Cleaning vents, changing filters, cleaning exterior lights
  • Working with concrete/pavers/brick work
  • Replacing ceiling tiles
  • Assisting with remodeling projects, assisting tradesmen, assisting grounds dept. as needed
  • General cleaning
  • Other duties as assigned

Björklunden Summer Assistant

Student staff will assist in all aspects of the summer operation of Björklunden and perform tasks as assigned by the Björklunden staff. These tasks include all housekeeping functions in the lodge, administrative duties, waiting on tables for the seminar participants, assisting with kitchen duties such as cooking and cleanup, maintenance of the facility such as painting, lawn care, woodcutting, trail maintenance, gardening, etc. Students also give Chapel tours. During the course of the summer, all students rotate through most of these tasks.  Interested applicants should contact Sherri Immel at the office of Alumni and Constituency Engagement in the Alice G. Chapman Hall (2nd floor, Room 220).

Apply here.

Open enrollment webpage now available

It’s that time of year again: benefit insurance open enrollment!

We have some changes being introduced this year. We highly encourage you to attend a meeting, in the WCC Cinema, that fits in your schedule.

  • May 4
    • 10–11 a.m.
    • 2:30–3:30 p.m.
  • May 8
    • 10–11 a.m.
    • 2:30–3:30 p.m.
  • May 10
    • 8:30–9:30 a.m.
    • 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

The open enrollment webpage is now available with all the information and forms needed. Please return all forms with requested changes to Human Resources by May 31. Click here to be redirected to the webpage.

New hires/job changes April 27

The following colleagues have been hired, rehired or have a new position within the last two weeks. If you see them on campus, please welcome them to Lawrence or congratulate them on their new position!

  • Danielle Burton, temporary accessibility services coordinator (Center of Academic Success)
  • Jill Senso, accountant (Financial Services)
  • Calvin Phomsena, human resources assistant (Human Resources)