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LAL Compliance Training – January 2018

Reminder, the annual Learning at Lawrence Compliance half-day training sessions will be held on January 9, 10 and 11 in the Warch Campus Center.

Please  reserve your spot for the 2018 Annual Compliance Training by December 22, 2017.  Your attendance to ONE of the sessions below is required.

  • Tuesday, January 9th  – 8:00 am – 12:30pm
  • Wednesday, January 10th  – 8:00am – 12:30pm
  • Thursday, January 11th  – 12:00pm – 4:30pm

The topics that will be covered include:

  • Title IX
  • Employee & Student Privacy
  • Information Technology Security
  • Emergency Preparedness & Workplace Safety
  • Family Medical Leave (FML) and Leave of Absence (LOA) Guidelines
  • Americans with Disability ACT (ADA)
  • Worker’s Compensation

If you are unable to attend, or are not located in Appleton, please contact human resources for alternative options.

Benefit Open Enrollment – Due 11/20

The deadline to submit any benefit open enrollment add, drop or changes are due to HR by Monday, November 20, 2017 at 4:00 pm.

If you do not want to make changes to your current benefit elections, you do not need to submit open enrollment forms, with the exception of flexible spending. The flexible spending enrollment form must be completed if you want to participate in health and/or dependent care flexible spending in the 2018 plan year/calendar year.

All Open Enrollment materials, including the meeting presentation, can be found on the HR website.

PAE Nominations – Deadline Extended 12/1

President’s Award of Excellence

The President’s Award of Excellence (PAE) recognizes exemplary University staff members for their exceptional support and performance for their Department and the University.  For more information, please visit the President’s Award of Excellence webpage.

How to submit  a nomination:

Complete the Nomination Form describing how the nominee demonstrates the above listed criteria, not to exceed three typed pages, by December 1, 2017.  When completed with the nomination form, you will need to select “file”, “save as” and save to desktop or personal folder.  The form can be submitted via one of the following methods:

Email:   Excellence@lawrence.edu
Fax:  920.993.6026
Interoffice Mail:  Rochelle Blindauer, Human Resources
Hand Deliver:  Rochelle Blindauer, Brokaw Hall, Room 108

Thank you for your nominations and recognition of the colleagues that make Lawrence a great place!

Do you ever want to put a face with a name? Add your photo to outlook!

With many new faces on campus, we want to ensure everyone has a chance to not only meet in person, but to know who you are through your Outlook profile picture.  Please take a few minutes to upload your picture by following the instructions below.

To begin you must first have a photo saved somewhere on your computer (personal network space/desktop).

For Windows or Apple device users:

  1. From Webmail, https://lumail.lawrence.edu/
  2. At the login prompt login with your Lawrence username and password
  3. From the top right corner, click the Gear icon.
  4. Click Options from the drop down list
  5. From the left edge, click General-My Account
  6. Click on the round image icon
  7. Click on Upload photo
  8. Navigate to the location of where your photo is store, select it and click Open/Choose.
  9. Click Save (top right-hand corner)

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the Help Desk.

PHA Follow-up

If you participated in the PHA process this fall, I hope you’ve had a chance to review your personalized PHA report at www.thedacarepha.net.  If you have any questions or concerns about the results, please contact our onsite ThedaCare RN Laurie Ehlers at laurie.ehlers@lawrence.edu to schedule a time to review your report.

Please note Laurie will be reaching out to individuals with elevated biometric results.  Laurie will ensure participants are aware of the elevated biometric findings and direct the participants to resources to address their concerns.  Laurie is a ThedaCare employee, not a Lawrence employee.  Anything discussed with her is completely confidential, as it would be with any healthcare provider.

All Staff Meeting December 13, 9 a.m.

The next All Staff Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 13, from 9:00-10:00 a.m. in the Somerset Room in the Warch Campus Center.  Coffee and snacks will be provided.

All questions you would like to ask of Chris Lee, Vice President for Finance and Administration, Christyn Abaray, Director of Athletics or Brian Pertl, Dean of the Conservatory of Music should be emailed to staff_connection@lawrence.edu. 

3rd Friday Lunch – A topic we all know something about

The end of the Term is upon us.  The discussion topic for our lunch on Friday will be Finding meaning in the ordinary.  What are some of the ordinary, small encounters, or activities, that are a part of your past week that are also meaningful and refreshing moments?

Join us for soup and salad and time to share the small things that make life meaningful.

11:30 a.m. • November 17 • Center for Spiritual and Religious Life

VolunteerFEST

Lawrence University is an important part of the Appleton community! Come learn about how your talents and interests might be needed at area non-profit organizations by attending VolunteerFEST!

This event is being held Tuesday, November 28, 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Waverly Beach, Menasha. Meet with over 50 different local nonprofit organizations to learn how you can give back. Enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres and learn how to get started as a volunteer with any of these organizations.

The event is free, but please register for tickets: http://volunteerfest2017.eventbrite.com

The Volunteer Center of East Central WI will have a 50/50 raffle, free food, door prizes (including cash prizes and a one-week stay at Christmas Mountain in Wisconsin Dells) and much more.

Contact: Kristin Cates, 920-832-9360 or Kristin.cates@volunteercenter.net