Don’t forget to weigh in for the yearly challenge that helps keep us accountable during the holiday season. Weigh in Wednesday before 2pm at the wellness center. Prizes include a fit bit, massages, hydroflasks and more. The winning team will maintain their collective weight closest to their pre-holiday weigh in. Weigh back in the week of January 8th.
Griff’s Grill Winter Edition
We are breaking out the winter gear in preparation for the winter edition of Griff’s Grill. We are featuring Jacobs’ hot dogs and brats, a special “winter” brat and of course veggie options. Join us Wednesday, November 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for lunch (seating is available inside).
LU Apparel Store Sale
Stop by the apparel store after lunch! Faculty and staff get 20% off on all LU apparel on Wednesday, November 29.
Mail Services – Next Week 11/18-22
Office mail pick-up and delivery will take place in the following manner next week due to the holiday and campus closure.
- Monday – regular mail routine
- Tuesday – regular mail routine
- Wednesday – morning mail only, window will be open until 3pm
- Thursday – campus closed
- Friday – campus closed
If you have any questions, please contact Greg Griffin.
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:
- From Webmail, https://lumail.lawrence.edu/
- At the login prompt login with your Lawrence username and password
- From the top right corner, click the Gear icon.
- Click Options from the drop down list
- From the left edge, click General-My Account
- Click on the round image icon
- Click on Upload photo
- Navigate to the location of where your photo is store, select it and click Open/Choose.
- Click Save (top right-hand corner)
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the Help Desk.
Furniture
If anyone is interested in older chairs for extra seating in an office or waiting space, please contact Facility Services.
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.