CU Engineering Employee News & Resources - June 4, 2024

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Thursday, June 13. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Herbst Plaza
Join Dean Keith Molenaar and the college’s senior staff team for a summer cookout to celebrate you and all of the amazing work that you do as a member of our CEAS faculty & staff. Stop by Herbst Plaza to enjoy some paella, barbeque and ice cream (vegan and vegetarian options also available).

RSVP for the cookout by June 10

Thursday, June 13. DLC 1B70
This all-day event will be held on campus, and invitations will be sent over the next few weeks to all eligible new staff that have started in the college since the last orientation in mid-February. All new staff are highly encouraged to attend to learn more about the college and build relationships with peers. For more information, please contact angela.eberhardt@colorado.edu.

Please see the performance cycle dates below:

University Staff

• Performance Cycle: July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024
• Year-End Evaluation: July 1, 2024, to Sept. 15, 2024 

Classified Staff

• Performance Cycle: Aug. 1, 2023, to July 31, 2024
• Year-End Evaluation: Aug. 1, 2024, to Sept. 15, 2024

Please revisit the Cornerstone Performance Management page for more information regarding the timeline and steps to complete your evaluations. Additional support is available in the online Cornerstone Knowledgebase, which provides step-by-step guidance. The CEAS Dean’s Office HR team will provide additional sessions to support you through this first year. Invitations for those sessions will be coming soon.

Associate deans Alaa Ahmed, Amy Javernick-Will and Wil Srubar; department chair Ryan Hayward; and program directors Mike Hannigan, Angela Bielefeldt and Mindy Zarske will step into their new roles on July 1.

The campus offers free and confidential counseling for faculty and staff through the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program. Please reach out (303-492-3020 or via the FSAP request form) if you would like to explore these services.

Employee Services will soon debut a new tool that allows employees using Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI), FMLA and Parental Leave to more easily manage their leave, and allows their supervisors and department HR contacts greater insight into open cases for their direct reports.

New self-service portal user guides will help with learning to navigate the new system. These guides walk through the login process as well as instructions for navigating several steps of the leave request, management and reporting process with screenshots to help locate each tool.

1. The Leave of Absence Employee Self-Service (ESS) User Guide helps employees learn how to apply for and manage their leave.
2. The Leave of Absence Manager, Supervisor and HR Partner Self-Service (ESS) User Guide helps manages, supervisor and HR partners navigate their own leave and their employees.

The College of Engineering & Applied Science offers several award and recognition opportunities for staff, with more recognition opportunities being developed. Current awards include: 

• Commitment to Excellence Award 
• Staff Incentive Award 
• Employee Recognition Award 
• College of Engineering Outstanding Staff Award 
• College of Engineering & Applied Science Staff Advisor Award 

Details of these awards are available on the CEAS website. For helpful guidance on how to optimize your unit’s use of these awards, check out recommendations published by Engineering Staff Council.

Funds exhausted for remaining part of FY

Funding has been exhausted for the remainder of the fiscal year for awarding professional development funds from the college. For professional development funding of the remainder of the current FY, please work with your unit leadership to explore opportunities.

FY 2024-25 funding applications open July 1

CEAS HR will start accepting applications for professional development funding in July until all the funds have been exhausted from the FY24-25 budget. Funding of up to $500 per staff member per fiscal year is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

• Adriana Iturbe, Professional Academic Advisor, ADMIN - May 13
• Willow Peluso, NCWIT Counselors for Computing Project Coordinator, NCWIT - May 15
• Rachel Montgomery, Faculty Development & Recruitment Specialist, ADMIN - May 20
• Scott Anderson, Senior Director for Marketing & Communications, ADMIN - May 27
• Savannah Moore, Undergraduate Academic Advisor, SSAS/ADMIN - May 28
• Laura Roecker, Area Director of Advising, SSAS/ADMIN - May 29
• Susan Day, Principal Research Proposal Manager, RSO/ADMIN - May 31

• Hillary Faichnie, Crown Institute - June 3

• Jeremy Pena, Area Director, SSAS/ADMIN - May 1
• Adam Stasica, Associate Director of Development, Advancement - May 1
• John Henderson, Space Use & Building Operations Coordinator, ADMIN - May 11 
• Clarisa Collins, Financial Service Center Coordinator, ADMIN - May 31

Celebrating 5 Years: 

• Victor Anderson, Space Sciences Research Manager - Student Projects & Industry Relations, Space Grant - June 1
• Keiko Hunt, Finance Specialist, AES/IRISS - June 3
• Chantal Baca, BOLD Academic Services Program Manager, BOLD - June 24

Celebrating 10 Years:

• Emily Adams, Associate Director of CEAS Communications, ADMIN - June 25

Kayla Boster, Program Manager of Budget & Finance, EVEN 
The Environmental Engineering Program is extremely grateful to Kayla Boster for her dedication and expertise. Not only is her knowledge of finance and operations unmatched, she also takes personal ownership of these matters for EVEN and always volunteers to help. In this past year, Kayla played a particularly important role, going far beyond the call of duty to voluntarily assume extra responsibilities while we were between Program Coordinators. Thank you so much, Kayla, for all that you do for EVEN.

I would like to congratulate the entire CU Engineering community for the awesome events highlighting senior capstone projects, including the Engineering Projects Expo, Smead Aerospace Symposium, Integrated Design Engineering Expo, and the ATLAS Institute Expo! The student projects were amazing and well supported by our excellent faculty and staff, and the events were well planned and seamless. Thank you CU Engineering for supporting our students in their capstone projects! #ProReady

-Ben Weihrauch, Senior Director of Student Professional Development

The ITL Program hosted its annual student staff celebration on reading day. This spring, the ITLP celebrated nine graduating student staff who invested a combined 55 semesters during their time at CU to support hands-on engineering education in CEAS.

Kai Amey, Director of Engineering Education & Outreach, ITLP

Monday, June 17. 12:30 - 4:30 p.m., ARCE - Registration Required
The Employee Management and Compliance Essentials course provides a comprehensive overview for managers and supervisors of legal guidelines, campus policies, and CU Boulder practices related to employee management and development.

Friday, June 21. 10 a.m.-noon, virtual - Registration Required
A stay interview is an easy-to-use tool to uncover, anticipate, and resolve issues and concerns with employees to prevent them from leaving the organization. This workshop is intended for supervisors who want to implement proactive strategies for retaining their employees. 

Wednesdays through July 17. 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., CU Rec Center - Registration Required
Join WorkWell at the Rec Center this summer for yoga! Rec Center membership not required, but please register in advance for class, as classes are limited to 25 participants (faculty and staff only).

Friday, June 28. Noon- 1 p.m. - Registration Required
Join the CU Campus HR Training team for an overview of programs offered, and learn how to maximize the benefit of all the professional development trainings that are available to all CU Boulder employees.