The University of Minnesota is conducting its second annual E2 Employee Engagement Survey. You should have received an email Thursday, October 9 from Mary Stein in Bob McMaster's office with the subject line "IMPORTANT: Employee Engagement Survey." That email contains important information about how to define certain terms used in the survey.
Benefits-eligible faculty and staff will receive an email on October 13 from the Hay Group, an external vendor that is administering the survey. Take 10 minutes to share your thoughts about your work and your workplace. All answers are confidential. Your answers will help the University fulfill its teaching and research mission.
If you have any issues with the survey link you receive, contact the Hay Group directly to request a new link at UofMNsurvey.US@haygroup.com. Each survey link is customized and can only be used one time.
More information on engagement is available from the Office of Human Resources.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Updated Education Abroad policy
The updated Student Travel and Education Abroad: Health & Safety University policy is now live on the UWide Policy Library.
The policy governs all University-purpose travel outside the U.S. by all students. It includes student requirements as well as the requirements of units supporting, promoting or organizing student international travel. Specifically, the updated policy:
--Unit requirements including program planning requirements
--Student requirements reflecting new online process for registering independent student travel
--Definition of university-purpose travel and student populations
--Includes an FAQ that reflects questions actually asked
--Adds the Associate Dean of Graduate Education as a new member of ITRAAC (tenured faculty member & administrator in the graduate school)
--Adds the role of the Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost as a tiebreaker when necessary
--Adds the involvement of the collegiate Dean(s) in any situation where ITRAAC is considering a rejection (or request to delay travel) of an application submitted by a graduate student.
Please contact Stacey Tsantir, Director, International Health, Safety and Compliance or the education abroad office on your campus with any questions.
The policy governs all University-purpose travel outside the U.S. by all students. It includes student requirements as well as the requirements of units supporting, promoting or organizing student international travel. Specifically, the updated policy:
- Clarifies requirements and definitions:
--Unit requirements including program planning requirements
--Student requirements reflecting new online process for registering independent student travel
--Definition of university-purpose travel and student populations
--Includes an FAQ that reflects questions actually asked
- Includes a new requirement that all undergraduate education abroad opportunities organized or promoted by units must work through an education abroad office
- Revises the composition of the University International Travel Risk Advisory and Assessment Committee (ITRAAC) regarding travel approval to U.S. Department of State travel warning countries or locations that pose a specific health, safety, or security concern:
--Adds the Associate Dean of Graduate Education as a new member of ITRAAC (tenured faculty member & administrator in the graduate school)
--Adds the role of the Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost as a tiebreaker when necessary
--Adds the involvement of the collegiate Dean(s) in any situation where ITRAAC is considering a rejection (or request to delay travel) of an application submitted by a graduate student.
Please contact Stacey Tsantir, Director, International Health, Safety and Compliance or the education abroad office on your campus with any questions.
You are invited to the 8th annual Student Veterans Appreciation Day
Come one, come all to the 8th annual Student Veterans Appreciation Event on Thursday, November 6, 2014 from 1-3 p.m. in the Great Hall at Coffman Memorial Union. Say "thank you" to student veterans, grab a slice of pizza, and participate in some carnival games.
The event is free and open to the public; no RSVP is required. Can't make it? Stop by our booth to write a thank-you message to our veterans. Dates and locations are available on the One Stop website.
The event is free and open to the public; no RSVP is required. Can't make it? Stop by our booth to write a thank-you message to our veterans. Dates and locations are available on the One Stop website.
Community Fund Drive - donate now!
Last year the U's annual charitable giving campaign raised $1.3 million and we had the highest participation level in a decade. This year we need your help to give even more--$1.45 million to help our community before October 31.
A Reason to Give
The 2014 Community Fund Drive begins on October 1 and runs through October 31. The theme is A Reason to Give, which reflects the University's long tradition of giving back to the community. The Community Fund Drive has six federation partners that work with nearly 500 agencies/charities. You can also make a pledge to your own favorite charity as long as it's a 501(c)3 organization. Select the federation or charity you want to support and give online at www.umn.edu/cfd today.
Giving Made Easy
The Community Fund Drive is unique because you can give a small gift from each paycheck or a one-time gift. Donate online through the University, or use the forms that were recently sent to you in intercampus mail. Printable forms are also available here.
Prize drawings
When you donate, you're entered to win a prize in a weekly drawing. (There is also an option on the pledge form to enter the drawing if you are not making a pledge this year. Look for the box next to "I can't give financially but want to be entered into the prize drawing.")
More details available online at www.umn.edu/cfd.
A Reason to Give
The 2014 Community Fund Drive begins on October 1 and runs through October 31. The theme is A Reason to Give, which reflects the University's long tradition of giving back to the community. The Community Fund Drive has six federation partners that work with nearly 500 agencies/charities. You can also make a pledge to your own favorite charity as long as it's a 501(c)3 organization. Select the federation or charity you want to support and give online at www.umn.edu/cfd today.
Giving Made Easy
The Community Fund Drive is unique because you can give a small gift from each paycheck or a one-time gift. Donate online through the University, or use the forms that were recently sent to you in intercampus mail. Printable forms are also available here.
Prize drawings
When you donate, you're entered to win a prize in a weekly drawing. (There is also an option on the pledge form to enter the drawing if you are not making a pledge this year. Look for the box next to "I can't give financially but want to be entered into the prize drawing.")
More details available online at www.umn.edu/cfd.
Limited One Stop Service on Oct. 29
The West Bank and St. Paul One Stop Student Services locations will be closed from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Wednesday, October 29 for a staff event. The Science Teaching and Student Services location will be open with full service.
Update on milestone conversion project
New and amended milestone numbers that will be implemented in fall 2014. They are:
Amended
New
All milestones will appear in the MyU Portal as well as student self-service in PeopleSoft after go-live in Spring 2015.
Some benefits of having the 0800 milestone populated are:
Currently, all milestones are added to the GRD record. Those DMS programs that are interested in exploring the addition of the 0800 milestone may contact Amber directly at knap0071@umn.edu.
Amended
- 0804 - completion of the Graduate Degree Plan (GDP)
- 0800 - time to degree for graduate students
This is the current milestone number for the GDP. We are revising this milestone so that it is capturing only completion of the GDP rather than the current process which has this milestone capturing both the GDP and committee completion.
This milestone was previously used to capture time extensions for GRD students and is now being used to capture time to degree (time limits) for both "old" (i.e., 5-year and 7-year) and "new" (i.e., 5-year and 8-year) sets of graduate education policy
New
- 0827 - doctoral prelim oral committee
- 0828 - master's and doctoral final committee
- 0829 - mater's plan c and doctoral w/no committee associated
All milestones will appear in the MyU Portal as well as student self-service in PeopleSoft after go-live in Spring 2015.
Some benefits of having the 0800 milestone populated are:
- Transparency for students regarding their time to degree
- Easier tracking for graduate programs to determine how much time a student has left to complete
- Opportunities for reporting
Currently, all milestones are added to the GRD record. Those DMS programs that are interested in exploring the addition of the 0800 milestone may contact Amber directly at knap0071@umn.edu.
Monday, October 13, 2014
Clarification - Employee Engagement Survey Definitions
Sent to all ASR staff on Monday, October 13
Dear ASR Staff,
I wanted to send a reminder to all of you before you take the University-wide Employee Engagement (E2) Survey.
Several questions on the survey use terms like "department" or "college/workgroup." In an effort to ensure that all employees are defining those terms the same way, the following definitions have been provided by the Office of Undergraduate Education:
College/unit = Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Education
Department = Academic Support Resources (ASR)
Immediate Work Group = Your department within ASR (either ASR-IT, Continuity and Compliance, the Office of Classroom Management, the Office of the Registrar, the Office of Student Finance, or One Stop)
Thank you for keeping that in mind as you complete the survey. If you have any questions, please contact Olga Kavun-Wozniak at 5-2468 or speak with your supervisor.
Sue
Sue Van Voorhis
ASR Director and University Registrar
Academic Support Resources
University of Minnesota
Dear ASR Staff,
I wanted to send a reminder to all of you before you take the University-wide Employee Engagement (E2) Survey.
Several questions on the survey use terms like "department" or "college/workgroup." In an effort to ensure that all employees are defining those terms the same way, the following definitions have been provided by the Office of Undergraduate Education:
College/unit = Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Education
Department = Academic Support Resources (ASR)
Immediate Work Group = Your department within ASR (either ASR-IT, Continuity and Compliance, the Office of Classroom Management, the Office of the Registrar, the Office of Student Finance, or One Stop)
Thank you for keeping that in mind as you complete the survey. If you have any questions, please contact Olga Kavun-Wozniak at 5-2468 or speak with your supervisor.
Sue
Sue Van Voorhis
ASR Director and University Registrar
Academic Support Resources
University of Minnesota
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