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Annual Mandatory Training Campaign Begins March 1st

On March 1, 2025, employees will start receiving emails related to the mandatory training courses that they are required to take during the month of March.

Recurring courses facilitated by UW-Shared Services include Information Security Awareness (required annually), Sexual Harassment (Title IX) (required every three years) as well as FERPA (newly required every three years). This is the first year FERPA is being required to be completed during the Mandatory Training Campaign. If you have not already completed the FERPA training through UW Shared Services, it will be required in March. Invitations for these courses will come from serviceoperations@uwss.wisconsin.edu.

Campus Security Authority (CSA) and Responsible Employee (RE) training will be the only training facilitated by UW-Green Bay Human Resources via Instructure Canvas (notifications@instructure.com) with the subject line “Course Invitation”. This training is only required of individuals who have been designated through their position description and/or provide advisement to a student organization.

Individuals who completed any of the above required training(s) in January or February 2025, will not be required to take the training until March 2026.

Assigned trainings are required to be completed by March 31, 2025, in accordance with SYS 1293, Mandatory Employee Training. Both SYS 1293 and the UW-Green Bay Compensation and Pay Plan Policy indicate that in order for an employee to be eligible for any compensation adjustment, including pay plan, they must be in compliance with all required trainings by the deadlines noted in UW policy.

For questions about Mandatory Employee Training please contact Human Resources at hr@uwgb.edu or (920) 465-2390 or serviceoperations@uwss.wisconsin.edu for the UW Shared Services trainings.

Welcome Lucas Richards!

Lucas Richards started on Friday, January 24th as a Continuing Education Specialist for the department of Behavioral Health Training Partnership.

Lucas has a BBA in Business Administration & Economics from St Norbert College. He also has a MS in Curriculum and Instructional Design from Concordia University Wisconsin and a MS in Educational Leadership & Policy from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

Welcome Lucas!

Welcome Daniel Patz

Daniel Patz started on Monday, February 17th as a Custodian (1st Shift).

Daniel is a UWGB Alumni having received his Bachelors in History and Politics in the Fall of 2024. While a student, Dan worked as a Building Service team Member in the Union.

Welcome back Daniel!

Employee Assistance Program & Resources

The Office of Human Resources understands that many employees (and their families and friends) may be dealing with a great amount of uneasiness and stress at this time. Our office is committed to providing resources to both employees and supervisors to support well-being.

For a one-stop-shop for all resources available to employees involving Mental Health Support please check out our Mental Health Support – Benefits & Wellness – Human Resources webpage.

Acentra provides live monthly webinars on a wide variety of topics. Join their next webinar – Increasing Mental Toughness – on Wednesday, February 12th at 12:30pm. The monthly webinars are recorded, uploaded to Acentra’s website and available to view at your convenience. Please visit this blog post for an extensive list of their upcoming webinars.

Below is a list of important resources that can be utilized at any time:

Employee Assistance Program

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Employee Assistance Program is a free, confidential service which can provide support for both personal and work-related concerns. Employees have access to confidential, completely private, 24-hour, 7-days-a-week counseling and online services.

EAP services are provided through Acentra:

Phone: (833) 539-7285

Website: sowi.mylifeexpert.com. (Username: SOWI).  Employees will need to create an account to access the EAP resources online.

Additional information pertaining to the resources available through the EAP may be found on the EAP Services and Resources Flyer.

State Group Health Insurance Program

Employees enrolled in State Group Health Insurance may utilize a number of resources through their health insurance carrier, including services directly by the primary care physician or specialist. Services provided are intended to treat mild to severe symptoms for various health and well-being topics. The cost of services are covered based on the employee’s health insurance plan design. There may be out-of-pocket costs for using services through this program.  Employees should contact their primary care physician or health insurance carrier for additional information.

Well Wisconsin Program

Employees enrolled in State Group Health Insurance are eligible for resources through the Well Wisconsin Program.  Certified WebMD Health Coaches are available for confidential one-on-one conversations to support mild symptoms for various health and well-being topics. Services are employer-paid, there is no cost to employees for using services through this program.  Services are administered by WebMD, the Well Wisconsin Program administrator. Contact WebMD at (800) 821-6591 or access their resources online at webmdhealth.com/wellwisconsin.

Mental Health Resources: