Category: General

The Human Resources office is lucky to have two great student employees working with us this semester. Adrianna and Jennifer both started with us in the fall and have been doing a great job for us. We wanted you to learn a little more about them so they are our employee spotlight this month. Name: Jennifer Zastrow…

Based upon compliance requirements for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), changes were made to the Student Employment Policy that went into effect January 1, 2016. Updates to the Student Employment Policy include: 25 hour per week limitation during the 39-contiguous weeks of the Academic year for all UW System employment and up to…

Human Resources will be going through several staffing transitions with the hiring of the Payroll and Benefits Specialist position.  Current HR employee, Jolene Truckenbrod was hired to fill the vacancy being created by Susan Miller’s upcoming retirement.  Jolene will begin the transition to this role, taking over the bi-weekly payroll and administration of university staff…

The new year is upon us, and with it begins the University Staff performance evaluation process for 2015. Supervisors should initiate the review process with employees within the next week. Human resources will be hosting training sessions to familiarize supervisors and employees with the review process. Sessions will be held in the 1965 Room of…

Currently, employees are considered exempt per FLSA rules if they are paid on a salary basis, perform exempt job duties, and are paid at least $23,600 per year ($455 per week). The US Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed changes that would raise the minimum salary threshold to the 40th percentile of weekly earnings for…

Sousie Lee has announced her departure effective Friday, January 22, 2016.  Sousie began with the HR office in 2012 with most recent duties in personnel transaction processing, immigration, visa and I-9 processing and compliance, and oversight of student employment.  Sousie will be taking on a new position as an Education Coordinator with the Medical College…

This month’s employee spotlight is someone who is very energetic, is very involved on campus, and is a big Packer fan. Teri Ternes works with the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. She has 3 children, 4 grandchildren and a dog. In her position, no day is the same. Name: Teri Ternes Position at UWGB: University…

Based upon compliance requirements for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), changes have been made to UPS Operational Policy: GEN 20 on Student Employment which go into effect January 1, 2016. The updates to the Student Employment Policy include: 25 hour per week limitation during the 39-contiguous weeks of the Academic…

UW-Green Bay’s Chair of Psychology and anger researcher Dr. Ryan Martin is the Employee Spotlight for December. Ryan likes to spend time with his family along with teaching, advising, and running. He has been with the University for 11 years and has been the chair for 5 years. Name: Ryan C. Martin Position at UWGB:…