Welcome Morgan Theobald!

Morgan TheabaldOn November 13, 2017, Morgan Theobald began as the Enrollment Services Front Desk Advisor in Student Services.  Prior to UWGB, Morgan was an Event Coordinator at PMI Entertainment Group.  She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication from UWGB.

Morgan enjoys anything outdoors, reading, and learning.  She is from Black Creek, Wisconsin.

Welcome, Morgan!

Creating an Inclusive Campus Community – Updated Date

* Updated date – The original Wednesday date has changed due to the Vice Chancellor’s schedule.

The landscape of higher education and UW-Green Bay is ever-changing.  As faculty and staff, everyone must understand how diversity and inclusion efforts are critical to student success. Please join Eric Arneson, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Climate, as he leads a discussion on the current campus climate and examines everybody’s role in creating an inclusive campus community where all students, faculty, and staff feel they have a place and a voice. 

Sessions will be held on the following dates/times:

Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

1965 Room

Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

1965 Room

Register today to attend one of these dynamic sessions! 

Academic Department Associate – Nursing and Health Studies, Education & Phuture Phoenix

This position reports to the Student Services Specialist and is responsible for administrative, program, and budgetary support for the Nursing and Health Studies, Education, and Phuture Phoenix Departments.

For more information and full position responsibilities, please see the full position announcement.

To ensure consideration, please apply by Friday, December 15, 2017.

Crockpot and 5-Minute Meals Cooking Demo held November 7th

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CookingSydneyCookingOverview2Thank you to Jolene Sell, Registered Dietician with Chartwells and Sydney Keidl, Nutrition Intern, for their interesting and practical presentation and cooking demonstration on Tuesday, November 7th about “Crockpot and 5-Minute Meals”!  We enjoyed delicious samples of Sweet Potato Chili, Snickerdoodle Hummus with sliced apples, Mexican Quinoa, Pumpkin Acai Bowl, and Pepperoni Pizza Wrap!

IS Business Specialist – Registrar’s Office

The Registrar’s Office (RO) provides foundational support for the delivery of services to students. The IS Business Specialist has responsibility for the operational and functional processes related to student electronic academic record maintenance and academic registration activities. This position serves as the functional lead in the Registrar’s Office and will lead process improvement within the Registrar’s Office. This position will help review RO processes for improvement and efficiency.

This position serves as the functional liaison for electronic student records and registration activities with the Division of Information Technology, user departments and third party software vendors. It will work closely with other functional leads in Enrollment Services, to gain cross-functional knowledge that will allow for a high level of participation in optimizing business processes to improve efficiency and service.

For more information and full position responsibilities, please see the full position announcement.

To ensure consideration, please apply by Friday, December 1, 2017.

Important Year End Leave Information for University Staff

As we near the end of the 2017 calendar year, University Staff employees are reminded to review their leave balances.

Vacation Carry Over
Normally, vacation time must be used within the calendar year during which it is earned.  Employees may carry over any unused earned vacation into the following calendar year.  Any vacation carried over from the previous calendar year must be used by December 31 of the following calendar year.

The Human Resources System (HRS) will automatically take any vacation absences entered first from carry over balances before taking from the current year’s allocations.

Compensatory Time
Compensatory time is able to be carried into the following calendar year if approved by the immediate supervisor.  If carried over, unused compensatory time must be used by April 30th of the following year or it will be paid out on the pay period that includes May 1st.

Personal and Legal Holidays
Personal and Legal holiday hours may not be carried into 2018 and if not used by December 31, 2017, will be forfeited.

We have two floating legal holidays this year, for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.  Your legal holiday balance includes both observed and floating legal holidays.  The remaining observed legal holidays this calendar year include Thanksgiving and Christmas.  You can take your available “Legal Holiday Balance-YTD” and subtract these two observed legal holidays to see if you have any floating legal holiday hours left to use.

Annual Leave Conversion Option (Banked Leave or Sabbatical)
Forms for employees eligible for the Annual Leave Conversion Option will be available soon on your My UW System Portal, under the Time and Absence section, Leave Reports tab.  We will post a notification when these forms are available.

Please note that the above information applies to University Staff positions, not Academic Staff, Limited, or Faculty positions.

How do I check my paid leave balances?  Please review page three of these instructions.

Please contact the Payroll & Benefits office at 920-465-2390 or payrollandbenefits@uwgb.edu if you have any questions.

Assistant Professor – Education

The Professional Program in Education at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay seeks applicants for a tenure-track position in Education (Literacy). The Professional Program in Education seeks to prepare candidates for the teaching profession through a high-quality, standards-based teacher education program. Furthermore, we prepare candidates to serve effectively the educational needs of the region within the context of the larger society.

Candidates with knowledge of teacher preparation processes, previous experience in higher education, working with student teachers, establishing partnerships with PK-12 districts, and proficiency with education technology and/or online course instruction are highly encouraged to apply.

For more information and full position responsibilities, please see the full position announcement.

To ensure consideration, please apply by Friday, December 8, 2017.

ETF Learning Opportunity Update — Cleveland Presentation

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Know Your Benefits: WRS Employee Benefits Seminar in Cleveland

Attend a Wisconsin Retirement System employee benefits seminar and come away with a greater understanding of your WRS benefits and how they work. These one-hour evening presentations, hosted by the Department of Employee Trust Funds in cities throughout Wisconsin, are designed for all members, especially those who are within five years of retirement. Topics covered include the retirement process itself, return-to-work rules, the Core and Variable Trust Funds, beneficiary designations, purchasing service, how “life events” affect your benefits, and much more. Questions are encouraged – stick around for the Q&A session afterward!

 

WRS Employee Benefits Seminar

Wednesday, November 8

6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

 

Lakeshore Technical College

Centennial Hall, Room L177

1290 North Avenue, Cleveland 

 

Please contact Human Resources at (920) 465-2390 or payrollandbenefits@uwgb.edu with any questions.