Benefits Open Lab Sessions

Do you have questions about your benefits, the Annual Benefits Enrollment period (10/17/16 to 11/11/16), or benefits changes for 2017?  Please stop in to an open lab in IS 1004 during the following times.  Benefits Specialists will be on hand to answer your questions and help you with the online eBenefits election process.

  • Wednesday, October 19th
    • 10:00 to 11:00 a.m
  • Monday, October 24th
    • 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, October 27th
    • 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
  • Tuesday, November 1st
    • 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
  • Friday, November 4th
    • 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
  • Monday, November 7th
    • 2:30 to 4:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday, November 9th
    • 8:00 to 9:30 a.m.
  • Thursday, November 10th
    • 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Please contact payrollandbenefits@uwgb.edu or ext. 2390 with any questions.

 

Financial Specialist Senior

The Financial Specialist Senior reports to the Director of Facilities Management and Planning and provides financial and administrative support to the Department of Facilities Management and Planning. This position is responsible for the daily operation of the Facilities Department financial systems, including monitoring the departmental budget and subsequent generation of reports.  This position will also serve as the secondary contact for support of the motor pool fleet operation and customer service contact for the department.

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

To ensure consideration, please submit application materials by Sunday, October 30, 2016.

Upcoming Legal Holiday Reminders

UW-Green Bay observes 9 legal holidays each year (click here for dates), in which the university offices are closed.  There are exceptions for instances when a legal holiday falls on an employee’s regularly scheduled day off (i.e. Saturday or Sunday), in which floating legal holiday is granted.  If the legal holidays of January 1, July 4, or December 25 occur on a Sunday, university offices will be closed on the following Monday in observance of the legal holiday.

Upcoming Floating Legal Holidays:

  • Christmas Eve (12/24) – employee’s may use floating legal holiday at their discretion, per supervisor approval.
  • New Year’s Eve (12/31)- employee’s may use floating legal holiday at their discretion, per supervisor approval.

Upcoming Legal Holidays observed on a Monday:

  • Christmas Day- will be observed with the campus closed on Monday, 12/26/16.
  • New Year’s Day- will be obseved with the campus closed on Monday, 1/2/17.

As a reminder, floating legal holiday may be used any time during the year it is earned.

  • University Staff employees must use the floating legal holidays during the calendar year it is earned, which means that both the Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve floating legal holiday must be used by December 31, 2016.
  • Academic Staff and Limited employees must use floating legal holiday during the fiscal year it is earned, and will need to use these floating legal holidays by June 30, 2017.

Use of floating legal holiday should be reported as “Legal Holiday” on either your timesheet (University Staff) or absence entry (Academic Staff/Limited). Please review the instructions for entering a floating legal holiday: http://www.uwgb.edu/hr/documents/FloatingLegalHolidayProcess.pdf

Please contact Payroll & Benefits at payrollandbenefits@uwgb.edu with any questions regarding legal holidays.

 

 

Custodian (Third Shift)

The University of Wisconsin – Green Bay has a current vacancy for a full time, third shift Custodian in the Kress Events Center. This position works under the general supervision of the Custodial Services Supervisor, and is responsible for maintaining the overall appearance and cleanliness of their designated areas.

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

To ensure consideration, please submit application materials by Saturday, October 29, 2016.

Facilities Maintenance Specialist

This position reports to the Maintenance Supervisor and  will be responsible for operation, maintenance, and repair of locksets, door hardware and general plumbing fixtures and components.  This position will also perform general inspection, repair, and preventative maintenance of campus building structures and equipment. In addition, this position performs preventative maintenance, inspections, other seasonal activities, and is responsible for inspecting laboratory systems and equipment and making necessary installations and repairs. This position will also maintain an appropriate parts inventory, order parts when necessary and provide professional advice on the materials and time required to complete various tasks.  This position may also direct the work of student and/or temporary employees as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor.

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

To ensure consideration, please submit application materials by Monday, October 31, 2016.

Kroc Center Corporate Membership

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We are super excited to announce that the UW system is now a Corporate Partner of the Kroc Center.

Any UW staff member and their households can now qualify for a waived registration fee when becoming a Kroc Center member, which save $35.  Additionally, all new members from the UW system also receive a 15% discount on the monthly membership fees.  We also offer other discounts for our new members, as well as other benefits for the companies that partner with us.

Please review more on these benefits at:: http://www.gbkroccenter.org/corporate.html

Below are other links that you could find helpful as well:

http://www.gbkroccenter.org

http://www.gbkroccenter.org/about.html

http://www.gbkroccenter.org/membership.html

http://www.gbkroccenter.org/classes.html

Cooking Demonstration Lunch ‘n Learn

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Please join us as Chartwells Chef Corey shows us how to prepare apple butternut squash soup with cinnamon crème.  Chef Corey will provide preparation and cooking instructions, and Registered Dietician, Jolene Sell, will share nutritional information.  We will also get to sample the soup!

When: Tuesday, October 18th at Noon to 12:45 p.m.

Where: 1965 Room, University Union

This lunch ‘n learn is limited to 30 attendees.  Please click here to RSVP.  

Sponsored by Chartwells and the Wellness Committee

 

Campus to Campus Challenge Update

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So far, 37 employees are participating in the Campus to Campus Walking Challenge, and just in the first week, as a group we logged 2,330,484 steps, which is enough steps to walk from UW-Green Bay to UW-Oshkosh to UW-Milwaukee to UW-Parkside to UW-Whitewater to UW-Madison to UW-Platteville to UW-LaCrosse to UW-River Falls to UW-Superior to UW-Stout to UW-Eau Claire to UW-Stevens Point to UW-Green Bay and most of the way back to UW-Oshkosh!  The average steps per team member per day is 10,498!  During week one, Lea Truttmann, Jayne Kluge and Ron Kottnitz had the highest number of steps.  Great job team!  Keep walking and exercising!

 

 

Wellness Webinar – Holistic & Alternative Medicine

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This presentation provides an overview of the different types of Holistic and Alternative Medicine options that specifically address common chronic health conditions and stress management.  Participants will learn about common alternative practices along with potential risks, side effects as well as potential interactions with Western medicine care plans.

When: Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Time: 12:00 to 12:45 p.m.

Location: CL 735

No need to RSVP – just show up and bring your lunch!