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2020
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Cheers to a new year and new benefits! As the benefits team has already shouted from the rooftops, the university will join CVS Caremark for all things prescription drugs in 2021. That means that our old favorites, CVS and CVS Target, will return to UCO’s network for our plans, but still provide faculty and staff members the opportunities to go . . .
I attended Mid-America Christian University and East Central University. I received a bachelor’s degree in management information systems and a master’s degree in human resource administration. I have been serving in higher education for eighteen years. I am married and have two sons. In 1992, I recorded and performed a single for a feature film, . . .
This team spent countless hours this last summer helping incoming freshman through the Forge process and getting enrolled. They tackled August peak season with an amazing team spirit. They served over 3,100 students in the month of August alone. They have continued day in and day out with not much rest in-between. When you ask them why they do what . . .
Interested in getting a leg up on retirement—even if it’s a few years away? Join the Emeritus Faculty Association (EFA), the Benefits team and Jerry Legere, EFA liaison to UCO’s Faculty and Staff Senates, as he discusses The Psychology of Retirement and Role of the Emeritus Faculty Association at 11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 10, via . . .
Syndey Wood, Employee Relations Specialist
As we look forward to 2021, it’s time for us to reflect on the challenges we’ve faced and our achievements over this past year. Performance appraisals provide a structured format to do so that helps individuals evaluate where they’re at and articulate where they want to go.
Performance appraisals continue . . .
Over the past few months we’ve reviewed several forms of unconscious bias in recruiting: Affinity bias, Ageism, Attribution bias, Confirmation Bias, Conformity Bias, and The Halo Effect. These biases occur when we make snap judgements based on readily available information which can lead to a negative impact on our inclusive recruiting efforts. This . . .
December paychecks will be issued December 23, 2020.
All faculty and staff have access to their electronic W-2s and 1095s in Paycom automatically. Electronic versions of year-end tax forms can be accessed from the Paycom app (downloaded from the App Store or Google . . .
Looking for the perfect gift? Check out our packaged tech deals at techstore.uco.edu. The Central Tech Store is celebrating the holidays this year with savings when you bundle and shop online. Each of these discounted bundles are pre-packaged to make your holiday shopping easy. . . .
The UCO Faculty Senate holds meetings the second Thursday of each month, which has been Sept. 10, Oct. 8, and Nov. 12, this fall. The primary focus of this last meeting was a presentation by the interim Provost’s Charlotte Simmons and Gary Steward.
The Faculty Senate will meet next Thursday, Dec. 10 via Zoom. To join this meeting please send . . .