Sydney Wood, Employee Relations Intern
The employee handbook has been updated to reflect recent changes in policies and procedures. The updated . . .
HR MIDCON Shred Day
Jerri Wickett, HR Office Manager
If you have files that need to be destroyed or old bank statements from home, anything that is confidential that you just don’t want to throw away, recycle them.
Human Resources has arranged for MIDCON Data Services to bring their shredding truck back to campus. The event is Thursday, August 6th from 11am to 2pm at parking lot No. . . .
Time to Grow
Saasha Reese, Training and Development Specialist
Each role at UCO has a different seasonal rhythm and busy period. The many innovative and creative adjustments that we are currently making to best serve the needs of our students and campus community may have disrupted some of those typical rhythms. Disruption can also provide a unique opportunity to step back, . . .
Benefits 101
Katie Saylor, Benefits Specialist
Interested in learning about other, lesser-known benefits of the university’s medical plans, telemedicine, spending accounts and other topics? Check out Benefits 101, a monthly series dedicated to diving deeper into UCO’s benefits package. Every seminar is recorded . . .
History Paved the Way for Our Safety Today
Brandy Kemp, EHS Administrative Specialist I
When you participate in UCO’s annual safety training, think about the history that led to this moment. Picture the factories that sprang up during the Industrial Revolution, full of chemicals, dust, dangerous machines and a confusing jumble of belts, pulleys and gears. The workers were inexperienced and often very young. The workplace of the . . .
Tech Corner: Encrypted Emails
Stephanie Edwards, Manager of Web Strategy and IT Communications
Faculty and staff encrypting emails due to the sensitive nature of the contents, please be advised the Encrypted Email Knowledge Base Article has been updated. The updated information will provide directions . . .
Staff Senate Update
Dawn Kaiser, Manager of Inventory and Receiving
The UCO Staff Senate held its first meeting of the 2020-2021 session on Tuesday, July 7. The primary order of business was officer elections. Congratulations to Scott DeBoard, President; Jakey Dobbs, Vice President; and Dawn Kaiser, Secretary/Treasurer. Appointed executive committee positions include Teresa Delaney . . .
July New Employees
August Birthdays
August Years of Service
45 Years
Donna Sears
Nelda Fister
44 Years
Edward Collins
43 Years
Ofelia Tovar
42 Years
Daniel Smith
39 Years
Stephen Garrison
37 Years
Brad Ferguson
36 Years
Randal Ice
35 Years
T Bass
John McDaniel
34 Years
Robert Doan
33 Years
Mark Hanebutt
Marjorie Rempe
32 Years
Albert Cunliff
Samuel Magrill
Clark Ovrebo
31 Years
Michael Jezercak
Sandra Thompson
30 Years
James Bidlack
Bambi Hora
Stephen Black
Gloria Caddell
29 Years
Louis Furmanski
Ralph Morris
Allen Rice
Cheryl Frech
28 Years
James . . .