The Broncho Beat: August 2020

Check out the latest issue of the Broncho Beat! Published August 2020 Feature Story: The Value of Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity  Get-to-Know a Broncho: Ana Cruz Broncho Brags Updated UCO Employee Handbook Now Available  HR MIDCON Shred Day Time to…

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Feature Story: The Value of Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity

MeShawn Green, Inclusive Community Advocate  We know research supports the value of a diverse student body, and as our communities become more diverse, value for diversity must also be mirrored in our faculty, staff and administration. It is this diversity – diversity…

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Get-to-Know a Broncho

Ana Cruz, Student Success Advocate  What is your background?  I graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma in fall 2017 with a bachelor of arts in sociology-human services with a minor in substance abuse studies. During my time away from UCO, I worked for a local non-profit as an…

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Broncho Brags

Exceptional Job, Sharon! Congratulations to Sharon Kelting! Sharon is the winner of the FY2020 4th Quarter Exceptional Performace Award. Sharon, operations manager for the College of Mathematics and Science, was nominated for her dedication and determination to keep operations afloat…

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Updated UCO Employee Handbook Now Available

Sydney Wood, Employee Relations Intern The employee handbook has been updated to reflect recent changes in policies and procedures. The updated handbook and a list of changes can be viewed on the People and Culture Hub. The Handbook was created…

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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…

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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, gain…

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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…

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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…

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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 to ensure…

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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,…

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