The Broncho Beat – July 2021 Issue

Featured Story: Fall 2021 Student Hiring Get to Know a Broncho: Adam Kemp Chosen Name and Pronouns Fields Now Available in Paycom DiSC Perspectives Approaching Deadlines: Annual Exceptional Performance Award Nominations and Leadership Development Programs Latest Recruiting Trends Heat Stress…

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Featured Story: Fall 2021 Student Hiring

Brittany Holbrook, student hiring specialist Student employees are an essential part of the good work we do here at UCO. We are often one of their very first professional level employers and we want the student employee experience to be…

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Get to Know a Broncho: Adam Kemp

Adam Kemp, digital marketing coordinator What is your background? I was born in Nashville, Tennessee but moved to Oklahoma when I was just a wee baby. Growing up in Oklahoma City, I graduated from Classen S.A.S. High School before following a pretty…

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Chosen Name and Pronouns Fields Now Available in Paycom

Annabelle Saunders, HRIS and operations strategist Faculty, staff and student employees now can add or edit their chosen name,  displayed in Paycom as “preferred name,” and chosen pronoun, a custom field, via Paycom Employee Self-Service at any time. Currently, these fields do not connect…

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DiSC Perspectives

Jennifer Goldman, Project Management Office manager During the Management Development Program (MDP) this past year, the Talent Development department guided us through many lessons utilizing the Everything DiSC Workplace assessment tool. We gained valuable insight on understanding our personal styles…

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Approaching Deadlines: Annual Exceptional Performance Award Nominations and Leadership Development Programs

Jill Robertson, employee experience specialist Nominations for the Annual Exceptional Performance Award are due no later than this Friday, July 9. Please be sure to complete the nomination form and attach a nomination letter to successfully nominate an individual for…

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Latest Recruiting Trends

Paige Buchanan, recruiter Recruiting today looks different than it did a year ago and radically different than it did a decade ago. Whatever your opinion may be on the ever-evolving recruiting trends, it is important for hiring managers to be…

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Heat Stress Awareness and Prevention

Jeff Mlekush, coordinator of safety operations It’s getting hot out there and summer is here. Know the signs of heat-related illnesses and know what to do if you or those around you exhibit any symptoms. Heat Stroke What to look…

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Updated Process for Hiring Temporary Employees

Paige Buchanan, recruiter Talent Acquisition has updated the process for hiring temporary employees through Mosaic Personnel. If you utilize the temporary staffing agency, please note the important updates that have been made: Departments no longer contact Mosaic directly when requesting…

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Tech Corner: UCO Service Desk and Broncho One Stop Virtual Support Services

Stephanie Edwards, Manager of IT Communications and Web Strategy The Office of Information Technology (OIT) and the Office of Enrollment & Student Success (ESS) are partnering to expand Service Desk and One Stop call center services to 24/7/365 by leveraging…

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Faculty Senate Update

There is no Faculty Senate Update this month. Updates will resume in August.

Staff Senate Update

Zachary Hunter, manager of graduate recruitment and outreach activities The UCO Staff Senate held a meeting Tuesday, June 8, 2021. The guest speakers were Human Resources representatives Katie Saylor, benefits specialist and Fran Petties, director of talent development. No new…

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