The Broncho Beat – November 2021 Issue

Feature Story: Have Some Holiday Shopping? Get-to-Know a Broncho: Sydney Richardson Planned Giving Matters Retirement Planning Seminars Refresher Course Alert: Governance at UCO Holiday Thoughts on Safety October Policy Changes Screening Committee Training Updates Understanding Equity Vaccine Hesitancy, Barriers, and…

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Feature Story: Have Some Holiday Shopping?

Sydney Wood, employee relations specialist The holidays are approaching quickly, and I, for one, am trying to avoid the inevitable panic buying of last-minute holiday gifts this year. Not only am I procrastinator when it comes to gift buying, I…

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Get-to-Know a Broncho

Sydney Richardson, engagement and outreach coordinator, Office for Advancement What is your background? I grew up in Edmond, and after high school, I attended UCO where I earned my B.B.A in Marketing and a Minor in Leadership. My time on…

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Planned Giving Matters

Kandace Taylor, marketing and public relations director, Office for Advancement A simple question often asked is, “What is it?” Throughout the day, the question can easily arise and lead to any number of simple responses. That same question to a…

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Retirement Planning Seminars

Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement System The Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) of Oklahoma is happy to begin its Fall 2021 Retirement Planning Seminar series. TRS encourages members within 5 years of retirement to attend this FREE seminar to help them understand their…

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Refresher Course Alert: Governance at UCO

Jill Lynch Silva, talent development specialist You may or may not know that there are several groups that help keep our university thriving: the Oklahoma State Regents for Education and Regional University System of Oklahoma (RUSO) are strong examples. Equally…

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Holiday Thoughts on Safety

Jeff Mlekush, coordinator safety operations The holidays are coming around again, and we’d like to bring safe practices to the forefront of your thoughts during this most exciting time of year. The season brings joy and cheer, but fatigue, frustration,…

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October Policy Changes

Mary Deter-Billings, manager of employee relations Employee Relations conducts a review of current UCO policies and updates as necessary in partnership with those who manage the policy. In October, the following policy changes have been made: Anti-Nepotism in the Employment…

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Screening Committee Training Updates

Jill Lynch Silva, talent development specialist Do you have an open position in your department? Are you planning to hire a new team member in the near future? If so, you may need to review the updated UCO Screening Committee…

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Understanding Equity

Cristi Moore, Inclusion Strategist A primary function of the Office of Inclusive Community is to promote the use of equity-mindedness throughout all facets of higher education and workplace policies, practices, procedures, curriculum, norms, etc. We want all of our faculty…

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Vaccine Hesitancy, Barriers and Inequity among the Latinx and Hispanic Community

Maria M. Diaz Montejo, Ph.D., lecturer, department of history and geography Currently, John’s Hopkins estimates Covid-19 has taken 1 in every 500 Americans.  These statistics do not consider the social, economic and cultural impact to communities throughout the United States. …

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Tech Corner: Alternate Email and Password Reset

Stephanie Edwards, manager of IT communications and web strategy Keep your alternate email and other contact information up-to-date so that you can always recover any lost account information. Visit the Employee Tab in UCONNECT and click Update My Central Alert…

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