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Faculty, staff Christmas party set for Saturday

The annual faculty and staff Christmas party will be held on Saturday at 8 p.m. in Chapel Auditorium.

Delicious food, drinks and live DJ entertainment will be provided until midnight.

Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend the 88th Annual Candlelight celebration Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in Sacred Heart Chapel and then enjoy the Christmas party in Chapel Auditorium afterwards.

‘Use it or lose it’ deadline is Dec. 31

Employees are reminded that there is a one-year, carry-over limit on accrued vacation time. The “use-it-or-lose-it” date is Dec. 31.

Employees cannot carry over beyond this date more than the number of annual vacation days for which they are currently eligible. If work or medical conditions prohibit the employee from taking their accrued vacation by Dec. 31, the chief administrator of that division can request an extension of one additional year. The chief administrator and the employee must make every effort to schedule and use the accrued vacation in the coming year as additional extensions will not be permitted.

Contact a Human Resources team member or call 210-431-3970 for more information.

Dr. Friesenhahn publishes five poems in ‘Rundelania’

Jacob Friesenhahn, PhD, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, published five poems in Issue 14 of Rundelania. Rundelania is published by the Arts and Literature Division of the Central Library in Rochester, New York.

The journal is dedicated to the publication of original poetry and prose. Issue 14 of Rundelania was released in November 2023. A link to Dr. Friesenhahn’s five poems is here: Five poems – RUNDELANIA

Thanksgiving holiday payroll information

Due to the Thanksgiving holidays this week, the deadline for supervisors and proxy users to review and approve time is today (Nov. 20) at 10 a.m. This will allow the Payroll Office to complete processing in a timely manner for the Nov. 22 bi-weekly pay day.

Incomplete timesheets, or timesheets not approved by supervisors, will not be processed and will be paid the following biweekly pay cycle. Please be sure to complete all steps in the timesheet submission process and check for email confirmation that your timesheet has been approved by your supervisor.

As a reminder:
Bi-weekly employees will be paid on Wednesday for the pay period Nov. 4- 17.
Bi-weekly employees are also reminded to input their holiday hours for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, if not working those days.

‘Use it or lose it’ deadline is Dec. 31 

Employees are reminded that there is a one-year, carry-over limit on accrued vacation time. The “use-it-or-lose-it” date is Dec. 31.

Employees cannot carry over beyond this date more than the number of annual vacation days for which they are currently eligible. If work or medical conditions prohibit the employee from taking their accrued vacation by Dec. 31, the chief administrator of that division can request an extension of one additional year. The chief administrator and the employee must make every effort to schedule and use the accrued vacation in the coming year as additional extensions will not be permitted.

Contact a Human Resources team member or call 210-431-3970 for more information.

Employees must complete security training by Thursday

As part of the university’s ongoing efforts to protect OLLU’s information and technologies, all employees must complete information security training by Thursday (Nov. 23). Employees who do not complete the training will not have access to the OLLU network (including email, Microsoft Office, etc. ) upon return from the Thanksgiving holiday.

This is a security compliance requirement.

All employees should have received an email from notifications@securityiq-notifications.com. This is a legitimate email and should not be deleted. Follow instructions in the email to complete your training. Employees will receive reminder emails until the training is complete. If you have not received the email, please search your junk email folder or contact the Help Desk.

The training involves a series of videos on a variety of security topics. The videos do not have to be viewed all in one session, but all training must be complete by the deadline.

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