If employees have given electronic consent, their W2s for calendar year 2023 are now available in Employee Self-Service.
Access to Employee Self-Service is available through the new Saints Connect dashboard, which is online at saintsconnect.ollusa.edu. On the Saints Connect dashboard, visit the Employee Self-Service card and select Tax Info. Detailed instructions to access your W2 in Employee Self-Service are available online.
OLLU will NOT mail out W2s to current employees who have given W2 electronic consent; employees will have to print their W2s from Self Service.
If electronic consent has NOT been given, W2s will be mailed to the address on file with Human Resources. W2s cannot be picked up by current or former employees; the W2s were mailed and postmarked Friday, Jan. 26, 2024.
Payroll will address requests for re-mailing of W2s AFTER Feb. 5, 2023. Please contact payroll@ollusa.edu after this date if you have not received your W2 in the mail.
If you have questions about your W2, please contact payroll@ollusa.edu.
Stephanie Zepeda, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology and Program Director at OLLU-Houston, was a featured expert in a New York Times article about couples and financial matters.
The article, “Ask These 11 Money Things Before Moving In With Your Partner,” was published on Dec. 11 and updated on Dec. 31, 2023.
If employees have given electronic consent, their W2s for calendar year 2023 will be available in Employee Self-Service today, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.
Access to Employee Self-Service is available through the Saints Connect dashboard, which is online at saintsconnect.ollusa.edu. On the Saints Connect dashboard, visit the Employee Self-Service card and select Tax Info. Detailed instructions to access your W2 in Employee Self-Service are available online.
OLLU will NOT mail out W2s to current employees who have given W2 electronic consent; employees will have to print their W2s from Self-Service.
If electronic consent has NOT been given, W2s will be mailed to the address on file with Human Resources. W2s cannot be picked up by current or former employees; the W2s were mailed and postmarked Friday, Jan. 26, 2024.
Payroll will address requests for re-mailing of W2s AFTER Feb. 5, 2023. Please contact payroll@ollusa.edu after this date if you have not received your W2 in the mail. If you have questions about your W2, please contact payroll@ollusa.edu.
Jiletta Kubena, PhD, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, has been named Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR), succeeding J. Harrison Watts, PhD, Professor of Business Administration, who held that position for the past two years.
As FAR, Dr. Kubena will continue supporting the balance between academics and athletics for the benefit of the student-athlete. She also will continue to serve as Chair of the Applied Social and Cultural Sciences Department.
In addition to her faculty and administrative tasks, Dr. Kubena will be responsible for promoting the academic integrity and institutional control of OLLU’s intercollegiate athletics, facilitating the integration of the athletics and academic components of the university community and enhancing the student-athlete experience.
Congratulations to Dr. Kubena in her new role as FAR.
Julian Crespo, PhD, Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy, and Carlos Ramos, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology, wrote an article about narrative therapy that was published in the January/February issue of Family Therapy Magazine.
The article, which was headlined, “From Adversity to Empowerment: Using Ancestral Stories to Guide Latinx Therapy,” can be viewed at this link:
The Office of Academic Affairs is seeking submissions for its weekly newsletter. The newsletter is a great way to share academic news, events and opportunities with the university community. Submissions should be relevant to the university community and should be no longer than 500 words.
OLLU President Abel A. Chávez, MBA, PhD, invites faculty and staff to enjoy pan dulce and hot chocolate with him in the Moye Rotunda on Wednesday from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m.
The Colleague system will not be available on Friday from 5 a.m. until 10 a.m. as the Accounting Office closes the general ledger. No one can be in the system during the down time.
The Adelante Professional Initiative was launched in early 2023 as an exciting opportunity for employees to engage in a variety of ongoing professional development. Staff Assembly leadership has been in discussions with OLLU administration to expand on these efforts to provide designated days where OLLU offices would be allowed to close on days where students are on break, in order to focus on personal and professional growth. As announced at the Staff Assembly meeting on Nov. 28, we are pleased to share that Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, will be a designated day of Adelante Professional Development. Staff and supervisors are encouraged to collaborate and determine how departments can best take advantage by planning and selecting relevant development opportunities.
e-Cornell Adelante Professional Development Department Challenge To assist with these efforts, Staff Assembly is suggesting departments consider taking advantage of training through the e-Cornell Platform that is currently available to OLLU employees (Jan. 19, 2024 will be the last day e-Cornell is available to the OLLU community). Staff Assembly is sponsoring Crave boxes as prizes to the top three departments with Learning Path completions from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 19!!!
e-Cornell Learning Opportunity Information for Supervisors The e-Cornell Platform is available to OLLU employees until Jan. 19, 2024 and can be taken advantage of on an individual basis, or departments can hold group trainings with a Blended Learning Guide to help facilitate the discussion.
Individual Approach: Please help promote this information with your employees and encourage them to take advantage of this great resource to improve their knowledge base. It would also be great if supervisors would help establish expectations or goals for participation (i.e. complete the “X” Learning Path, complete “X” of lessons or complete “X” of badges before the end of the Platform in Jan. 2024).
Facilitated Group Approach: Supervisors can also utilize the Hybrid Training Options with team meetings using the “Blending Learning Guide.” On-demand lesson time commitment (30 minutes, 45 minutes, 60 minutes). There are 14 OLLU featured Learning Paths, but supervisors can also develop a custom e-Cornell Learning Path (12 hours equivalent of modules) for their departments.
e-Cornell Learning Path Information The Learning Paths include:Customer Service, Organizational Management, Team Management, Leadership, Self-Management, Communications, Conflict Communication, Self-Care: The Foundations of a Healthy Life. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Strategic Storytelling for Advocacy and Change, Using Data to Improve Decision-Making, Artificial Intelligence. Upon, completion of every learning path, individuals will get a record of achievement PDF emailed and a digital badge to share on social media. See file for list of courses for e-Cornell on demand.
For the pay period Dec. 2-15, the deadline for supervisors to approve time sheets will be on Monday, Dec. 18 at 10 a.m.
Due to the Christmas holiday schedule, hourly staff employees are reminded that if they are taking any vacation days prior to the holiday break, they must input their Vacation and Holiday hours into Self-Service Time Entry and submit for approval before departing.
Before departing for the Christmas break, biweekly staff employees will need to enter all their holiday hours for Dec. 22-29 into Self-Service Time Entry and submit for approval. This is because Payroll will have tight deadlines when returning from the Christmas break. Also, the supervisor’s deadline to approve timesheet(s) will be moved to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3 to approve timesheet(s).
Any missed days will not be paid until Jan 19, 2024.”\
