All biweekly employees are reminded to submit their vacation prior to the Thanksgiving break if not working and taking vacation for Monday, Nov. 25, and Tuesday, Nov. 26.
Supervisors also are reminded to approve all leave requests for biweekly employees on or before 11:59 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29.
The deadline for supervisors to reviewed and approve timecards is Noon on Monday, Dec. 2.
Staff 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. Employees should make plans now to take “use-it-or-lose-it” vacation time.
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.
All university employees must complete computer security training by Tuesday, Nov. 5, to avoid losing user access. Loss of access will prevent employees from using any OLLU network systems. Loss of access will impact the ability to carry out daily responsibilities.
Training is managed by InfoSec, a third-party vendor. All employees should have received emails from notifications@securityiq-notifications.com with a message about completing the 24-25 OLLU Faculty/Staff Annual InfoSec Training course.
If you are having trouble locating the email, please contact Gregory Garza, OLLU Information Security Officer, at ollu_its@ollusa.edu.
Dr. Briana Hauff Salas, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, attended a National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) workshop in Houston on Oct. 29, at the University of Houston – Downtown. The workshop, titled “Building Health and Climate Research Capacity in the U.S. Gulf Coast: Elevating Minority-Serving Institutions as Key Partners,” explored ways to increase MSI participating in climate-related public health research. Dr. Salas is on the planning committee for this workshop series and was a panelist for the “MSI Perspectives on Climate Impacts on Communities and Health in the Gulf” panel. A second workshop in this series, open to OLLU faculty and staff, will take place in New Orleans in February 2025. Registration for in-person or virtual attendance will be sent out in the new year. Faculty from a broad range of disciplines are encouraged to attend.
Staff Assembly offers thanks to everyone who attended the annual Halloween Social and Costume Contest on Oct. 31. Special thanks is offered to the incredible volunteers of leaders from the staff relations committee who either donated, decorated, and stayed to clean up. It was a great turn out and the participation in the costume contest was filled with thrills.
This year’s winners were:
The best costume group winner was the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) group. Dr. Randy Townley, Victoria Aguilar, Cindy Mata-Vasquez, Rosa Arce, Amy Peña, and Eduardo Marquez portrayed the Inside Out characters of fear, disgust, joy, anger, anxiety and embarrassment. Categories of scariest, original, and funniest received a trophy, a Halloween bucket of treats and a $25 gift card, The RGV winners for best group costume will receive a trophy, treats, and $50 from Staff Assembly for a pizza party.
Staff 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.
The President’s Cabinet has approved the following additional holidays for staff:
The additional holidays were requested by the Staff Assembly leadership.
In approving the extra holidays, the Cabinet members cited the “much-needed time for rest and rejuvenation for our dedication staff.”
They added, “Thank you for your continued service and commitment to our university. Your hard work is greatly appreciated.”
Staff and faculty are invited to a hOLLUween Costume Content on Thursday from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the MARC Ballroom.
The following are the costume contest categories:
Most Original
Funniest
Scariest
Best Group Costume
Refreshments will be served.
For more information, email the Staff Assembly at sac@ollusa.edu.
Staff 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, 2024.
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. J. Harrison Watts, OLLU Professor of Business Administration, has received the Texas A&M School of Law Alumni Legacy Award for Outstanding Legal Masters Alumni.
Given by the Texas A&M Law Alumni Board of Directors, the award recognizes outstanding law school alumni as well as their individual achievements, contributions to their professions, service to their communities, and loyalty to the law school.
“The Alumni Board of Directors is ecstatic to announce our well-deserving 2024 recipients,” said Derek McKee ’16, ’19, president of the Texas A&M Law Alumni Board of Directors. “It is one of our greatest honors to recognize our outstanding alumni for their incredible accomplishments, both in the practice of law and in our communities at large.”
