Category: Employee News

Faculty and staff encouraged to apply for Executive Leadership Academy

The Executive Leadership Academy was developed to foster leadership among promising OLLU faculty and staff. Applicants are selected to participate in a one-year, intensive program that examines exemplary leadership principles and bridges theory with practice. The goal is to nurture the staff leaders and the next generation of faculty leaders to serve higher education initiatives at Our Lady of the Lake University.

The Executive Leadership Academy will be bookended with full-day retreats along with a planned series of workshops. A cohort of staff and faculty will be selected through a process of nomination and application, followed by an interview. Applicants are asked to submit a letter of intent that describes their leadership goals, ways in which the Academy fits into their professional development plan, and how Our Lady of the Lake University will benefit from the applicant’s participation.

The application will include written permission by the applicant’s immediate supervisor for participation. Due to the transitional demands placed on first-year resident faculty, we ask that they delay application for later in their tenure.

Please send applications to Dr. Liza Nagel, associate vice president for academic affairs, in Main Building, Room 104. Submissions are due by Sept. 2.

For more information, contact Academic Affairs at 210-434-6711, ext. 4035.

Second Employee Benefits Fair on Wednesday

There will be a monthly paid employee benefits fair on Wednesday from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. in Providence Hall, West Social Room.

Annual benefits re-enrollment provides employees the opportunity to start, change, or end benefits, which are effective Oct. 1, 2014, with the exception of medical and dependent reimbursement plans, which begin Sept. 1, 2014.

All employees are required to complete a 2014-2015 enrollment form by the deadline listed below if making any plan changes, or if enrolling in medical or dependent reimbursement plans. Forms will not be accepted after the deadline. Monthly paid employee deadline is Sept. 5, 2014.

Employees eligible to receive 2014 Service Award

The attached listing includes the names and years of service of all of the employees who Human Resources records show as being eligible to receive a Service Award Plaque during Spirit Day. Plaques will be given at the Mass of the Holy Spirit on Sept. 18.

Employees must have completed full-time service in increments of five years beginning with 10 years and counting in 2014 to be eligible to receive a Service Award.

Staff or faculty members, who think they are eligible for a service award, but do not see their name on the list, should contact Human Resources as soon as possible by emailing hrteam@ollusa.edu.

To view the Service Award recipient list, click here.

Click here to download and complete the 2014 Service Award Information form. This will let Human Resources know who will, or will not, be participating during Spirit Day. Forms need to be returned to Human Resources by the end of the day on Aug. 26.

Update parking permits to avoid receiving a citation

Staff Parking Permit
Staff Parking Permit

The OLLU Police Department changed to new parking permits for faculty and staff last summer and many community members are still using the outdated parking permits. Failure to update parking permits will result in a citation.

Supervisors are encouraged to make sure that everyone in their department has updated their parking permit.

Permits can be picked up in the Police Department during office hours.

The form can be found in the myOLLU Portal.

Bookstore continuing complementary beverages while cafeteria is closed

The Bookstore will continue its complimentary drink program for faculty and staff while the cafeteria is closed this week.

Employees can get one drink per day Monday-Thursday from 8:30-11 a.m. The drink can be either a bottled beverage or coffee, but not both.

Employees are allowed two drinks on Fridays—one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The two drinks cannot be purchased at one time.

Employees must present their University ID in order to receive their complimentary beverage.

New Center for Women coordinator named

BiancaSapetBianca Sapet has been named the new program coordinator for the Center for Women in Church and Society (CWCS). Sapet was raised two blocks from OLLU and graduated from OLLU with a degree in sociology in 2004.

She previously worked with the P.E.A.C.E. Initiative, which was founded out of the CWCS, and Child Safe, a child advocacy center for children victims of abuse.

Employee retirement plan meetings this week

The Human Resources Office will be holding meetings to discuss changes to the 403(b) Retirement Plan today and tomorrow in Main Building, Room 311

Representatives from Transamerica, OLLU’s new retirement plan provider, will be on campus for two days. Staff members are encouraged to attend one of the group meetings. Group meetings are scheduled for the following times:

Aug. 4

  • 1 p.m.
  • 2 p.m.
  • 3 p.m.

Aug. 5

  • 9 a.m.
  • 10 a.m.
  • 11 a.m.
  • 1 p.m. (Spanish-only session)
  • 2 p.m.
  • 3 p.m.

 

Employees currently enrolled with TIAA-CREF can schedule a one-on-one meeting with a Transamerica representative to discuss transfer options. These one-on-one meeting will be held today-Friday.

 

For more information, visit ollu.trsretire.com or call 800-755-5801.

Employee benefits fair this week

Re-enroll, change or end benefits by the deadline

The first of two employee benefits fairs will take place July 29 from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. in Providence Hall, West Social Room. The second fair will take place Aug. 27.

Annual benefits re-enrollment provides employees the opportunity to start, change, or end benefits, which are effective Oct. 1, 2014, with the exception of medical and dependent reimbursement plans, which begin Sept. 1, 2014.

All employees are required to complete a 2014-2015 enrollment form by the deadline listed below if making any plan changes, or if enrolling in medical or dependent reimbursement plans. Enrollment forms will be distributed at the first benefits fair. Any forms not picked up will be placed in the Walter Center mailboxes. Forms will not be accepted after the deadline.

Bi-weekly paid employee deadline is Aug. 6, 2014.

Monthly paid employee deadline is Sept. 5, 2014.