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HRD Training

Building Community
Communication
Continuous Quality Improvement
The Management Project
Performance Management and Development
Personal Safety
Policy and Procedures
Job Openings
Miscellaneous

Benefits Update -- Four Important Events Coming in November

UA Coaches to Participate in 2002 Health Fair

Building Community -- Human Relations for the 21st Century.

Human Relations for the 21st Century is designed to develop human relations skills, heighten awareness of others and foster a sense of community throughout the UA campus. Workshops that bear the Building Community logo are available to UA employees.

The Diversity Experience -- HRD Team, date TBA
Sexual Harassment Awareness and Prevention -- HRD Team, date TBA

Communication

Advanced Connections -- HRD Team, date TBA

Continuous Quality Improvement

CQI Leadership Seminar Series. CQI workshops are part of the Leadership Seminar Series designed for people in academic and administrative organizations, such as deans, department chairs, directors, managers, assistant and associate directors and faculty who lead projects, or plan on moving into leadership roles. All workshops will be facilitated by John Dew, director for Continuous Quality Improvement. Contact the CQI Office at 348-9831 to schedule workshops, which are designed for 2-4 hours.

Consensus Based Decision Making -- Oct. 16, 1-4 p.m.

The Management Project

Contact HR Development now to reserve your space on the Spring 2003 waiting list.

Performance Management and Development

Performing Delegation and Follow-up -- HRD, Oct. 28, 8:30-10:30 a.m.

Personal Safety

Right to Know -- Janie Fowler, Health and Safety, Oct. 22, 1-1:30 p.m.

Policy and Procedures

Making Payments to Nonresident Aliens -- Cynthia Gaskin, Financial Accounting, Oct. 15, 3-4:30 p.m.
Accounting and Reporting Procedures -- Tina Dorroh, Accounts Payable, and Julie Shelton, Accounting and Reporting, Level Two Course, Oct. 22, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Purchasing Procedures -- Susan Petty and Judy Voss, UA Purchasing, Oct. 16, 9-11 a.m.
On-Line Purchasing System Procedures -- Susan Petty and Judy Voss, UA Purchasing, Oct. 23, 1-4 p.m.
Effective Affirmative Action Recruiting Strategies -- Shirley Darr, Auxiliary Services, date: TBA
Conducting Legal Interviews -- HRD Team, date TBA

Job Openings

The University of Alabama is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. For the latest employment information, call the UA job line at 348-7780 or visit the Employment Office web site. Remember that office, technical, clerical, maintenance and service positions stay on the Job Line only five days. Faculty positions are listed under the appropriate college or school.

Miscellaneous

New Employee Orientation introduces all new UA employees to campus life and provides them and employees with a status change (regular, part-time or temporary) an opportunity for benefits advisement and enrollment. New employees and employees with status change must pre-register and attend a New Employee Orientation session within the first 30 days of employment to be eligible for health insurance. Sessions are offered every Monday.

Three ways to register and to check out training manual:

Call 348-7125
Fax to 348-2072
E-mail mkarrh@fan.ua.edu

Human Resources Development training sessions will be conducted at G54 Rose Administration building unless otherwise stated. Persons with special needs should contact Margie Karrh.

The Training Resource Center (TRC) offers videos for a staff development "lunch and learn" program. The TRC accommodates six to eight people.

Benefits Update -- Four Important Events Coming in November

Open Enrollment

The open enrollment window will be Nov. 1-29. Open enrollment provides employees, retirees and COBRA participants a chance to enroll in new coverage or change or cancel existing coverage. It applies to the health, dental and vision plans and to the flexible spending account plan known as Bamaflex. Details will be forwarded to campus mailboxes by Oct. 28. For questions prior to open enrollment, contact the HR Service Center at 348-7732.

Annual Pre-Retirement Seminar

The annual pre-retirement seminar will be held Nov. 18-19 in the Moot Court Room in UA's School of Law. Representatives from the Teachers' Retirement System, TIAA/CREF and the Social Security Administration will be on hand to answer questions. Details will be forwarded to persons who are within five years of retirement by Nov. 1.

RSA Retirement Seminars

The Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) will hold a free full-day seminar to help members plan for retirement on Thursday, Nov. 21. These RETirement PREParation Seminars are for members within two years of retirement eligibility, which is defined as having at least 23 years of service credit at any age or being 58 years old with at least eight years of service credit. Attendees must take a leave day and be registered. The registration form is available from the UA Benefits Office, G-69 Rose Administration, or by going to the Web site at http://bama.ua.edu/~hr/ and clicking on the link to "forms." Forms must be sent to the RSA, P. O. Box 302150, Montgomery, AL 36130-2150. Faxes are not accepted. For more information, contact Judy Price Guy at 1-800-214-2158, ext. 617, or Sue Fussell, ext. 509. Topics to be covered will include Social Security and Medicare, health insurance, retirement options and DROP. More information is on the RSA Web site at www.rsa.state.al.us.

TRS Counseling Services

The Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) is also offering 20-minute appointments with a TRS counselor for members who are retiring within the next year. Time slots are scheduled for Nov. 13-14 at the Tuscaloosa County Board of Education building in downtown Tuscaloosa at 2314 9th Street. To make an appointment, members must call 1-800-214-2158. More information is on the RSA Web site at www.rsa.state.al.us.

UA Coaches to Participate in 2002 Health Fair

UA's 7th annual Employee Health Fair is coming to the Coleman Coliseum concourse on Wednesday, Oct. 23. There will be a special Coaches Corner table just outside the trophy case beside office number 214. The following coaches will be there to showcase their sports, sign autographs and answer questions: Jim Wells, men's basketball; Judy Green, volleyball; Jenny Mainz, women's tennis; and Sarah Patterson, gymnastics.