Dialog, UA Faculty and Staff News

HRD Training

Building Community
Communication
Computer Courses
Continuous Quality Improvement
The Management Project
Personal Safety
Policy and Procedures
Professional Development Series
Job Openings
Miscellaneous

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 -- Moving Quality Service Beyond the Basics -- HRD Team, date TBA
Customer Service and The University of Alabama, HRD Team, Dec. 4, 2-4 p.m.

Computer Courses

E-Course -- HRD Team, Dec. 11-13, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Windows For E-Course -- HRD Team, Dec. 11-13, 1:30-4:30 p.m.

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.

The Management Project

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

Personal Safety

Right to Know -- Janie Fowler, Health and Safety, Dec. 3, 1-1:30 p.m., and Dec. 12, 8:15-8:45 a.m.

Policy and Procedures

Purchasing Procedures -- Susan Petty and Judy Voss, UA Purchasing, Dec.11, 9-11 a.m.
On-Line Purchasing System Procedures -- Susan Petty and Judy Voss, UA Purchasing, Dec. 18, 1-4 p.m.
Effective Affirmative Action Recruiting Strategies -- Shirley Darr, Auxiliary Services, date TBA
Conducting Legal Interviews -- HRD Team, date TBA

Professional Development Series

The "Business of Work" -- HRD Team, Dec. 11

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 material:

Call 348-7125
Fax to 348-2072
E-mail dharbin@bama.ua.edu

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

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

Benefits Update -- Open Enrollment

Open enrollment for UA's group medical, dental and BAMAFLEX plans continues through Nov. 27. During this annual open enrollment period, UA employees may make changes in those plans, which will take effect Jan. 1, 2003. During this period employees may add or remove dependents, may cancel coverage, or may join or re-establish a flexible spending BAMAFLEX account. Necessary forms for the medical, dental, vision and BAMAFLEX plans are available in the Human Resources Service Center in G-69 Rose Administration building or may be downloaded from the Web site at http://bama.ua.edu/~hr/benefits/. (See details about medical and dental coverage, as well as prescription information, in Dialog, Nov. 11, 2002.)