Dialog, UA Faculty and Staff News

HRD Training

Building Community
Diversity
Communication
Computer Courses
Continuous Quality Improvement
Personal Growth and Development
Personal Safety
Policy and Procedures
Job Openings
New Employee Orientation

Campus Mail Service Quick Tips
Fall Dates Available for UA's Bay Point Condo
Employee/Family Medical Leave Policy Revised
HR Development Prepares Managers for New Challenges
HR Development Training Calendar Goes Electronic for Summer 2003!
Lost and Found Items to ID

Building Community

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.

Sexual Harassment Awareness and Prevention -- HRD Team, date TBA. HRD encourages employees to look at the on-line opportunity for training in this topic: www.newmedialearning.com/psh/ua/.

Diversity

The Diversity HRD presentations are part of the "Building Community" program.

The Diversity Experience -- HRD Team, date TBA

Communication

Advanced Connections -- Moving Quality Service Beyond the Basics -- HRD Team, call to schedule a workshop

Computer Courses

E-Course -- HRD, Sept. 3-5, 8:30 a.m.-noon

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.

CQI -- Chairing UA Committees -- Sept. 10, 1-4 p.m.

Personal Growth and Development

Training and development opportunities are available through UA's Employee Assistance Program.

Personal Safety

Right to Know -- Janie Fowler, Health and Safety, date TBA

Policy and Procedures

Conducting Effective and Legal Interviews -- HRD Team, date TBA
Effective Affirmative Action Recruiting Strategies -- Shirley Darr, Auxiliary Services, date TBA

Job Openings

The University of Alabama is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. For the latest job updates, call the UA job line at 348-7780. For a full line listing of available positions, visit http://bama.ua.edu/~hr/employment/empl_oppor.shtml. 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.

New Employee Orientation

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@fa.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.

Campus Mail Service Quick Tips

Campus Mail Service delivers to assigned box numbers only.
Use a departmental box number instead of building/room number when addressing Intra-Campus Mail. It really helps mail center staff process your mail faster and more accurately.
Mail that is vaguely addressed could delay the delivery of your mail or result in having the mail piece returned to you for a deliverable address. Complete sender information is also important in the event that the mail is not deliverable as addressed.
All Campus Mail consisting of 50 pieces or more should be prepared and sorted in box number order.
A listing of departmental box numbers can be found in the Reference Materials section of the Campus Mail Service website.

Fall Dates Available for UA's Bay Point Condo

University faculty, staff and retirees can reserve a stay at the University's Bay Point condominium in Panama City, Fla. The condo sleeps six adults and is located in the Marriott Complex on St. Andrews Bay. Club Meadows and Lagoon Legend Golf Courses may be used by four condo residents during their stay at no additional cost (except golf cart). Swimming is also available. There is a $30 cleaning fee per visit.

The following rates will apply to the Bay Point Condo: Spring break until Labor Day -- $99 per night; Labor Day until spring break -- $75 per night. To check policies, available dates, and other information, go to the Web site at www.baypoint.ua.edu. To reserve the UA Condo, download and complete the Reservation Request Form and a Waiver Form. Sign and submit both to Margaret Keith in person at the Office of Land Management, 225 East Annex. A deposit equal to one-half the rental for your stay must be given by check made payable to Capstone Foundation. The balance is due before picking up the keys.

Employee/Family Medical Leave Policy Revised

UA's employee/family medical leave policy was revised effective July 1, 2003. The title has been revised, as well as substantive changes, which follow:

The revised policy reduces the total length of a staff member's medical leave to six (6) months, including paid sick, annual and compensatory time.
For the duration of a six (6) month leave, employees may now continue their benefits at the regular employee reduced rate.

To view the entire Human Resources Manual, go to the human resources Web site at http://hr.ua.edu and click on the link "HR Policy Manual." For more information, call the Benefits Office at 348-7732.

HR Development Prepares Managers for New Challenges

HR Development invites managers and supervisors to enroll in the Fall 2003 Management Project -- a management training program designed specifically for UA managers and supervisors. The program, delivered in eight modules, brings together new and veteran managers from around campus to share ideas, discuss current issues, and develop management skills and techniques that promote a healthy and productive work/campus environment. For more information, contact Daphne Wright at 348-9700. Fall 2003 class dates are listed below:

Sept. 24 -- Practical Leadership
Oct. 15 and 16 -- Employment Law and UA Policy
Oct. 29 -- Effective Communication
Nov. 6 -- Performance Management and Development
Nov. 13 and 20 -- Customer Service and Quality Principles
Dec. 1 -- Collaborative Work Environments Part I
Dec. 4 -- Partnerships and Resources
TBA -- Collaborative Work Environments Part II

HR Development Training Calendar Goes Electronic for Summer 2003!

As a cost savings effort, HR Development will not distribute the regular printed brochure of their training and development calendar for the Summer 2003 term. Dialog will continue to run the bi-weekly updates (see the training schedule below), and additional notices will be sent to employees electronically reminding them of training opportunities.

For a current listing of training and development opportunities view the HR Development Summer 2003 Training Calendar on the Human Resources Web site at http://hr.ua.edu/st-dev/index.htm.

Lost and Found Items to ID

UA's Fleet Services is offering its lost-and-found collection for identification. An assortment of items that have been found in the rental vehicles are listed as follows: cameras; cassette tapes, books on tape and CDs; C&BA presentation board; cell phone charger; clothing, caps, hats, gloves and shoes; computer key; Dell rechargeable battery; drill; electric heater; insulated lunch bags; MP3 player; oversized clipboard; portable easel; rings; sunglasses, eyeglasses and cases; watch; umbrellas and other miscellaneous items from A-Z. Some items have been in the lost and found for over a year. If items could be yours, call 348-4800 or e-mail fleet@bama.ua.edu to identify. You may also go by their office located at 1227 14th Street. The deadline to claim items is Nov. 26. All unclaimed items will be donated or discarded.