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Announcements
Pearl Stanulis, Secretary IV in Political Studies will be the new UIS representative on State Universities Civil Service Advisory Committee (SUCSAC). She will serve a four year term commencing January 1, 2003. Pearl began employment with UIS as a temporary employee and was hired full-time in March 1999. She will replace Larry Renn whose term expires December 31, 2002 Register Voiding: In accordance with the State Universities Civil Service System Statute and Rules, Rule 250.50 (d) (5), the Original Entry or Promotional registers for the Human Resource Assistant I, II, III be voided Thursday, November 14, 2002 at the close of business. A new examination has been created and all names on any of the present Human Resource Assistant classification examination registers will be removed. If you desire to have your name remain on the Human Resource Assistant classification register(s), please contact Allan Newman either by e-mail at anewm1@uis.edu or call him at 206-7144, to determine certification of qualifications and/or to schedule for the new examination. UI-Integrate has launched a new and improved project web site. Get the latest information at: http://www.ui-integrate.uillinois.edu/news_art_launches_0902.asp University
Human Resources is now introducing the HR Help Desk.
The Help Desk is available for employees to obtain
quintessential Human Resource information and resolve any employee
HR questions. The Help Desk will also be used to log and track
common problems resulting in an
improved ability to better assist our employees.
Employees should
contact the HR Help Desk for questions relating to new hire employee
information forms, employee demographic changes, PIN reset, NESSIE
navigation questions, and enroll, cancel or reschedule NESSIE/DART
training. Employees can reach the HR Help Desk by calling 206-7015. Tax Deferred Retirement Program -- 2002 Contribution Review Participants in the University's Tax Deferred Retirement Program, or 403(b), will soon receive a letter from the University's Office of Human Resource that will outline their calculated maximum contribution limit and the percentage of salary that can be contributed to this program for 2002. The purpose of this letter is to allow participants the opportunity to review their year-to-date contribution as shown on their most recent earnings statement and to make any necessary changes (increase, decrease, or terminate their contribution) prior to the calculation of our last payroll for the 2002 tax year. If participants are interested in making changes to their contribution level, a Salary Reduction Agreement form can be obtained at https://nessie.uihr.uillinois.edu/sec-nessie/benefits/forms/SalAgree.PDF For additional information about the maximum contribution calculation, please contact TIAA-CREF at 1-800-842-2776. If you have questions about your choices with the University's Tax Deferred Retirement Program, please contact Melanie Smith at 206-7078 or Evelyn Tillman at 206-7095. University-wide Certificate Programs Offered In an
effort to provide general training opportunities for all
employees which are consistent among the campuses, the University
Office of Human Resources has been working with the Chicago and
Urbana-Champaign Human Resources Development (HRD) offices to
introduce two new certificate programs. Starting this Fall,
employees will be able to work towards earning a professional skills
development certificate (OfficePRO) and a customer service
certificate (ServicePRO). The OfficePRO
certificate consists of four core workshops and several elective
workshops. The ServicePRO certificate consists of just three
core workshops. Both programs are recommended for supervisors,
managers, and front line staff. While
the Urbana HRD office currently has several successful certificate
programs in place, the offering of certificate programs will be a
new addition to the Chicago HRD course catalog. Employees at the
Springfield campus will be encouraged to attend courses offered by
the Urbana HRD. For more details regarding the OfficePRO and
ServicePRO certificate programs, including course dates, cost,
timeframe for completion, general benefits of certification, and
registration (OfficePRO fees are $149; ServicePro fees
are $139), please visit the UIUC HRD web site at http://www.hrd.uiuc.edu/
or call 217/333-8342. OfficePRO
and ServicePRO Certificate Programs are open to all
University of Illinois employees. While all workshops are held in
Champaign, Springfield campus employees are strongly encouraged to
attend. To help make
participation more convenient, transportation to Champaign has been
coordinated through the UIS Motor Pool for a minimal fee of
$5/participant. You
will receive more information about transportation via e-mail upon
registration. Select
NETg courseware may now be purchased on CD from Campus Information
Technologies and Educational Services (CITES) Webstore at http://webstore.cites.uiuc.edu
Training topics available on CD include: A+ Certification,
UNIX! Microsoft Office 2000IXP, JAVA, and Oracle. The
software itself is free, however CITES charges a minimal fee of $5
per CD to cover their materials and labor. CITES Webstore, now
accessible to employees and students on the Urbana campus, is in the
process of making its wide variety of free and discounted software
available to employees and students at the Chicago and Springfield
campuses as well. Contact Tracy Loschen at loschen@uillinois.edu or CITES for more information.
Implementation
continues on the four Civil Service Exams that have been
computerized. Dr. Tim Crespin of Primetrics visited each campus the
week of August 26th to do a final “dress rehearsal” of the exams
and to provide training for the campus test administration staff.
Each campus will soon be setting a “go live” date for these
exams. The computerized exams will include automatic and
instantaneous scoring of test questions, resulting in a much more
efficient process. A contract with Dr. Crespin has been approved for the computerization of an additional 12 to I5 exams to be completed over this next fiscal year. Exams were chosen based on the frequency and volume of exams administered in each classification. Campus representatives identified the following exams to be considered for computerization: Secretary Series (2, 3 & 4), Customer Service Series (1, 2, & 3), Administrative Aide, Administrative Assistant I, Administrative Assistant II, Program Services Aide, and Grounds Worker. State of Illinois Influenza Immunization Program During October and November, the Department of Central Management Services will provide free flu immunizations for all active full and part-time employees enrolled in a State-sponsored health plan. The flu shots will be available at some of the larger State of Illinois facilities, most local county health departments, and other health care vendor sites. Employees will be required to present verification of employment AND a state health insurance card. State retirees may receive the flu shot by presenting a state health insurance card. All State employees are eligible if they participate in either the Quality Care Health Plan or a State-sponsored managed care plan. Dependents are not eligible for the free flu shot. Here is the Sangamon County schedule of locations, dates, and times that the free flu shots will be offered. Congratulations
. . . 5 Years of Service Welcome
New Employees . . . Congratulations
Retirees . . . Good Bye and
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