Social Concerns Committee featured in MN Daily

The Social Concerns Committee made the front page! Check out this article on the committee's work with Recycling Supervisor Dana Donatucci on zero-waste efforts in the Minnesota Daily!

Civil Service Brown Bag Lunch Announcement

The Civil Service Senate Communications and Outreach Subcommittee, along with the Office of Human Resources, is hosting a brown bag session for Civil Service members to discuss important changes to open enrollment, which runs from November 1 to November 30, 2017. Specific updates include changes to short-term and long-term disability providers, and a new Flexible Spending Account (FSA) vendor. Come join us for an explanation of these changes, and learn what they mean for you.

The session will take place on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 from 12 p.m.–1:00p.m. in Room 1130 at the Mechanical Engineering building on the East Bank. Please bring your brown bag lunch. Beverages and cookies will be provided. 

If you plan to attend, please complete this form to register, as seats are limited.

To join us via WebEx, please follow this link. The event nuber if 741 506 821.

P&A Brown Bag: Leading Up

“Leading up” is an important leadership skill employed to accomplish tasks that are in the best interest of our organization and requires influencing the people above you. In this session, leadership expert Lisa Warren, assistant vice president for Research, will provide an overview of the skills necessary and tools available to help you in this area. All are welcome to join on Tuesday, November 14 from noon - 1:00 p.m. in 5-125 Moos Tower, or via WebEx at z.umn.edu/pabrownbag1114. Click for more.

Spotlight On: Janet Schrunk Ericksen

Janet Ericksen speaks at a podium at the University of Minnesota Morris
When I first contacted Dr. Janet Ericksen, she was just finishing up leading a study abroad program to England, entitled “Life in a Medieval City: Literature and Culture in York, 700-1500.” The program is close to her heart-- learning Old English and visiting medieval sites while studying in the UK during her junior year as an undergraduate was one of the things that inspired her to pursue a doctorate in medieval British literature. Click on the title to read the full story.

Public Hearings on Proposed Changes to Civil Service Employment Rules

The Civil Service Consultative Committee (CSCC) is in the process of revising the Civil Service Employment Rules. Two public hearings will be held in order to hear constituent feedback on the proposed revisions. Click on the title for more information.

Spotlight On: Sarah Johnson Sexton

September 2017
Sarah Johnson Sexton

The University of Minnesota has been part of Sarah Johnson Sexton’s life since she was a child. She is a second-generation University employee (her father, Jerry Sexton, worked in a department known as “Videotape” at the time) as well as an alumna, having earned her Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Spanish at the University. 

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