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Looking for a way to recognize an outstanding UCO staff member? Nominate them for the Annual Exceptional Performance Award.
Nominations are currently being accepted, the winners will be announced at Fall Convocation. Recipients . . .
I am a first-generation college student with my undergraduate degree in Hospitality & Tourism Management from Oklahoma State University.
I will begin pursing my master’s degree in Talent Development from UCO in the fall! Through this degree I hope to strengthen my knowledge and understanding of organizational development.
I believe . . .
In addition to our online module, UCO Talent Acquisition will now be hosting facilitator-led Screening Committee Training sessions once per month. There will be both virtual and in-person options.
Training Overview
This training is a requirement for individuals serving on a UCO search committee and will cover:
Fall 2024 Session Schedule & Sign Up
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1. I graduated from UCO in 2018 with a Strategic Communications degree and a Leadership Minor. I quickly became an 8th grade English teacher for EPS but realized I wanted to make my way back to UCO as a full-time employee. I started in CE Marketing, moved over to Housing when an Occupancy Coordinator was needed, and then recently . . .
As always, we appreciate the faculty and staff who took the time to complete the 2025 Benefits Survey earlier this spring. The information gathered provides valuable insight that helps guide us as we begin our renewal conversations over the summer.
279 people completed the survey; below you can find the break down of demographics as it compares . . .
Ainsley Snow, Benefits specialist
For the purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual; a record of such an impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment. According to the Equal Employment . . .
Employee Relations is currently going through the annual Policy Revision season. Below are the policies that have been updated/discontinued so far this season:
Voting Leave Policy – Revised (effective May 9):
This policy has been revised to replace “employees” with faculty, staff and student employees and revise wording that is not . . .
Drinking water is one of the easiest ways to ensure your body is healthy and happy. Drinking more water can lead to increased energy and help your body and brain function optimally. That’s why we are challenging faculty and staff to drink at least eight cups of water a day from June 16 – July 27.
Beginning June 1, 2024 our current Saddle Up Orientation will shift from being offered virtually to meeting in-person. Participants will meet in person from 1– 5 p.m., in the HR offices located in Bausher Place 208.
Saddle Up Supervisor Orientation sessions take place on the 2nd day of New Employee Orientation (NEO) where supervisors will . . .