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The Faculty Town Hall meeting was held on Nov. 8 in the Liberal Arts Lecture Hall. Approximately 40 faculty, staff and students attended the meeting. Several important questions were raised, including concerns about a shortage of student advisors, low adjunct salaries and the working environment for student workers and graduate assistants. Many of . . .
As we are wrapping up 2023, it is time to start thinking about the annual performance appraisals. Performance appraisals provide a structured format to help individuals evaluate where they’re at and articulate where they want to go.
As a reminder, performance appraisals are employee-led, with staff members completing a self-assessment first. . . .
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In a matter of days, we will all be free to relax over the holidays. Here are a few last-minute tasks to complete before you leave campus for the holiday.
1) Take down any seasonal decor you may have.
2) Turn off and unplug all electrical appliances.
3) Turn off any room/space heaters you find.
4) Take out the trash if the custodial staff does not clean . . .
1) Written goals make everything easier. Be specific about how much savings you want to have at the end of the year. Begin plotting milestones on the way to the big achievement that help you know you are on the right track.
2) Have debt you need to get rid of? Consider using the “snowball” method. Pay off the smallest debt first to get a . . .
We all crave connection and community, especially in the workplace. According to a recent study by Qualtrics (2022), workplace belonging is the number one driver of employee experience and organizational culture. Employees who feel like they belong are nearly 6 times more likely to be highly engaged than those who don’t. But what is engagement . . .
I was born and raised in South Korea. I attended a normal university in South Korea as an elementary education major with a minor in elementary art education and Korean painting. In my junior year, I had the chance to lead a community service-learning project, teaching art to low-income inner-city students in Incheon, South Korea. These art teaching . . .
Faculty Senate met on October 5. At the beginning of our meeting, we had an open session with Provost Simmons. First, a new partnership between UCO and Edmond public schools has been established. This is an exciting project for those high school students who may not go to college otherwise. They will finish their last two years in high school and . . .
UCO Employee Relations is seeking sponsors and nominations for participants for the Holiday Helping Hands program. Holiday Helping Hands anonymously matches sponsoring departments/individuals from the UCO community with faculty and staff who need a little extra help this holiday season. Nominees provide Employee Relations with a wish list, which . . .