Presenting everything the Human Resources does at the University — from hiring to training to evaluating to compensating and a thousand other things in between — in a clear, concise format is quite a challenge. The latest attempt comes with today’s launch of the new HR website, which seems to be quite an improvement. Check it out; a good place to start is to click on the “HR for You” tab on the top navigation bar.
At a time when salaries are flat, expense are rising and furloughs are looming, here’s a piece of financial good news for U.Va. faculty and staff: Your son or daughter is eligible to apply for a Faculty/Staff Scholarship.
Start now — the deadline is March 31! You can download a PDF of the application by clicking here.
Given rising tuition and flat salaries, it can be hard for U.Va. faculty and staff members to figure out how to send their kids to the school where they work.
There is help available, however, in the form of the Faculty and Staff Scholarships, available for sons and daughters of U.Va. faculty and staff — either currently enrolled or incoming — who will be attending U.Va. in the 2010-11 academic year. Preference will be given to those with financial need.
The deadline is March 31. To apply, download the application here. You must also have completed the dreaded FAFSA form and the University’s own aid application.
Questions? E-mail faid@virginia.edu.
The Times-Dispatch reports that the governor has made his announcement. According to the linked pdf of the budget-cutting plan, U.Va. will again escape layoffs, but take an 8 percent hit in its state appropriation, representing about $19.25 million. It is not clear exactly how the one-day furlough will be implemented at U.Va., but it is targeted for the Friday before Memorial Day.
Statewide, there will be 593 layoffs.
I’m sure the University will have more to say about how the cuts are implemented here once the budget folks get a good look at the plan.
UPDATE (9/9/09, 9:26 a.m.): Never try to cover complex financial information on deadline. Per Colette Sheehey’s clarification in a comment below, the $19.25 million figure — which is in the governor’s plan — would have represented a 15 percent cut in the University’s appropriation. However, the governor softened the blow by moving federal stimulus funds that had been targeted for the next fiscal year into the current fiscal year, making the net cut about 8 percent.
More information about how the University plans to sustain the cuts will be forthcoming.
If some University employees seem a little tense today, it may be because of goings-on in Richmond.
Gov. Kaine is set to announce today the latest measures to trim the state budget, this time to the tune of about $1.5 billion. Already, the Richmond Times-Dispatch is reporting that most state employees will be required to take one unpaid day off. However, the report provided precious few details — one day off per week? Per month? Just once? And how does it apply to higher ed?
Stay tuned.
I remember a slogan often heard when I was growing up: “Earn Your Right to Gripe! Vote!”
While the selection of the University’s new president will not be put to a vote, that doesn’t mean you won’t have any opportunity for input. University Rector John O. “Dubby” Wynne, twho chairs the search committee, has announced a series of public forums to allow faculty, staff, students and alumni to offer their two cents’ worth.
The schedule:
If you can’t make any of those meetings, there are still two options. One, you can send your comments by e-mail to presidentsearch@virginia.edu or you can access an online form for your comments on the Presidential search Web site.
Well, unless you have to. But if you have an existing “telework” agreement, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is encouraging you to work from home on Monday, Aug. 3, which he has designated “Telework Day” in Virginia. U.Va.’s Human Resources offers an enthusiastic second to the governor’s proclamation.
If you’re going to dress like this guy —>, make sure you unplug the webcam!
If you don’t have a telework arrangement, here are the guidelines for setting one up.
