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Management Update

e-Inside Management Update, an official university communication, is sent out the first of each month to management personnel of the university. Please check your e-mail each month for this important communication vehicle for managers. It is your responsibility to share appropriate information with your staff to help facilitate communications throughout the university community.

If you have any questions, please e-mail einside@kent.edu.

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2015

e-Inside Management Update - August 2015 Employee Appreciation Day – Sept. 1, Empower Timekeeping Update, Things to Know for Student Employees, Get a Jumpstart on Your Beyond Compliance (BC) Training for the New Fiscal Year, A.L.i.C.E. Crises Training Sessions Available, Title IX Trainings for Faculty and Staff, Still Time to Use Vacation Leave, Annual Sick Leave Conversion Takes Place in September

e-Inside Management Update - July 2015 Timely Leave Approval Processing, Wellness Offers Available in July, A.L.i.C.E. Training Session Available, Plan your Beyond Compliance (BC) Training for the New Fiscal Year

e-Inside Management Update - Special Edition Management Update – June 3, 2015 Management Update Regarding AFSCME Negotiations

e-Inside Management Update - June 2015 Cellular Device Authorization Workflow Due in June, Don't Forget the Fiscal Year-End Deadlines, Free Annual Health Screenings Offered in June, Title IX and ADA training session, Updates From Mail Services

e-Inside Management Update - May 2015 Plan to Attend 20-Year Club Dinner, Empower Timekeeping System Rollout - Kent Campus, Career Services Center Launches Flash@Work, Free Annual Health Screenings Offered in May, Performance Evaluation Time is Here, Total Compensation: Understanding the Value of Your Paycheck

e-Inside Management Update - April 2015 Performance Evaluation Time Is Here, Spring Is Here and So Are the Spring Employee Recognition Events, Online Job Site – Update, Beyond Compliance Takes a Preventive Approach, Human Resources Hiring Certification Program, New Employee Profile Dashboard, Mailing Address Update for University Esplanade, Capitalized Equipment Threshold Change

e-Inside Management Update - Special Edition Management Update - March 26, 2015

e-Inside Management Update - February 2015 How to Report Time During a University Closing or Delayed Start, Institute for Excellence Application Deadline Approaching, Employee Transaction Workflow (ETW) Training, Spring Employee Recognition Events

2014

e-Inside Management Update - December 2014 Commission Seeks Feedback to Strengthen University Multicampus System, Hiring Certification Program, What You Need to Know About the Holiday Schedule, How Delays, Cancellations or Closings Are Determined, How to Report Time During a University Closing or Delayed Start, Sign Up Now to Receive Electronic W-2, Kent State’s Office of Sustainability Encourages Winter Shutdown, Kent State Employee, Family and Friends Appreciation Days

e-Inside Management Update - November 2014 Kent State Staff Invited to Presidential Listening Tour Events, Wellness Ambassador Opportunities, Honoring All Who Serve on Nov. 6, Time Card Approval Reminder from Payroll, Minimum Wage Going Up in January, Changes to Customs Forms for International Shipments

e-Inside Management Update - Special Edition Management Update - Oct. 1, 2014

e-Inside Management Update - October 2014 Employee Appreciation Day Thank-you, Staying Informed Through the Beyond Compliance Initiative, It’s Open Enrollment Time, Human Resources Talent Management Enhances Tools to Recruit Top Candidates, New University Bursar Selected, Faculty Fellows Program, Election Poll Worker Guidelines

e-Inside Management Update - September 2014 Employee Appreciation Events on Sept. 11 to Accommodate All Shifts; September Leave Balance Reminders,
Changes Coming for Departments That Accept Credit Card Payments; Increasing Hiring Consistency; Reporting Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct; Kent State University Hotel is Top Choice for University Guests, Meetings

e-Inside Management Update - August 2014 December Holiday Schedule, Salary Increase Announced for Unrepresented Employees, Save the Date – Employee Appreciation Day, Still Time to Use Your Vacation Leave, Guidance for the Position Request Authorization (PRA) Workflow, Training and Development Schedule Available for 2014-15, Things to Know for Student Employees, Aug. 6 - Last Chance to Attend a Human Resources Knowledge-sharing Session

e-Inside Management Update - July 2014 Plan to Attend a Human Resources Knowledge Sharing Session, Right Direction – New Workplace Depression Awareness Campaign, Annual Personal Health Screenings Continue in July, Beyond Compliance in 2014-2015, Equipment and Vehicle Request Form Goes Paperless

e-Inside Management Update - June 2014 Human Resources Knowledge Sharing (HRKS) Takes to the Road, Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), Don't Forget the Fiscal Year-end Deadlines, Environmental Health and Safety Offers Summer Training, New Policies Coming July 1 Will Impact Procedures for Purchasing and University Contracts

e-Inside Management Update - May 2014 Plan to Attend 20-Year Club Dinner, It’s May and That Means – Annual Steam Shutdown, Summer Student and Graduate Assistant Hiring, New Policy Addresses University-sponsored Activities Involving Minors, Proper Procedures for Using and Reporting Vacation Leave, Cellular Device Authorization Workflow Due in June, New E-learning Videos From Human Resources Training and Development, Performance Evaluations Coming Due, Call for Campus Interoffice Envelopes.

e-Inside Management Update - April 2014 Performance Evaluation Time Is Here,Spring is Here and so are the Spring Employee Recognition Events, Faculty Load and Compensation (FLAC) Module Implementation – Kent Campus, Verizon Discount Requires Employment Verification, Kent State Launches Phase One of New Website, Be Well Solutions to Provide Wellness Services to Kent State Faculty and Staff

e-Inside Management Update - March 2014 Performance Evaluation Time Is Nearly Upon Us, Spring Employee Recognition Events – Save the Date, Change Coming for Use of University Passenger Vans, Undergraduate Studies Has a Temporary Home, Mark Your Calendars – Annual Steam Shutdown

e-Inside Management Update - February 2014 Winter Weather Reminders, “New” – Administrative Policy Regarding Volunteers, Division of Human Resources Adds Employee Appreciation Events, Clocking-in Timekeeping Procedure, Total Compensation Calculator – A Great Tool for Hiring Top Talent, HR Training and Development Webinar Series, Institute for Excellence 2014, City Income Tax Increase Impacts Kent Campus Employee Paychecks

2013

e-Inside Management Update - December 2013 What You Need to Know About the Holiday Schedule, How Delays, Cancellations or Closings are Determined, How to Report Time During a University Closing or Delayed Start, Sign Up Now to Receive Electronic W2, Minimum Wage Going Up in January, Empower Timekeeping to Replace Kronos, Training and Development Webinar Series Kicks Off, Reducing Energy Consumption over Winter Break, New Test Schedule for Classified Hourly Positions, Postal Rates and Regulation Set to Change

e-Inside Management Update - November 2013 Institute for Excellence Now Accepting Applications for 2014, Register Now for Your Independent Contractor Workshop, Affirmative Action – Clarifying the Myths, Honoring All Who Serve on Nov. 7, Payroll Requests Early Time Card Approval for Thanksgiving Week, Professional Development Opportunities, Minimum Wage Going Up in January

e-Inside Management Update - October 2013 Save the Date — 20th Annual Celebrating College Teaching Conference, Oct. 24-25; If it’s October, it’s Open Enrollment Time; Still Time to Register for Your Flu Shot; Institute for Excellence Seeking Candidates for the 2014 Class; Election Poll Worker Guidelines

e-Inside Management Update - September 2013 Human Resources/Academic Personnel Launch One Workflow to Handle All Employee Separations, Get Ready for Open Enrollment, Reporting Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct, Kent State University Launches Step Up and Speak Out Campaign, Maintaining a Safe Learning and Working Environment, Nominate Your Choice for Excellence, September Leave Balance Reminders

e-Inside Management Update - August 2013 December Holiday Schedule, Salary Increase Announced for Unrepresented Employees, Newly Hired Employees Can Now Enroll in Benefits Online, The Search Is on for Excellence in Action, Things to Know for Student Employees, From the Office of General Counsel: Ohio Ethics Law – Can I Do That?, Still Time to Use Your Vacation Leave

e-Inside Management Update - July 2013 Vacation Reminders From Human Resources, New Supervisory Course on Communication, Training and Development Schedule of Courses Now Available for 2013-2014, Human Resources Knowledge Sharing (HRKS) Takes to the Road, Airport Rewards Card

e-Inside Management Update - June 2013 Audit Assistance Available, Don't Forget the Fiscal Year-End Deadlines, Family and Medical Leave Act – What Every Supervisor and Manager Needs to Know, Work Hours Maximum for Student Employees, Phishing Scam Reminder

e-Inside Management Update - May 2013 Total Compensation: Understanding the Value of Your Paycheck, Annual Steam Shutdown, Cellular Device Authorization Workflow Due in June, Posting On-Campus Student Jobs, New Tool for Hiring Top Talent, Unclassified and Classified Evaluation Periods, 20-Year Club to Welcome 13 New Members

e-Inside Management Update - Special Edition Management Update - April 2, 2013 Affordable Care Act Communication

e-Inside Management Update - April 2013 Heer Hall Ready to Welcome New Tenants, It’s Performance Evaluation Time, Student Employee Reminders, Spring Employee Recognition Events

e-Inside Management Update - March 2013 Town Hall Meetings Set to Discuss Tobacco-Free University, It’s Performance Evaluation Time, Student Employee Reminders, Spring Employee Recognition Events, Standard Post and USPS Tracking

e-Inside Management Update - February 2013 Postage Costs Go Up, New Institute for Excellence Class Begins, Town Hall Meetings Set to Discuss Tobacco-Free University, Why Is Change So Hard? Don’t Throw Those Files Away, Student Employee Reminders, Spring Employee Recognition Events

2012

e-Inside Management Update - December 2012 What You Need to Know About the Holiday Schedule, End of Year Postal Reminders, Winter Is Coming, Emergency Calling Trees, Sign Up Now to Receive Electronic W2, Academic Affairs Seeking Your Opinion, Institute for Excellence Still Taking Applications, Visiting Scholars Workshop

e-Inside Management Update - November 2012 How to Report Time During a University Closing or Delayed Start, Institute for Excellence Seeking Candidates for the 2013 Class, A Salute to Service, Postal Changes Coming in 2013, Minimum Wage Going Up in January, Plan Ahead for the Holiday Schedule, Payroll Requests Early Time Card Approval for Thanksgiving Week

e-Inside Management Update - October 2012 State Pension Reform Legislation Takes Effect in January, Open Enrollment Begins Oct. 14, Election Poll Worker Guidelines, FERPA 101: What You Need to Know, New Guidelines for Compensating Research Subjects, UHS: It’s Not Just for Students, Connect With Your Colleagues in New Kent State Blog

e-Inside Management Update - September 2012 Learn More About Proposed Changes to STRS, Raise a Red Flag Against Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct, No More DMA Forms, September Leave Balance Reminders, Legal Updates From the General Counsel Office, Get Ready for Open Enrollment, Who’s Demonstrating Excellence in Action?, Connect With Your Colleagues in New Kent State Blog, News for Student Employee Supervisors

e-Inside Management Update - August 2012 Learn More About OPERS Pension Reform, Welcome Weekend Volunteers Needed, Save the Date for August Seminars; Who’s ,Demonstrating Excellence in Action? Limited Time Offer: Buy One, Get One for Sheryl Crow Concert, HR Takes to the Road, Still Time to Use Your Vacation Leave, Things to Know for Student Employees, Procurement Warns About Offers From Unapproved Vendors

e-Inside Management Update - July 2012

e-Inside Management Update - June 2012 Cellular Device Workflow Now Available, Kent State Prepares to Welcome Podiatric College, Affirmative Action Office Has a New Face, Post Office Makes Changes to International Mail Rules, Don’t Forget the Fiscal Year-End Deadlines, New Employee Discount Available, Unclassified Performance Evaluation Period Began April 9, 2012

e-Inside Management Update - May 2012 New Electronic Workflow for Cellular Devices, Total Compensation: Understanding the Value of Your Paycheck, HR Forms Library, Student Employee Hiring Tips for the Summer,
20-Year Club to Welcome 11 New Members, Wellness Survey Extended, Classified Performance Evaluations Due in May, Technology Updates From IS, Reporting Fraud and Abuse, Save the Date: Homecoming 2012

e-Inside Management Update - April 2012 Hiring Restriction Lifted, Wellness Survey, Student Employee Information, Performance Evaluations Continue, Leave Reporting Reminder, ADA Reminder, Office Support Staff to be Feted with a Picnic at the Park, Save Time by Resetting Forgotten Passwords Yourself, Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Survey

e-Inside Management Update - Special Edition Management Update - March 2, 2012 AAUP-KSU Update

e-Inside Management Update - March 2012 It’s Performance Evaluation Time, Change in Leave Reporting for Unclassified Staff and 12-Month Faculty, Hiring Reminders for Student Employees, Get Fit and Have Fun With the Biggest Winner, Compensation Staff on the Move, Important Information About Minors at On-Campus Events, Mail Services Offers Webinars, Standardizing University Terminology

e-Inside Management Update - February 2012

e-Inside Management Update - Special Edition Management Update - Jan. 19, 2012 Kent State University and Local 153 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) will enter into fact-finding on Monday.

2011

e-Inside Management Update - Special Edition Management Update - Dec. 16, 2011

e-Inside Management Update - December 2011

e-Inside Management Update - November 2011

e-Inside Management Update - October 2011

e-Inside Management Update - September 2011

e-Inside Management Update - August 2011 Kent State is a "Great College to Work For", Get Ready for Welcome Weekend, President's Excellence Awards, Student Employee Reminders, Vacation Reminders, Library Changes, The Switch to Pepsi and New Rate for Mileage Reimbursement

e-Inside Management Update - Special Message From the Provost

e-Inside Management Update - July 1, 2011 Annual Vacation Cutback Set for Sept. 30, New Name for CE&O, Changes in Grant Indexes, The Do’s and Don'ts of University Policies, Performance Evaluations Conclude, Institute for Excellence Update, Coming Soon: New HR Webinar Series, New Rules on Recruiting Incentives

e-Inside Management Update - June 1, 2011 Holiday Schedule to Continue, Don’t Forget the Fiscal Year-End Deadlines, Summer Hiring Tips for Student Employees, Reporting Leave in a New Location in FlashLine, Tuition Waiver Reminder, Performance Evaluations End This Month, Cashnet Allows Departments to Accept Online Payments

e-Inside Management Update - May 2, 2011 Pension Reform Meetings Scheduled This Week, Total Compensation Statements Available, Management Resource Available for Collective Bargaining, 20-Year Club to Induct New Members, Steam Shut Down Reminder, May Brings FlashLine Enhancements, Where is My 23 Cents?, Performance Evaluation Reminders, Time to Renew Your Parking Permit

e-Inside Management Update - April 2011 New P-Card Use Began April 1, Learn More About Proposed OPERS/STERS Changes, Student Employee Updates, Performance Evaluations Continue, Administrative Professionals Day, How Private Are Your Work Emails?, Learn More About Your Mail, One Community, One Mission: Support the Faculty and Staff Campaign

e-Inside Management Update - March 2011 Performance Evaluation Time Is Here, Campus Closing Reminders, Affirmative Action Plan Complete, Celebrate Excellence in Action on March 2, Mail Seminar Provides Tips on “Using the USPS for Package Shipping”, Annual Faculty and Staff Campaign Rallies the Community, Learn How to be Happy

e-Inside Management Update - February 2011 Reporting Time During a Campus Closing, Independent Contractor Requests to Go Paperless, New Legal Resource for Academic Administrators, New Institute for Excellence Underway, Spring Employee Recognition Events, Spring Mail Service Workshops, Password System Upgrade Coming This Spring, Who’s in Charge of Your Departmental Website?

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