HR Newsletter - May 2019

Welcome to HR News and Highlights, Pace University's Human Resources newsletter. The

goal of our newsletter is to provide staff and faculty with news and information about

Human Resources’ programs, events, and people. Recent and archived issues are

available on the Human Resources website. To view or print this or any past newsletters

navigate to our HR Newsletter webpage.

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Visit the HR website often to:

▪ Check out our Leadership and Career Development Programs ▪ Watch training videos or read

helpful guides about the Performance Management and Development Process ▪ Download and

Print Forms ▪ Review our Policies ▪ Check out the HR Annual Calendar of Events ▪ Explore the

Manager’s Toolbox ▪ View the 2019 Holiday Calendar ▪ Read about Pace's Employee Volunteer

Release Time

In this issue:

May Is Global Civility Awareness Month

Staffing and Recruitment Name Change!

Preventive Care Incentive Program

FY2019 PMDP Update

Employee Recognition Ceremonies 2019

Staff Training and Development

Health and Wellness:

What’s Your Financial IQ Challenge 2.0 – Winners announced!

NY Wellness Walk

Yoga on the Farm

Be Well! And Tell!!

HR Office Hours in PLV

Update Your Emergency Contact Info

Recent Events

Reminders

HR's Comings and Goings

Trivia Time!

May is Global Civility Awareness Month!

It is a timely opportunity to remind the Pace community of our core values and behaviors.

Community Pledge

As a member of the Pace University Community, I pledge to conduct myself with dignity

and respect.

I am accountable for my words and actions.

I believe in integrity.

I believe in diversity.

I believe in equality.

I believe in civility.

To promote our mission celebrating Civility Awareness Month, Human Resources is

encouraging managers, chairs, faculty and student advisors to review the Pace Community

Pledge and the Civility and Respect Pace Community Standards with staff, faculty and students.

Human Resources is inviting the Pace community to use the YES I Make It Happen

recognition program from May 1, 2019 through June 15, 2019 to recognize staff and

student workers for being civility champions. Five civility champions will be randomly

selected to win a pair of movie tickets. All civility champions will receive a certificate of

appreciation.

The Staffing and Recruitment Department is now

called Talent Acquisition!

We are happy to announce that the Staffing and Recruitment department has changed its

name to Talent Acquisition. This exciting change reflects the strategic partnership that

continues to build with hiring managers and search committees.

Preventive Care Incentive Program for

Cigna Participants

This innovative incentive program is designed to encourage you, and your spouse or

registered domestic partner if applicable, to have annual preventive care examinations.

Each participating employee who is covered by Cigna is eligible to receive up to $240 if

he/she (plus his/her spouse or registered domestic partner, if covered by the Cigna

medical plan) has one, two or three preventive care examinations (based upon age) during

the calendar year (January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019). Access the program

details!

FY2019 PMDP Update

The Performance Management and Development Process (PMDP) system closed on

Friday, April 12, 2019. The PMDP system will be reopened in early June for the FY2019

performance review process and FY2020 goal setting process. Human Resources will

send a communication to all staff alerting when the PMDP system will be reopened.

For any questions or inquiries, please contact hrperformancemgt@pace.edu.

2019 Employee

Recognition

Ceremonies

Save the Date(s) for the

Upcoming Employee

Recognition Ceremonies!

Law School: Wednesday, November 6,

2019, from 3:00pm-5:00pm, in the Tudor

Room

New York City: Wednesday, November

13, 2019, from 3:00pm-5:00pm in the

Student Union/Bianco Room

Pleasantville: Wednesday, November 20,

2019, from 3:00pm-5:00pm, in the

Gottesman Room/Boudreaux Lounge

Nominate Your Colleague for an

Employee Recognition Award!

The database will open this summer.

Watch for an announcement via email!

Starting the Pace Professional and Career

Development Program

Starting the Pace is a program focused on professional and career development for non-

managerial staff.

The program provides participants with career awareness, personal and professional

development, and career decision-making skills. This intensive program spans a nine-

month period. Participation requires support from direct management.

Congratulations to the graduates of the 2018-2019 Starting the Pace Professional and

Career Development Program!

Pace Employee Development Day

Two Days Scheduled this Fall!

We are pleased to announce that Talent Development will be holding 2 Pace Employee

Development Days (formerly called Staff Development Day), one on the NYC campus

and one on the PLV campus. The NYC Employee Development Day will be held on

Friday, October 4th. The PLV Employee Development Day will be held on Friday,

November 15th.

All Pace University staff and faculty will be invited to participate in a large selection of

training programs that will be offered by various Pace departments and outside vendors,

such as TIAA and Cigna.

We want to hear from you! Please tell us what training sessions you would like to see,

whether they have been offered before, or are new ideas. If you have suggestions, ideas,

or would like to present this year, please write to talentdev@pace.edu.

Staff Training Opportunities

NEW! A – Z Training Resource Directory

Looking for training information? The A – Z Training Resource Directory is a “one stop

shop” to search, review and access training resources across the University. Check out the

A-Z Training Resource Directory today!

If you have any questions, please contact talentdev@pace.edu.

Upcoming Technology Training Programs

Banner 9 – sessions in NYC and Pleasantville

View schedule and register for Banner training sessions!

NEW! Total Contract Manager (TCM) training sessions

View schedule and register for TCM training sessions!

What’s Your Financial IQ Challenge 2.0

Congratulations to the three winners of the TIAA "What’s Your Financial IQ Challenge 2.0!”

which took place March 1 - April 5. This fun challenge offered staff and faculty the

opportunity to learn more about their financial knowledge, with the bonus of up to 15

entries in a raffle to win one of three Apple® iPad® Mini 4 tablet computers, with Wi-Fi, just

for participating! The winners, chosen at random, are:

Ann Marie McCoy – School of Law

Professor James O’Sullivan – Dyson

Professor Matthew Reidenbach – Lubin

The NY Wellness Walk

is on the Move!

Spring has sprung, and the wellness walk

is back! Join your colleagues, or come

alone and make new friends as the group

walks to different places downtown. The

walk takes place on Thursdays. Meet in

front of 110 William Street, and walk from

12:15 pm – 1:00 pm.

Yoga on the Farm!

All levels are always welcome to participate in the wellness yoga sessions. While most

sessions took place in the Goldstein Athletics Center on the first Wednesday of the

month, this one was created to enjoy the beautiful grounds of the Pleasantville campus

on an equally beautiful day in April.

Be Well! And Tell!!

Employees: Share Your Success Stories! Inspire Others to Pace Themselves to

Wellness!!

The road to improved health can be a difficult one – but not impossible. We are asking you

to submit your success story so that you might inspire one of your colleagues. We will

select one submission for each newsletter, and highlight a success story to the Pace

community. “Be Well! And Tell!!” is all about you and how you can help inspire others

to become successful in their wellness quest.

Submitted by Dr. Laurie McMillan, Chair, Department of English & Modern Language

Studies

They say the body never lies. If that’s the case, then my body has recently been telling me

that I’m a bit of a broken mess. That’s the start of the story, at any rate, but it’s not the end.

In November, I lost my footing on the edge of a walkway while talking with a student, and I

landed on both knees with my face subsequently smashing into the ground. The trauma of

the impact left me disoriented, but Suzi Eisman of Career Services witnessed the fall. She

guided me to Health Services, where I was carefully tended to. After a day to recover, I

returned to work with an archipelago of abrasions spanning my face from chin to eye, a

band-aid across my nose, and my front dental bridge chipped and awkward when I smiled.

I gradually healed with minimal traces of the injury.

Then, at the start of March, I slipped while shoveling and broke my wrist. The pain was

terrible. I had a splint and sling for three weeks that prohibited all use of my left arm and

hand, and then I had limited mobility for another three weeks while outfitted with a cast.

During the six weeks of relying on one arm, I learned to dress myself, I relied on voice-to-

text technologies, and I began responding to student writing through screen recordings.

People helped me cut my food, take the cap off a dry erase marker, or carry things I

couldn’t manage. Every daily routine took at least twice as long to complete. Meanwhile, I

was incredibly tired as my body worked to heal.

My colleagues, friends, family members, and students supported me, offering reassurance

when I felt frustrated with my limited capabilities or with the inevitable worry as my falls led

to me falling behind.

While I don’t recommend falling to anyone, these challenging times were also moments of

learning and insight, as challenges often are.

When I am doing too much and carrying too much of a load, I get distracted. I lose my

footing. I end up hurting myself (and potentially hurting others). Slowing down, focusing,

and moving with intention can help prevent the kinds of injuries I sustained. Yes, accidents

can happen at any time, but they are less likely when stress levels are low or at least

manageable.

Furthermore, just as I needed the support of others when injured, I need the support of

others to stay well. Not one of us should feel responsible for everything; instead, we need

to be willing to share the load with one another and to be patient when tasks take time. At

the end of the day, any of us can temporarily feel like a broken mess. But we can also

choose to take time to heal or even take time to stay well. And we can choose to support

and reassure one another in the process.

Would you like to share YOUR success story? Please send it to alert-hr@pace.edu

by June 14th, and use the subject line “Be Well! And Tell!!”

HR On-Campus Office Hours in Pleasantville

Did you know Human Resources has a satellite office on the Pleasantville campus? It is

located in the kiosk in the lobby of the Goldstein Academic building.

We visit this space on an as-needed basis to assist new hires who are unable to travel to

our Valhalla office. To schedule an appointment, please contact Felicia Robcke, Talent

Acquisition Specialist in Westchester at 914-923-2673 or frobcke@pace.edu.

Update Your Emergency Contact Information

It is important to keep up-to-date emergency contact information on file with the University.

This information will be accessed by the Human Resources staff in the event of an

emergency. Please take the time to update your emergency contact/information on a

regular basis by following below steps:

Sign into Portal

Select Staff or Faculty tab

Go to Employee Self Service

Scroll down to Personal Information

Enter update(s)

Recent Events

Take Our Daughters & Sons to

Work Day Thursday, April 25, 2019

Educational and exciting events were held

on the NYC and PLV campuses. Children

of staff and faculty participated in

interesting activities including making

slime, learning about wildlife, creating an

art project, visiting state-of-the-art clinical

labs, exploring the world of virtual reality,

and enjoying ice cream sundaes!

Pace HR Gives Cancer the Pink

Slip at the 2019 Relay for Life

Members of HR formed a fundraising

team to raise money and awareness for

the fight against cancer through Pace

University’s Relay for Life campaign. The

team raised $1,063! Thank you to those

who contributed their time and money.

Recognition Networking Breakfast

The annual Recognition Networking Event was held on

the Pleasantville campus this year on May 10th.

Each year, Employee Relations recognizes and

celebrates full time and part time staff upon one year of

service completion. This recognition event, with

developmental attributes, supports the retention and

engagement goals of Human Resources. The individuals

invited were not only recognized for their commitment to

Pace but also had the opportunity to network with “Fast

Paced" and “Setting the Pace” leadership program

participants, listen to a Career Development

presentation, and hear from guest speaker, Matt Renna,

VP of Human Resources!

Many thanks to all the participants for supporting this

recognition and engagement effort!

Reminders

Vacation Time

Pace’s vacation accrual year is July 1 –

June 30. View Pace's vacation policy.

Personal Time

Up to 3 personal days a calendar year

are granted. The accrual schedule is based on an employment date before April 1st, July

1st, and October 1st. View more information about personal days.

University Holidays

Enjoy up to 15 paid holidays! Check out the 2019 University Holiday Calendar.

Please note: There is no carryover of any paid time-off (i.e., vacation or personal time).

HR’s Comings and Goings

Welcome Felicia Robcke, Talent Acquisition Specialist, who started on March

11th. Felicia previously worked in the ITS Division. She is located in our Valhalla

office.

Congratulations Karla Ramirez, Talent Acquisition Specialist, NYC. Karla earned

her Master’s in Human Resources Management in December 2018 and will be

walking in the Pace NYC graduation on May 23rd.

Susan Donahue, Director of Talent Development, graduated from the Women

Unlimited LEAD program on May 7th. Congratulations, Susan!

Congratulations to two of our student assistants in Talent Acquisition, Courtney

Sullivan (Westchester) and Donna Luu (NY), who will be graduating this month!

Courtney is earning her BA in Psychology. Donna is earning her BBA in

Management for Human Resources. Each has been with us since Spring 2018,

and will be greatly missed!

Trivia Time!

Want two free movie tickets?? Just answer these questions, click on the link

below, and be one of the two winners who will be selected at random from those

who provided the correct responses! Most answers can be found in this issue!!

Submit your responses by clicking here no later than May 24

1. What is the new name of the Staffing and Recruitment department?

2. Staff Development Day will now be known by what name? Also, please list one

of the two dates that this event will take place.

3. Have you attended a wellness event within the past year? If yes, please list one

you attended. If not,why not? (a - Didn’t like the selection; b- No time for

wellness activities; c- The time didn’t fit my schedule; d – What wellness

activities? We have wellness activities?; e – not interested in participating in

wellness activities through work.)