UTHSC HR Reporter January-March 2019

THE HR REPORTER

JANUARY-MARCH 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE AIG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ActiveHealth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 New Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Follow. Like. Share. Retweet. . . . . . . . . 2 Employment Spotlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sick Leave Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Employee Relations New Staff. . . . . 3

HUMAN RESOURCES Chandra Alston, EdD

Associate Vice Chancellor

Damon Davis

Compensation Manager

Debbie Jackson

Benefits Manager

Kendy Kallaher

Employee Relations Manager

Terrie Starling Employment Manager Brittney Murray

Senior Administrative Services Assistant

Alisha Boone

Sr. HR Consultant

Anesha Jones HR Consultant

Debbie Long HR Specialist Gina Curry

Insurance Coordinator

VALIC NAME CHANGES TO AIG RETIREMENT SERVICES VALIC will soon be known as AIG Retirement Services. According to Memphis representative Scot Brothers, “the name change aligns us better with our parent company and provides greater visibility in the marketplace.” The company will phase in the name change over the next several months.

PARTNERS FOR HEALTH WELLNESS PROGRAM OVERVIEW – ACTIVEHEALTH MANAGEMENT Are you ready to achieve your health goals?

ActiveHealth Management is our new wellness vendor who will manage the new cash incentive program available to all higher education employees and spouses.

Regardless of the health plan you choose, you will be able to earn cash incentives for completing certain wellness activities. Each participant will be able to earn the maximum $250 per person – that could be up to $500 for the employee and spouse annually!

Demetriss Gilliam

Nicole Rieman, Onsite Coordinator for the Tennessee Partners for Health and Wellness Program will be present to discuss the Voluntary Wellness Program.

Learn how to access your health assessment, what coaching support is available and gain information on a new weight management program.

Chastity Pegues

Do you want to learn more about programs to help improve your health?

If so, we encourage you to attend this session!

Brandi Martin

Employee Relations Specialist Compensation Analyst HR Support Technician

Barica Horner

Human Resources Specialist

Cierra Richmond

Human Resources Assistant

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 | 10:00 – 11:00 am Location: HR Training Room | 910 Madison, Suite 755

Tracy Horton

ENROLL NOW

Gabrielle Marshall

If you are unable to attend this session, ActiveHealth Management will have a wellness booth in our Madison Plaza Lobby on April 24 from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m to answer any questions about the program.

Employee Relations Counselor Human Resources Assistant

THE HR REPORTER

JANUARY-MARCH 2019

EMPLOYMENT NEW STAFF Gabrielle Marshall joins UTHSC with 8 years of HR experience within the retail industry. Working in higher education is a welcomed change and Gabrielle is excited to join the UTHSC HR team. She looks forward to putting her current HR knowledge to work as well as learning as much as she can. Gabrielle is very passionate about her family and loves spending quality time with her husband and three boys. She also enjoys reading books in her spare time and is always interested in learning new things. More recently, while attending the University of Memphis, Gabrielle fell in love with learning the American Sign Language (ASL).

A frequently asked question from employees relates to finding UT policies. With the updated website, UT Systems Policies are now found on the Faculty and Staff home page under Policies and Governance.

BE A BRAND AMBASSADOR FOR UTHSC. SHOW YOUR UTHSC PRIDE. SHARE YOUR ENTHUSIASM. TAG POTENTIAL APPLICANTS. SHARE WITH GROUPS/ORGANIZATIONS. Follow the UTHSC FACEBOOK Careers page/Open Job tab: facebook.com/uthsc/app/122672291098283. Share opportunities with your network using the social network icons available.

Follow the UTHSC Careers TWITTER page: twitter.com/uthsccareers. Feel free to retweet opportunities.

Follow the main UTHSC LINKEDIN page to view highlighted Job Postings and Share with your network: linkedin.com/school/university-of-tennessee-health-science-center.

EMPLOYMENT SPOTLIGHT UTHSC offers endless opportunities for Professional Development for its employees.

We enjoy the opportunity for tuition assistance, formal classes and online training.

Future issues of HR Reporter will offer career tips to our employees in pursuing their UTHSC career aspirations. This issue offers two tips that can assist employees related to resume writing and interviewing.

Resume tip: When writing your resume, write it with the reader in mind. Use numbers wherever possible to quantify your accomplishments and show the volume of your impact to the organization. This could include number of employees supervised, number of projects handled simultaneously, cost savings amount, number of customer calls handled on a daily basis or number of locations for which you were responsible.

Interview tip: Carefully review the job posting or position description again prior to the interview. Be prepared to discuss specific examples of how you meet each of the requirements and be prepared to discuss your specific success stories in areas/projects similar to the duties of the position for which you are interviewing.

Help the hiring manager see how you might be the best candidate for the position.

Once you select UT Systems Policies it will redirect you to Policy Tech. You will then click the Policy Tech button and enter the policy name in the search box.

THE HR REPORTER

JANUARY-MARCH 2019

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS SICK LEAVE BANK OPEN ENROLLMENT BEGINS APRIL 1- JUNE 30TH! The Sick Leave Bank (SLB) was created to help seriously ill employees who have exhausted all their paid leave. Eligible SLB members may receive up to 90 days of sick leave bank hours per year. To become a member of the bank you must agree to a one-time, non-refundable donation of 3 days (24 hours) of sick leave and you must have at least 48 hours of sick leave by June 30th to join.

Enroll today using the SLB enrollment form. Forms are also available in the Employee Relations office and HR Administration office, 910 Madison, 7th floor. All forms should be returned by June 30th to Brandi Martin: bmarti75@uthsc.edu or by fax at 901.448.7497.

If you are already a member of the bank, no action is required!

Please contact Employee Relations at 448-8481 or 448-3053 for additional information.

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS NEW STAFF Tracy Horton came to UTHSC in January 2019. Prior to joining UTHSC, he served as the Assistant Director of Employee Relations and Engagement at the University of Memphis. He has also served as the Associate Director of Human Resources and Affirmative Action at Southwest Tennessee Community College. His employment began as a student worker in 1990 with State Technical Institute at Memphis where he worked his way up and later joined the Human Resources Department in 1993 as a Personnel Assistant. Mr. Horton has over 20 years of HR experience, which includes but not limited to clerical services, management and development, employee relations, benefits, and training and advisement.

He received his Associate of Applied Science degree in Computer Operations from State Technical Institute at Memphis in 1995 and a Bachelor of Professional Studies in Organizational Leadership degree from the University of Memphis in 2009. He is a State of Tennessee Notary Public.

Brandi Martin came to UTHSC March 11, 2019 from the University of Memphis (U of M) serving as a Human Resources Associate in the University Benefits Administration Office. Prior to joining UofM, she was an Employee Benefits Specialist in Human Resources & Affirmative Action at Southwest Tennessee Community College (SWTCC). Brandi has 14 years of HR experience, which includes but not limited to FML, Workers’ Compensation, benefits, retirement, training and technical support.

Brandi has an Associate of Applied Science in Computer Engineering Technology and certificates in Industrial Computer Fundamentals, Electrical/Electronic Fundamentals and Architectural/ Construction Fundamentals, all from SWTCC. In her leisure, she enjoys bowling, biking on the Greenline, traveling and spending time with her pet, family and friends.

The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA/V institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services.

For more information, please contact: Human Resources | 910 Madison Avenue | Suite WP012, 1st Floor t 901.448.5600 | f 901.448.5170

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