HR NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2015 AND JANUARY 2016 Athens State University Human Resources 300 North Beaty Street, Founders Hall Athens, AL 35611 256-216-3314 NEW EMPLOYEES CLOSINGS FLASHBACK RETIREMENTS BIRTHDAYS SOCIAL SECURITY ONLINE AHEP JOB POSTINGS TIME SHEETS DUE TEAM UP FOR HEALTH LUNCHEON NOTARY PUBLIC STUDENT EMPLOYMENT DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS JANUARY Judy Stinnett Teresa Suit Chad Adams Necedah Henderson Becky Cornelius Holly Wood Joel Goodin Trish Di Lullo Maria Stewart Debbi Kelley Suzanne Sims Jerry Bradford Chris Moss Joy Bracewell Janet Dorning Ron Fritze Darren Waldrep Tony Moyers Kimberly Bell Howard Goff Tedi Gordon Mike McCoy Damon Lares Sylvia Umpierre Cathy Brett Jameha Gardner Alecia White Larry Covick Pam Bridges Mary Chambliss Sherry Weathers Billy McClain Elaine McGill Rick Roberts Kenneith Collins Jerrie Smith Carol Rachal Debra Vaughn Mary Beth Johns Felicia Mucci Mike Leslie Amy Hardeman Char Smith HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
ENJOY YOUR RETIRMENT! Congratulations to Jill Cook as she begins her retirement from Athens State University January 1 st. Best Wishes! You will be missed! Pictured: Jill Cook and Dr. Pat Sims, Dean of the College of Education ENJOY YOUR RETIRMENT! Friends and Co-workers of Shirley Troupe posed for a picture together on the steps of McCain Hall on Shirley s last day, November 19 th. Shirley is enjoying her retirement Full-Time now! Best of Luck to you Shirley! You will be missed!
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT Congratulations to Lisa Payne as she begins her retirement January 1, 2016. Best Wishes to you! You will be missed! POSTRETIREMENT EMPLOYMENT FOR RETIREES To all Postretirement Employees: We have been asked by the Retirement System of Alabama to share a reminder that every RSA retiree in postretirement employment must complete and return RSA Form PRE RN (Retiree Notice), providing all information requested by January 31, 2016. The form is in this link. RSA Form PRE RN (Retiree Notice) DECEMBER TIME SHEETS DUE All timesheets must be completed, approved by the supervisor, and submitted to payroll by 12:00 noon on December 10th. Timesheets that are not approved and submitted to payroll by that time will not be paid until the end of January. Please make every effort to correctly estimate the hours that will be worked and/or the leave that will be taken from December 11 through December 15th. If for some reason the hours are not worked as reported, adjustments must be made on your January timesheet. Supervisors are responsible for verifying the hours worked. Please make sure that the student workers that you supervise are aware. DECEMBER 10TH
FLASHBACK Who is this flashback? The answer will be in next month s newsletter. Answer to last month s Flashback: Penny Roberts, Enrollment Advisor
RETIREMENT ADVISING AVAILABLE Control Your Money Game - Mid-career Seminars Half-day seminars for TRS members who have between 1 and 19 years of service. Retirement Preparation Seminars Full-day seminars for TRS members who are within 5 years of retirement eligibility. Individual Counseling Appointments 20-minute appointments for TRS members who are within 3 years of retirement eligibility. All appointments are outside the Montgomery area. Visit Retirement for the seminar schedule or contact the Athens State Office of Human Resources. SOCIAL SECURITY MySSA TOOL Please remember to reference your email to find two flyers from the Social Security Administration. What You Can Do Online is a one page flyer explaining the most popular online available options with direct links. How To Create An Online Account is a two page brochure explaining how to create a my Social Security account. Online access to your information is going to take the place of the paper statement that we usually receive in the mail from the Social Security Administration. JOB POSTINGS Information on available positions (including student positions) at Athens State can be found at: jobs.athens.edu TO SUPERVISORS Information on new employees must be entered into E-verify within the first three days of employment to be compliant with the Social Security Administration and Homeland Security, so it is imperative that New Hire paperwork on all NEW EMPLOYEES (INCLUDING STUDENT WORKERS) be on file in the payroll office before they begin their first day. Questions should be directed to Jerrie Smith (ext. 302) or Suzanne Sims (ext. 314).
NEW EMPLOYEES Donnie Johns Security Officer David Medina Alabama Science-In-Motion Biology Materials Assistant ALABAMA HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP - AHEP From the Alabama Higher Education Partnership - Invitation to Join: Athens State University employees are invited to join the Alabama Higher Education Partnership, which represents all of Alabama's 14 public universities in legislative and grassroots advocacy. Membership is voluntary, but offers employees the opportunity to receive legislative updates and information regarding statewide policy that affects Alabama's public universities, including Athens State. Levels of membership vary from only $12 for basic membership, up to $120 for Level III Membership that also includes a $2,000,000 Educators Professional Liability Insurance policy. Employees can join online instantly at www.higheredpartners.org/membership or by calling (334) 832-9911 for more information. Visit the Partnership online at www.higheredpartners.org to learn more. HOLIDAY CLOSING DAYS The University will be closed for the holidays December 17 th through January 1 st. The University be closed Monday, January 18 th in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.
NOTARY PUBLIC Phyllis Claxton, in the Office of Human Resources, recently became a certified Notary Public. She will be available to assist employees with notary needs that you might have. PEEHIP TEAM UP FOR HEALTH WELLNESS PROGRAM STARTS A NEW YEAR (from the PEEHIP Advisor) The new year of the PEEHIP Team Up for Health Wellness Program is officially underway, and that means it is time once again to work toward improving your health by completing your required activities! The deadline to complete your required activities is August 31, 2016, but why not go ahead and get started by taking advantage of all the health and wellness benefits that PEEHIP offers to you as part of the Wellness Program. The required activities for the new year are shown below (in the attached link). These activities are required for members and spouses enrolled in the PEEHIP Hospital Medical group 14000 plan, if not Medicare-eligible and covered on a retiree contract. (The entire article can be viewed in the PEEHIP Advisor October 2015 ) Team Up for Health SECOND WELLNESS EVENT FOR 2015 2016 A second opportunity for participating in a PEEHIP Wellness Screening will be Wednesday, January 27 th, in the Student Center Ballroom. An appointment calendar will be emailed to employees in the coming weeks. ONSITE WELLNESS COACHING AT ATHENS STATE Also, please remember that Lindsey Lee will be at Athens State, Wednesday February 17 th from noon 1:00 p.m. in the Ballroom to conduct an onsite wellness presentation. Each person who attends this presentation will receive a certificate and credit for their wellness coaching activity. Therefore, they will NOT be required to complete the 100 heart beat digital coaching or telephonic coaching activity unless they have received a letter that 4 telephonic calls are required.
NEW PROCESS FOR STUDENT EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS Effective December 1, 2015, the application process for student worker positions will be moving to the Career Development Center. If you know of any students who are interested in applying for a student worker position for Spring, 2015, please encourage them to apply at the Athenian Jobs website and be sure to check the student worker box when completing the new account registration. Apply to Student Employment. Email the Career Development Center for questions at careerdevelopment@athens.edu. Student Employment There are several positions available for the Spring Semester including: Writing Center Tutor, College of Education Administration, Coffee Shop Barista and College of Business Administration. CANNED FOOD DRIVE A SUCCESS The Canned Food Drive results are in and Auburn is victorious! The final count was 307 for Auburn and 287 for Alabama. Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to the annual Canned Food Drive to benefit the Food Bank in Limestone County. (canned food and cash donations!) All donations have been delivered. There are so many needy in the community and your generous donations will make such a difference. Thank you again! ~The Accounting Club ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING Athens State Employees participated in Active Shooting Training over the course of several days. The training was conducted in the Classroom Building by Sgt. Terry Parker.
THANKSGIVING MEAL PROVIDED BY FOOD SERVICE Members of the Athens State Family are shown serving a delicious Thanksgiving Feast that was provided by the Athens State University Grill. The Grill wanted to give back to the Athens Community by providing a free Thanksgiving Dinner! Pictured: Lisa Rich, Kim Hobbs, Cathy Brett, Vicki Johnson, Kim Troupe, Dr. Glenn, Carol Rachal, Laurie Glenn, Elaine McGill, and Nancy Croomes TVC-SHRM FALL WORKSHOP Students, Faculty, and Staff attended the Tennessee Valley Chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management Fall Workshop Wednesday, November 4 th, at the Doubletree Hotel. Clockwise: Ashley Haley and Felicia Mucci, working the Athens State table at the exhibits. Pictured with SHRM Chapter Students: Jerrie Smith, Stacie Hughes, Phyllis Claxton, LaDoris Baugh, Gary Valcana, Cindy Bryant, Kim LaFevor, Suzanne Sims Tiffany Gayman, Gary Valcana, Jeff Powers, Kim LaFevor. Tiffany received a $500 SHRM Scholarship to Athens State.
Pay Dates for Adjuncts in the spring semester will be February, March, April, and May. $$$
ABOUT THE NEWSLETTER Your ideas and suggestions are welcome! Contact Suzanne at suzanne.sims@athens.edu or at ext. 314 for your suggestions and your ideas. The newsletter can be found at HR Newsletter and you will be sent an email when a new edition is put on the web. The Office of Human Resources is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Central Time (except holidays) Human Resources 300 North Beaty Street Athens, AL 35611 256-216-3314 www.athens.edu