October 2, 2013
Committees Working Together to Address Shared Concerns
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| Participants at June’s COLLABORATE meeting. |
COLLABORATE IS the name of a newly emerging committee, with a goal of providing various groups across campus the opportunity to discuss these types of shared concerns and collectively work towards solutions. COLLABORATE currently includes representatives from the following:
- The Academic Professional Advisory Committee
- The Staff Advisory Council
- The UIC Senate
- The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Asian Americans
- The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Blacks
- The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer People and Allies
- The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Women
- The Chancellor’s Committee on Sustainability and Energy
- The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Latinos
- The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities
- The UIC UNITED, the UIC Chapter of the State Universities Annuitants Association
- Diversity
- Equity
- Accessibility
- Sustainability
- Safety
- Professional Development
- Benefits & Compensation
- Awards & Recognition
UIC Human Resources Launches New Website
DESIGNED TO allow quicker response times to user needs, the site is built on a flexible content management engine so as to be easily updated. In addition, a feedback form has been integrated throughout the site. With a single click from any page, site users may offer comments, recommend changes, or request additional information. The feedback link will allow UIC Human Resources an opportunity to more easily communicate with employees.
CONCEIVED AS a single point of reference, the new website provides information alerts, timely articles, and links to Human Resources services. It can be used for obtaining information for exploring benefits, updating personal information, starting a new job, or hiring new staff,. The new website also will provide updates regarding changes to policies and procedures, new training opportunities, and insight into University human capital practices.
Politics and University Subject of Upcoming Forum
THE PANEL will feature Robert Easter, President, University of Illinois; Christopher Mooney, Director, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois; And Dick Simpson, Professor of Political Science, UIC. The moderator will be Mitchell Vogel, Trustee, State Universities Retirement System (SURS).
PARKING IS available at the Wood Street Parking Structure (WSPS), 1100 S. Wood St. Discounted parking coupons will be available for purchase at $7.
TO RSVP, go http://tinyurl.com/uiccampus or contact Debbie Matthews, debmatt18@gmail.com, (815) 254-3731, or Karen Scherman, kscherman@att.net, (630) 257-1491.
Speed Networking Event a Success; More Professional Development Events Planned
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| Attendees at APAC’s Speed Networking event. |
APAC HAS a new Professional Development committee, co-chaired by Donn Kamm, Office of Access and Equity, and Uma Sriram, Accounting Consulting Group. Virginia Buglio, College of Dentistry, is the third member of the committee. This was the committee’s first event, and five more events are already under development for the upcoming year. If you would like more information about the Professional Development committee, or if you would be interested in helping with future endeavors, please contact Kamm at donn@uic.edu, Sriram at usriram@uic.edu, and/or Buglio at vbuglio@uic.edu.
Job Analysis Updates Presented to a Full House
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A full house at APAC’s
Job Analysis Town Hall Event.
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THE PRESENTERS shared a PowerPoint presentation with general information, and left ample time at the end of the event for audience questions. APAC will share a link to the PowerPoint presentation on PACADEMY soon.
THE PRESENTATION is now on the HR Website and the link is: http://www.hr.uic.edu/UserFiles/Servers/Server_1316432/File/d_compensation/APAC%20Town%20Hall%209_26_13.pdf
APAC offers special thanks to Agnes Kawalec for organizing and moderating the meeting.
APAC PROFILE
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| John Brach, new APAC member. |
IHRP HR’s John Brach Joins APAC
By Lucia Gonzalez
JOHN BRACH, Director of Human Resources, Institute
for Health and Research Policy (IHRP), has been employed by UIC for 17 years,
but he has been a part of the UIC community since he was an undergrad student
23 years ago.
INITIALLY, BRACH worked at the College of Business
Administration and the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for
Administration (OAVCA). In October 2004, he started working as the HR director
at the Institute for Health Research and Policy in the School of Public Health.
It was a big change for Brach to switch his focus from the administrative and
academic communities to the research community.
“I’M ALWAYS looking for ways to bring the unique
issues that research creates to the forefront and to the attention of the
campus decision makers so this important area can receive the special HR
attention it needs,” Brach said.
OVER THE years, Brach has faced quite a few
challenges due to HR changes that occasionally occur. However, the campus
has been able to evolve in such a way that the hiring and payroll process is
much smoother and more efficient than it was years ago, he said. Brach believes
that UIC has progressed immensely throughout the years he has been here.
“WORKING AT UIC has been great, and I’ve met a lot of
wonderful people in my career here and have learned a lot more than I ever
would have imagined,” Brach said. “Even after 17 years, there aren’t many days
that go by that I don’t learn something new.”
BRACH’S MAIN interest is in doing anything he can do
to help the campus be a better place to work. He goes out of his way to know
employees’ names and to learn what these individuals believe are working well,
and what things they believe could use improvements.
“I’VE ALWAYS enjoyed helping people and my main goals
have always been to recruit employees to work here, hire them, and make the
process easy so that they don’t have to worry about anything other than showing
up on time on their first day,” Brach explained.
AS A new member of APAC, Brach has not signed up for
any special committees, but is exploring how or where he might fit in best.
Since his experience has been centered on HR, he’d like to find a spot where he
can make a difference for UIC employees.
“BECAUSE WORK is such a huge part of our lives,”
Brach said, “it needs to be an area where individuals can feel accomplished. If
I can play some small role in helping that happen, I will feel like I’ve
accomplished what I’ve set out to do.”
TO CONTACT Brach, email jebrach@uic.edu.
AP RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT
THE CONTINUING CRISIS
ATTORNEYS ARGUE that retired State workers should not be required to pay premiums for health insurance. See Springfield State Journal-Register, Sept. 18: http://www.sj-r.com/breaking/x1837087108/States-high-court-hears-case-on-retiree-health-premiums#ixzz2fLMeIdO9.
Vol. 6, No. 9, October 2013
ISSN 1946-1860
Editor: William S. Bike
Staff: Lucia Gonzalez, Neal Lorenzi, Gail Mansfield, Susan S. Stevens, Monica M. Walk
Vice Chair: Ahlam Al-Kodmany
Chair: Michael Moss
Secretary: Mary Berta
Treasurer: Agnes Kawalec
Web Chair: Jeff Alcantar
Web Chair: Jeff Alcantar
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