FAREWELLS
Jianbo Hu is leaving OSU’s to take a new position at Penn State University on September 14th. Jianbo developed many patents, licensing agreements, provided counsel, and gave countless contributions toward the success of OCCD/OSU programs. We wish Jianbo and his family all the best and continued success at Penn State.
RO OFFICE CLOSURE PROCEDURES FOR AUG.21- ECLIPSE!
As you most likely are aware, OSU announced a partial campus closure for the eclipse. The RO will be closed on Monday, August 21st, 2017. For questions about how to record your leave or adjust your schedule, please refer to the details below according to your employee classification:
*Unclassified non-exempt employees may take paid leave (vacation or comp time); work from home, if appropriate; request leave without pay; or work with their supervisor or manager to organize their schedule to work a full week over the remaining four days of that week.
*Classified employees may take paid leave (vacation, personal or comp time); request leave without pay, or work with their supervisor or manager to request an irregular or flexible work schedule for that week. An Irregular or Flexible Work Schedule Request form is not required to be completed for the week of Aug. 20 to accommodate the closure on Aug. 21, but may be referred to for conditions of employment (http://oregonstate.edu/admin/hristeam/irrflex.pdf).
*Unclassified exempt employees who are scheduled to work at any time during the week of Aug. 20 do not need to take leave on Aug. 21. If an employee is scheduled to be off (such as for vacation) for the entire week of Aug. 20, the employee would record appropriate use of leave (such as for vacation) on Aug. 21.
*Supervisors of student employees please remember to tell your student employees RO will be closed on Aug. 21 and communicate their modify work schedules as needed for the week of Aug 21.
If you have additional questions about deadlines and specific expectation for your positon on Monday, August 21st, 2017, please make sure to work with your supervisor ahead of time.
IMPORTANT PROCESS CHANGE FOR ALL HR REQUESTS
For those of you that are currently or in the future will be engaged in UABC HR actions, the first step in that process is making sure all new action requests are filtered through one portal vs. UABC HR receiving requests for new hires, FTE changes, etc. by various people in the RO. Moving forward, when you require UABC HR support, instead of reaching out directly to Ginny, Michelle, (or any other business center contacts) please send an email to this address: RO-HRsupport@oregonstate.edu
The UABC HR Processes (00000002) document (click link) might be helpful guide to review before initiating future requests. I have created a folder on Box for this document and other general HR guidance including the most updated templates that should be used for all action requests (Unclassified, Classified, Temporary, Student and Academic Wage). Many people are using old templates so we will guide staff to Box for the latest and greatest. You should have received an invite to this folder on Box. If not, please let Jane know! We realize it could take some time to remember to do this, but thank you in advance for doing your best! If you have any other questions or concerns at this time, please let me know!
RICOH COPIER TIP OF THE WEEK
Is the Ricoh Scanner jamming? It is? Try this tip before you call for service: You will see three sensor holes on the scanner platform. Use the microfiber cloth that comes with your Ricoh and wipe off the sensors. These sensors become dusty and can’t judge the paper size so causes a jam.
PHOTO (and clip) OF THE WEEK
And while we are appreciating diving at OSU, check this link out as well, shot by OSU scientific diver and PhD student Jack Koch (Weis lab) during fieldwork in Anacortes, WA (spoiler alert: giant Pacific octopus at 8:36!).