UHR|Connect December 2015

Vol. 1 No. 7

A GREAT PLACE TO WORK IN THIS ISSUE

You may have noticed that we have included our monthly professional and leadership course offerings in each of the UHR Connect newsletters. In this issue, we are featuring our Learning and Talent Development (L&TD) team. L&TD coordinates, designs, and delivers a diverse selection of classroom, on-line, and individual learning programs for the UMD community. As an essential part of UHR, their

goal is to stimulate a transformative culture of learning by providing tools to develop and enhance essential workplace skills. Professional development courses include: Developing Resourcefulness, Crucial Conversations in a Diverse Workforce, GED Test Preparation, and MBTI®. On the leadership development track courses such as; Keys to a Positive Workplace, Effective Delegation, Planning and Execution, and Coaching for Performance and Growth are offered. I strongly encourage you to register at training.umd.edu for any of the many courses offered. We also welcome the opportunity to come to your department and deliver group/team trainings.

We hope you enjoy this issue.

Jewel Washington Assistant Vice President

University Human Resources

Important Year End Reminders

Understand the financial and personal risks you may face and how to

put a plan in place to prepare for living in retirement.

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Congratulations to LDI Participants

Since the return of Leadership Development Initiatives in October

2014, more than two hundred staff and faculty have attended.

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Health Fair Raffle Winners

Approximately 1100 employees attended our Annual Open Enrollment Fair on October 19th

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UHR Senior Leaders volunteer at the Capital Area Food Bank in support of Maryland Unites

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Still have money left in your flexible spending account (FSA)? Remember – it’s the use or lose rule. If you don’t use the money remaining in your account by the deadline date, you will forfeit it! You have until March 15, 2016 to incur eligible expenses for your Health Care FSA. You have until December 31, 2015 to incur eligible expenses for your Dependent Care FSA.

Here are some ways to use your Health Care FSA before the end of the year:

1. Acupuncture 2. Contact lenses 3. Contact solution (you will have to pay out of pocket and

submit the receipts for reimbursement) 4. Dental treatment 5. Doctor’s office copays 6. Eye exams 7. Health insurance deductibles 8. Hearing aids 9. Lasik Surgery 10. Over the counter medications such as cold medicine,

allergy treatment, and pain relievers require prescriptions for reimbursement

11. Prescription glasses 12. Prescription medications 13. Transportation (mileage) to and from doctor’s

appointments

Employees, this is a reminder that if you are at risk of losing any annual or personal leave, now is the time to obtain departmental approval to schedule leave. For calendar 2015, employees have until January 9, 2016 (end of Pay Period 14) to record any unused annual and/or personal leave on their PHR time/leave record.

Employees who are eligible to earn leave may carry a maximum of 50 days, or 400 hours, of annual leave into the next calendar year. This maximum is pro-rated for part-time employees working 50% or more. Additionally, employees are granted three personal days each calendar year which cannot be carried forward into the next calendar year. Therefore, any annual leave exceeding 400 hours will be reduced and any unused personal days will be contributed to the USM Leave Reserve Fund (LRF) if not use prior to January 9, 2016.

Annual & Personal Leave

Flexible Spending Accounts

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The Central Payroll Bureau (CPB) typically mails our Wage and Tax Statements (W-2 Forms) by mid-January. Please verify that the address on your paystub/direct deposit advice is correct. If there is no address or your address is incorrect, then you must:

1. No Address If you do not have an address on your paystub/direct deposit printout and you have been paid more than once, then you must submit an original W-4 Form (Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate). Unfortunately, you cannot update your address via the CPB website until at least one original W-4 Form is on file at CPB. Important: The original W-4 Form should be submitted to Payroll Services, 1101-L Chesapeake Building; it must be submitted to Payroll Services by December 1, 2015 to affect the 2015 W-2, which is typically mailed in mid-January, 2016.

2. Change Address/Incorrect Address

If you have an address on your paystub/direct deposit printout then you can change your address on-line via the CPB Payroll and Online Service Center Website (POSC): http://go.umd.edu/POSC. Click on the red POSC. To initially sign-up for POSC, you will need the number from your most recent paystub/direct deposit advice and our agency code which is 360222.

Paper W-4 Location

The W-4 Form can be found on CPB’s website: http://go.umd.edu/w4Form it can also be found on the University Human Resources website: http://go.umd.edu/uhrForms.

Be sure to use the appropriate W-4 Form depending on your permanent address (i.e. if you live in DC use the DC Form; if you live in MD use the MD Form). There is no W-4 Form for Virginia residents – you should use the MD W-4 Form and claim exempt for State taxes. Virginia residents who work for the University are responsible for paying their own VA taxes. CPB does not withhold taxes for Virginia.

Direct Deposit Information

Be sure to only use valid Checking or Savings accounts and routing numbers on your Direct Deposit Form. The bank routing number appears on the left side of the bottom of your check. Your bank account number is shown towards the right, after your routing number. Do not share the number that appears on your ATM/Debit Card or deposit slip. If you do not know your bank routing and account numbers, please contact your bank/financial institution. If the information you provide is incorrect, the bank may reject the direct deposit form which will result in a paper check being issued, or your money could be deposited into someone else’s account. The Comptroller of Maryland is not responsible for the misapplication of a direct deposit that is caused by the error, negligence, or malfeasance on the part of the employee, financial institution, or any of their agents.

It typically takes two pay periods for the direct deposit to go into effect. If, by your third paycheck, your pay is not direct deposited, please contact Payroll Services. If you change your direct deposit from one bank to another you will receive a paper paycheck during the transition.

Please call Payroll Services at 301-405-5665 with any questions.

End of Year Payroll Information

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Since the return of Leadership Development Initiatives in October 2014, more than two hundred staff and faculty have attended at least one class and over one hundred and twenty-five employees have completed all six modules of LDI I: Foundations of Leadership, and received their certificates.

The “new” LDI was redesigned as a rolling, six-course program to give participants the flexibility to attend courses and complete the program on their own schedules. LDI I equips experienced, and aspiring, supervisors with practical leadership tools to build relationships, communicate effectively, delegate, plan, and conduct performance evaluations.

A central theme that weaves all LDI courses together is that a leader is the “CEO” of the work environment. They have the influence, and some say – responsibility, to create a workplace where people feel appreciated, accepted, valued, prepared, and connected so that they can do their best work.

Our more advanced leadership program, LDI II: Transformational Leadership, debuted this fall 2015 and offers leaders the knowledge and skills to build confidence, lead change, manage relationships up, down, and across, and develop coaching skills. Twenty-six staff and faculty completed the two-day intensive course thus far with thirteen more who are scheduled to attend the program in December.

For more information on LDI or other learning programs, visit the Learning and Talent Development website at:

http://go.umd.edu/uhrLTD

LDI I: Foundations of Leadership Certificate Holders

Akhtar, Shama GRAD-Graduate School

Allen, Jason VPSA-Dinning Services

Alston, Traci VPSA-Transportation Services

Angel, Yanet VPAF-FM-B&LM-Building Services

Baker, Dylan SVPAAP-Sr VP Academic Affairs & Provost

Bechard, Amy VPAF-FM-CMP-Design

Berry, Bill VPSA-Res Facilities-Proj Mgt

Berry, Victoria ENGR-Electrical & Computer

Birch, Nanita VPSA-DS-Auxiliary Opers

Blanco, Justina BMGT-Dean-PhD

Borrayo, Jorge VPSA-Shuttle UM

Bradley, Takeia VPR-Research Admin

Briscoe, Joanne INFO-College of Info Studies

Cabnal, Maria VPUR-Development

Chance, Sandra VPAF-FM--B&LM-Building Services

Collinge, Maura ARHU-National Foreign Language Ctr

Contee, Melvin VPAF-Procur & Supply

Corbin, Natalie ARHU-National Foreign Language Center

Corona, Harold BMGT-IT Smith

Cortez, Dora Diana AGNR--Plant Science & Landscape Archit.

Dang, Jennie SPHL-Behavioral & Community Health

Daszczyszak, Jen ARHU-Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Deloatch, Marci BSOS-African American Studies

Devaney, Marion ENGR-Electrical & Computer

Devens, RN, Rita VPSA-UHC-General Medicine

Diaz, Rene VPSA-Shuttle UM

Evans, David VPAF-FM-CMP-Construction

Falasca, Brian VPR-VP Research

Fan, Yifei AGNR--Plant Science & Landscape Archit.

Ferdinand, Natalie VPSA-Campus Recreation Services

Ferrufino, Roxana VPSA-Transportation Services

Fertetta, Vincent VPSA-Transportation Services

Fitch, Rex VPAF-Procur & Supply-Director's Office

Foley, Emily SVPAAP-Office of Inst Research, Planning & Assessment

Frankenfield, Jill VPR-Research Administration

Franze, Damien UGST-HCOL-University Honors Program

Friedman, Zachary VPR-Research Administration

Furlong, Cindy VPAF-FM-OFA-Accounting & Financial Support

Galvin, Elizabeth UGST-HCOL-ACES Cybersecurity Program

Garcia, Fredis VPSA-Residential Facilities Gonzalez Smith, Ana Lizeth BMGT-Dean-Career Management

Gregory, Eric IT-NCT-Network Infrastructure & Services

Gutema, Wasihun VPAF-FM-B&LM-Building Services

Hairston, Delano VPAF-FM-B&LM-Building Services

Harris, Natali VPSA-Shuttle UM

Havrilla, Karina BSOS-Sociology

Hicks, Diane ENGR-Dean-External Relations

Hohl, Eric VPSA-Residential Facilities

Homer, Tricia VPAF-Office of Community Engagement

Howard, Bret VPR-Center for Advanced Study of Language

Humphreys, Brittany VPAF-Compt-Bursar's Office

Hyon, Phil VPSA-Transportation Services

Jacobs, Chris VPSA-Res Facilities-Projects

Jamison, Dori BMGT-Dean-Career Management

Johnson, Chris VPUR-Univ Alumni Association

Leadership Development Initiatives (LDI)

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Kemmerer, Katherine SVPAAP - IBBR

King, Dawn VPAF-FM-CAP-Capital Projects

Knapstein, Kevin ENGR-Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute

Lauer, Kevin SVPAAP-REG-Records

Levesque, Joseph VPSA-Transportation Services

Lewis, Veronica VPR-VP Research

Lindstrom, Jennifer VPSA-RL-Director Salary/L&A

Liu, Brooke ARHU-Communication

LoBiondo, Janet EXST-Office of Extended Studies

Lovelace, Danica VPR-VP Research

Madoo, Jacqueline VPR-Center for Advanced Study of Language

Malitzki, Randy VPSA-Residential Facilities

Marroquin, Maria VPSA-Res Facilities-North Campus

Marshall, Jo-Ann BMGT-IT Smith

McDuffie, Renee ARHU-Communication

McElroy, Sharron CMNS-Computer Science

McKenzie, Eric CMNS-Astronomy

McKeon, Katie VPR-Research Administration

McRoy, Tavia ARHU-National Foreign Language Center

Menjivar, Cindy BSOS-START

Metz, Robert VPSA-Res Facilities-Central Services

Middledorf, Donna BSOS-College of Behavioral & Social Sciences

Middleton, Dario UGST-Academic Achievement Programs

Moffett, Pamela CMNS-Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics

Monahan, Molly VPSA-Shuttle UM

Moore, Melissa VPR-Center for Advanced Study of Language

Moser, Fredrika Maryland Sea Grant College

Neimeyer, Lauren IT-SI-Learning Technologies and Environment

O'Toole, Dorothea CMNS-Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics

Owens, Amy BMGT-Dean-MBA Programs

Page, Bryan VPSA-Shuttle UM

Pittmann, Nora VPUR-Development

Powell, Daniel VPSA-Transportation Services

Pridmore, Michelle AGNR-Plant Science & Landscape Architecture

Quigley, Matthew VPSA-Campus Recreation Services

Rattler, Jamila VPR-Research Administration

Rich, Jahmal ENGR-Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute

Richardson, Paulette VPSA-Transportation Services

Robertson, Joseph EDUC-College of Education

Romero, Julio VPSA-Residential Facilities

Romero, Paul Marie VPAF-FM-P&C-Support

Rose, Ben BMGT-IT Smith

Rosenfelder, Paul VPAF-FM-O&M-Electric

Sarin, Deepshikha LIBR-Libraries

Sharp, Katherine SPHL-Behavioral & Community Health

Slosberg, Deborah VPSA-SU-Leadership & Community Service Learning

Small, Adrienne VPAF-FM-B&LM-Administrative Services

Snyder, Marcine VPR-Research Administration

Sokolov, Irina IT-SI-Database Services

Solorzano, Joel VPSA-Transportation Services

Stalowski, Nancy UGST-Undergraduate Studies

Stenson, Kristin VPAF-Procur & Supply-Director's Office

Stillwell, James PUAF-J M Burns Academy of Leadership

Stover, LaJeune CMNS-Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics

Swann, Stephanie VPR-Research Administration

Tharkur, Sharon UGST-Undergraduate Studies

Trest, Brian VPSA-Res Facilities

Tyler, Don VPSA-Res Facilities-Bldg Systems

Umana, Yanci VPSA-Res Facilities-South Campus

Van Son, Megan GRAD-Graduate School

Veney, Nikeya VPR-VP Research

Vicencio, Christine VPUR-Financial Management

Walker, Holly VPR-Center for Advanced Study of Language

Wegmann, Jennifer VPAF-FM-CMP-Design

Wheeler, Dawn ENGR-Institute for Systems Research

Whitmer, Matthew VPAF-FM-O&M-HVAC

Williams, Jeff VPUR-Univ Alumni Association

Winter, Niambi GRAD-Graduate School

Womack, Joseph VPAF-FM-B&LM-Building Services

Woodwell, Patricia GRAD-Graduate School

Zentz, Elizabeth VPR-Center for Advanced Study of Language

LDI II: Transformational Leadership Certificate Holders

Alston, Traci VPSA-Transportation Services

Bisnath, Chandra VPSA-VP Student Affairs Bugenhagen, Gaye BSOS-Sociology

Carpenter, Earl VPSA-Transportation Services

Chance, Sandra VPAF-FM-B&LM-Building Servic

Darr, Dawn VPSA-Transportation Services

Devaney, Marion ENGR-Electrical & Computer Engineering

Fan, Yifei AGNR-Plant Science & Landscape Architecture

Fertetta, Vincent VPSA-Transportation Services

Hicks, Diane ENGR-Dean-External Relations

Howard, Bret VPR-Center for Advanced Study of Language Humphreys, Brittany VPAF-Compt-Bursar's Office

McElroy, Sharron CMNS-Computer Science

Menjivar, Cindy BSOS-Dean-Natl Ctr for Study of Terrorism &

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Middledorf, Donna BSOS-College of Behavioral & Social Sciences

Ophof, Tucker BMGT-Dean-Career Management O'Toole, Dorothea CMNS-Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics

Patel, Akta ARHU-Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Pickles, Amanda BSOS-Dean-Office of Academic Computing Services

Powell, Daniel VPSA-Transportation Services

Propalis, David VPSA-Res Facilities-Central Services

Rattler, Jamila VPR-Research Administration

Romero, Paul VPAF-FM-D&C-Support

Stillwell, James PUAF-School of Public Policy

Veney, Nikeya VPR-VP Research

Wheeler, Dawn ENGR-Institute for Systems Research

Learning & Talent Development Our goal is to stimulate a transformative culture of learning by providing tools to develop and enhance essential workplace skills and increase job satisfaction, effectiveness, and performance. These initiatives encourage employee engagement and retention of UMD staff through personal and professional development.

Cynthia Trombly Allen is the Assistant Director of Learning & Talent Development (L&TD), UHR. She has held the role for just under two years and has been charged with building a team to revitalize the learning and

development unit. Prior to joining UHR, Cyn held the position of director of human resources for the division of University Relations (UR) and assist director for HR, PR, and the student/staff development model at DOTS.

Cyn holds an M. Ed in Higher Education Administration, with a focus on Social Justice, from UMASS, Amherst.

Joyce Choi joined the Learning & Talent Development Team as the Adult Education Program Coordinator in October. She is responsible for overseeing, coordinating, instructing, and assessing classes in the program, as well as interacting with various departments on campus to outreach and promote the Adult Education classes.

Prior to joining the University, Joyce served as the ESL Coordinator for the Literacy Council of Montgomery County. She has also been instructing Adult ESOL classes ranging from Literacy to Advanced levels at Montgomery College.

Joyce holds an M.A. from American University in International Training and Education with a concentration in TESOL.

Art Dwight: Leadership and Talent Development Specialist Art Dwight is the manager for the Leadership Development Initiative (LDI) programs for all university staff and faculty. He facilitates the Foundations of Leadership (LDI I) and the newly-created

Transformation Leadership (LDI II). Art is a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance, CPLP®, and is an ATD verified master trainer.

Art creates a positive, high-trust learning environment to aid university leaders to build and improve their leadership knowledge, skills and attitudes. During ten years of consulting, Art helped thousands of participants from organizations such as Marriott and Wells Fargo.

Art has an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University. The author of the inspirational book, Look at This, Art is a former marine and US Army infantry officer.

L&TD is also kept running with the help of instructors for the adult education courses. Two of our instructors come from the

College of Education - Gabi Kocerha (ESOL), an M. Ed student in TESOL and Loretta Holmberg-Masden (GED), a PhD student in Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership Department. We have ESOL instructors hired from the community as well – Freddie Frazier, Malinda Baxter, and Martha Pien. Additionally, two current university staff facilitate our intro to computers classes – Ying Guo, Library Media Services in Hornbake and Chris Topping, University Recreation & Wellness. L&TD is currently searching for a Learning & Development Specialist and a coordinator for Staff Development Programs.

Learning & Development Specialist Vacant – click the tile to view or apply for the position.

Staff Development Programs Coordinator Vacant – click the tile to view or apply for the position.

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Approximately 1100 employees attended our Annual Open Enrollment Fair on October 19th. UHR raffled off a variety of prizes. The State Benefits office raffled off FitBits and CVS gift cards. Congratulations to the winners listed below:

Joan Bellsey VPSA UHC-Fac/Staff Asst Program

Danny Catalano VPSA VP Student Affairs

Christina Chiles VPSA VP Student Affairs

Doris Climes VPAF FM-B&LM Building Services

Wayne Del Pino VPAF FM-Facilities Planning

Kim Forney VPSA Dining Services

Jodie Gray CMNS Computer Science

Amadeo Guloy BMGT Office of Finance & Accounting

Vitaline Handy VPAF Comptroller Accounting & Reporting

Monica Herrera ARCH Scool of Architecture Planning & Preservation

Sonia Molina VPSA DS SU Food Court

Mailam Nguyen VPSA Residential Facilities

Tricia O’Reilly VPAF Comptroller Bursar’s Office

Joanna Patterson CMNS-Geology

Elsy Portillo VPAF FM B&LM Building Services

Sebastiana Reyes VPAF FM B&LM Building Services

Jen Sanderson SPHL Health Services Administration

Sheryl Shamblee-Carter VPAF FM B&LM Building Services

Sylvester Toller VPAF FM B&LM Building Services

Ronnetta Turner VPAF FM B&LM Building Services

Rosalia Webb EDUC College of Education

Rebecca Weir VPSA University Career Center

Health Fair Raffle Winners

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