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Design Your Career @ UT: March 21 |
| When: Tuesday, March 21 Time: 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. Where: Student Union - Ballroom C Who: Current employees | Join us for our Career Development event dedicated to providing guidance for your next steps at UT Knoxville and assisting you in designing your career path! | This after-hours event will feature 30-minute micro-sessions on a variety of topics including LinkedIn 101, interviewing as your authentic self, and approaching difficult conversations. |
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Career Development Fair: March 29 |
When: Wednesday, March 29 Time: 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Where: Culinary Institute & Creamery Who: Current employees and public | Join us at our Job Fair that is on-campus, hosted by campus, and open to both campus and the public. | Meet representatives from departments and colleges across the Knoxville area. Look through 350+ jobs with a UT Knoxville HR recruiter and apply on-site before you leave! Free parking is available on-site. |
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Employee Appreciation Week: April 24-28 |
| UT Knoxville will celebrate Employee Appreciation Week April 24 - 28, 2023. The week will include the annual Picnic on the Plaza on Friday, April 28.
Look for more information about special events scheduled throughout the week, discounts, and ideas to appreciate your coworkers and teams in the April newsletter. |
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Navigating Opportunities @ UT: March 22 |
Human Resources is committed to supporting staff in your career development and we're excited to help you envision your career goals at UT!
Join Career Development for an interactive Zoom lunch & learn on Wednesday, March 22 from 12-1pm to: |
Identify opportunities at UT that will support your professional development and advancement Create and update resumes, CVs, and cover letters that highlight your accomplishments and are targeted for specific UT opportunities. Learn how to navigate Taleo successfully Gain tips for articulating your strengths in the interview process
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Staff Performance Reviews Reminder |
Staff performance reviews are available in the Online Performance Review (OPR) system and are due March 31, 2023. |
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UTILA: Now Accepting Applications |
| The University of Tennessee Inclusive Leadership Academy (UTILA) is now accepting applications for their 2023-2024 cohort. Applications are due May 1.
Leadership must be an inclusive practice and we should always work toward improvement. If you are an exempt staff or faculty member and interested in becoming a member of the 2023-2024 cohort, or interested in nominating a colleague, click here to learn more.
UConnecT will also open applications for non-exempt staff in April. Look for more information in next month’s newsletter. |
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Professional Development: Leadership Development: New Leader Advantage (NLA): |
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Sick Leave Bank Open Enrollment: Begins April 1 |
Open enrollment begins April 1 for the Knoxville-Area and Institute of Agriculture Sick Leave Banks.
The Knoxville-Area Bank includes UT Knoxville, the Institute for Public Service, System Administration, UT Foundation, and the UT Space Institute. |
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Compensation: Did You Know? |
IRIS ZPPOSITION000 Position Create/Change Expert Tips |
Expert tip: Workflow notes are a must!
Did you know that when submitting IRIS Position Create/Change workflow, there should always be workflow notes added to each and every submission? When HR Compensation reviews these actions, they need to understand what the situation is to ensure the position is set up correctly. If there are no workflow notes added, we grab our cape and magnifying glass and play detective. Time might be lost deciding who gets to be Sherlock and who gets relegated to Watson. While we have a lot of fun, it slows the process down or worse, something important might be missed requiring another action to be submitted. |
Workflow notes might simply say “updating reports-to field”, or they could summarize a recent classification such as “HR Compensation reviewed this position and recommends Administrative Associate 2, MR04. Letter dated March 2, 2023.” |
Workflow notes are a great way to give us the information we need to ensure the position is correct and give context to more complicated situations. Relaying this information is important, but adding a quick note is simple, or as we like to say, elementary. |
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Mobile Mammography in Circle Park: May 16 |
| UT Breast Health Outreach Program will bring their Mobile Mammography Unit to Circle Park on Tuesday, May 16 for campus community wellness screenings.
Appointments are required and participants must meet screening criteria. |
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Code of Conduct Revisions |
The UT Code of Conduct (HR0580) was recently revised to provide guidance to departments and employees about expectations for ethical and responsible conduct. Please take a moment to review the updated Policy and Guidance Document. |
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Art in Our Backyard: School of Music Showcase |
When: Friday, April 14 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
UTK School of Music will be presenting an evening of performances at historic Market Square in Downtown Knoxville. This showcase will feature many different ensembles (large and small) from areas across the School of Music. |
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Staff Spotlight: Lea McMahan |
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Lea McMahan is the new Learning and Organizational Development Coordinator. Lea worked for Knox County Schools teaching Theatre and Film classes at Farragut High School for the last 20+ years. She joined the L&OD team in February. |
Lea has a great dog named Junebug and a grumpy cat named Boris. She spends free time reading, watching old movies (& new movies!), working on her old house and writing. She is a native of East Tennessee. |
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