The goal of Workday Recruiting is to replace the current Electronic Job Management System, refine the University's recruiting processes, and move toward a strategic talent acquisition model.
Penn State Human Resources' benefits team is hosting presentations to help inform employees of their insurance options upon retirement.
Jennie Dare, human resources consultant; Matt Kremke, manager of compensation and classification; and Lisa Marranzini, human resources strategic partner, all in Penn State Human Resources, have been accepted into TIAA’s Emerging Leaders Network program.
Based on feedback from focus groups, consisting of 60 individuals from approximately 30 work units, Penn State Human Resources is adding new enhancements to WorkLion.
Penn State Human Resources’ Breastfeeding Support Program still has spaces available for enrollment in its prenatal breastfeeding classes offered on Saturday, May 18, and Saturday, July 13.
Starting Monday, April 1, Unum, the firm providing supplemental insurance coverage, has agreed to waive the pre-existing condition clause for short-term disability insurance for Penn State employees.
For University staff employees, the final step of the 2018-19 performance management cycle, the end-of-year review, begins Monday, April 1, and should be completed by Friday, May 31.
Weight Watchers, through a subsidy, now offers reduced pricing on memberships to Penn State employees.
In December 2018, Penn State transitioned management of the Daybridge Child Care Center, located at Innovation Park, from KinderCare to Bright Horizons Family Solutions. This transition marked the second Penn State child care center to do so within the last year. In August 2018, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine transitioned their on-site child care center to Bright Horizons with a change in name to First Discoveries at Bright Horizons.
Employees enrolled in Penn State health benefits can save money by using Quest or LabCorp facilities for their lab services.
Lorraine Goffe has been named vice president for human resources and chief human resources officer at Penn State, effective March 1. Goffe, who most recently served as vice president for human resources at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a human resources leader with more than 20 years of experience in higher education.
Penn State Human Resources offers breastfeeding support programs, including free courses on the basics of breastfeeding, and working and breastfeeding.
The deadline for the Faculty and Staff Achievement Awards is Monday, Nov. 19.
Penn State employees are reminded that benefits open enrollment for the 2019 calendar year will end at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16.
Open enrollment has officially started. Employees are encouraged to learn about their benefits options for 2019 and must complete open enrollment by 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16.
