April 25, 2024

Staff Advisory Council News

Staff Advisory Council Kicks off a New Year!  It’s January 2018 and that means that SAC is ready for a new year of promoting collaboration and communication throughout the University.  The SAC is “an elected body of classified, wage, and administrative staff whose purpose is to promote collaboration and ensure open communication channels throughout all levels of the University. The council provides an avenue for employee input and feedback and a means of participating in the design, development, and implementation of University programs, projects, and services. It also strengthens employee awareness of critical issues and provides a valuable perspective for the University community and administration on matters of significant concern to wage, classified, and administrative staff.”  To learn more about the SAC and its members, please go to http://sac.umwblogs.org.   

Excellent Eagle Employee Program: Nominate your co-workers, supervisor or employees for the Excellent Eagle Employee award. It’s easy! Just complete the Excellent Eagle Employee nomination form on our website. Take some time to nominate someone today! Winners get reserved parking on campus for the month.

#1 F.A.N. (Fantastic Action Noticed) In addition to the Excellent Eagle program, you can also recognize a colleague using HR’s #1 F.A.N. program. Did you experience exceptional customer service or awesome collaboration? If so, nominate the person or people involved in that experience. Complete the #1 F.A.N. form on the HR website, and your colleague will be able to choose a UMW spirit item as a token of appreciation.

On-Site Retirement Advising with TIAA – Due to an overwhelming response, there will be two more days of onsite retirement advising with TIAA.  You can register for one of the sessions at www.TIAA.org/schedulenow for January 30 or February 1.  Please note slots fill fast.  Next visit will be in March and April.

On-Site 457 Deferred Compensation, Hybrid and DCP (ORPHE) – A specialist will be on campus several days in 2018 to provide one-on-one consultations to help employees gain awareness of benefits of the defined contribution plans.  For more information and to register, go to https://eagleeye.umw.edu/2018/01/22/on-site-457-deferred-comp-hybrid-and-dcp-orphe/

Parking Management Information – Be sure to review last week’s message from Parking Management.  To learn about Rave Guardian, permits, Eagle Landing parking, and more, go to https://eagleeye.umw.edu/2018/01/17/message-from-parking-management-4/