HAPPENINGSFrom the Office of Human Resource Management

NOVEMBER 2013

In This Issue:

Essential Employees

P&T Deadline

Mandated Trainings

TRSL Survey

LASERS Workshop

HR Contact Spotlight

Welcome!

ORP/403(B)/457(B) Vendor Schedule

Geaux Active

Payday Dates

Teamwork Defined

Training and Development Opportunities

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What is an Essential Employee? PS‐18 defines essen al employees as designated employees in  support and service divisions of the University that are required to report to or remain at work in order to maintain essen al  opera ons of the University, whether the University has  otherwise suspended opera ons or not.  

The following departments and divisions will remain in opera on and their employees are required to be at work during mes of emergency closure or reduced opera ons:

Occupa onal & Environmental Safety

LSU Police Department

Facility Services

University Dining Administra on

LSU Union

Residen al Life

Student Health Center

Addi onally, with the approval of the appropriate Vice Chancellor, other units and/or individual employees may be designated as essen al and required to report for work. Those employees designated as essen al should be no fied of such delega on promptly and with as much no ce as possible, recognizing that travel could be compromised due to inclement weather, etc.

If a posi on is deemed essen al to maintain campus opera ons during a closure or otherwise designated event, the posi on descrip on should reflect this designa on and the “Essen al Employee” field on the Job Descrip on template should be populated “yes.”

Any ques ons regarding this policy can be directed to the Office of Human Resource Management by phone (225‐578‐8200) or by email (hr@lsu.edu).

Promotion & Tenure Deadline

Promo on & Tenure packets are due to the Office of

Human Resource Management on:

Monday, November 11, 2013  

If you have any ques ons, please contact Brad Spring by

phone (225‐578‐6623) or by email (tsprin6@lsu.edu).

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TRSL Participants, TRSL needs your help in launching their informa onal campaign called Roadmap to Re rement. It’s all about helping you, the TRSL member, gain a be er understanding of how your re rement works and to encourage you to start planning for re rement now.

The first part of this campaign is a survey. TRSL is looking for your feedback to ques ons regarding re rement planning and personal finance. TRSL asks that you please take a moment to complete this short, seven minute survey.

Survey results are anonymous and confiden al, and will assist TRSL in tailoring informa on to meet the needs of its members which in turn will help you take control of your re rement.

Please take a moment to complete this brief survey. Here's the link: h ps://www.surveymonkey.com/s/98PBTVK. Your help is very much appreciated. TRSL thanks your for help!

LASERS PREP to Go Workshop The LASERS Re rement Educa on Department will

be conduc ng a PREP to GO Workshop in the  

Capital Chamber Room (Rom 329) in the LSU  

Student Union on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 

from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The topics of discussion will include early, disability,

regular re rement, DROP, IBO, leave credit, and

more. Representa ves from Social Security, Great

West Re rement Services, and the Office of Group

Benefits will also be presen ng during this session.

Employees who are within three years of re rement

and are interested in a ending please register

through their myLSU, Employee Resources, HRM

Training Programs link. Sea ng is limited, so please 

register early. Please contact Belinda Doyle

(bdoyle@lsu.edu) or Todd Langlois

(tlanglois@lsu.edu) for registra on assistance.

REMINDER: Mandated Yearly Sexual Harassment Training In the Louisiana Senate Concurrent Resolu on 107 passed in 2012, the Louisiana Senate resolved that all state agencies should provide one hour of sexual harassment training to each public employee each calendar year. All employees, classified, professional, faculty, other academics, con ngents/transients, graduate and teaching assistants, and student workers must take the statutorily mandated sexual harassment training by December 31, 2013. 

You may access the course by following this link: h p://community.moodle2.lsu.edu/course/view.php?id=137. Click yes to self‐enroll in this Community Moodle course. Once enrolled, click on the link that says Statutorily Mandated Sexual Harassment Training: Preven ng Sexual Harassment In the Workplace. Then, click Enter. A er comple ng the e‐course, you will be able to print out a cer ficate of comple on for your records. Please keep this cer ficate and follow your department’s instruc ons for repor ng and compliance. It is not necessary to forward your cer ficate to HRM. The course works best with Google Chrome or Firefox Internet browsers.

REMINDER: Statutorily Mandated Ethics Training Please remember to complete your one hour of statutorily mandated ethics training by December 31, 2013 per the Louisiana Revised Statute 42:1170. All employees, classified, professional, faculty, other academics, con ngents/transients, graduate and teaching assistants, and student workers are required to take the course once every calendar year. The online training course can be found on the Ethics board website h p://ethics.la.gov/SeminarRegistra on/. Upon comple on, the employee will be provided with a cer ficate that documents the comple on of the course.

You may contact Training & Development Coordinator, Chynsia Jenkins (cjenki8@lsu.edu), with any ques ons.

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HR CONTACT SPOTLIGHT   

Name: Sco Moreau

Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Educa on: Bachelor’s of Science in Accoun ng from Louisiana State University

What do you do in your department, including job  tle and area?   

I am the Business Manager in the Office of Research & Economic Development and my focus is managing the departmental finances as well as managing resources ORED makes available to the colleges and departments to fulfill its flagship research mission.

How long have you been with LSU?   

I have worked at LSU for 14 years.

What has been your most sa sfying or rewarding experience as an HR professional?   

My most rewarding experience as an HR professional has been to serve on several search commi ees as well as have the opportunity to work closely with other HR professionals, faculty and staff.

What is the strangest thing you’ve come across as an HR professional? The strangest thing I have ran across as an HR professional is some of the interes ng resumes and cover le ers I read.

What do you like most about working at LSU? I love many things including the campus atmosphere (especially Fall Fest and game day), the individuals I interact with on a daily basis and working in a job that supports the research mission of LSU. Because of my passion for LSU, I represent professional staff in Staff Senate as well as serve in the Emergency Opera ons Center when called upon.

Tell us something interes ng about yourself.   The first thing I see when I walk out my front door is a view of Tiger Stadium (and I throw a great tailgate party too!)

November Vendor Schedules For ORP, 403 (B), 457 (B) Plans: All vendor mee ngs will take place in 110 Thomas Boyd Hall. 

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

5 Deferred  Compensa on  Plan of LA Chris Burton 225‐663‐5507 10:30am ‐ 2pm

6 MetLife 

Cliff Lloyd 225‐300‐1528 10am ‐ 2pm

7

12 ING Brandon Goll Mike So le 225‐766‐8711 10:30am ‐ 2pm

13 14

19 VALIC Mindy Lewis 225‐201‐1009 10:30am ‐ 2pm

20 21

26 TIAA‐CREF Mark Digiovanni 1‐866‐842‐2951 ext. 257470 10:30am ‐ 4pm

27 28 ING Brandon Goll Mike So le 225‐766‐8711

The Office of Human Resource Management has some new faces! Please help us in welcoming the newest addi ons to our department:

Kaitlin Keppler, Training & Development Coordinator

Brian Vermeire, HR Assistant

and

Karen Magee, Assistant Business Manager

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GEAUX ACT IVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We hope you will enjoy The Happenings, Geaux Ac ve sec on. Here you will find great ps for leading a healthier lifestyle. We encourage our faculty and staff to take an ac ve approach in his/her quest for health and well‐being. If there are any health, fitness or well‐being topics that you would like to see featured in upcoming issues, please e‐mail them to hr@lsu.edu.

FREE Breast Cancer Webinar Cigna will be hos ng a free webinar about Breast

Cancer on November 7, 2013, from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

The webinar will include informa on about types of

breast cancer, risk factors, screening, symptoms and

warning signs to be aware of, how a diagnosis is

made and the treatment choices that are available

today. Time will be provided at the end for ques ons

and answers. The a ached invita on includes

informa on about registering for the webinar. For

those unable to a end, a replay will be available.

Looking for Farm Freshness?

Visit the LSU Farmer’s Market at The

Plaza, Barnes & Noble at LSU Union

Square. It’s open each Thursday from 

11 a.m. ‐ 1 p.m. through November 

21st. Stop by and get some locally

grown, fresh fruits and veggies!

The Great American Smokeout - Third Thursday of November No, it is not a huge BBQ. The American Cancer Society marks the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday in

November every year by encouraging smokers to use the date to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit 

smoking that day. Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the

US, yet about 43.8 million Americans s ll smoke cigare es— 1 in every 5 adults.

Qui ng smoking is not easy, but you can do it! Here are some benefits of qui ng over  me: 

20 minutes a er qui ng: Blood pressure and heart rate begin to decreased to normal levels.

24 hours a er qui ng: Risk for heart a ack has begun to drop.

48 hours a er qui ng: Ability to smell and taste is enhanced.

3 days a er qui ng: Nico ne is out of your body...withdrawal symptoms generally peak at this me.

1 ‐ 9 months a er qui ng: Lungs begin to repair and func on properly again; breathing has become easier.

1 year a er qui ng: Your risk of heart disease is lowered by 50 percent.

10 years a er qui ng: Your risk of dying from lung cancer is lowered by 50 percent.

How much has smoking cost you? Take this example of someone who’s been smoking 6 cigare es a day for 25 years

at $6 a pack. That person has spent an es mated $16,500 on cigare es! If that same person con nues to smoke for

another 10 years, it will cost an addi onal $6,500. Think of all the other things you could do with that money!

Assist your co‐workers in qui ng by crea ng helpful ways for them to reach their goal. You can have a department

compe on for the most “kept” pledges to quit. You can have “stop‐using tobacco” sta ons where smokers can

trade their cigare es for chewing gum, lollipops, etc. “The Great American Smokeout” Cancer.org

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PAYDAY DATES Nov. 8  Wage Payroll

Nov. 21  Academic Payroll

Nov. 22  Wage Payroll

Nov. 27  Salary Payroll

To register for a Training and Development class, log into myLSU. Click on ‘Employee Resources’ and then ‘HRM Training Programs’ from the le hand menu. You will be asked to validate your personal informa on. Then, click on ‘Training Programs’ from the top menu. Choose your selected class and date. Click ‘register.’ You will receive an email confirma on.

If you do not receive a confirma on or are put on a waitlist, please email the Training & Development Coordinator,  Chynsia Jenkins at cjenki8@lsu.edu or call her at 225‐578‐8333.  

Training & Development Opportuni es

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Sponsored Programs Systems (SPS) November 5 | 9 — 10 a.m.

LaCarte Purchasing Card November 5 | 9:30 — 11:30 a.m.

December 5 | 9:30 — 11:30 a.m.

LSU GeauxShop Requester Training November 5 | 9:30 — 12 p.m.

November 19 | 9:30 — 12 p.m.

December 3 | 9:30 — 12 p.m.

LSU GeauxShop Approver Training November 5 | 1:30 — 3 p.m.

November 19 | 1:30 — 3 p.m.

December 3 | 1:30 — 3 p.m.

Payroll Processing Procedures November 6 | 9:30 — 11 a.m.

Benefits Basics for HR Contacts November 7 | 9 — 12 p.m.

New Employee Orientation November 11 | 8:15 — 2:30 p.m.

November 25 | 8:15 — 2:30 p.m.

December 9 | 8:15 — 2:30 p.m.

Positive Discipline November 12 | 9 — 11:30 a.m.

Invoice Processing November 13 | 9:30 — 11:30 a.m.

December 3 | 9:30 — 11:30 a.m.

Add Comp November 13 | 1 — 2:30 p.m.

Travel Expense Reimbursement November 14 | 9:30 — 11:30 a.m.

December 4 | 9:30 — 11:30 a.m.

Retirement Basics for HR Contacts November 14 | 2 — 4 p.m.

Post Award Administration Training November 19 | 9 — 11 a.m.

December 18 | 9 — 11 a.m.

Violence in the Workplace November 19 | 9 — 11 a.m.

Personnel Activity Reports (PAR) November 20 | 9 — 11 a.m.

December 17 | 9 — 11 a.m.

GLS & Reporting Tools November 21 | 9:30 — 11:30 a.m.

December 19 | 9:30 — 11:30 a.m.

Introduction to Sponsored Programs December 11 | 9 — 10:30 a.m.

Teamwork The process of working collabora vely with a group of

people in order to achieve a goal. Teamwork is o en a 

crucial part of a business, as it is o en necessary for 

colleagues to work well together, trying their best in 

any circumstance. Teamwork means that people will try to cooperate,

using their individual skills and providing construc ve feedback,

despite any personal conflict between individuals.