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Welcome to HR News and Highlights, Pace University's Human Resources electronic
newsletter. The goal of our quarterly newsletter is to provide staff and faculty news and information about Human
Resources’ people, programs and events. Recent and archived issues are available on the Human Resources website at:
www.pace.edu/hrnews. This issue, the focus is on the: HR’s 2011 Year in Review
We’re striving to make the workplace a better place for YOU… Enhanced HR Services New Hire Follow Up Employee Relations follows up with all full-time new
employees within 30 and 60 days from their hire date.
About 100 employees across all campuses have been
interviewed regarding their onboarding experience.
Feedback and recommendations are then provided to
supervisors, if appropriate. Director Level
Onboarding HR added a director-level
program to its suite of
onboarding programs. This
program builds on the core
onboarding protocol for new hires by incorporating
additional factors that will be especially helpful to a new
director at Pace University. As with all of the onboarding
programs, the director-level program will assist the new
hire in becoming familiar with the culture and community
at Pace University. For more information, please visit the
One-on-One On-Campus Retirement Plan
Counseling Sessions TIAA-CREF held a total of 231
individual counseling sessions for
faculty and staff in 2011. Enhanced
Compensation
and Benefit
Statements The Compensation and Benefit Statement is a
combination of salary and elected benefits. The
visually enhanced statement reviewed cash
compensation and provided the personalized
benefits cost that employees paid as well as the
portion of benefits paid by the University. 1/10/2012
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onboarding site for directors. Brown Bag Break @ Pace Engage and motivate your staff! The Employee and
Labor Relations team introduced a new proactive
employee engagement program in 2011. Designed as a
dedicated session for small groups of employees, it is an
intimate forum for speaking and listening, providing the
employeesthe opportunity to be heard on what
motivates, engages and inspires them in
the workplace, among other topics.
Please contact Luciana Ziegler
(Westchester), or Anna Vidiaev (NYC) for
more information. Benefits Help Desk
Ticketing System Benefits joined the help desk
ticketing system in March 2011 in
an effort to be more efficient,
accountable and responsive to
employee inquiries. 195 tickets have been processed
to date with an average time to resolution of 16 hours! New
Preventative Care Incentive
Program Employees are eligible for up to a $240 incentive
reward payment if they (and their spouse/domestic
partner, if covered by the Pace medical plan) have
one, two or three preventative care examinations
(based on age) during the plan year (July 1, 2011
through June 30, 2012). PMDP Enhancements Based on staff feedback during the FY2010 PMDP
process, a number of enhancements were made
to the PMDP system. In addition, we are in the
process of soliciting and reviewing feedback from
the recently completed FY2011 review process for
suggested enhancements to the FY2012 PMDP
review. Staff Training
Opportunities Check out the
Organizational
Learning &
Development
Training Calendar to
register for one of
our programs! Fast Paced Leadership Development
Program Pace’s new “Fast Paced Leadership Development
Program” was launched in April, 2011 with a class of
eighteen. The program, the first of its kind for Pace, is
a two year commitment for participants, which also
includes an individual 360° leadership assessment, a
Online Automated Payment Actions System structured series of training programs, and
The online, automated payment actions system went
“live” in the schools/colleges as well as several divisions. participation on a process change team. Learn more
The remainder of the University users will be trained and on our website. using the live online system in early 2012. Professional & Management Skills Training  Managing Successfully at Pace University NEW
Course! Online Benefits Open Enrollment  Leading Meetings Faculty and staff were able to enroll and/or make
 Customer Service Training changes online via an easy-to-use application
And
Many More… developed by HR and ITS. Approximately 600
Technological Developments 1/10/2012
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employees utilized this new system in 2011. New Hire Benefits Electronic Orientation There is a self-directed, narrated PowerPoint
presentation accessible immediately to newly hired fulltime faculty and staff providing detailed information
regarding the University benefit programs.
Approximately 140 employees viewed the presentation
since January 2011. 2011 Fast Facts Employee Relations 
316 service honorees were
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513 total YES nominations 56 YES group nominations 40 student workers YES
recognized nominations Staffing & Recruitment 
158 fulltime staff new hires Technology Training  Learn more about iStrategy training. For training
opportunities, contact Edyta Zych.  Creation of eLearning or video reference guides
is just a click away. Reminders Award Nominations Don’t forget to nominate
individuals and/or teams in
the following categories:  President’s Extra Mile Award  University’s Faculty Awards for
Distinguished Service  President’s Award for Staff
Excellence  Outstanding Staff Contribution Award  Faculty Advisor Award  STAR Award NEW Award! You can nominate an individual or team by
completing the nomination form and
submitting it by Friday, January 13, 2012. Organizational Learning & Development 
17 different professional and
management training
programs were delivered in 38
separate sessions for 532
participants  9 instructor-led technology
training programs were
delivered in 35 separate
sessions for 177 staff
members  3 e-learning modules were made
available for individual, selfpaced learning, with 50 staff
members participating Inclement Weather
Policy In anticipation of future inclement weather,
review Pace’s Emergency Closing policy. Vacation We are half-way through the vacation
calendar year! Plan your remaining time
off in consultation with your supervisor. Annual Calendar
of Events Name of Event Performance
Management
Development
Process (PMDP)
Mid-Year Review
Employee
Recognition
Ceremonies Take Our Daughters
& Sons to Work Day
Benefits Open
Enrollment PMDP Selfevaluation and
Reviews Begin Annual Goal Setting
Begins Pleasantville/Briarcliff
Staff Picnic Law School /
Graduate Center
White Plains Staff
Picnic New York Staff
Picnic PMDP reviews and
Goals Due Lee National Denim
Day CIGNA Flu Shot
Clinics Employee
Anniversary
Luncheon Month January
February March April
Late April
- Early
May
May
June
June
June
July
September
October
October
November
The Human Resources website is packed with invaluable
information! Visit the HR website often to: ▪ Retrieve the Benefits Carrier Contact Information ▪ Download and Print Forms ▪ Review our Policies ▪ Review
Staff Recruitment Procedures ▪
▪ Explore the Manager’s Toolbar ▪ Access the HR Staff Directory ▪ View the 2012 Holiday Calendar ▪ Your Go-To Team: Contact your HR specialists based on their area of expertise. 1/10/2012
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Employee and
Staffing &
HRIS
lopment Labor Relations Recruitment Work-related
Professional staff
Employment
issues and
Staffing and
training,
For Help
concerns,
verifications,
All benefit plans, Job descriptions, job
recruitment, hiring,
management and
Employee
unemployment,
disability and
evaluations new hire
Questions
changes to
Recognition
FMLA orientation, student
and compensation Regarding Programs, labor
employee records
employment relations and union that affect payroll issues
Department Benefits Compensation Matt Renna Director
x22738 Matt Renna Director x22738 Jim Marshall x22765 Betsy Garti
Director
x22781 Pedro Figueroa
Robert Lazer Connie Giamei
Director x22768 Director x22746 Director x22708 Edyta Zych Jennifer Samuels
Robert Solenday
x22635
x22644 Susan Donahue
x11869 (NY
Susan Lerry Campus) x22766 x22709 Anna Vidiaev
Mildred Matos x11303 (NY
X22769 Campus) Luciana Ziegler
x22786
Rosemary Mulry
x22645 Carolyn
Ventura
Lengers Staff
x22714 Contact
Information Nydia Delgado
x22770
Zaida Rivera x22723
Andrea Saraiva
x22480
Tammy Frary
x22742 Betsy Garti, Interim Associate Vice President Human Resources – x22781
Matt Renna, Interim Associate Vice President Human Resources – x22738 Karen Buckwald, Director of HR Initiatives – x22755 Courtney Barnas, Admin Asst to VP of HR – x22375 Sia Bundor x22771
Ann Courtien
X22658
Heidi Mele
x22709
Micheline
Guillaume
x11630 (NY
Campus) 1/10/2012