Welcome to HR News and Highliights, Pace Univeersity's Human Reesources electronnic newsletter. Thhe goal of our quaarterly
nnewsletter is to prrovide staff and faaculty with news and
a information abbout Human Resoources’ people, p rograms and events. Recent and archived
issues are availabble on the Humann Resources webssite at: www.pacee.edu/hrnews. Thhis issue, the focuus is on:
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a email.
Learn more at the upcoming Administra
ative Staff Coun
ncil
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Starting Mayy 1st, your perso
onalized 2011
Compensati on & Benefits S
Statement will be
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in two forma
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enhanced prrinted format. Y
You may also acccess your
statement on
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on May 1,
2012.
This stateme
ent will provide you with inform
mation
concerning yyour total compensation from JJanuary 1,
2011 throug
gh December 31
1, 2011, includin
ng the
value of the benefit contribu
utions the Unive
ersity made
on your beha
alf.
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meetings:
 Westchester - Friday, April 13 at 9am in the Butcher
Suite, Kessel Student Center, Pleasantville Campus;
 NY – Wednesday, May 2 at 12 pm in Boardrooms North
and South, One Pace Plaza.
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Benefits are an important part of your compensation
as they provide financial protection from
extraordinary health expenses and financial security
throughout your career at Pace.
This personalized statement will provide you with
necessary information to understand and manage
the comprehensive benefits the University provides
to you and your family.
Online Help Desk System
Did You Know?
Some of the benefits
offered at Pace…
The Benefits Office is on the Online Help Desk System.
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Academic Federal Credit
Union: Offers savings and loan
accounts at competitive rates, as
well as other services, including
direct deposit, credit and debit
cards, insurance discounts, auto
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loans, and entertainment discounts.
The best news is that a branch is located in Woodward Hall on our
Briarcliff Campus! For more information contact them at (914) 9233608, or visit their website at: www.academicfcu.org.
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CIGNA Healthy Rewards:
Discounted programs and products to promote a healthy lifestyle. Click
here for more information. •
As a reminder, you can log into the Help Desk
system at https://help.pace.edu to submit a Help
Desk request for many of your Benefits-related
needs.
This service-focused initiative provides 24/7 access
to 100+ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
regarding the Benefit programs at Pace University.
It gives you the ability to track your requests and
receive periodic updates. In addition, the department
has been able to monitor response times and make
service improvements.
Your Benefits-related inquiries and requests are
handled during our regular office hours, Monday
through Friday, from 9am-5pm.
If you have questions about this initiative, please call
the University Benefits office at 914-923-2828 or
send an e-mail to [email protected].
Pace University
Preventative Care
Time Off Benefit At
Pace
Incentive
Program
Summer Flex Days are Here Again!
In recognition of your contributions, the
University will again offer flexible summer
hours this year. This summer each full-time
staff member will have the opportunity to take
every other Friday off, for three Fridays, or the
equivalent of three days (2.5 days for those
working an 80% schedule) between July 2
for CIGNA Participants
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This innovative incentive program is designed to
encourage you, and your spouse or domestic
partner if applicable, to have annual preventative
care examinations.
and August 10.
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Each participating employee who is covered by
CIGNA is eligible to receive up to $240 if he/she
(plus his/her spouse or domestic partner, if
covered by the CIGNA medical plan) has one, two
or three preventative care examinations (based
upon age) during the plan year (July 1, 2011
through June 30, 2012). Please click here to
access the program details.
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Although the exams must be completed by June
30, 2012, the Preventative Care Incentive
Program Payment Form, which must be
completed/signed by the health care provider, and
corresponding CIGNA EOB (Explanation of
Benefits), must be submitted to the University
Benefits office by August 31, 2012. A one-time
incentive reward payment, to a maximum of $240,
will be made via paycheck by September 30,
2012.
Vacation Time
Pace’s vacation accrual year is July 1 – June 30. Click here to view the
vacation policy.
Personal Time
Up to 3 personal days a calendar year. The accrual schedule is: April 1st;
July 1st and October 1st. Click here to view more information about
personal days.
University Holidays
Up to 15 paid holidays! Click here to view the 2012 University Holiday
Calendar.
Please note: There is no carryover of any paid time-off (vacation,
personal, floating holidays, summer flex days).
Full-time staff employees must be actively at work in order to take
advantage of summer flex days.
Welcome!
Human Resources would like to wish a warm welcome to new members of its team.
Please get to know them!
HRIS:
Anu George – Programmer Analyst (February 1)
Jonne Ronquillo – HRIS Analyst (March 1)
Jessica Yaro – HRIS Analyst (March 19)
Staffing and Recruitment:
Micheline Guillaume (Formerly our temporary employee) – Staffing Coordinator
(February 1) Annual Calendar of Events
Name of Event
Month
Performance Management Development Process (PMDP)
Mid-Year Review
January
Employee Recognition Ceremonies
February - March
Take Our Daughters & Sons to Work Day
April
Benefits Open Enrollment
Early-Mid May
PMDP Self-evaluation and Reviews Begin
May
Annual Goal Setting Begins
June
Preventative Care Examinations to be completed for Plan
Year (paperwork due to Benefits by August 31)
June
Pleasantville/Briarcliff Staff Picnic
June
Law School / Graduate Center White Plains Staff Picnic
June
New York Staff Picnic
July
PMDP reviews and Goals Due
September
Lee National Denim Day
October
CIGNA Flu Shot Clinics
October
Employee Anniversary Luncheon
November
Reminders
Please
Participate!
Take Our Daughters & Sons to Work Day
Save the Date: Thursday, April 26, 2012
Events are scheduled on the NY and PLV
campuses. It will be an educational and fun time for
all – please join us! Click here for more information.
Great Colleges to Work For Survey was
distributed the week of March 19th to a random
group of people. If you have not yet completed the
survey, please take a moment to do so. The
deadline for taking the survey has been extended to
April 20th!
Your Go-To Team: Contact your HR specialists based on their area of expertise.
Department
For Help and Questions
Regarding
Benefits
Compensation
Employee and Labor
Relations
Work-related issues
Employment
and concerns,
verifications,
Job descriptions, job
All benefit plans,
Employee Recognition
unemployment,
evaluations
disability and FMLA
Programs, labor
changes to employee
and compensation
relations and union
records that affect
issues
payroll
Org Learning &
Development
Professional staff
training,
management
Staffing &
Recruitment
Staffing and
recruitment, hiring,
new hire orientation,
student employment
Matt Renna
Director x22738
Matt Renna
Director x22738
Betsy Garti
Director x22781
Carolyn Ventura
Jim Marshall Robert Solenday
Lengers x22765
x11869 (NY
x22714
Campus)
Nydia Delgado
Anna Vidiaev
Staff Contact Information
x22770
x11303 (NY
Zaida Rivera Campus)
x22723
Luciana Ziegler Andrea Saraiva
x22786
x22480
Rosemary Mulry Tammy Frary
x22645
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
Pedro Figueroa
Director x22768
Jennifer Samuels
x22644 Jonne Ronquillo
x22769
Anu George
x22785
Jessica Yaro
x22729 Robert Lazer
Director x22746
Connie Giamei
Director x22708
Edyta Zych x22635
Susan Donahue
x22766
Sia Bundor x22771
Ann Courtien
X22658
Heidi Mele
x22709
Micheline
Guillaume
x11630 (NY
Campus)