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Two Stanford engineering students, Mersina Simanski, ’15, and Tyler Haydell, ’15, have collaborated with School of Medicine faculty and Palo Alto VA Hospital staff to create a mobile app that gives activity recommendations to informal caregivers of loved ones with dementia.
Stanford's redesigned orientation is a daylong program created to welcome new employees to the university on their first day at work.
Before you map out your summer travel plans, be sure to look into the various travel resources Stanford has to offer.
Year-end reviews, annual performance appraisals, annual review year…it doesn’t matter what you call them, they generally stress people out. What if you could prepare for and have a constructive year-end conversation that includes feedback, coaching, and recognition?
When working with others to produce stellar results, whether it’s a project team, your departmental co-workers, or a cross-discipline committee, collaboration quickly becomes a key skill.
Through programs like BeWell and the Health Improvement Program (HIP), it's easier than ever for Stanford employees to embrace physical activity and healthy living practices. Now, evidence suggests your state of mind also plays a critical role in your overall wellness, and it’s not surprising that what you eat and drink affects your psychological outlook.
Five Quick Tips to Creating a Culture of Thanks
Do you remember the last time you were recognized for your work? How did it make you feel? For most, whether it is public shout out or a personal note of thanks, being recognized goes a long way.
Stanford Benefits was recently made aware of a cyberattack against Premera Blue Cross, a health insurer based in the Pacific Northwest. Premera Blue Cross is separate and independent from Blue Shield of California, which administers our EPO, PPO and HDHP medical plans.
Stanford Benefits often receives several questions regarding dependent eligibility. While the information is available on the Stanford Benefits website and promoted during Open Enrollment and in the Welcome Center new hire orientation, we thought it would be helpful to summarize our most frequently asked questions.
An article in the Stanford Report highlights the new Staff Career & Job Classification Program.
A Stanford engineering student is collaborating with the School of Medicine and the Palo Alto VA Hospital to help caregivers of loved ones with dementia. The research project aims to develop a mobile tool for caregivers and is seeking volunteers to share stories of their caregiving experiences.
Stanford Health Care Alliance (SHCA) was newly offered to the Stanford community in 2014 and surveyed plan participants near the end of its first year. Feedback is being incorporated to strengthen services.
Attend an information session in March to learn more about Tuition & Training Programs including the Tuition Grant Program, Staff Tuition Reimbursement Program, and Staff Training Assistance Program.
In University Human Resources (UHR), we take your feedback seriously. More than 700 employees responded to an employee communications survey last fall, telling us their preferences in communication styles, channels, and frequency.
Stanford University’s WorkLife Office, department of University Human Resources is a recipient of the WorldatWork Alliance for Work-Life Progress 2015 Seal of Distinction for demonstrating leadership in workplace strategies that help employees achieve work-life effectiveness.
A recent cyberattack against Anthem, Inc. appears to have minimal effect on Stanford employees. Blue Shield of California administers our EPO, PPO and HDHP medical plans and is a separate business entity from Anthem, Inc. with its own technology systems.
Stanford will participate in the Best Places to Work in the Bay Area in 2015, which includes an employee survey during February.
As of 11:30 am: Stanford University has been informed that a two-year contractual agreement has been finalized between Blue Shield and Sutter Health, effective Feb. 1, 2015.
When was the last time you checked the value of your retirement plan benefits? How often do you review the performance of the funds you chose for the Stanford Retirement Plan?
You may have heard in recent news that Blue Shield and Sutter Health have been unable to reach a contractual agreement for services and that the prior contract expired on December 31, 2014. If you are a Blue Shield medical plan member, read on for what this means for you.
The 2014 Winter Close is scheduled Monday, December 22, 2014 through Friday, January 2, 2015. Use this checklist for actions to complete before the closure.
Open Enrollment, which begins today, is the annual opportunity for benefits-eligible employees and retirees to change health care plans and to add or drop eligible dependents from coverage. (Benefits can only be changed during the year if there is a qualifying life event – the birth of a baby, an adoption, marriage or divorce – or a change in employment status.)
The first year of Voice & Influence Circles, inspired by Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In" book, recently concluded. View the article, "Participants in women's leadership program at Stanford share their experiences with President Hennessy, other senior officials" in the Stanford Report.
Who is Your Beneficiary? Double Check to Make Sure
Stanford University and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2007 have reached an agreement on a new five-year contract for the more than 1,200 union members who work on campus and at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
The Faculty Staff Help Center (FSHC) office in the Mariposa House is relocating to the Keck Science Building on the main Stanford campus, 380 Roth Way, 1st floor, on Friday, August 22, 2014.
Are you traveling this summer with the family or planning to attend a business-related conference? In addition to packing your suitcase, it’s important to understand what to do and who to contact in case of a health emergency.
Employees who want to align with the recent decision by Stanford University's Board of Trustees to divest investing in the coal industry can do so by managing their own investment funds with their retirement plan provider.
Taking a thoughtful approach to your development will ensure continued professional growth at Stanford, while supporting the university’s mission of excellence. Development planning demonstrates a commitment to excellence as you identify ways to build upon your strengths and attend to the skills, knowledge, and behaviors that are needed for your professional success.
A look at the team in Lands, Building & Real Estate that maintains and enhances Stanford’s beautiful grounds.
The job classification initiative implementation has been rescheduled to late winter/early spring 2015.
Stanford employees are motivated to excel in the workplace, whether teaching or mentoring students, conducting or supporting research, caring for patients, or ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the university’s administrative processes and infrastructure. But when it comes to strategizing about career development, this subject can be daunting to tackle and by nature fits into the important but not urgent quadrant of time management.
This fall, new staff hires will be welcomed to Stanford through a redesigned orientation program that will centralize services resulting in significant time savings for new hires, managers and other departmental employees involved in the onboarding process.
The job classification initiative is set to implement on September 1, 2014 and affects all non-academic, non-bargaining unit staff at Stanford. Robust communication is planned in upcoming months.
A new set of Frequently Asked Questions is posted online for the Job Classification Initiative, with questions gathered in recent months by the project team. Useful to all non-academic, non-bargaining unit staff affected by the FY15 initiative, the FAQs are the start of increased communications to help employees understand the changes to the job classification system.
The adoption of a new hiring practice to strengthen the university's secure work environment includes a background check program for many types of non-professoriate jobs. Read more for an overview of the program, who is subject to a background check and who is not, and to gather viewpoints of those who have been participating in the program since it launched in 2012.
Beginning in January, employees eligible for the university's matching retirement funds--but who are not currently contributing at the rate needed to obtain those matching funds--will be auto-enrolled to the 4 percent contribution rate. When employees contribute 4 percent to the Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan (SCRP), the university provides a maximum Match Contribution of 5%. This program will help employees save for their futures with pre-tax contributions to their retirement fund.
The Faculty Staff Help Center website has been redesigned to increase usability and visual appeal through streamlined content organization and implementation of Stanford Web Services' new university-branded web templates.
University Human Resources (UHR) is redesigning the WorkLife website and we need your input.
A review of key plans offered for 2014 and the issues related to Affordable Care Act options are outlined in a Q&A with Les Schlaegel, Associate Vice President, Stanford Benefits.
Phyllis Stewart Pires, director of WorkLife Strategy who oversees the WorkLife Office, shares her viewpoints about work and life integration in this article on the BeWell@Stanford website.
The Benefits Open Enrollment period has been extended and will occur from Monday, October 28 through Tuesday, November 19, 2013. Employees and Retirees are urged to review information being sent in the mail and that will be available on the Benefits website starting Monday, October 7. In addition, Benefits & Retirement Savings Fairs will be held, along with Open Enrollment presentations.
This fall, managers will begin work to assign current non-bargaining unit, non-academic employees to newly created, standardized job descriptions. The work being done is in preparation for the implementation of the university’s new staff job classification and pay system that takes effect September 1, 2014.
During the university’s annual Open Enrollment, which begins on October 28 and ends on November 19, 2013, employees can choose from the same benefits plans offered last year or a brand new health plan called the Stanford HealthCare Alliance offered by Stanford Hospitals & Clinics.
New for 2014 and available to Stanford employees is the Stanford HealthCare Alliance (SHCA), a select network health plan with physicians from Stanford Hospitals & Clinics, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, and affiliated providers in multiple specialties in the SF Bay Area.
Use this checklist as a guide for your annual Benefits Open Enrollment, being held from October 28 through November 19, 2013.
These employees shared their favorite aspects of working at Stanford on the university’s employee Facebook page, Inside Stanford.
The gateway for employee, retiree and postdoc benefits information has been redesigned with you in mind.
University Human Resources' WorkLife Office has partnered with BeWell@Stanford to identify places on campus that are especially fun for families with children to enjoy. Dozens of locations on the main campus are worth visiting with children and are free.
Stanford University earned the top ranking in The Chronicle of Higher Education's 2013 "Great Colleges to Work For" awards program. Results of the national competition among higher education institutions were announced today, and included Stanford among just 10 large, four-year institutions named to the Honor Roll listing.
University Human Resources (UHR) is seeking volunteers to test drive the redesigned Benefits website before it launches later this summer.
Educated Choices is a quarterly magazine produced by University Human Resources that aims to educate Stanford employees on topics related to their use of Stanford health plans and other benefit programs and resources.
Administrative Systems is nearing completion of the first phase of a multi-phase Axess portal redesign, and is set to launch a redesigned portal on August 12.
Stanford's Department of Public Safety is seeking thousands of volunteers for a massive evacuation drill at the Stanford Stadium from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., August 14. Volunteers are needed to play the role of evacuating fans in order to practice and evaluate response plans and procedures.
Plug into Stanford as more than your workplace through Stanford’s only employee-focused Facebook page, Inside Stanford, the official Facebook destination for university faculty and staff.
University Human Resources proudly introduces a new look and feel on our website, along with new features to help users feel visually engaged, easily navigate and connect with us using social media.
Stanford recognizes our greatest assets are our people. That’s why University Human Resources, with the support of the University Cabinet, sponsors several leadership development programs to cultivate and nurture the skills of employees who manage and lead others.
The website that houses the university's administrative guidelines is being redesigned, with the new Administrative Guide website set to launch this summer. University Human Resources, in partnership with Stanford Web Services, is taking the decades-old site and increasing its usability and visual appeal through a new search function, a new numbering system, and a fresh design.
The Stanford Ombuds Office offers confidential consultation in an informal setting to help faculty, staff and retirees think about resolution strategies and potential actions to upsetting problems.
Sponsored by University Human Resources' WorkLife Office, the Faculty and Staff Help Center, and BeWell, the Family Caregiver's Group meets twice a month and covers a variety of topics relevant to those caring for aging loved ones, including safety, backup care, and red flags for Alzheimer's.
Stanford is participating in the sixth annual Chronicle of Higher Education's Great Colleges to Work For awards program, with activities occurring in spring quarter and recognition of institutions nation-wide to occur in late summer.
As a Stanford employee, you have access to the health plans, programs and resources, and on-campus fitness facilities you need to manage your health. In this issue of The Stanford Employee Insider, we’ve brought together top tips for getting the most out of your Stanford health plan and other topics to help you live your healthiest life.
The WorkLife Office's Resource and Referral Service connects Stanford staff, faculty, students, postdocs, fellows and visiting scholars with the resources and information they need to care for their children and elderly loved ones.
We all know the basics of emergency preparation to keep ourselves safe in a natural disaster. But are we as aware of the actions we need to take to preserve computing safety?
Over 200 emails with feedback were received in the first few weeks after the new University Human Resources website launched in mid-January. A contest with prizes for sending feedback was conducted for all those who submitted their initial reactions and/or suggestions for improvements.
In the winter quarter issue of The Stanford Employee Insider, we polled you to discover your habits and viewpoints about social media. Responses showed a general comfort with the use of social media and clear preferences for what information University HR might communicate using social media.
University Human Resources is launching a new quarterly magazine called Educated Choices that will be mailed to all benefits-eligible Stanford employees this month.
On February 11, University Human Resources (UHR) will be at five campus locations to give away 2013 UHR wall calendars and sign employees up for a contest, with the drawing to be held on Valentine’s Day.
University officers have approved the 2013 winter close schedule, setting the winter close to start on Monday, December 23, 2013 and run through Friday, January 3, 2014 as well as three additional days off with pay during that time period for employees.
Announcement of new website features and UHR's associated contest!
This summer, we asked employees who they are thankful for at Stanford and why. With the Thanksgiving holiday just two weeks away, we're sharing poll results from 15 employees across the university who are giving thanks this season for colleagues, supervisors, mentors and more.
We previously canvassed employees about what their supervisors do to add to their job satisfaction. From the poll results, employees indicated three workplace practices that they say foster positive morale, further engagement at work, and contribute to loyalty and commitment among employees.
University Human Resources has launched a multi-year campaign—called the Health Care Consumer Education Initiative—to showcase the programs and resources Stanford offers to employees so they may make informed choices about their health, lifestyle and integration of health care services.
University Human Resources presents seven of the reasons why it's so "sweet" to work here! We carefully selected seven, though we could easily include 70!
University Human Resources launched the new Stanford Careers website, a primary recruitment and job posting tool for attracting staff talent to the university and supporting career mobility among existing staff.
Working Mother today named Stanford University as one of the nation's Working Mother "100 Best Companies" 2012 for its commitment to creating, executing and promoting innovative policies to support employees as they balance work and family responsibilities.
Leading the charge to revamp Stanford's staff job classification system, a project that includes creating new staff job descriptions, University Human Resources' Staff Compensation team has enlisted the support and assistance of managers and other subject matter experts across the university.
University Human Resources presents seven of the reasons why it's so "sweet" to work here! We carefully selected seven, though we could easily include 70!
Under the Faculty Child Care Assistance Program, Stanford reimburses eligible faculty for child care expenses for children age 5 and younger. Applications are due Aug. 20 for current and continuing faculty, and Oct. 1 for newly eligible or newly hired faculty.
Peter Vitousek has made it his life's work to understand how ecosystems work by using islands, particularly his homeland in Hawaii, as a model system for doing so.
Henry Lowood has spent his entire 32-year professional career at Stanford. In that time, he only applied to one other position outside the university before deciding there is truly no temptation to leave.
The job descriptions of staff members in non-bargaining unit positions across the university are being reviewed and rewritten as part of a University Human Resources initiative aimed at establishing a simplified and streamlined job classification system, introducing a new pay structure tied to the external market, and creating career path descriptions to assist staff in navigating their careers.
Guidance from University Human Resources' Staffing Services Team
Competitive Pay, Consistent Jobs and Career Movement Insight
Walk into Tresidder Memorial Union, where Latoya Taylor supervises 24 staff members and multiple food eateries, and you'll see a friendly woman the students know by name. They tell Taylor about their studies, they reminisce about the faraway comforts of home, they confide in her about personal issues, they laugh over lunch, and sometimes they even sweat it out together on the nearby treadmills.
Wouldn't it be nice if a doctor made house calls right on campus? For Kaiser members this scenario will be a reality starting Nov. 1.
