Year: 2018

  • CHIPS to relaunch next week!

    CHIPS are back! Once again IT Services staff members will be Commending Helpful, Innovative, and Proactive Service. CHIPS is a way each of us can recognize the good work of our fellow IT staff members.  When you see someone doing something helpful, innovative, or proactive – reward that behavior by giving them one of your…

  • CPAC Meeting 2/8/18

    The Classified Personnel Advisory Committee (CPAC) met on Feb. 8.  The meeting was mostly spent on conference details.  However, Heather Bechtol from HR also gave a brief update that the IRS has issued new tax tables and they will reflect on our February payroll checks.  A few committee members gave updates from their respective sub-committees…

  • World Hijab Day

    Hello everyone and happy Monday! This Thursday, February 1, is World Hijab Day, and those of us from the Diversity Committee wanted to help get the word out! The Miami Women’s Center, in conjunction with International Student & Scholar Services, is hosting its second annual celebration on the Slant Walk inside Armstrong Student Center from…

  • Brick and Ivy Open House Friday! (January 26)

    Hey all! Your resident comms nerd here. See this message from the bookstore – maybe this is something you’d like to check out! Plus, it’s hard to turn down a 20-percent-off coupon. Please stop by the Brick and Ivy locations at Shriver and Armstrong on Friday, January 26th to see the results of recent renovations! The space at…

  • CPAC Meeting 1/11/18

    CPAC (Classified Personnel Advisory Committee) met for the first time in 2018 on Thursday.  We began the meeting with special guest, Karen Wilson, from the Benefits department presenting a new program that Miami is offering its employees and family.  The IMPACT Employee Assistance Program (EAP) This program offers assistance to folks in many areas: Coaching…