The Officers of Administration Council welcomes University of Oregon Police Department Chief of Police Matthew Carmichael and Human Resources Chief Human Resources Officer Nancy Resnick, to its monthly open meeting on Friday, December 16th, from 1:30-3:00 p.m. in Columbia 150.

University of Oregon Police Chief Matthew Carmichael joined the UO in September, coming from the University of California, Davis, where he was the Chief of Police since 2011. He has more than 30 years’ experience in law enforcement. Chief Carmichael will share his enthusiastic and engaging vision for campus safety and policing, and ask OAs about their safety and security concerns, and listen to what they want from their campus police department.

As a follow-up on our jointly-hosted sessions this fall where we solicited your feedback on the proposed suite of OA-specific employment policies, CHRO Nancy Resnick will provide an update on the policy process timeline and lessons learned so far, with a few minutes afterwards for questions.

Please RSVP for this event by using the following link:

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OA Council Open Meeting
Friday, December 16th, 2016
1:30pm to 3:00pm
Columbia 150

Portland OAs can attend the meeting streamed live from – White Stag Room 150

All OAs are welcome and encouraged to attend; we hope to see you at the event!

University of Oregon President Michael Schill, UO Board of Trustees Member Ginevra Ralph,  and Vice President for Finance and Administration Jamie Moffitt are special guests at the Officers of Administration Council Annual Meeting on Wednesday, November 9th from 3:00-5 p.m. in the Ford Alumni Center – Giustina Ballroom.

All officers of administration are encouraged to join the OA Council, and hear from the president and vice president on major issues for the UO and OAs throughout the institution. Refreshments provided; presented by the OA Council.

Attendees are encouraged to RSVP for this event using the following link:

https://oregon.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3n6WUIdFePYFrgx

The Officers of Administration Council welcomes University of Oregon Interim Chief Information Officer Chris Krabiel, to its monthly open meeting on Friday, October 21st, from 1:30-3:00 p.m. in Columbia 150.  Chris will be accompanied by University Provost Scott Coltrane and Provost Chief of Staff Melanie Muenzer.

Each guest will share information with the Council about the current Provost sponsored initiative to consolidate campus academic and administrative Information Technology units across campus.   They will provide us with an update on planning efforts, and help us understand next steps as the University looks for ways to more efficiently provide IT services.

Please RSVP for this event by using the following link:

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OA Council Open Meeting
Friday, October 21, 2016
1:30pm to 3:00pm
Columbia 150

The Officers of Administration Council has been actively engaged in discussions with Human Resources about developing policies that strengthen OA employment practices at the university. These discussions are a direct result of feedback from OAs expressing concern with existing policies and practices.

We are pleased that HR began an initiative to establish an independent suite of policies designed to address the specific employment issues of OAs, and that this initiative has reached an important next step in the approval and implementation process. The proposed OA policies are now available for your review and open for public comment.

Information about the process, the draft policies, and the comment form are available on the OA Policy Development webpage.

Your OA Council members strongly encourage active OA participation in this important initiative. You can engage in the process by reviewing the policies, submitting a comment form, or attending a discussion session:

• Monday, October 3. 2:00-3:00pm, EMU Cedar & Spruce Rooms (RSVP)
• Tuesday, October 4, 10:00-11:00am, EMU Crater Lake South (RSVP)
• Tuesday, October 11, 2:00-3:00pm, EMU Crater Lake North (RSVP)
• Thursday, October 13, 5:15-6:15pm, EMU Diamond Lake Room (RSVP)
• Tuesday, October 18, 9:45-10:45 a.m., EMU Diamond Lake Room (RSVP) PLEASE NOTE ROOM AND TIME CHANGE

Please visit the OA Policy Development webpage to plan your involvement. Public comments will be accepted through Monday, October 24 at 5:00 p.m.

OA Council is pleased with the progress of HR and the OA Policy Advisory Team. With additional feedback from the campus community, especially OAs, we are confident that the implementation of policies specific to OAs will strengthen employment practices at the university.

The University of Oregon’s Division of Equity and Inclusion is putting the muscle of money behind the effort to multiply and spread inclusion proficiency across campus.

Vice President Yvette Alex-Assensoh is unveiling the Division of Equity and Inclusion’s Staff Professional Development Grant, to help UO employees develop skills that facilitate the institutionalization of equity, inclusion and diversity on campus.

The grant includes attending a conference for the purpose of learning new skills, completing online course work, developing training expertise or honing existing skills in support of equity, inclusion and diversity. Eligible staff may receive as much as $1,200 per academic year to cover expenses related to professional development consistent with the goals of the IDEAL framework.

VP Alex-Assensoh will share information on the process and timeline for grant application and award, at the special officers of administration meeting on May 26, 2016, 10:00-11:30 a.m. at the Ford Alumni Center Giustina Ballroom (and by webcast in Portland at the White Stag Building Room 150).

Details are on the VPEI website.

The OA Council and UO Human Resources are sponsoring a special meeting to update officers of administration on several critical HR topics.

Thursday, May 26, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
Ford Alumni Center Ballroom and White Stag Building Room 150
RSVP for the May 26, 2016 OA Special Meeting

Human Resources is sponsoring this special meeting, and has reserved the Giustina Ballroom in the Ford Alumni Center so that all interested officers of administration will be able to attend and hear this important information.

As part of the Human Resources Year of Transformation, HR will share in detail its work to strengthen and standardize OA employment practices. Specific topics include:

OA Policy Development: The OA Policy Advisory Team is actively developing policies and procedures to govern OA employment at the university. Policies provide reference, guidance and resource for consistent administration of employment practices important to OAs such as performance management, recruitment and selection, and time off. HR will share information on policy development and opportunities in the future for OAs to engage in the process.

OA Compensation: Initiatives to establish a market-based compensation structure and related standard compensation practices are entering implementation stages with the intention of increasing UO’s ability to attract, reward, and retain OAs. HR will share information about the OA Compensation Project and provide updates on the next action steps and communications plan.

Talent Management: The streamlining of recruitment and talent management processes alongside the implementation of a new talent management system will transform key elements in the OA employment lifecycle. HR will provide an update on the process improvement project and Talent Management System Project and will share insight into how OAs will interface with the system.

At the start of the meeting, Yvette Alex-Assensoh, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion, will present a short overview of the Division of Equity and Inclusion’s Staff Professional Development Grant, to help UO staff develop skills that facilitate the institutionalization of equity, inclusion and diversity on campus.

All UO officers of administration are welcome. We hope to see you there!

Each spring, the OA Council partners with Professional Development in Human Resources to offer the Strategic Leadership Forum.  This year’s forum features an expanded learning and networking experience: a full-day conference!

Summary of the day’s agenda for Monday, April 18

• 8:00am: Doors open
• 8:45am: Keynote—Shelly Esque, Former Vice President of Intel, on “Change Management”
• 9:45am: concurrent workshops:
  • Promoting Inclusion in the Workplace through Supervision
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Effective Communication for Supervisors
  • Lessons from 100 Teams
• 11:05am: concurrent workshops:
  • Creating a Mentoring Based Partnership
  • Aligning your Team/Strategic Plans with the Institutional Vision
  • Effective Communication for Supervisors
• 1:30pm: concurrent workshops:
  • Promoting Inclusion in the Workplace through Supervision
  • Lessons from 100 Teams
  • Conflict Resolution
• 2:45pm: concurrent workshops:
  • Engaging Student Employees Through Learning
  • Networking: Creating Your Professional Advisory Board
  • Conflict Resolution
• 3:50pm: Keynote—Chelsey Megli, Director of Talent Management, UO Advancement, on “Talent Management”

Please plan to attend the opening presentation on Change Management at 8:45am, as this is where you will get your packet for the day.

Get more information and register at Professional Development’s Making Tracks.