Please see below for updates and announcements from the Office of Human Resources.
Important Dates and Deadlines
August 1: Spuds and Buds, Taughannock Falls Room, 3:00 pm
August 2: Last Summer Restorative Friday for 2024
August 23: Convocation, A&E Center, 11:00 am
August 26: Fall 2024 Classes Begin
August 27: All College Welcome, Emerson Suites, 12:10 pm
August 27: All College Ice Cream Social, Dillingham/Fountains, 4:00 pm
August 31: Cash Award Deadline
September 2: Labor Day College Holiday
Introducing Kalea Swartz, Human Resources Associate
The Office of Human Resources would like to welcome Kalea Swartz to our team! Kalea began on July 15, 2024, as a Human Resources Associate, and serves as the first point of contact by managing the main HR phone line, walk-in traffic, and responding to email inquiries and HR Helpdesk tickets. Kalea holds a bachelor's degree in business management with a focus in human resources and has a background in human services. Please join us in welcoming Kalea to our team and to Ithaca College!
Important Update Regarding Dependent Benefits
Attention parents of young adults. If you have a dependent that you cover under the Ithaca College dental, vision, or dependent life insurance plans, between the ages of 19 and 25, Please read the important message below.
Employees who cover dependent children between the ages of 19 and 25 who recently graduated, or are no longer a full-time student, must update their dependents full-time student status with the Office of Human Resources using the Dependent/Contact Update Form. If your dependent is no longer a full-time student, and you do not update their record, you could be paying for dental, vision, and dependent life insurance coverage that is not in effect. Coverage under the Ithaca College dental, vision, and dependent life insurance plans for recent graduates or those not returning to full time study will end September 1, 2024. Dependents may continue coverage under COBRA, but they must complete the COBRA paperwork that will be mailed to your home address on file.
If you have a child 19 years or older, that will be a full-time college student this fall, and you are not receiving education benefits, please update your dependents record by completing the Dependent/Contact Update Form and include a copy of the student's tuition bill or schedule, confirming their full-time student status.
Enhancements to Our New Employee Onboarding Program Launched
Based on feedback from new employees, exit interviews, and our HR Effectiveness survey, we've made enhancements to improve the onboarding experience of our new employees.
Our goal is to help new employees feel welcome, confident, and ready to succeed by getting them up to speed with our College culture, policies, procedures, and benefits. To achieve this, we're adding three new sessions to the current onboarding program.
These new sessions are designed to ensure new hires feel supported and integrated into our community right from the start. Please include these additional sessions when developing your new employees' onboarding plans for their first month.
The three additional sessions cover:
1. Information Technology
2. Benefits and Payroll
3. Policies in Practice
Invitations to the additional onboarding sessions will be sent via email to each new employee after they attend their new hire orientation.
Thank you for your support!
Sample New Employee Orientation/Onboarding Schedule
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Event
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Location
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Time
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Week 1
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New Hire Orientation
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PRW G052
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9:00 – 11:00 am
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Week 2
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Onboarding Session 1
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PRW G052 or Teams
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2:00 – 3:00 pm
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Week 3
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Onboarding Session 2
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PRW G052 or Teams
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2:00 – 3:00 pm
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Week 4
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Onboarding Session 3
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PRW G052 or Teams
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2:00 – 3:00 pm
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LinkedIn Learning
As we approach the fall semester, remember that all employees can leverage LinkedIn Learning—a valuable benefit designed to foster professional development. LinkedIn Learning offers a vast array of courses taught by experts in various fields, from technical skills to leadership and beyond. This resource empowers employees to acquire new skills, enhance existing ones, and stay ahead in their career. Follow these steps to start exploring courses tailored to your career goals. Take this opportunity to set goals and define learning objectives for the upcoming months. Whether you aim to expand your technical expertise, improve leadership skills, or explore new areas of interest, LinkedIn Learning is here to support you every step of the way. Let’s make this fall semester a season of learning and professional advancement together!
Upcoming Retirement Webinars Hosted by TIAA
TIAA sponsored webinars offer information and tools to assist in navigating the retirement planning landscape. Visit TIAA to register for an upcoming webinar. Topics include:
August 7, 2:00pm – 3:00pm: Financial Wellness & Mental Health
August 13, 3:00pm – 4:00pm: Opening Doors to The Future: Save in a 529 College Savings Plan
August 21, 1:00pm – 2:00pm: Live with Confidence in Retirement: 5 Steps to Creating Your Retirement Income Plan
Spuds and Buds
Did you miss Spuds and Buds back in April? Well, you are in luck! Come over to the Taughannock Falls Room on August 1st from 3:00 – 5:00 pm for Spuds, Buds (friends/colleagues), AND Suds! Meet with other faculty and staff for another potato–themed networking event. Catch up with friends and make new ones over the starchy delight that is a loaded baked potato OR tater tots. We hope to see you there! Non-alcoholic beverages and a cash bar will be available throughout the event. Click here to RSVP.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Omar Stoute at ostoute1@ithaca.edu or 6072747011. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.
IC Warm Welcome!
Tanjina Alam (Applications and Infrastructure)
Lauren Kelly Benson (Office of Religious and Spiritual Life)
Hope Borsic (Center for Career Exploration and Development)
Alanna Brown (Physician Assistant Program)
Elizabeth Dendis (Dining Bakery in Terraces)
Osam Emmanuel Duodu (Residential Life and Student Conduct and Community Standards)
Nate Fontaine (Residential Life and Student Conduct and Community Standards)
Erin Foster (BIPOC Unity Center)
Nathan Frakes (Health Sciences and Human Performance)
Justin Hausner (College Communications)
Sony Philippe Jean (Patrol and Security Services)
Caroline Klunk (Admission)
Sloan MacRae (College Communications)
McKenzie Murray (BIPOC Unity Center)
Erica Ostermann (Residential Life and Student Conduct and Community Standards)
Ariel Palau (Philanthropy)
John Prodromidis (Dining Hall Student Center)
Luke Simonton (Facilities Grounds and Transportation)
Kalea Swartz (Talent Management)
Allison Usavage (Creative and Marketing Group)
Kathie Wang (Physics and Astronomy)
Mark Yeager (President)
Contact the Office of Human Resources
Request HR Help | humanresources@ithaca.edu | (607) 274-8000
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