The University’s TIAA-CREF investment counselor for employees, Preston Watts, will be on campus a number of times this fall for individual financial counseling sessions. The next one-on-one counseling sessions will take place on September 16, 17, and 18. Go to www.tiaa-cref.org/schedulenow or call TIAA-CREF at (877) 842-2028 (press 5) to schedule an appointment today. For […]
Human Resources
Benefits Renewal Open Forums
The human resources office has been working over the summer to negotiate the best possible healthcare renewal for 2015. We will have some important updates to share with you on how this is going and what we should expect with our Open Enrollment this year. HR will host open forums to share what we know […]
Labor Day Holiday
University offices will be closed on Monday, September 1 in observance of Labor Day. Classes will be in session that day. For more information on University holidays, see the calendar on the HR webpage at http://tinyurl.com/qgh4ged.
University names three Title IX deputy coordinators
The University of Portland is committed to ensuring equal access to education in an environment free from discrimination, including sexual harassment and interpersonal violence. Anyone impacted by violence is encouraged to contact the Title IX coordinator, Bryn M. Sopko. The Title IX resources will now include representation for students, faculty and staff. Beginning immediately, the […]
TIAA-CREF Counselor on Campus August 14
TIAA-CREF investment counselor Preston Watts will be on campus for individual financial counseling sessions with employees on Thursday, August 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sessions will be held in the Orrico Hall room 101. Go to www.tiaa-cref.org/schedulenow or call TIAA-CREF at (877) 842-2028, press 5 to schedule a one hour-long appointment. For more […]
Tuition Remission Deadline
Employees are reminded that fall 2014 tuition remission requests were due by July 1 in order to avoid late charges on students’ accounts. If you forgot to turn your fall remission request in, please do so as soon as possible, and please remember you might have late fees applied at this point. There is a […]
Faculty Salary Letter Clarification
A notice to faculty who have signed up for the deferred pay plan: Salary letters recently were handed out showing all faculty as being paid out over 9 months. If you have set up the deferred pay program you will continue to be paid over 12 months beginning in September. If you prefer not to […]
Tuition Remission Applications Due July 1
Faculty and staff applications for tuition remission will only be accepted via online forms and can be accessed through the human resources website at www.up.edu/hr/, according to Bryn Sopko, human resources. The HR office will no longer accept paper forms. In addition to easier access, HR has updated the application dates for remission to match […]
Independence Day Holiday
The Independence Day holiday will be observed for University employees on Friday, July 4, according to the 2014 University holiday schedule (http://tinyurl.com/kjtkqdj). Classes will not be held and University offices will be closed. For more information, contact human resources at 8981 or hr@up.edu.
TIAA-CREF Financial Counseling Sessions, June 25-27
TIAA-CREF investment counselor Yasemin Under will be on campus for individual financial counseling sessions with employees June 25, 26, and 27 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sessions will be held in the career services conference room (#101) in Orrico Hall. Go to www.tiaa-cref.org/schedulenow or call TIAA-CREF at (877) 842-2028, press 5 to schedule a one hour […]