All UW Facilities employees are invited to an outdoor all-hands event on Thursday, August 4, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be food, fun and time to enjoy being together. Release time is available. To save the date, download the event and add it to your calendar.
Employee resources
Take a walk with UWF's own Chris Pennington, June 23 Celebrate UW Walk Week (and the arrival of summer!) with guided, in-person walks around campus. Sign up to walk with Chris or other walk ambassadors and get out there!
Best practices for employee recognition Employee recognition is a critical factor in employee morale and retention, but sometimes it's hard to know where to start. Get inspiration from the collection of ideas put together over the years by multiple UWF work groups, now available at the Employee Recognition page on the Partner Resources website. And don't forget that a simple "Thank You" for a job well done is always effective.
Fully subsidized U-PASS benefit expanded
All personnel paid by the UW will be eligible for a fully subsidized U-PASS as of July 1, 2022. This benefit provides unlimited rides on regional buses, commuter trains, light rail and water taxis as well as full fare coverage on vanpools. Learn more at the Transportation Services website.
TRAINING NEWS
Online class list updated The Online training links page on the UWF Partner Resources website contains a complete list of required online classes for UWF employees. The UWF Training Center also sends out a monthly notification to all staff individually of online classes that need to be completed and a similar report for shop/area supervisors.
Stepping Stones for Success Two new cohorts — one from Building Services and a combined one from Maintenance & Construction and Campus Energy & Utility Operations — are taking part in this year's leadership development program. After completing the first section on people skills, they are taking the next step into practical skills, where they will learn about the work done by positional leaders in UWF. This will be partnered with a shadowing time so they can sit with leaders to see how those practical and people skills are executed in real time. These 22 front-line employees are engaged, thoughtful, and eager to showcase the skills they are learning in the classroom through this program.
Contact us Please reach out to the UWF Training Center ( fstrain@uw.edu) with questions or suggestions on how we can better support your learning experience.
Honoring Juneteenth
President Cauce: A day to celebrate Black liberation and continue the fight for equality.
The Whole U: Events and activities to celebrate LGBTQIA+ communities.
Recognition
Welcome Welcome to our newest employees: Daniel Brown, Custodian Area C, Building Services; Efren Asuncion, Power Plant Engineer 1, CEUO; Emma Turman, Program Assistant Customer Care Team, Maintenance & Construction; James Cicatko, Custodian Area C, Building Services; Jennifer Nguyen, Custodian Area C, Building Services; John Finelli, Program Coordinator Surplus, Maintenance & Construction; Jonah Weise, Custodian Area B, Building Services; Leah Quezada, Payroll Administration & Compliance Specialist, Partner Resouces; Lisa Dulude, Director, Sustainability; Molly Breysse Cox, Project Appointment UWF IT, Information Technology; Teberh Derar, Custodian Area G, Building Services.
Promotions Congratulations to the following people on their new roles: Azadeh Keshavarzi, Budget Analyst, Financial Management; Becky Ryser, Program Support Supervisor 2 Surplus, Maintenance & Construction; Karla Kross, Assistant Director, Campus Architecture & Planning.
Retirements Lastly, a very sincere thanks to recent retirees Don Sutherland and Floline Bradley who served Facilities for 28.5 and 40 years, respectively!
