Flashpoints

The deadline for submitting projects to Facilities Management and Planning is Feb 17, 2020, for construction projects to be completed prior to the Fall 2020 semester.  Projects included with this deadline range from larger renovation work (involving multiple subcontractors) to small room modifications (moving walls, power receptacles, etc.) to simple renewal projects (paint and carpet).

Projects will need to be submitted with funding source and Space Alteration form.

If there are additional questions or concerns, please contact Facilities at ext. 1700.

The Disposition Report can now be submitted online to the Nebraska Secretary of State.  The online form can be found at:

https://appengine.egov.com/apps/ne/sos_records_disposition_report

The University is required to report records dispositions through this online form.

As of January 8th, employees who elected to receive their W-2 via Firefly were able to access their 2019 W-2 document by logging into Firefly>Employee Self Service and clicking on the W-2 tax form tile.

Paper W-2 forms have been sent directly to employee’s permanent addresses listed in SAP/Firefly for distribution to those employees who either elected to receive a paper W-2 or did not make an election for their W-2 method in Firefly.  Please contact Payroll at 865-8184 if you have questions regarding W-2 documents.

The University of Nebraska is looking at upgrading the campus ID card for all campuses. We would appreciate if you would complete a survey regarding how your department utilizes the Campus ID card. If you have already completed the survey, thank you for your participation.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=rQHb_YNJbkOrNRrwQ7gYyYcm-Xbuk8xBl2j87ouQwEFUQUNSVkM0SExXNDRWMzMzUjRQQkhJWDUySy4u

Please consider donating to the crisis leave program.  This program allows any employee who earns vacation leave to donate up to five accumulated vacation days per calendar year.  The donated leave goes to a pool of crisis leave hours that are used to help an employee who is experiencing a crisis and does not have sufficient leave to cover their absence period.  Donation forms can be accessed through SAPPHIRE or the following link:

https://sapphire.nebraska.edu/ucontent/271c45b5981d44c69f706725765064de_en-US/index.pdf

Please submit completed forms to the Human Resources Office.

 
The 28th Annual Celebrating Excellence Retirement and Service Award Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2019. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. The luncheon will start at 12:30 p.m. with service awards beginning at 1:15 pm in the Ponderosa Room of the Nebraskan Student Union.

For those employees who are considering retirement and would like to be recognized at this year’s luncheon, please contact Human Resources no later than Friday, March 20, 2020.

If you have questions on how to read SAP or Firefly Financial Reports to manage your department budget, if you need help generating reports, or if you are maintaining spreadsheets to track financial information and would like to see if available tools can save you time, please contact Scott Olson at 8785 or olsons2@unk.edu to set up a one-on-one training, review or just a general question & answer meeting.

1. Get yourself and your family vaccinated! A yearly flu vaccine is the first and most important step in protecting against flu viruses. Everyone 6 months or order should get an annual flu vaccine.
2. Stop the spread. Take everyday preventative actions to help stop the spread of flu viruses. Avoid close contact with sick people, avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth, cover your coughs and sneezes, wash your hands often with soap and water.
3. Ask your doctor about flu antiviral. Take antiviral drugs if your doctor prescribes them. Antiviral drugs can be used to treat flu, illness, and can make illness milder and shorten the time you are sick.

For more information, visit www.cdc.gov/flu.

Employees and Departments/Groups of Employees can be nominated for different awards. The awards are presented monthly during the Staff Senate meetings.

Please consider nominating a staff member or group who has demonstrated excellence.  It’s time to show our colleagues how much we appreciate what they do and why we’re so very proud to be Lopers!

Employee Achievement Awards