Per University policy (see below), hourly employees should utilize any accrued compensatory time prior to July 1st. Please log into Firefly>Employee Self Service>Leave Information to review your current balance and submit your leave request(s) accordingly.
Employees who request to use earned compensatory time shall be permitted to use such time within a reasonable period after making such a request if the use of the compensatory time does not unduly disrupt the operation of the department. Employees shall not accumulate more than 60 hours of compensatory time. To insure that compensatory time is used within a reasonable time, compensatory balances should be used by June 30th of each year unless permission is granted by the Human Resources Office to carry a balance beyond that date.
Please contact Human Resources with any questions.
Please consider nominating one or more deserving employees for the 2026 SAFE award. The award was created to recognize staff who have performed significant service to the University of Nebraska at Kearney and each award includes a $1,000 stipend. The deadline for nominations will be July 31st. SAFE award winners will be announced at convocation in August. Additional information about the award can be found using the following link:
UNK Safe Award for Excellence Application Form
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.bravais.com/adminportal/document/38097
Please submit completed forms to the Human Resources Office.
The P2P and fiscal year-end information session recording, PowerPoint slides, and reference guides are available on the Finance Office webpage to assist you in understanding potential budget carryover impacts by fund center type and how to read your financial reports. These resources also provide information on purchase orders deadlines, changes in goods receipt methodology, open commitments, fiscal year-end closing policies, procedures, key dates, and deadlines. See FY 2026 Year-end Close. Please contact Jill Purdy at purdyj@unk.edu or Karen Labenz at labenzk@unk.edu with any questions.
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!!
Staff Recognition Awards
