UNK will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2026, in recognition of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.
The University of Nebraska system allows all employees to opt to receive their W-2 through Employee Self Service (Firefly). Please consider opting for the electronic version to save paper and distribution time. Those who choose to receive an electronic W-2 through Firefly will receive their W-2 statement about a week earlier than those who receive paper W-2 forms. Only employees who elect an electronic W-2 will be able to view their W-2 form throughout the year. To enroll, log into Firefly>Employee Self Service>W-2 Form>Enroll for W-2 Online Delivery. Please contact Human Resources at 865-8184 with any questions.
This is also a good time to review your address listed in Employee Self Service (About Me - Personal Information>Address & Emergency Contact) to confirm that your contact information is current. The address listed in an employee’s “permanent address” is where all benefit and payroll related information is sent, so it is important that the information is correct.
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:
Please submit completed forms to the Human Resources Office.
Allocation of tuition remission credits for the Spring 2026 semester can now be entered, and final submission is Friday, February 06, 2025. Allocate credits via Firefly/ESS, under Benefits, click “Employee & Dependent Scholarship”.
The 34th Annual Celebrating Excellence Retirement and Service Award Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. Luncheon starts at 12:30 p.m. with service awards starting at 1:15 p.m. in the Ponderosa Room of the Nebraskan Student Union. Tickets for the luncheon will be available to purchase at a time yet to be determined. Honorees at this event will receive free tickets to the luncheon.
Those employees considering retirement and who would like to be recognized at this year’s luncheon – please contact Human Resources no later than March 31.
The Finance Office now maintains the UNK financial approver tables for both Ariba purchase requisitions and SAP travel requests. If a requisition or request does not appear to be routing to the correct financial approver, please contact Karen Labenz at labenzk@unk.edu.
If you are a Financial Responsible Party, you are fiscally responsible for fund centers, and you are required to attend training on Financial Reports every three years. Join us for hands on training sessions focused on the financial reports recommended in the Fiscal Responsibility and Review of Financial Reports Policy.These sessions will help you:
Follow the procedures within the policy
Manage department or grant budgets
Review detail transactions posted against your budgets.
Perform and document that a review of financial reports is being performed on a regular basis.
Reporting Platforms Covered
Firefly Business Intelligence (BI): Web-based, no installation required
SAP: Requires SAP software installed on your laptop
Location: UNK Library, Room LIBR 011
Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Register here:
Firefly Business Intelligence Financial Reporting session, January 27, 2026, 1:30pm – 2:30 pm Register Here
SAP Financial Reporting session, January 27, 2026, 2:30pm – 3:30 pm Register Here
What to Bring: Your own laptop for hands-on learning
Questions or unsure which session is right for you? We're happy to help! Reach out to discuss your needs and find the best fit. Karen Labenz at 308-865-8785 labenzk@unk.edu or Heather Foradori 308-865-8540 foradorih@unk.edu
For instructions on how to change your SAP default settings so that the SAP Cover Page does not print when printing a report, please see Appendix > Printer Settings within the linked training manual: UNK+New User+ SAP Management Reports or contact Karen Labenz at 8785.
For instructions on how to change your SAP default settings so that SAP reports are printed in black and white rather than color, please see Appendix > Printer Settings within the linked training manual: UNK+New User+ SAP Management Reports or contact Karen Labenz at 8785.
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!!
