Human Resources
Quick Links
- Academic Appointments Policy
- Academic Hiring Forms – CLA Specific Forms
- CSBU Annual Reviews
- Department Assignments by HR Consultant/Personnel Specialist
- Offer Letter Templates
- Outstanding Service Awards
- P/A Annual Review Guidelines
- P/A Professional Development Leaves
- P/A Promotion Guidelines
- People Admin - CLA Specific Information
- Term Faculty & P/A Instructional Appointments
- Volunteer Agreements
- 2008-09 Deadlines in Faculty and Human Resources
- Religious and U.S. Public Holiday Calendar
- University Policy on Student/Employee Absences for Religious Holidays
Academic Hiring Forms - CLA Specific Forms
Outstanding Service Awards
Outstanding Service Awards are intended to recognize employees and work groups who make outstanding contributions to the objectives of their units and/or the college, and who consistently achieve high performance in carrying out the responsibilities of their positions. Outstanding contributions may include sustained excellent job performance that resulted in increased efficiency, improved quality of service or cost savings, significant contribution to a major unit project or operations, and/or special service to the unit and/or the university.
Nomination materials for the 2009 CLA Outstanding Service Awards:
- OSA Guidlines (DOC)
- OSA Nomination Letter (DOC)
A complete list of Outstanding Service Award recipients is also available.
- OSA Recipients List (DOC)
Nominations for 2009 Outstanding Service Awards will be due in the CLA Human Resources office on Friday, October 23, 2009.
Academic Appointments Policy
The College of Liberal Arts Collegiate Plan for Implementation of the Administrative Policy on Academic Appointments (PDF) establishes the standards and procedures for appointments of individuals who will have teaching functions within CLA. The Collegiate Plan was approved centrally on April 30, 2002.
A Summary of Collegiate-Specific Decisions (PDF) provides a synopsis of academic appointment decisions specific to CLA.
The University-wide Administrative Policy on Academic Appointments was approved in May 2001.
Writing a Job Description
These guidelines (PDF) will help to identify a job's major responsibilities. The resulting job description can be used as a basis for defining job duties and selection criteria for a requisition, writing performance standards, and/or evaluating employee performance.
Offer Letter templates
Please contact clahr@umn.edu
AFSCME Clerical & Office Unit 6
- AFSCME Clerical Continuing Offer Letter (DOC)
- AFSCME Clerical Temporary Posted Offer Letter (DOC)
- AFSCME Clerical Temporary, No-Post (TNP) Offer Letter (DOC)
AFSCME Technical Unit 7
- AFSCME Technical Continuing Offer Letter (DOC)
- AFSCME Technical Temporary Posted Offer Letter (DOC)
- AFSCME Technical Temporary, No-Post (TNP) Offer Letter (DOC)
Civil Service
Academic Professional and Administrative (P&A)