CLA NOW -- December 12, 2007
Faculty & Research
Appraisals of Probationary Faculty – Due 25 January 2008
Annual appraisals of probationary faculty are due in the Office of the Associate Dean for Faculty and Research no later than Friday, 25 January 2008. Information about these reviews may be found on the Appraisals of Probationary Faculty page of the Faculty and Research website, along with links to the governing documents and forms.
CLA Data Requests
With the recent staff changes in CLA Institutional Research, we have established a new email address to ensure continued service to all department who have data needs from CLA IR. Please submit all data requests via the following email address: cladatarequest@lists.umn.edu. Please provide as much detail as possible in the request including date needed, date needed, purpose of request (external survey, accreditation, etc.) and contact name for questions. We appreciate your patience during this transitional period.
CLA Instructional Awards
Nominations for the 2007-08 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Postbaccalaureate, Graduate, and Professional Education and the Horace T. Morse – University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award.
The deadline for submission of candidates’ dossiers to the CLA Instructional Awards Committee is 4:00 p.m., Friday, December 14, 2007. One original dossier should be delivered to 113 Johnston Hall. The College will make the additional copies.
After review by the CLA Instructional Awards Committee the committee chair will forward dossiers of the most outstanding nominees to the University selection committee.
Award information and dossier guidelines can be found on-line at http://www.irr.umn.edu/evpp/morseaward08/ for the Horace T. Morse and http://www.irr.umn.edu/evpp/gradprofaward08/ for the Outstanding Contributions to Postbaccalaureate, Graduate, and Professional Education.
Please contact Barbara Schwab at schwa133@umn.edu or 612-625-7994 if you have questions about the guidelines or the preparation of the dossiers.
Nominations for the 2007-08 John Tate Advising Award
The deadline for submission of candidates’ dossiers to CLA is 4:00 p.m., Friday, December 14, 2007. One original dossier should be delivered to 113 Johnston Hall. The CLA Office for Undergraduate Programs will make the additional copies and forward dossiers of CLA nominees to the Tate Advising Award selection committee.
Guidelines, details of eligibility, and required forms can be found at http://academic.umn.edu/provost/awards/tate/index.html. Please contact Barbara Schwab at schwa133@umn.edu or 612-625-7994 if you have questions or need further information.
Reminders for Adminstrators and Payroll Contacts
Spring Semester 2008 appointment worksheets are due in the CLA Payroll Office in 209 Johnston Hall by 4:30 on Friday, December 28.
Overload: Effective spring 2008, all overload teaching must be approved by Associate Dean Arlene Teraoka. We will not be able to process appointment documents without this approval. The request form for overload teaching can be found on the CLA Fiscal Administration web site at: http://www2.cla.umn.edu/admin/fiscal/funding.html#ay. Attach this written approval to the worksheet sent to the CLA Payroll Office. Remember that overload pay will be capped at a flat rate of $1,535 per credit.
Payroll Reminders
--Include a POSITION NUMBER on the entry worksheets you sent to the CLA Payroll Office.
--Make sure you use the appropriate job code number for graduate students.
-- Please remember to ask under-graduate student employees if they have work study funds for Spring 2008. Check the Quick-Hire forms that are returned to your department from the Job Center to determine if the students you are hiring have been awarded work study. Also, check the report in Management Reports entitled "Employed Students with Unused Work Study Awards" to see if you have any current students listed on this report. If your student employees are receiving work study funding, fill in the Work Study section on the entry worksheet.
--9561 & 9562 APPOINTMENTS: If your department pays Graduate Insurance for grad Students in the 9561 & 9562 job codes, check the Grad/Prof box in the Employee Class section of the worksheet. If your department does NOT pay the Graduate Insurance, check the Student Insurance Eligible Box (NOT the Grad/Prof Box) in the Employee Class section of the worksheet.
--Required documentation for NEW CLA HIRES can be found on the CLA Fiscal Administration website at http://www2.cla.umn.edu/admin/fiscal/payroll.html
--Remember to include an end row dated 5/26/08 for all "B" term employees.
REMEMBER: Auditing the People Soft appointments we enter for your department is a crucial part of the payroll auditing process. It is the final step in making sure your employees receive the correct pay on the correct pay day.
Mark Your Calendar
Dec. 12
- Deadline for pay entry for AFSCME salary increases
Dec. 13
- CLA Financial/HR Meeting, 8:30 a.m., 20 Shevlin Hall (basement)
Dec. 28
- Spring Semester 2008 appointment worksheets due to CLA Payroll Office in 209 Johnston Hall by 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 28
- Appraisals of Probationary Faculty due to 212 Johnston Hall.
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