[APR-29-19 6:04 PM Anonymous] April:Message from Tom
Colleagues,
Congratulations to all for a very successful year on many fronts. Our Mid-Campaign Impact Report, our National Gator Day of Giving, and a number of important gifts for colleges and units across campus all highlight early successes for this fiscal year. With less than two months remaining, we still have a few things left to accomplish.
Thanks in advance for your steadfast commitment to advancing the University of Florida closer toward our aspiration of Top 5. Best wishes in the weeks ahead, as we prepare to close FY 2019 in grand fashion.
As always, thanks for everything you do for the University of Florida and our students, faculty and staff.
Go Gators, Go Greater!
Tom
Salute Our R.A.I.S.E. Award Winners
Congratulations to our Quarterly R.A.I.S.E. Award winners, Tonya Burningham and Meredith Palmberg, representing the Individual Contributor category, and Heather Ashley representing the Leader category! These team members are exemplary in their performance and critical to the achievement of our organizational goals. The deadline to submit nominations for the next quarter is June 21. Click here to nominate a deserving team member and be sure to include detailed examples to assist the committee.
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https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4H0EI5q4SzEYu6p > NOTE: this is a new link
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NEWS YOU CAN USE
Updates from Talent Management
• New Hire Memo – Welcome our newest team members!
• Employee Changes Memo – See what’s been happening!
(New Hire Memo hyperlink:
https://talentmanagement.box.com/s/9oit6i3hjrw2r61g07xvozf93bqt9sqv)
(Employee Changes hyperlink:
https://talentmanagement.box.com/s/1dhkhrv864i17qow4xg9kkrr8so6j08x)
H.A.N.D. Inclusive Conversations Continued
The concept of conducting Inclusive Conversations was introduced at the April 25th H.A.N.D. meeting by our guest speaker, Tonya Cornelius of ESPN. If you are interested in continuing the meaningful conversation that was started, please join us on Tuesday, May 14th from 12:00pm – 1:00pm in the Emerson Alumni Hall – Warrington Conference Room. You are welcome to bring your lunch and/or invite others you believe would be interested in this discussion as well. Please RSVP to the session here.
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https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_agvRl6x0VFco4HH)
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Employee Engagement Survey Results
The bi-annual employee engagement survey was recently completed and resulted in an overall score of 4.1 out of 5! (read more)
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https://talentmanagement.box.com/s/vnhebxfhy3cg2rosvtuiuu3knn5ylzw3)
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Security Awareness Program
UF Advancement’s security awareness training is back for 2019 and better than ever! (read more)
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https://talentmanagement.box.com/s/xa04l7vcmpgwcpo4hetceqs9y2edwsrd )
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LEAD Essentials and Mentoring Program
Our LEAD Essentials professional development program has been revamped and will be rolled out in July, along with a mentoring program for all Advancement employees. (read more)
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https://talentmanagement.box.com/s/us6k1z7b7b6surqkzcdu1y45uoys3k4i)
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New UF Service Recognition Program
UF Human Resources is pleased to announce a new and expanded program to recognize and honor staff for their years of service. (read more)
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https://learn-and-grow.hr.ufl.edu/awards-recognition/service-recognition-program/)
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Cost Savings and Rewards Benefits new for 2019
All state group health insurance enrollees have access to two new cost-saving programs: Healthcare Bluebook and bundled services through SurgeryPlus. They are free to use, and enrollees can even earn rewards. (read more)
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https://talentmanagement.box.com/s/yxair3duz7rd49v6uq2v9ko9m1uzhq58 )
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UF’s Weekly Wellness Newsletter
UF’s wellness newsletter is now available as a weekly email full of great tips and information about events and programs! Subscribe at the bottom of the Worklife at UF webpage.
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https://worklife.hr.ufl.edu/)
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Top Ten Talks
The latest installment of UF Advancement’s Top Ten Talks was presented Friday, April 19, 2019. The presentations were recorded for viewing if you missed it, or would like to see it again. (read more)
(Hyperlink:
https://talentmanagement.box.com/s/3pdelct9ewf9tpnqbvd8pexx7e5h9csu)
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DEADLINES/ REMINDERS
• May 14, 12:00 PM, H.A.N.D. Continued Conversation (Warrington Conference R.)
• May 17, 12:00 PM, PSR Lunch & Learn: Excel for AP and PSR Reports (Wadsworth Conference Rm.)
• May 23, 9:00 AM, CPR/AED Training (Emerson Ballroom C)
• May 31, 11:45 AM, Food Truck Friday (NW 1st Ave, Behind EAH)
• June 7, 12:00 PM, PSR Lunch & Learn: Staffing Up! (Wadsworth Conference Rm.)
• June 24, 9:30 AM, Partnering with Gator Clubs CE Session (EAH Classroom)
• July 23, 3:30 PM, All Staff Meeting (EAH President’s Ballroom)
ADVANCEMENT SPOTLIGHT
Mike Amish – Talent Management
Mike Mike Mike (please hold space for this content. The article is still under review.
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." Theodore Roosevelt
[MAY-01-19 3:23 PM Anonymous] April: the approved copy for the Advancement Spotlight follows...
ADVANCEMENT SPOTLIGHT
Mike Amish – Talent Management
The term “development,” in the world of Advancement, is all about fundraising. Mike Amish, Assistant Director of Talent Development, is focused on a different kind of development. Mike is dedicated to conceiving, designing, and delivering world-class training to all of our employees. He is the force behind our amazing Learning, Engaging, & Advancing in Development programs, better known as LEAD Orientation, LEAD Essentials, and LEAD Masters. Mike is also the creator of many of the Gator Institute Online (GIO) trainings, the new Top Ten Talks series, and he coordinates the Advancement-wide mentoring program. Future plans include building out GIO to assist with training our alumni groups and board volunteers, and incorporating animation software to create micro-learning videos.
Our teams are better for his guidance using Strengths Finder, DiSC profiles, and the FISH! Philosophy customer service training. (For inquiring minds, Mike’s strengths are Connectedness, Futuristic, Ideation, Learner, and Maximizer; his DiSC profile is an iD). Utilizing the wealth of talent we have here at UF Advancement, Mike has been able to create professional development opportunities that are engaging, well-rounded, and well-vetted. His efforts encourage the professional growth of our employees, while honing the presentation skills of our leaders and individual contributors. This creates a cohort of people who are prepared to showcase our organization to the world and elevate our global profile.
After a post-graduation hike of the Appalachian Trail, Mike started his career in training and instruction with Outward Bound. He came to UF Advancement from his position as an instructional designer for UF Online, and also has experience with Sustain UF. He has a love for nature, living “green,” and music. You will often see him riding his bike to work, and might catch him at a weekend gig with his band, Bears and Lions.
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[MAY-10-19 4:56 PM Anonymous] April:
RAISE winners - omit "and Meredith Palmberg"
Picture for Tonya Burningham can be found here:
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Picture for Heather Ashley can be found here:
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Delete H.A.N.D. Inclusive Conversations Continues article.
Employee Engagement Survey Results: change bi-annual to bi-ennial
Delete Security Awareness Program article
LEAD Essentials and Mentoring Program: omit "Program" from header; Insert "As a reminder, all Advancement employees in search of a mentor, should reach out to Mike Amish for more information." as the last sentence of the article. hyoerink:
mamish@uff.ufl.edu
Move Top Ten Talks article up to follow LEAD Essentials and Mentoring article.
New UF Service Recognition Program: Insert "Our internal UF Advancement employee service recognition will continue and will remain unchanged." as the last sentence of the article.
Deadlines/Reminders: change "Room" to "Rm." in three places; change "Emerson" to "EAH"
Add "Contact Naomi Kwiatkouski to register." to the May 23 CPR/AED Training ,and hyperlink to
NKwiatkouski@uff.ufl.edu
Advancement Spotlight:
The term “development,” in the world of Advancement, is all about fundraising. Mike Amish, Assistant Director of Talent Development, is focused on a different kind of development. Mike is dedicated to conceiving, designing, and delivering world-class training to all of our employees. He is the force behind our amazing Learning, Engaging, & Advancing in Development programs, better known as LEAD Orientation, LEAD Essentials, and LEAD Masters. Mike is also the creator of many of the Gator Institute Online (GIO) trainings, the new Top Ten Talks series, and coordinates the mentoring program. Future plans include building out GIO to assist with training our alumni groups and, and incorporating animation software to create micro-learning videos.
Our teams are better for his guidance using Strengths Finder, DiSC profiles, and the FISH! Philosophy customer service training. (For inquiring minds, Mike’s strengths are Futuristic, Connectedness, Learner, Ideation, and Maximizer; his DiSC profile is an iD). Utilizing the wealth of talent we have here at UF Advancement, Mike has been able to create professional development opportunities that are engaging, well-rounded, and well-vetted. His efforts encourage the professional growth of our employees, while honing the presentation skills of our leaders and individual contributors. This creates a cohort of people who are prepared to showcase our organization to the world and elevate our global profile.
After a post-graduation hike of the Appalachian Trail, Mike started his career in training and instruction with Outward Bound. He came to UF Advancement from his position as an instructional designer for UF Online, and also has experience with the UF Office of Sustainability. He has a love for nature, living “green,” and music. You will often see him riding his bike to work, and might catch him at a weekend gig with his band, Bears and Lions.
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[MAY-10-19 4:58 PM Anonymous] April: Is it possible to adjust the photo for the Advancement Spotlight to span two columns? Or to be clickable to open a larger image?
[MAY-13-19 6:11 PM Anonymous] April: In Talent Updates section: replace “Staff Changes Memo” with “Employee Changes Memo” (hyperlink remains the same
LEAD Essentials and Mentoring section: omit “, along with a mentoring program for all Advancement employees”
After the Wellness article, insert a new article:
2019 Administrative Professionals Retreat Held in April
Our administrative professionals recently attended a day of training and inspiration. (Read More).
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Deadlines/Reminders section: omit May 14th HAND Continued Conversation entry
Spotlight: last sentence of the first paragraph, omit double “and” so it reads: “Future plans include building out GIO to assist with training our alumni groups, and incorporating animation software to create micro-learning videos.”
Last sentence of last paragraph, omit “Bears and Lions” so it reads: “You will often see him riding his bike to work, and might catch him at a weekend gig with his band.”
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