by Anselmo Watkins Freelance Writer When Walter Isaacson left the Office of External Communications at Blue Hills University near Hartford in early December, his departure created a void that no one within the office expected. It wasn’t his skills as a media liaison officer, which were considered mediocre at best and were easily replaced by [...]

by Irma Pelt Senior Staff Writer Memo To:       All Staff From:   Shawna Nielson, Director of Human Resources, Giner College Staff appreciation day is scheduled for Friday, July 16, 2010 beginning at 8:30 a.m. Please review the information below before arriving at the planned events. Participation in staff appreciation day is not mandatory; however, it may [...]

by Anselmo Watkins Freelance Writer A twelve-year study conducted by researchers at California’s Pennsylvania University has definitively proven what thousands of university staff members have been saying for years – that the university is simply a nicer place to be when school is out of session and there are no students around. The study will [...]

by Henry Johansen III Freelance Writer Hailed by the executive administration as one of the best examples of cross-departmental staff collaboration, the University of Los Angeles staff association has been given unprecedented power to select the pastries and coffee at its own bi-monthly meetings. “This is a long time coming,” says association president Linda Halter. [...]

by Brody Truce Senior Staff Writer Each May, employees at Carter College receive an annual Employee Feedback Survey. The evaluation, which contains nine pages of questions about a wide range of work-related issues, is used to help college leadership with staff development and strategic planning processes for the upcoming year. For years, the college’s Campus [...]

After twenty-six years, Professor Arnold Naughton, Doctor of Zen Buddhism, broke what may be the longest streak of teaching without jadedness. Dr. Naughton said something “felt funny” in the middle of a lecture on spiritual openness when he stopped to tell sophomore Mindy Kalowski to stop texting. Later in the lecture, Naughton said he felt [...]

Cramer College continues to innovate in its effort to improve the low ratings it has received each year in the Chronicle of Higher Education’s employee satisfaction reports. Most recently, a consultant was brought in to get a better understanding of the motivations that drive excellent staff performance. “We learned quickly what was in the hearts [...]

After two years with no salary increases, employees at the University of Kansas-Smithfield, received notice that they would receive a holiday bonus of an enhanced job title. Human resources has received the following change requisitions: Admissions counselor Molly Slomba will now be the Vice Provost for Enrollment Formerly the Director of Student Leadership, Sylvester Fios [...]

Cramer College continues to set trends in address the morale problems discovered in this year’s Chronicle of Higher Education employee satisfaction reports. Last week, the College implemented a new program called Smile Fridays. “Some places have casual Fridays, that let staff dress down once a week,” explained human resources director Abigail Jobes. “At Cramer College, [...]