{"id":16584,"date":"2022-11-02T13:54:12","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T19:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/?p=16584"},"modified":"2022-11-02T16:00:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T22:00:31","slug":"how-do-you-want-to-be-appreciated-and-celebrated-at-cu-denver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/2022\/11\/02\/how-do-you-want-to-be-appreciated-and-celebrated-at-cu-denver\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you want to be appreciated and celebrated at CU Denver?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div>An ad hoc committee is considering how we want to be appreciated and celebrated at CU Denver and, as noted in last week\u2019s communique to the campus community, we want to hear how you want to be celebrated and appreciated. Will you take three (3) minutes to fill out this <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdenver.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_esqj9O28PcwPq8S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">survey<\/a> before Monday afternoon? It will inform the strategy for campus recognitions and awards. Please be bold and creative.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/ucdenver.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_esqj9O28PcwPq8S\">Link to survey<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><strong>From last week&#8217;s communique to the campus community:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\nDear faculty and staff,I hope you\u2019ve had a wonderful start to the fall semester. I\u2019ve certainly enjoyed meeting so many faculty and staff since I started at CU Denver in February, and I have made a point of learning and listening from you as I stand up our CU Denver-centric human resources function. I am honored to serve as your Assistant Vice Chancellor of Human Resources, and I am committed to collaborating with you, your departments, and our leadership team as we work toward becoming a best place to work, as outlined in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.communications.cu.edu\/?qs=7bcdf4f0ce9350aa80186de2886eb5123a662374e440a73164220d552031da3a0e44d09db0c336c658fc0bf1889ba12a227264336ed4e470\">Goal 5 of our strategic plan<\/a>.I feel fortunate to join an organization that already solicited so much feedback from our faculty, staff, students, and partners during Chancellor Marks\u2019 series of listening sessions and during last year\u2019s strategic planning process. Many of the 7,000 ideas generated for the strategic plan from the CU Denver community centered on our workplace, and your comments have helped to inform the priorities and approaches that we have undertaken and will continue to pursue this year and going forward.<\/p>\n<p>For example, you have told us that the complexity of our organization\u2013particularly with our consolidated relationship with Anschutz and our intricate relationship with AHEC\u2013has not always allowed a singular focus on CU Denver\u2019s mission and specific needs. And you told us that we need to diversify our faculty and staff to better reflect the diversity of our student body.<\/p>\n<p>We have heard you, and we will continue to engage and partner with you as we enhance the positive changes we have already made and implement even more in the months ahead.<\/p>\n<p>In that spirit, I am writing today to provide an overview of our operations, strategic priorities, current state, achievements to date, and work that we still need to address.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CU Denver\u2019s HR Function &amp; Priority Setting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To move forward as a people-centered best place to work, we need to set clear priorities and have CU Denver HR professionals in place to assist you with a variety of needs. With your input in mind, we have identified these as our highest priorities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>talent acquisition<\/strong>\u00a0to help recruit high-quality, mission-driven, diverse talent and reduce vacancies;<\/li>\n<li><strong>compensation<\/strong>\u00a0to ensure we are using best-in-class models for salary structures;<\/li>\n<li><strong>learning and development<\/strong>\u00a0to help develop a career progression strategy and growth opportunities for our employees;<\/li>\n<li><strong>workplace engagement<\/strong>\u00a0to create a culture of belonging and inclusion; and<\/li>\n<li><strong>employee relations programs<\/strong>\u00a0to provide supportive services to those who need them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To that end, we now have several dedicated HR staff members, including me, to serve you. The names and positions of our team can be found\u00a0<a title=\"online\" href=\"https:\/\/click.communications.cu.edu\/?qs=7bcdf4f0ce9350aa9537275d9734fc94703b0c29b9da77352e089c93e0d0080b493dc46359ee3b7916be0c32c3d67ae801adff7c88d309d5\" data-linkto=\"https:\/\/\">online<\/a>\u00a0in a more comprehensive update from me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Current State<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before delving into the specific initiatives that we are undertaking as part of Goal 5, I wanted to share a snapshot of where we stand today.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve had 129 brand new faculty join us this fall, as well as more than 70 staff members this calendar year alone. We also continue to actively recruit and hire. We are currently recruiting for approximately 95 positions across all schools, colleges, and units within the university, and our employee retention rate remains steady over the last four years and competitive with the higher education industry at 86%.\u00a0Our compensation is competitive with peers in the state and across the nation, and our benefits are the best among Colorado higher education. We are also investing in our own people\u2019s professional development and growth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress in Last Six Months<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I wanted to share with you some of the progress we\u2019ve made thus far and what\u2019s ahead. Here are a few highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Launched the two-year\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.communications.cu.edu\/?qs=7bcdf4f0ce9350aa001565f6afb09ae705c56215da57571591fd370f3b24ff533fed2779966ce0a374cd56df5b5b97278a2d95f4174a9b36\">Comprehensive Compensation Collaborative<\/a>\u00a0that will help us develop a compensation framework that embraces our ESI values, including equity in pay, by clarifying our current compensation system and identifying where improvements are needed. Recruitment is underway for a steering committee and a second committee that will lead an initial review of job families and compensation benchmarks. Both committees are expected to launch in November.<\/li>\n<li>Advanced the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.communications.cu.edu\/?qs=7bcdf4f0ce9350aab0f5dfa72737011987fdc118e1392e4b7856e6c701ce88ce0a8fa5f81eb6bd0f348079edb1624a734a83ecb042808d0c\">Search Advocates<\/a>\u00a0program to promote practices that prioritize equity, access and inclusion, and minimize bias and barriers. A total of 22 employees have been through the training including faculty and staff. Another 12 employees are completing the training this fall or in the spring.<\/li>\n<li>Developed and launched the inaugural Staff Supervisor Professional Development Program. The year-long cohort program gives 21 staff supervisors a monthly opportunity to develop and strengthen supervisory skills.<\/li>\n<li>Launched the Academic Leadership Accelerator program, a year-long experience for academic leaders (chairs\/discipline directors, associate deans, and deans). This year, 88 participants are learning about what it means to lead in an equity-serving institution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What Lies Ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to our compensation initiative, we are working on dozens of projects in varying phases, and we plan to launch the following projects and many others in the next six months:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Examine how we appreciate and celebrate our staff and faculty; we welcome your input in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.communications.cu.edu\/?qs=7bcdf4f0ce9350aab1880ba5084d2023a3dfa8c667d135ba17dfbc682afdbef09d499d0700ffcbbe60336c2a101d09075292ae77497449fe\">following survey<\/a>. Please complete the survey by Monday, November 7.<\/li>\n<li>Continue to improve our operations and data analytics, as well as reduce wait times for HR services including reposting and refilling vacant positions.<\/li>\n<li>Update and share organizational charts so there is common understanding of roles and responsibilities across the institution.<\/li>\n<li>Create a standardized method for our performance evaluation and development process and offer tools to enhance supervisor support and the employee experience and provide a framework for accountability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In Closing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As we move forward, be on the lookout for stories featuring new HR programs and opportunities available to you in CU Denver News. You\u2019ll begin getting routine updates from me about how we are doing on our way to creating an HR department you can depend on, and which will help create the kind of environment that will make CU Denver a people-centered best place to work.<\/p>\n<p>If you have ideas or questions about university-wide HR operations, please don\u2019t hesitate to contact me or other members of my team. We are in this together, and CU Denver\u2019s HR is here to serve you.<\/p>\n<p>Best,<\/p>\n<p>teri engelke<br \/>\nAssistant Vice Chancellor of Human Resources<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An ad hoc committee is considering how we want to be appreciated and celebrated at CU Denver and, as noted in last week\u2019s communique to the campus community, we want to hear how you want to be celebrated and appreciated. Will you take three (3) minutes to fill out this survey before Monday afternoon? 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