UCCS Human Resources News-3/21/2025

• University Staff compensation strategy items are currently being routed through leadership channels for review. HR will continue to present to campus stakeholder groups throughout this process.  
• We are close to the finalization of the review of Staff qualification submissions to prepare for uploading data from the Staff Qualification Data Project into HR systems.  
• The Faculty Experience Data Project is underway with a deadline of March 31, 2025. Submissions total ~ 32% so far. Please submit the form, if you have not done so already, here: https://forms.office.com/r/QgqgGW419p
• The Compensation Team has presented options to the Dean's Council for faculty compensation structure and will receive final guidance from leadership in early April.
• The task force continues to meet biweekly and is currently working on potential secondary appointment compensation strategies for faculty, pending guidance on robust faculty compensation structures from leadership.
• The Compensation Team will meet with Faculty Assembly this month to provide further information and get perspectives on how to move forward with faculty compensation.... Read More

In February, the CU Board of Regents approved the funding for a large project to move our timekeeping system onto PeopleSoft Time & Labor with the anticipated “go-live” in the fall of 2026.

The Time & Labor Project is a university-wide initiative aimed at replacing our patchwork of legacy systems, including the My Leave system and other manual timekeeping processes, with PeopleSoft Time & Labor. Our key goals are to consolidate timekeeping functions into a single, modern solution, improve accuracy and efficiency, and create a scalable system that supports future growth and innovation. We also aim to enhance the user interface to make it more intuitive and user-friendly.

We will keep you informed of key decisions, and updates as the project progresses...Read More

In an effort to improve consistency, engagement, and meaningful feedback, UCCS is enhancing its University Staff performance evaluation process by transitioning to an online platform in partnership with Cornerstone. After a thorough campus-wide review, UCCS has decided to adopt a new two-rating evaluation model piloted by the CU System Office.

This streamlined system will provide clearer, more actionable feedback by fostering continuous performance discussions throughout the year. Additionally, the transition to the Cornerstone platform will improve accessibility and efficiency. Implementation begins July 1, 2025, with comprehensive training and change management efforts to support University Staff employees and supervisors. Stay tuned for more details on this exciting improvement!... Read More

Working at UCCS has many perks. One is our great employee discount program, which includes some local businesses like ENT and the Broadmoor World Arena.  

Getting started is easy! Simply visit the UCCS CU Advantage website to explore the growing list of  partners and deals. New offers are added regularly, so don’t forget to check back often

If you need to prove that you’re a University of Colorado employee, or if you need documentation of an employee’s status, use the Experian Verify online tool..... Read More

Humans are hardwired to resist change. Change is unavoidably difficult. And due to technology and a more distributed workforce, change has become more constant and unpredictable. But understanding how we process change can improve how we respond to it, so we think before reacting. The old model of "just suck it up and deal with it" is outdated and only leads to stress. Understanding how we process change as humans is important to learning how to react to it more gracefully and professionally.

In this Leadercamp, speaker, trainer, coach, and veteran of the corporate world Joe Shaffner will demystify how we as humans process, react to, and respond to change, and some best practices for dealing with change.

To take this free class, use your UCCS credentials to log into SkillSoft Percipio and click on https://share.percipio.com/cd/2PZpzIKvr.