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Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing Wellbeing Series 2024

Announcing the 2024 Wellbeing Series

Friday, January 19, 2024 - 10:00

The Office of Human Resources is proud to co-sponsor the Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing’s Wellbeing Series. This webinar series features presentations by wellbeing thought leaders from around the world. Past speakers include Brené Brown, Atul Gawande, Dessa, Celeste Headlee, Rhonda Magee, and Jon Kabat-Zinn.

Wellbeing Series webinars are free and open to everyone. University employees who participate in the Wellbeing Program can earn 200 Wellbeing Points per webinar!

The first webinar of 2024 focuses on wellbeing at work. Learn more and register for WELL at WORK: Creating Wellbeing in Any Workspace.

All HR Updates

Reminder: Campus, College, Units that employ Graduate Assistants

January 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM

January 15 Deadline for GA pay changes.

January 1 Changes to Earned Sick and Safe Time

January 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM

To align with state law, the University revised how employees can use ESST.

Special Board of Regents Meeting on January 21, 2025

January 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM

The meeting will review and act on the ratified collective bargaining agreement between the Graduate Labor Union-United, Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (GLU-UE) and the University.

Year-End Tax Preparations

December 31, 2024 at 3:12 PM

Prepare for tax season by making sure your information is correct.

Background Check Exceptions

December 23, 2024 at 12:00 PM

In rare cases, employees may start their appointment prior to the completion of a background check.

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