HR Update

Enrique Leary-Limon with Cooper, a yellow lab
Meet Enrique Leary-Limón

“I hold my head a little higher knowing that I work at the University of Minnesota. As a vet tech at the Veterinary Medical Center (VMC), I get to help train the next generation of doctors, form relationships with experts in the field of veterinary medicine, and work on challenging and interesting cases.

“After working here for two and a half years, I still have so much to learn. Right now I’m leaning toward specializing in emergency care. Once a dog arrived in critical condition due to fluid buildup in his stomach. I performed CPR, placed the catheter, and intubated him. From there I got to work alongside veterinarians to help him recover in the ICU. When I first met his owners, they were crying from distress. But when I walked him out to them, happy and healthy, a week later, they were crying out of pure happiness. Restoring pets to health is the most rewarding part of being a vet tech.”—Enrique Leary-Limón, Veterinary Technician, AFSCME Unit 7 - Technical

Learn more about veterinary technician jobs at the Veterinary Medical Center.

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Approval Process of Positions with Salaries Starting at $100,000 Retired. Deans to Submit Annual Faculty Hiring Plans to Provost 

The University has retired the required approval process for any individual hires of Tenure or Tenure-track faculty, job offers with a starting salary of $100,000 or greater, and retention offers.

Financial planning tips for LGBTQ+ couples

From University retirement savings vendor Fidelity Investments

2023 HR Summit

Systemwide HR summit planned for mid-to-late July 2023. Details to come.

What an extra 1% can do

Consider starting or increasing contributions to a voluntary plan to save thousands of dollars more for retirement over the course of your career.

Change in Unemployment Eligibility

Effective May 28, 2023, non-exempt 9 and 10-month University employees will no longer be disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits between academic terms.