Through the "Dear Minnesota" campaign, the University of Minnesota has collected stories of how the University has improved the lives of our students, faculty, and staff. Employee Lisa K. shared their story—here's an excerpt:
"I came to Minnesota in 2000, after a couple of jobs, I was hired on at the U of M. Long story short, using the Regent's Scholarship and working full time, I was finally able to make a dream of mine come true."
Effective May 28, 2023, non-exempt 9 and 10-month University employees will no longer be disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits between academic terms.
The Canvas-housed “Fundamentals of Disability Accommodations and Inclusive Course Design” has a completion deadline of June 18, 2023, for all instructors.
The University is rolling out a new online sexual misconduct prevention course for employees who have not completed the prior sexual misconduct course.
Employees who violate the University’s Drug-Free policy, Smoke-and Tobacco-Free policy, or Code of Conduct and perform work while impaired due to the use of controlled substances are subject to disciplinary action.
The anticipated legalization of recreational marijuana in Minnesota will not impact employee performance expectations.