HR Update

New Employee Orientation for AFSCME employees on Twin Cities Campus

AFSCME-coordinated centralized new employee orientation (NEO) meetings will be held the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 12:00-1:00 p.m.

The meetings will be 30 minutes; however, an employee can choose to use their lunch break for an additional 30 minutes (1 hour total). AFSCME will provide lunch.

DateLocationBuilding Address
Sept. 25 Mayo D-325 East Bank
420 Delaware Street Se
Oct. 2Peters Hall Room 155St. Paul Campus
1404 Gortner Avenue
Oct. 23Keller Hall Room 2-260East Bank
200 Union Street SE
Nov. 6Peters Hall Room 155St. Paul Campus
1404 Gortner Avenue
Nov. 20Keller Hall Room 2-260East Bank
200 Union Street SE
Dec. 5Peters Hall Room 155St. Paul Campus
1404 Gortner Avenue
Dec. 18TBDEast Bank
TBD


Second and third shift employees will be invited but are not expected to attend because it is off work hours. The union will schedule Zoom NEO with these employees if they do not attend the central meeting.

Distant staff (Extension, CUHCC, MIDB, CFANS outreach, etc.) will continue their practice of using Zoom.

Staff who are fully remote will be invited to the AFSCME NEOs but if they cannot attend, AFSCME will need to coordinate a Zoom meeting.

Supervisors are encouraged to be flexible with scheduling so that staff can attend and with travel time to and from the meeting.

OHR will continue to send AFSCME the biweekly list with contact information for new hires. AFSCME will handle the communications to new employees informing them of the time and location of the meetings. The University will continue to reinforce that attending these meetings with the union are an expectation of a new employee’s orientation.

Please contact Coy Hillstead (chillste@umn.edu) or Jean Leuthner (leut0004@umn.edu) with questions.

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