This month’s newsletter includes a photo contest, information for new hires, a benefits update, and a reminder to take some vacation time this summer!

Meet Lisa Strawbridge

HR Coordinator - Data Integrity

Lisa grew up in Colorado Springs and started working at Colorado College in October 2022 as the HR Coordinator for Data Integrity. Lisa attended Loyola Marymount University where she double majored in Psychology and Communication Studies. She then obtained her Master of Science in Organizational Psychiatry and Psychology from King’s College London. While in London, Lisa conducted and published research to test an online decision aid which assists medical students in the UK in obtaining help for their health concerns. At CC, she inputs new employees and completes employment changes in Banner, assists with timesheets and supervisor changes, and helps with the paraprofessional and volunteer processes. Lisa is passionate about employee wellbeing and creating positive, supportive environments where people can be their authentic selves.

Job Opening Spotlight

Do you know someone who is passionate about student development, fraternity/sorority life, and event planning? A Leadership Development & Fraternity/Sorority Coordinator position is open at Colorado College. This person will provide primary oversight for two intersectional, functional areas, and supports general projects and operations in the Office of Campus Activities which oversees student orientation, student events/programming, and supports student government operations. See this posting and more on the CC Careers website and share with anyone who might be interested.

Photo Contest

Capturing the employee experience at CC is challenging due to the variety of roles and experiences the members of our community have. To help us better illustrate the breadth of what it means to work at CC, the HR department is having a campus-wide photo contest, open to all staff and faculty. To enter, fill in this form and upload a photo that represents highlights from your employee experience at CC. The winning photo, chosen by a team of judges, will be featured in an upcoming People Connections newsletter. The photographer of the winning photo will receive a prize from the HR department - more details to follow after the contest.

Supporting New Employees through CC New

During their first week, new staff members are invited to participate in an online orientation program called CC New. These modules provide a valuable overview of benefits, campus resources, and getting oriented to key processes on campus.

New full-time employees are also eligible to participate in the new hire Ambassador program, where they are paired with someone outside of their department to support their acclimation to campus. Learn more about the Ambassador program or volunteer to be an ambassador.

About once a month, HR hosts the CC New: Seek and Find. New employees are invited to participate in this event where they will engage in team building activities with other new employees, meet existing staff members, and get to practice navigating our beautiful campus.

In collaboration with many campus partners, we invite new employees to join us for CC Connect on August 18. This bi-annual event is a wonderful way for new employees to build the relationships that will help them thrive at CC and connect with the college’s senior leadership. All staff hired after July 1, 2022 will be sent an invitation to register for this event. Incoming faculty will also be invited to participate.

Please support new members of your teams participating in these events and programs so they can meet other people on campus and learn about CC.

Reminder to take vacation

We all need time to recharge! Please check your leave balances and talk to your supervisor about taking some time off this summer. Supervisors, please check in on your supervisees’ leave balances and encourage them to take some time off this summer for a positive work-life balance.

Benefits Updates

Pregnancy Accommodations

CC already considers reasonable requests for accommodations by pregnant workers, and now the Federal government recognizes this need through the recently passed Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Any CC employee who is pregnant and requires accommodation to perform their duties should contact the Office of Human Resources.

Employees who are nursing and need to express milk are granted time specifically for that purpose. A portion of that time may be paid. The Children’s Center is the designated location for expressing milk. Contact the Children’s Center at 719-389-6764 to reserve space. For all questions regarding these policies, contact the Office of Human Resources.

Sick Leave Policy Update

The sick leave policy has been updated. Beginning August 7, accrued sick leave may be used for the following additional purposes:

To care for a family member whose school or place of care has been closed due to inclement weather, loss of power, or other unexpected occurrence or event that results in the closure of the family member’s school or place of care;
To evacuate the employee’s place of residence due to inclement weather, loss of power, loss of heating, loss of water, or other unexpected occurrence or event that results in the need to evacuate the employee’s residence;
To grieve, attend funeral services or a memorial, or deal with financial and legal matters that arise after the death of a family member.

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