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Dear Colleagues,

The Collaborative is a strategic alliance of the Academic Affairs Business Office (AABO), Enrollment Management Business Office (EMBO), and the Undergraduate Colleges Business Office (UCBO) for the purpose of:

- Sharing and aligning best practices and processes 

- Building teamwork and partnership 

- Expanding expertise and fostering innovation

The Collaborative is sponsored by Academic Affairs Finance & Administration, and supported by the Strategic Stakeholders - a group of Administrative Officers, Provosts, and Directors from across all business office areas. Along with best practice projects, like how to request support from each other and other functional workgroup topics, a Shared Resources Team was formed and they crafted suggestions for finding common needs and sharing existing and new resources with each other.

Shared Communications

This notification is a result of the ‘Shared Communications Pilot’ where The Collaborative resources will share efforts when communicating with our varied customer groups, like you! The team is using the campus-supported tool, MyEmma, to automatically update the customer email lists and combine efforts to share templates and messaging for their larger communications, like this!

Staff Performance Appraisal (SPA) Pre-Season 

The annual SPA cycle will open soon and remain available through early June. To give you plenty of time to prepare, here’s a quick overview—your heads‑up before the system launches.

 

What it is
A university‑wide online system for documenting achievements and setting goals for the coming year.

 

Why It Matters
All career staff (and eligible contract staff) must complete an appraisal each year. Submitting on time sets the stage for a meaningful conversation with your people leader.

 

Getting Ready

Review the Help Guides below to familiarize yourself with the process and start drafting your self‑appraisal:

 

Help Guides 

Annual Performance Appraisals - Blink Page 

Tools to write a self-appraisal

SPA Rating Criteria - Information Sheet

Phases of SPA - Timeline Overview

 

More detailed information will be shared as the opening date approaches. In the meantime, please feel free to contact your HR representative with any questions. AABO, EMBO, UCBO

 

Thank you for your dedication and for taking the time to reflect on your accomplishments.

 

Sincerely,

The Collaborative

 

Submit Your Ideas

Ideas for shared resources or best practices? Let your business office know: AABO, EMBO, UCBO 

 

The Collaborative - Mission Statement

“Together, we foster a culture of teamwork, support, and collaboration, driving process efficiency and innovative solutions, and delivering exceptional customer experiences, while upholding the university's mission and strategic goals.”

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