HR Source Newsletter Issue 97 Available Now
The May 2023 issue of the HR Source newsletter is out now, announcing the CougsFirst! Show & Career Expo on May 12 and featuring guidance on diversity recruitments. Meet the HR Source newsletter contributors, learn about the Elevating Cougs conference, and explore learning opportunities. Get reminders from the Benefits unit and learn more about new Workday features.
In the May 2023 issue you’ll find:
- May 12 will be the first CougsFirst! Show & Career Expo. Human Resource Services is very excited to be attending the May 12 event this year in Bellevue Washington, not only as an attendee but also a participant in the CougsFirst! very first career expo. Register for the event and learn more about its activities on the CougsFirst! Show & Career Expo 2023 – Event Registration website.
- Have you ever wondered who the voices are behind your HR Source newsletter content? Meet our regular contributors who help keep this newsletter running.
- Learn about three easy ways to foster DEI in everyday recruitment processes. Explore implicit bias, get ideas for using equity resources to broaden candidate pools, and find more DEI resources.
- Workday updates:
- Save the date October 19 & 20 for the Elevating Cougs conference. Modernization and HRS’ Learning & Organizational Development are excited
to announce the first Elevating Cougs conference. - Announcing upcoming updates to Modernization website to improve navigation and access to resources.
- New “Request Delegation” ticket in Workday Service Desk. In urgent or emergent situations, administrators may now request delegations on behalf of employees who are unavailable to set up their own using the new “Request Delegation” ticket type in the Workday Service Desk.
- Modernization is working on a series of new Workday Concepts reference guides to provide further insight into specific work functions in Workday. Workday Concepts guides aim to provide greater visibility into process flows, and help employees understand how the tasks they perform function as part of a broader workstream.
- The new Security in Workday page provides information for Security Partners
and employees about how security functions in Workday, how to request changes to security assignments, and helpful resources. - Personal holiday and holiday credit guide now available.
- Save the date October 19 & 20 for the Elevating Cougs conference. Modernization and HRS’ Learning & Organizational Development are excited
- Benefits reminders:
- Take time for your wellbeing with SmartHealth. Start your journey by taking a wellbeing assessment to take inventory of your current state and identify strengths and areas of improvement, then choose activities to participate in.
- SmartHealth is featuring a large library of courses from RethinkCare to help
you reduce stress, increase resilience, and improve mental well-being. Try daily sessions and mini courses for mindfulness, sleep, emotional intelligence, improved relationships, and more. - Check out these activities in SmartHealth: Cultivate Healthy Thoughts with RethinkCare; Mindfulness Basic Training with RethinkCare; One-Minute Improvements with RethinkCare; Building Self-Awareness with RethinkCare.
- Learning opportunities:
- Learn how to navigate in Adaptive, access and edit sheets, and enter budget data. Adaptive Planning is a budget tracking and planning tool that integrates with Workday. It will enable us to forecast budget models and make smarter decisions based on real-time data.
- System New Employee Orientation is now available on-demand through Percipio! New employees can access this comprehensive overview of employment at Washington State University.
- In honor of Earth Day, continue to focus on sustainability and the future of our
planet by accessing the Sustainability and Restoring Our Earth Aspire Journey
on Percipio. - May 21 is Diversity Day. Take part in this day by participating in cultural diversity events that are happening around the world. Look in your neighborhood for concerts, educational seminars, workshops, and exhibitions.
- EAP: Addressing Difficult Behaviors that Could Lead to Work-place Bullying. We all experience varying levels of stress in our lives. When that stress becomes overwhelming and impairs your ability to function, it becomes burnout. Register for this live session, scheduled for May 31, 11:00-12:15 PM, to explore burnout and burnout cycles, identify some causes, and offer strategies to help manage work-related stress.
- Reminders:
- Nominate for Crimson Spirit!
- Paydays on Wednesday, May 10, and Thursday, May 25.