Author: Sheryl Propst

In preparation for the 2025 Winter Break (dates and details are available on the Leave Administration webpage), the HR Talent Acquisition team will implement the following deadlines related to hiring all positions (excluding Division of Industry and Defense Programs). This will provide a more positive experience for candidates and ensure positions are posted and employees are hired successfully prior to the shutdown.

Approvals

Any items submitted after Wednesday, Dec.17, 2025, that require HR Employment approval will be processed after our return on Jan. 5, 2026.

For hiring benefit eligible (BE) positions:

The first New Employee Orientation (NEO) in 2026 is on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. To attend this session:

• Candidate(s) must have accepted their offer(s) by Monday, Dec.15, 2025.
• Candidate(s) must have completed all onboarding tasks by the end of the day on Thursday, Dec.18, 2025.
  • Candidates who have not completed onboarding by the deadline may have their start date moved to the next available date and corresponding NEO.

For Hiring Non-Benefit Eligible (NBE) Positions (i.e., student, grad, lecturer, temp)

Candidates with an effective date of Jan. 4 must meet the following:

• Candidate(s) must have accepted their offer(s) by Monday, Dec. 15, 2025.
• Candidate(s) must have completed all onboarding tasks by end of day on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025.
  • Candidates who have not completed onboarding by the deadlines noted above may have their start date moved to the next available date.
• All Add-Job ePAFs for WSU and ICAA must be fully approved by Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025.

*Please note that all new hires must have completed all onboarding and be updated to “hired” status by HR before they can start work.*

If you have any questions, please email the Talent Acquisition team at employment@wichita.edu.

In preparation for the 2025 winter break (dates and details are available on the Leave Administration webpage), the HR Talent Acquisition team will implement the following deadlines related to hiring all positions (excluding Division of Industry and Defense Programs). This will provide a more positive experience for candidates and ensure positions are posted and employees are hired successfully prior to the shutdown.

Approvals

Any items submitted after Wednesday, Dec. 17 that require HR Employment approval will be processed after our return Jan. 5, 2026.

For Hiring Benefit Eligible (BE) positions:

The first New Employee Orientation (NEO) in 2026 is on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. To attend this session:

• Candidate(s) must have accepted their offer(s) by Monday, Dec. 15.
• Candidate(s) must have completed all onboarding tasks by end of day on Thursday, Dec. 18.
  • Candidates who have not completed onboarding by the deadline may have their start date moved to the next available date and corresponding NEO.

For Hiring Non-Benefit Eligible (NBE) positions (i.e., student, grad, lecturer, temp)

Candidates with an effective date of Jan. 4 must meet the following:

• Candidate(s) must have accepted their offer(s) by Monday, Dec. 15.
• Candidate(s) must have completed all onboarding tasks by end of day on Thursday, Dec. 18.
  • Candidates who have not completed onboarding by the deadlines noted above may have their start date moved to the next available date.
• All Add-Job ePAFs for WSU and ICAA must be fully approved by Wednesday, Dec. 17.

Please note that all new hires must have completed all onboarding and be updated to “hired” status by HR before they can start work.

If you have any questions, email the Talent Acquisition team at employment@wichita.edu.

At Wichita State, our most important resource is our people. Our vision is to support and empower those who serve WSU by creating a meaningful employment relationship. To achieve this, we are engaging our WSU community to gain input on revising the performance management process for staff at WSU.

We started our revision of talent management in 2023 focused on hiring and onboarding. We are excited that our new WuHire talent system will go live on Oct. 7. With this milestone, we are ready to start focusing on the second phase: performance management — an ongoing process between a leader and an employee that occurs throughout the year to ensure alignment, engagement and continual development.

We will start the performance management revision in 2025 and will focus on our non-teaching staff.

As we begin planning, we want to ensure we have diverse perspectives and understand what our leaders and staff consider priorities in performance management. We have prepared a Performance Management Survey to gather your input and ideas. Your feedback is invaluable as we work towards creating a performance management process that helps employees reach their potential and helps leaders retain talent.

We ask that you complete the brief Performance Management Survey no later than Monday, Oct. 21

We look forward to your feedback as we prepare for performance management revisioning and work together towards achieving employee success.

At Wichita State, our most important resource is our people. Our vision is to support and empower those who serve WSU by creating a meaningful employment relationship. To achieve this, we are engaging our WSU community to gain input on revising the performance management process for staff at WSU.

We started our revision of talent management in 2023 focused on hiring and onboarding. We are excited that our new WuHire talent system will go live on Oct. 7. With this milestone, we are ready to start focusing on the second phase: performance management — an ongoing process between a leader and an employee that occurs throughout the year to ensure alignment, engagement and continual development.

We will start the performance management revision in 2025 and will focus on our non-teaching staff.

As we begin planning, we want to ensure we have diverse perspectives and understand what our leaders and staff consider priorities in performance management. We have prepared a Performance Management Survey to gather your input and ideas. Your feedback is invaluable as we work towards creating a performance management process that helps employees reach their potential and helps leaders retain talent.

We ask that you complete the brief Performance Management Survey no later than Friday, Oct. 4.

We look forward to your feedback as we prepare for performance management revisioning and work together towards achieving employee success.

Wichita State employees who reached a service milestone between the dates of Sept. 2, 2022 and Sept. 1, 2023 will be honored at events hosted by the university in October and November.

The event for honorees celebrating milestones of five to 20 years of service with the State of Kansas will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30 in 305/306 Rhatigan Student Center, Beggs Ballroom. The event is open to all employees to attend and celebrate with their colleagues who are honorees. RSVP by Monday, Oct. 23 if you will attend the event.

The event for honorees celebrating milestones of 25-50 years of service with the State of Kansas, Bender of Twigs (25 years dedicated to Wichita State) and those having retired from the university will be held Thursday, Nov. 9. This is an invitation only dinner event for honorees and their guest.

To view a list of the 2023 Service Recognition Honorees or see more information about Wichita State’s annual employee Service Recognition program, visit the service recognition webpage.

The 2022-23 annual non-teaching employee performance evaluations will be available for manager signatures beginning Wednesday, March 8 provided that their direct report has submitted their employee signature in myPerformance.

Managers should log into myPerformance to electronically sign and submit their 2022-23 evaluations by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, March 14.

Note: The first step of the 2023-24 evaluation cycle, planning, should now be accessible to managers through myPerformance. Planning should include expectations for competencies and goals from March 1, 2023 through Feb. 29, 2024. If you have not already done so, you should enter this information into myPerformance, then meet with your direct reports by Friday, March 31. Direct reports will not have access to their 2023-24 evaluation until Jan. 16, 2024, so it is important to provide them with a copy to use as a reference throughout the year.

For more information — including myPerformance training, quick reference guides and other resources — go to the myPerformance webpage.

Helpful hints:

• Progress through each page of the evaluation and select “save” then “submit” on the final summary page for the evaluation to be complete.
• Check the box that says, “Show completed and expired tasks” if an evaluation has disappeared from the scheduled tasks.
• Don’t forget that the first step of the 2023-24 myPerformance evaluation cycle, planning, is due on Friday, March 31.
• myPerformance training is available as an online module through myTraining and includes a condensed “myTraining for managers” version.

The 2022-23 annual non-teaching employee performance evaluations are now accessible for employee signatures beginning Wednesday, March 1, provided that their manager has submitted their manager review rating in myPerformance.

Employees should log into myPerformance then electronically sign and submit their 2022-23 evaluation by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, March 7.

For more information (including myPerformance training, quick reference guides, and other resources) go to wichita.edu/myPerformance.

Helpful Hints:

• Progress through each page of the evaluation and select “save” then “submit” on the final summary page for the evaluation to be able to progress to the next phase of the cycle Wednesday, March 8 for manager signature
• Need a copy of a past performance evaluation? Check the box that says, “Show completed and expired tasks,” then “search.”  Select the desired evaluation and “print/save to PDF.”

myPerformance training is available as an online module through myTraining and includes a condensed “myTraining for employees” version.

The 2022-23 annual non-teaching employee performance evaluations are now accessible for managers to complete the manager review step of the myPerformance evaluation cycle. The manager review should be completed by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28.

The 2022-23 review period began March 1, 2022 and ends on Feb. 28, 2023. Managers should first provide summary comments for expectations, competencies and goals then select ratings for all competencies. Managers can progress through each page of the evaluation and select save then submit on the final summary page for the evaluation to be able to progress to the next phase of the cycle on March 1. Managers should then meet with their employees to review and provide a copy of evaluation.

NOTE: The first step of the evaluation cycle, planning, for your 2023-24 direct reports evaluations should now be accessible to managers through myPerformance. This is available to allow managers to meet with their direct reports to discuss both the current end-of-review (2022-23 manager review) and the upcoming begin-of-review (2023-24 planning) at the same time, if desired. The 2023-24 review period for planning expectations, competencies and goals begins March 1, 2023 and ends on Feb. 29, 2024.

Helpful hints:

• Managers have unlimited access to update and edit content in myPerformance for the 2022-23 direct report evaluations until the employee signature step begins on March 1 provided that the manager has submitted their manager review by Feb. 29. Direct reports will not have access their evaluation to complete the employee signature step (March 1-7, 2023) until the manager review step has been submitted.
• Progress through each page of the evaluation and select save then submit on the final summary page for the evaluation to be able to progress to the next phase of the cycle on March 1 for employee signature.
• You will continue to have access to your direct report evaluations throughout the month of February to edit content (even after selecting submit).
• Managers can add co-planners during this step. A co-planner is someone who has managed a portion of the employee’s work assignment during the evaluation period.
• Need a copy of a past performance evaluation? Check the box that says, “show completed and expired tasks,” then “search.” Select the evaluation and you’ll have to option to print/save to PDF.

myPerformance training is available as an online module through myTraining and includes a condensed “myTraining for managers” version.

Non-teaching employees now have access to their annual myPerformance self-review. This opportunity allows employees to provide their input on job performance and accomplishments since the beginning of the current review period that started March 1, 2022.

Employee self-evaluations are due in myPerformance by 11:59 p.m. Jan. 31. Employees can access myPerformance by logging into myWSU and selecting the myPerformance link found under the faculty/staff tab.

For more information, including myPerformance training, quick reference guides and other resources, visit the myPerformance homepage.

Helpful myPerformance hints:

• Employees have unlimited access in myPerformance to update and edit content in their self-review until automatic rollover to their manager for the manager review step that begins on Feb. 1.
• Submit after saving every update on a myPerformance evaluation. Employees will still have access to evaluations throughout the remainder of January even if it is already submitted. Just checkmark the small box that says, “show completed and expired tasks” to view them.
• Need a copy of a past performance evaluation? Checkmark the small box that says, “show completed and expired tasks,” then “search.” Select the evaluation requested and select the option to print/save to PDF.
• myPerformance Training is available as an online module through myTraining and includes a condensed “myTraining for employees” version.

Wichita State University employees who reached a service milestone between the dates of Sept. 2, 2021, and Sept. 1, 2022, will be honored at events hosted by the university in October at the Rhatigan Student Center’s Beggs Ballroom. The 2022 Honorees received their invitation in early October. 

The event for honorees celebrating milestones of five to 20 years of service with the State of Kansas will be held 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26 in the RSC Beggs Ballroom (doors will open at 1:30 p.m.).  This event is open to all employees to attend and celebrate with their colleagues who are honorees.  If you would like to attend the celebration, please RSVP as an honoree or non-honoree university attendee by Friday, Oct. 14.

The event for honorees celebrating milestones of 25-55 years of service with the State of Kansas, Bender of Twigs (25 years dedicated to Wichita State) and those having retired from the university will be held 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 in the RSC Beggs Ballroom (doors will open at 5:30 p.m.). This is an invitation-only dinner event for honorees and a guest. 

Watch for updates and see more about Wichita State’s annual employee Service Recognition program. Visit our webpage at wichita.edu/ServiceRecognition.