Author: Sara McIntyre

Due to unexpected circumstances, the Human Resources (HR) Office front lobby will close through the end of business day for non-scheduled walk-in traffic Wednesday, Feb. 2.

If you have a scheduled appointment with an HR team member, they will meet you in the HR vestibule at the scheduled time.

If you need to schedule an appointment during this time, please contact 316-978-3065 or email the HR Service Center. The HR Office front lobby will reopen and resume normal business hours Thursday,  Feb. 3.

Wichita State’s 2022 Holiday Closedown will commence at the end of the day Tuesday, Dec. 20. The university will reopen and will resume operations Tuesday, Jan, 3, 2023. Please see the the Closedown Announcement for more detail.

Paid holidays during the 2022 Holiday Shutdown include:

• Christmas Day (observed) – Monday, Dec. 26
• New Year’s Day (observed) – Monday, Jan. 2, 2023

Due to unexpected circumstances, the Human Resources (HR) Office front lobby will close for unscheduled walk-in traffic through the end of the business day Friday, Jan. 28. If you have a scheduled appointment with an HR team member, they will meet you in the HR vestibule at your scheduled time.

To schedule an appointment during this time, please contact 316-978-3065 or email the HR Service Center. The HR office front lobby will reopen Monday, Jan. 31, and will resume normal business hours.

The Human Resources office will temporarily close noon-2 p.m. today, Nov. 18. The office will reopen at 2 p.m. today.

Shutdown Plan 2021

In preparation for the 2021 Holiday Shutdown, 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, while ensuring positions are posted and employees are hired successfully prior to the shutdown.

For Posting Benefit Eligible Positions or conducting a search:

• All Position Action Request (PAR) Forms must be submitted to Marketbasedcomp@wichita.edu by Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021.
• PAR forms must be fully approved and submitted to employment@wichita.edu by noon on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021.
• Approved PAR postings must be entered into PeopleAdmin and submitted to HRIS reviewer by noon on Monday, Dec.13, 2021.
• All Intake meetings must be completed by Wednesday, Dec.15, 2021, and job posting wording will be confirmed with hiring manager and posted by the Talent Acquisition team by end of day on Dec. 17, 2021.
• The first New Hire Orientation (NEO) of 2022 will be held on Tuesday, Jan.11, 2022. To attend this session:
  • All verbal offers must be accepted by the selected candidate by Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022.
  • All candidates must be cleared for hire by HR by noon on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022.

This includes, but is not limited to, compliance with Executive Order 14042 by providing proof of full vaccination or approved medical or religious exemption, successful background check completed, new hire paperwork completed, and hiring proposal approved in PeopleAdmin. Candidates who are not cleared to begin work by the deadline will have their start date rescheduled and attend the Jan. 25, 2022 NEO.

• Any pending position descriptions or requests for posting received after Dec. 15, 2021 will be handled following the 2021 Holiday Shutdown. Any offers that are accepted after Jan. 4, 2022 will be able to start in NEO on or after Jan. 25, 2022.

For hiring Non-Benefit Eligible Positions (i.e., student/grad, lecturer, temp):

• Non-Benefit Eligible Hire Request forms must be submitted to employment@wichita.edu by close of business on Dec. 15, 2021 to be processed prior to the shutdown.
• Onboard checklists and electronic personal action forms (ePAFs) must be completely approved by noon on Dec. 16, 2021 to be processed prior to the shutdown.

Onboarding includes, but is not limited to, compliance with Executive Order 14042 by providing proof of full vaccination or approved medical or religious exemption, successful background check completed, new hire paperwork completed.

• ePAFs for employees who have not completed the hire process by noon on Dec. 16, 2021 will be returned and departments will be required to resubmit the ePAF for the next available payroll period (Jan. 9, 2022).
• ePAFs will not be approved, and Non-Benefit Eligible Hires will not be processed during the holiday shutdown (Dec. 18, 2021-Jan. 2, 2022).
• Employees cannot start working until after their ePAF is approved.

For more information, contact the Talent Acquisition team at employment@wichita.edu.

The Human Resources front office lobby will temporarily close to all non-scheduled walk-in traffic Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 1-2. Customers who have a scheduled appointment with an HR team member will be met in the  HR vestibule at their scheduled time.

To make an in-person appointment with an HR team member, please contact HR.ServiceCenter@wichita.edu.

In response to the presidential announcement Oct. 7, Human Resources has created a Presidential Announcement Bonus and Paid Leave Days Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. The page provides employees and leaders a reference guide to help answer questions about the announced bonus and additional personal days.

The cornerstone of the workforce Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan is the implementation of a compensation program that is transparent, market-based and administered in a consistent manner.

As part of this implementation, Human Resources has completed an external market review of all jobs at the university and has created an individualized market-based compensation (MBC) Statement for each employee, which will be available through Sept. 30.

To access a statement:

•  Log in to myWSU (Chrome is the preferred browser).
•  Select the Faculty/Staff tab.
• Scroll down the page to the “Human Resources Links” Channel box.
• Select Market Based Compensation Statement.

The Office of Human Resources will close at 1:30 p.m. on Friday Aug. 27 for a department meeting.

2022 fiscal and academic year annual appointment notices are available online and will not be printed and distributed to departments.

Please note that University Support Staff (USS) and Non-Benefit eligible employees (Students, Lecturers and Temporary employees) are not subject to the annual appointment notice process.

Therefore, unclassified professionals (UP) and faculty can view, electronically acknowledge, and print their 2022 Appointment Notice through MyWSU:

• MyWSU (Chrome is the preferred browser)
• Faculty/staff tab
• Human resources links
• Notice of appointment (you may need to clear the browser cache to see the link)

2022 appointment notices will be available to view, electronically acknowledge, print and revisit through Aug. 31.  Because of the sensitive nature of this data, always close the browser to protect privacy.

Please contact the Help Desk at 978-4357 for assistance with logging into MyWSU.

For questions with any of the information contained on your fiscal year 2022 appointment notice, please discuss with your supervisor and they may contact HR.ServiceCenter@wichita.edu if needed.