Category: Human Resources

As we begin a new year, Human Resources would like to remind you that this is a good time to review your personal information in the employee system and update information that may have changed or is missing.

Human Resources asks that you help keep your information up to date for compliance and other reporting purposes as well as ensuring you receive all mailings.

You can review your information by going to your myWSU account > Employee dashboard > My profile > More personal information.

Non-teaching employees, it’s time to complete your self-evaluation in myPerformance. The self-evaluation step in the performance evaluation cycle is your opportunity to provide input on your job performance and accomplishments since the beginning of the current review period that began on March 1, 2023. Go to myPerformance to access and complete your self-evaluation which is due by 11:59 p.m. Jan. 31.

Helpful hints:

• You can access your performance evaluation as many times as you need during the month of January to update and complete your self-evaluation. Access will route from you to your leader Feb. 1, 2024.
• Be sure to save and submit anytime you update or make changes to your self-evaluation. You still have access to make changes after you save and submit.
• To find in-progress or past evaluations in myPerformance, check the small box “Show completed and expired tasks” then click “Search.”

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

Non-teaching employees, it’s time to complete the self-evaluation in myPerformance. The self-evaluation step in the performance evaluation cycle is your opportunity to provide input on your job performance and accomplishments since the beginning of the current review period that began on March 1, 2023. Go to myPerformance to access and complete your self-evaluation, which is due at 11:59 p.m. Jan. 31, 2024.

Helpful tips:

• You can access your performance evaluation as many times as you need during the month of January to update and complete your self-evaluation. Access will route from you to your leader Feb. 1, 2024.
• Be sure to save and submit anytime you update or make changes to your self-evaluation. You still have access to make changes after you save and submit.
• To find in-progress or past evaluations in myPerformance, check the small box “Show completed and expired tasks” then click “Search.”

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

The timeframe to complete self-evaluations has doubled. Non-teaching employees now have the whole month of January to complete their self-evaluation.

Managers of non-teaching employees, here’s what you need to know:

At the start of January, your employees will be able to view content you entered during planning and mid-review to provide input on job performance and accomplishments for their employee self-evaluation. You’ll regain access to these reviews for the manager review during the month of February.

Please complete these steps before the winter closedown to prepare for employee self-evaluations:

• Update any of your comments on your employee’s competencies and goals if necessary.
• Save and submit on the summary page to ensure your comments route to your employee.
• Touch base with your employees about upcoming self-evaluations and ensure they have what they need to successfully evaluate themselves at the start of January.

More information to come at the beginning of January for the employee self-evaluation.

Managers can access employee evaluations in myPerformance.

For more information (including myPerformance training, quick reference guides, and other resources) visit the Human Resources website (wichita.edu/myPerformance).

Can’t find an evaluation or 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 the option to print/save to PDF.

In preparation for the 2023 winter closedown, the HR Talent Acquisition team will implement 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.

Please review the Talent Acquisition Winter Closedown Plan 2023 communication, as well as the calendar, for more information regarding deadlines/important dates.

As WSU evolves and refines the pay variables utilized in the Market Based Compensation (MBC) Program, collecting and analyzing our employees’ work history for relevance to their current position is necessary. Understanding an employee’s relevant work history will provide additional information to assist in the proper placement of individual employees within the correct pay range quartile and allow the university to analyze the gap in pay for our existing employees. During the recent stakeholder feedback sessions with university leadership, there was overwhelming support from leaders to explore options for collecting this information for the FY25 pay analysis.

We are pleased to share that we have identified a method for collecting related work experience data. In the coming weeks, we will launch a survey process to capture the work history for all benefit eligible, non-teaching employees*. Here is what you can expect of this process:

• Step 1: Employees self-report work experience via a secure, online survey.
• Step 2: Self-reported data is analyzed by Segal Consulting to identify where further review or information may be needed.
• Step 3: Leaders review and make final determination of the total years of experience to be utilized for their respective employees.

The timeline for collecting the data will be tight, and we appreciate your prompt attention and response during the self-reporting phase of the process. More information on how to access the survey will be provided via email closer to the kick-off date, which is anticipated in early November.

*This collection process will include benefit-eligible, staff employees who participate in the MBC program. Employees not included in the data collection include faculty, Division of Industry & Defense Programs employees, coaches, non-benefit eligible employees and students. Faculty are not included in this data collection because faculty rank is used in lieu of prior work history.

CALL TO ACTION: Start gathering your work history so it makes self-reporting your work history easier to complete. Below are links that will assist you in gathering this information. Please note: these systems may not contain your entire related work history, so you may still need to gather additional information.

Click here to learn how to view your WSU job history since January 2006.

Click here to learn how to view your application for employment, if you applied for a job with WSU after March 26, 2014.

Open Enrollment for 2024 closes at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. If you have not yet submitted your enrollment by that time, you will be enrolled in a default medical plan. Members who waived medical coverage in 2023 will continue to be waived in 2024 if they do not submit an enrollment.

Still need help making your 2024 election decision? Don’t worry, just ask ALEX.

The Total Rewards team has created multiple instructional documents with images of the portal and step-by-step instructions. Get help with:

• Logging in/Registering your account
• Adding a new dependent to coverage
• Making your online elections

Please take advantage of the scheduled virtual and in-person presentations, as well as on-demand options. For additional information visit the Open Enrollment Website. Any questions should be directed to TotalRewards@wichita.edu.

2024 Benefits Open Enrollment is almost over. Log in to the Member Administration Portal to make your elections.

All benefits-eligible state employees must make their 2024 elections by the deadline on Oct. 31. Employees enrolled in medical coverage who do not make a new election will be defaulted into medical Plan N with a use-it-or-lose-it HRA.

Take advantage of the scheduled virtual and in-person presentations, as well as on-demand options. For additional information, visit the Open Enrollment website. Any questions should be directed to TotalRewards@wichita.edu.

All benefits-eligible state employees must participate in open enrollment. Log in to the Member Administration Portal to make your elections.

Events occurring this week:

• Online open enrollment presentation from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 19. Registration is not required.

Take advantage of the scheduled virtual and in-person presentations, as well as on-demand options. To add meeting reminders to your calendar or for additional information, visit the Open Enrollment website. Any questions should be directed to TotalRewards@wichita.edu.

All benefits-eligible state employees must participate in open enrollment. Log in to the Member Administration Portal to make your elections.

Upcoming events:

• Online open enrollment presentation from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 19. Registration is not required.

Take advantage of the scheduled virtual and in-person presentations, as well as on-demand options. To add meeting reminders to your calendar or for additional information, visit the Open Enrollment website. Any questions should be directed to TotalRewards@wichita.edu.