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OCTOBER 2007 - EMPLOYEE
FOCUS
Mandatory Training
It’s mandatory training season and
employees across campus are being notified
of their required training available online
through UHS Professional Development &
Training. All mandatory courses must be
completed by December 31, 2007. If the
assigned courses are not completed by the
deadline, their associated accesses and/or
privileges will be revoked.
Monthly course completion reports will be
distributed to College/Division
Administrators and Division Vice Presidents.
But did you know that you can also monitor
your own course status through PASS where
the information is updated nightly? To learn
how, go to
http://www.uh.edu/admin/hr/passhelp/trainingsummary.htm
For assistance, please call the Customer
Service Center at 3.3988.
Who’s Who on Campus
We’ve got a lot of great people
on campus, and we thought you’d like to get
to know more about them. These individuals
have been selected by their colleagues as
people you should know on campus. In fact,
there’s so many wonderful UH employees that
we’ve decided to highlight two of them this
month.
Please continue to nominate your outstanding
colleagues, and we will continue to publish
them in order of receipt.
CLICK HERE TO
NOMINATE NOW!
Who:
Amber Meuth, M.Ed.
Program Coordinator 2
Years of UH Service:
1.5 years
Department:
College of Education
Department of Curriculum and
Instruction
How to Contact Me:
ammeuth@uh.edu;
713-743-4990
Where to Find Me:
466 Farish Hall
When to Call Me (What you do):
If you or someone you know has a
degree in a math or science related
field and want to obtain teacher
certification and teach in public
schools.
Helpful Hint:
Relationships are everything. Build
positive relationships with everyone
around you.
What I Like Best About My Job:
I like the people I work very much.
I also enjoy working in higher
education where I can view
educational issues from a different
perspective.
What Amber’s Colleagues Say:
Denisse Sioss says Amber is “in
charge of the Q-TRAC program, which
recruits and trains people with
degrees in math and science to
become teachers. She spends
countless hours filling the gap for
much-needed qualified teachers in
Houston schools.
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Who::
Elizabeth Bullock
Academic Advisor 3
Years of UH Service:
9 Years
Department:
Bauer College of Business
Accountancy & Taxation
How to Contact Me:
ebullock@uh.edu or 3.5936
Where to Find Me:
Melcher Hall room 275
When to Call Me:
I am the graduate advisor for the
Masters of Science in Accountancy
Program. I also manage the
Accountancy & Taxation Professional
Program.
Helpful Hint:
Because we’re in a profession that
does a lot of interacting, giving,
and supporting, advisors need to be
reenergized. We need to look for
those things for ourselves, so that
we can keep doing what we need to
do. I recommend joining an advising
organization such as NACADA and
networking with colleagues within
the advising community as sources of
support. We should also care for
ourselves and take time off.
What I Like Best About My Job:
I enjoy being able to assist people
with achieving their educational and
professional dreams.
What Elizabeth’s Colleagues Say:
Troy Hopkins says “Elizabeth is the
advisor for the Masters in
Accounting Program which is a fast
paced master’s program with very
demanding students. She does a great
job of helping her students and also
coordinates the daily operations of
the Professional Accounting Programs
office. She is a great asset to the
department and the Bauer College of
Business and should be recognized.”
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Changes to 403(b)(7) Regulations
Effective September 25, 2007 the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) has made changes to
the regulations that govern the
administration of 403(b)(7) programs.
Employees who are currently contributing to
the Optional Retirement Program and/or a Tax
Deferred Annuity may be affected.
Newly issued IRS 403(b)(7) account
regulations significantly impact the ability
of retirement plan custodians to accept
transfers and exchanges which are currently
permitted under the IRS Ruling 90-24 ("90-24
Transfers"). Transfers, distribution
requests, loan requests and new account
openings will require the approval of the
human resources - benefits department.
It is imperative that you contact your
vendor to see how these changes may impact
you. Your human resources department is in
the process of evaluating how other changes
in the regulations may impact our current
practices. We will continue to communicate
any changes to ensure that we are in
compliance with these regulations and to
safeguard our program.
These changes do not affect participants in
Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or voluntary
457 Deferred Compensation Program.
Holiday Schedule
Are you planning your next vacation? The
2007/2008 Holiday Schedule is now posted.
 Click
here to view
October Training
CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS ON
HOW TO REGISTER FOR COURSES
CLICK
HERE TO LOGON ON TO PASS TO
REGISTER
If you
have questions please contact:
hrtraining@central.uh.edu
The wait is finally over! The following link
at
http://www.uh.edu/dining will take you to
the new Catering on Cullen guides provided
by UH Dining Services. The Casual Guide
provides catering options that are available
from such UH favorites as Einstein Bros, and
the main Catering Guide provides services
for the traditionalist such as continental
breakfasts and other mainstays of fine
catering.
Please review the new options carefully, as
new prices are in effect. We will be in
touch soon to share with you the new on-line
catering system, Cater Trax that will be
available to you within the Fall 2007
Semester.
Little Known Catering Fact:
Did you know that Jackson and Company, Inc.,
owned by renowned Caterer Jackson Hicks is
available to UH as a sub-vendor through the
UHS Dining Services contract with ARAMARK,
Inc? Amongst Jackson’s noted clients are
City of Houston Mayor Bill White, and Former
First Lady, Barbara Bush.
For more information, please contact Al
Cole, Food Service Director via email at
cole-albert@aramark.com or call him at
713.743.4960.
UH Business Services encourages you to
explore the many Catering options available
through UH Dining Services. Amongst the many
conveniences realized from using these
services is the added convenience of not
having to prepare, negotiate and have
additional agreements approved by the Office
of Contract Compliance.
Dining Survey
UH
Dining Services is conducting a survey to
better understand your campus lifestyle and
preferences. By sharing your thoughts, they
will gain valuable insight to help improve
your overall campus dining experience. The
online survey takes approximately 10 minutes
to complete and your responses are
confidential.
Click on the following link to begin the
survey:
http://www.college-survey.com/uh.
If you have any questions or encounter any
problems with the survey, please feel free
to call Ms. Sevelia Johnson, UH Dining
Services Marketing Program Manager, at
713.743.3663 or send an email to
Johnson-sevelia@aramark.com.
Cougar Women at Work
Cougar Women at Work is an educational and
networking group for female staff and
faculty at the University of Houston. The
group meets the last Thursday of the month
at 12 noon in the Women’s Resource Center,
University Center Satellite, Room 7. This
month the meeting will be on Thursday,
October 25 and, in honor of breast cancer
awareness month, will feature UH employee
Sara Haynes and Debra Johnson, Executive
Director of the Gulf Coast Affiliate Y-ME
Breast Cancer Organization. All are
encouraged to attend. Feel free to bring a
brown bag lunch. For more information call
(713) 743-5888.
SkillPort eLearning
Did you know that all employees are eligible
for FREE courses at the University? Not only
that, but there are over 2500 to choose from
available whenever and wherever you want.
Information Technology provides free access
to the web based SkillPort eLearning to all
University of Houston Main Campus faculty,
staff and students. Available courses range
from Accounting Fundamentals to Java
Applets. Some even qualify for professional
certifications.
For more information
visit click here
Games Night for Scholars
 WHAT:
A fundraiser for the Canteen/Business
Services/SGA Quasi Endowed Scholarship.
WHERE: UC Game Room & UC Arbor
WHEN: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at
5:00 to 10:00 p.m.
WHO: All faculty, staff, students and UH
friends are invited to participate
How: Register online at
www.uh.edu/busservices/ and click
on GAMEDAY 2008
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Individual Players and Teams
can participate in a series of competitive
tournaments:
1. Pool
2. Ping Pong
3. Bowling
4. Fat Suit Sumo Wrestling
Registration fee: $20 per player, $50 per
family (up to 2 adults and 2 children)
Each participant will receive a T-shirt and
will enjoy food, drinks. Prizes will be
awarded to the top winners of each even.
Non-tournament participation will also be
available to so bring the family for a night
of FUN!
For more
information contact Maria Honey at
713-743-8940 or
mhoney@central.uh.edu
Faculty Awards
Faculty Award announcements for 2008 are now
posted on the Provost website.
The posting includes the guidelines for the
following faculty awards:
Teaching Excellence Awards
Esther Farfel Award
John and Rebecca Moores Professors
Provost Faculty Advising Award
George Magner Award for Excellence in
Undergraduate Advising (staff)
Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award
Click here to
visit the Provost web page for more
information
We look forward to receiving your
nominations.
October
CALENDAR
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