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Arts & Sciences Faculty & Staff Newsletter

NEWS AND REMINDERS FROM HUMAN RESOURCES

New Staff Spotlight Award program

The new Staff Spotlight Award highlights staff members—university support staff and professional staff—each month for their service to the K-State community. Anyone can nominate eligible employees. Read announcement.

Winter Break

The university will reduce activity Tue., Dec. 26, through Fri., Dec. 29. All university offices will be closed during this time except for those providing specific, required services. The university will reopen Tue., Jan. 2. More information about holidays, reduced activity, and leave usage is in the annual University Holiday Memo. 

Use your Discretionary Day by December 23!

To determine if you have an available discretionary day, log into Employee Self Service/HRIS. If a line for “D-Day” appears, you have an available discretionary day (an hours balance will not be displayed). Once you use your discretionary day, the line will disappear. 

Reminder: New email address for submitting leave

Arts and Sciences Human Resources has a new email address for submitting leave requests. If you submit your time to Shared Services, please use astime@ksu.edu in the box that looks like this: 

image of box in leave request form for entering timekeeper's email address

This applies to Media and Comm; Art; Biochem; Chem; Geography; Geology; History; Mod Lang; Poli Sci; Psych Sci; Sociol, Anthro and Soc Wk; Soc Transforma Stu; Stats; and Dean’s Office employees. 

Inclement weather guidelines
Photo of Willie the Wildcat mascot in snow
Photo credit: Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports

Now that winter weather is here, please review K-State’s inclement weather guidelines. Start with this Preparing for Inclement Weather article in K-State Today.