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In my last newsletter message, I revealed to all of you that I have become a fan of yoga. While my yoga journey continues, I have another confession to share with you. I am currently serving as a mentor to a Penn sophomore who is a member of the Penn baseball team. Last month, I met his family as Penn beat Princeton 10 to 1 (Yeah! Go Quakers!) and my star mentee closed out the final two innings. While I was speaking with his aunt, she shared that her company was a "learning organization". She repeated it a few times. I wondered how can a pharmaceutical company refer to itself as a learning organization? And, it dawned on me. All good organizations are learning organizations. So it prompted me to start thinking - what am I doing to promote Penn's learning resources to the Penn staff? We all can benefit from continued reinvestment in ourselves. As luck would have it, I bumped into Tom Sontag (HR/Learning and Education) on the elevator on Monday am and asked him to share with me a short description of our services that I could share with you, which is below:
Now is the best time to plan your professional development for the coming fiscal year. The Division of Human Resources offers in-person and web-based resources to support your ongoing professional development and career growth. For more information, visit the HR Learning & Education website: www.hr.upenn.edu/PennHR/learn-grow.
In addition, ISC also has formed a partnership with Lynda.com, an online training library that provides access to tutorials covering a wide selection of topics. Course offerings include software products widely used on campus such as the Microsoft Office suite, Google Analytics, and Drupal, as well as topics to enhance key business skills such as project management, marketing, and collaboration.
And, I am sure this is only the tip of the iceberg in terms of the offerings you can tap into. But I am hopefully starting you on your way. My challenge to you is to think about where you need to strengthen your skills and commit to tap into these resources to help you grow. Not sure where to start? Ask your supervisor for feedback as part of your performance review this Spring.
I will be checking back with you in December on your progress! And, this reinvestment in training applies to me too! Send me your story at [email protected]. Thank you for all you are doing to further our operations, the University and our mission.
Best,
Craig
PS. Did you see the good, I mean, GREAT news?? For the first time in as long as anyone can remember, medical rates for the 2018-2019 plan year will remain the same. You read that right. NO INCREASE IN MEDICAL RATES. If you see Jack Heuer, Sue Sproat or any member of HR, please acknowledge their good work. Although in truth, as they would acknowledge, the credit goes to the Penn community for helping to keep our medical costs down through, in part, participating in the Be in the Know wellness campaign. Great work, Team HR!!
Craig's Tip of the Season
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(not to be confused with Craigslist)
The FY 17 Penn Sustainability Annual Report is completed and illustrates Penn's progress towards reducing its carbon footprint and enhancing its overall sustainability practices such as recycling, waste minimization, energy reduction and green buildings. Learn more about Penn's sustainability efforts, and join the effort to meet our CAP 2.0 goals at
sustainability.upenn.edu.
Powered by knowledgeable, customer-oriented specialists, the Penn Employee Solution Center launched in late January to an early-adopter group of school and centers. The Solution Center is part of the service delivery component of the
Human Capital Management (HCM) Transformation Initiative, designed to improve our people-centered services and provide consistent, up-to-date responses to frequently asked questions.
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Take Your Professor/Mentor to Lunch" is a hit. The University Club has seen a 62% increase in participation this spring semester over last fall. Penn Dining and University Club support this important University Initiative around wellness as faculty-student interaction over lunch helps forge closer ties between our faculty and our students which supports and fosters their overall wellness and academic progress.
On Friday, February 2nd the pre Super Bowl excitement was
palpable
in the lobby of the Franklin Building at an Eagles pep rally!
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