Alfred University's Daily Announcements - AURA

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Monday, August 12, 2013

In This Issue

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Official News

· Elimination of Excused Time

· New Cell Phone Policy Announced

· Notice to All Hourly Paid Employees (including Students) and Supervisors General Announcements

· Homecoming 2013

· Job Posting

· Boston-area Event at the Harpoon Brewery

· Zumba Fitness classes move to new time

What's Happening?

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TODAY

9:00 Tai Chi Master is Back in Alfred!

4:45 Zumba Fitness Classes

TOMORROW

WEDNESDAY

Elimination of Excused Time

Effective Aug. 1, 2013 the practice of allowing up to 2 hours of excused time to attend to medical or legal appointments will be discontinued. While appointments should be scheduled outside of the normal work hours when possible, if an employee needs time off to attend to such matters, paid time off will need to be used.

In order to accommodate this change, employees may now use sick time in one-hour increments to attend to medical appointments for themselves or their immediate family as defined in the employee handbooks. If an individual chooses to make up the time needed for a medical appointment instead of using benefit time, it must be done within the same work-week as the scheduled appointment and must be reflected on time sheets. All time must be made up with the approval of, and in coordination with, the supervisor. University policies regarding proper supervision during the work day need to be followed.

If an employee must be out of the office for a legal appointment, both the personal day and floating holiday can now be used in one-hour increments. Otherwise, an employee should use vacation time to account for such time off (vacation time must still be used in day increments).

Attachment: Excused_Time_Policy_Change_(2013)_pdf.pdf Submitted by: Mark Guinan

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New Cell Phone Policy Announced

Effective August 1, 2013 the University implemented a new policy regarding cell phones used for university business. The policy can be found on the Business Office webpage, as well as the associated forms which appear under Forms & Documents.

Link: Policy

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Attachment: Procedure for Switching to Personal Phone Submitted by: Giovina Lloyd

Notice to All Hourly Paid Employees (including Students) and Supervisors Discontinuation of Paper Time Sheets

Effective Aug. 1, 2013, the Payroll Department will no longer accept paper time sheets from hourly employees (including students). Therefore, all time must be recorded on Banner Web in the prescribed manner.

Employees must submit their time electronically for their supervisor to approve no later than midnight on the Wednesday following the end of a pay period. Occasionally, due to Holidays, an early deadline may be imposed but will always be preceded by an announcement in Alfred Today.

Failure to submit time electronically will result in a delay of payment and will require the supervisor to prepare and personally deliver a paper time record to the payroll department, with the employee's signature certifying the accuracy of the time worked. Paper records will not be accepted from anyone other than the employee's supervisor. Those who habitually fail to record their time using Banner Web will be contacted by the Director of Human Resources.

Submitted by: Mark Guinan

Homecoming 2013

Alfred University Homecoming 2013 Tailgate Picnic

11 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.

Tickets: $12 for adults, $6 for AU Students, Faculty/Staff and children under 12. (The tailgate picnic will be located on the north end of Merrill Field. You will need to purchase your game ticket prior to coming onto the field for the tailgate picnic.)

Alfred Saxons vs. Buffalo State Bengals at 1 P.M.

Tickets: $5 for adults, $2 for children under 12, free for AU Students (with ID), Faculty and Staff.

Carillon Recital at the Davis Memorial Carillon, 4:00 PM

Hall of Fame Reception, Kenyon-Allen at 5 P.M. and Dinner, Knight Club of Powell Campus Center at 6 P.M.Tickets: $30 per person

Celebrate AU's Hall of Fame with the induction of the following new members:

Wes Carr '82 - Men's Track and Field Joe Havens '91 - Football

Conor Walsh '02 - Men's Skiing

Lindsay deCsipkes '02 - Women's Lacrosse & Tennis Pat Kerwin '03 - Men's Swimming

RSVP by 9/27/13 at: www.alfred.edu/alumni/reg...

GO SAXONS!

Submitted by: Audrea Sirianni

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Job Posting

Employment Opportunity:

Temporary Asst Audio/Visual Technician Link: AV Technician Posting

Submitted by: Kim Wyant

Boston-area Event at the Harpoon Brewery Malt and Mingle with Alfred University at Harpoon Brewery Thursday, Sept. 26, 6-8 P.M.

306 Northern Ave., Boston, MA 02210

After a long day of work, come unwind with other Alfred University alumni and friends at the Harpoon Brewery! Join us for a casual evening of mingling and networking and don't forget to wear your purple and gold. Each registered guest can enjoy two adult beverages courtesy of Alfred University.

This event is complementary. Please RSVP by Sept. 19 for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card that will be given away the night of the event.

RSVP by 9/19 at www.alfred.edu/alumni/reg...

We look forward to seeing you there!

Submitted by: Audrea Sirianni

Zumba Fitness classes move to new time

Summer hours are over and Zumba Fitness classes are moving to a new time -- 4:45-5:45 p.m.

Mondays and Thursdays in Davis Gym. Instructor is Denise Eck. Classes are $3 each for Alfred University faculty and staff. No need to sign up in advance. Just come ready to join the party!

Link: Alfred Zumba Fitness Facebook page

Submitted by: Susan Goetschius