NEWS YOU CAN USE

Excess Leave Carry Forward

Any excess leave carried forward as a result of the pandemic (up to 160 hours were possible for University employees) will expire on January 10, 2024

VCU Staff Survey

VCU HR conducts an annual survey to hear employees' feedback and ensure our programs and services remain responsive to staff needs and priorities. Survey responses are anonymous If you have not already done so, please take this 5-minute survey to share your feedback The survey is open through August 4

Career Development

If you have not already done so, please complete your Career Pathing training modules in Talent by August 31 (This is an extension of the original deadline ) Additionally, you should have a career development plan in place

To get started on your career development plan (if you have not yet created one), review the career path framework associated with your assigned university job and level. (You can find your assigned university job title in the "My Profile" tab in Talent@VCU.) The framework provides suggestions for learning and development activities you may want to include in your plan Your plan should serve as an outline of your specific desires for growth and development for the year More information about career pathing can be found here.

Community Service Leave

University and classified employees and 12-month faculty (with or without children) are provided with paid Community Service Leave (up to 16 hours) each calendar year to meet with public or private school officials about their children, attend school functions in which their children are participating, perform school-approved volunteer work in a public school, or to participate in volunteer community service organizations.

In addition to the 16 hours of paid community service leave, University employees are further granted an additional 16 hours of paid time off to engage in volunteer service activities sponsored through VCU or VCU Health either individually or as part of a group Now is a great time to plan your community service activities!

Work, Life, & Well-being Programs

You can find information about wellness resources, as well as a list of new well-being programs scheduled for the month of August here Or, check out the RamStrong On Demand Sessions