RESENDING as I'm not confident anyone received the message April Wood sent on Tuesday.
From: Wood, April
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 3:14 PM
To: Extension Service Personnel Officers in the Southern Region <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Subject: RE: Request for HR Agenda Items -- Southern Region Conference
Hello to everyone in HR, Southern Region!
Thank you Jennifer for initiating this brainstorm. Virginia has collected some items to start off the HR agenda. Please reply to me with suggested additions at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by September 24. As a reminder, this year's conference website is: https://www.cpe.vt.edu/srac/index.html<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cpe.vt.edu%2Fsrac%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Cbrown2sl%40vt.edu%7Cf02f3bf5159f4bc4021c08d9785af352%7C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a37a%7C0%7C0%7C637673154286698600%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=XCr1M%2BldZt%2Fn6V3BrH9bBNwwCX9HUh2TzpIHJHyRook%3D&reserved=0>. If you are new to our conference, WELCOME! Please reach out to me if I can answer any questions you have. Here's what we can look forward to sharing with each other.
State of the State/University Briefing (For 2021, we will join the Finance group for just this portion of discussion)
Topics may include your:
* Software
* Budget/Salary Adjustments (2020 & 2021)
* Last NIFA Diversity visit
* Number of Federal Employees
* Retirement System
HR Roundtable Agenda Items (HR will break out into our own group)
Reoccurring Agenda Items
* Starting Salaries Handout
* Will send to listserv after updates are made
* Federal Employees
* Handout on updated federal employees left on payroll
* Listserv updates - who manages listserv for HR group?
Suggested 2021 Agenda Items
* Telework policies/guidelines
* Salaries
* Starting
* Medians by level
* Cost of living differences in higher cost localities
* Supplements/Stipends
* Degree completion increases
* Promotional increases & promotional processes
* Recruitment Strategies
* Diversity focused
* Increasing numbers of applicants during challenging times
* Civil Rights reviews
* Succession Planning Successes
* Conflicts of interest
I look forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
April Wood, PHR, SHRM-CP
Human Resources Manager
Virginia Tech College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
250 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-3003 | [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
In-Office Hours available: Thursdays and Fridays
From: Extension Service Personnel Officers in the Southern Region <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Jennifer M. Hobbs
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 1:22 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Request for HR Agenda Items -- Southern Region Conference
Good afternoon all,
Your Texas colleagues are asking for your help in developing this year's HR portion of the conference agenda. I will be retiring September 30, which means I will not get to attend what I know will be a great gathering! Steve Schulze, Assistant Vice Chancellor, and I are working together to develop an agenda and would appreciate your feedback regarding agenda items for which you believe some discussion would be helpful. If you have something to share/present, please let us know that as well.
Feedback by September 24 would be appreciated.
Hope you are all doing well and I will miss seeing you!
Jennifer
Jennifer Hobbs, PHR | SHRM-CP
Chief Human Resources Officer
Texas A&M AgriLife Administrative Services
2147 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843
578 John Kimbrough Blvd, AGSV 453
(979) 845-7810 / [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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