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During the summer, Staff Plan-it will be distributed every other Monday. The next issue after today will be Monday, June 3, 2019. Please plan accordingly when submitting news items and enjoy the summer!
 Francine Diaz is a [U]Tech Instructional Designer/Technologist who will work as the accessibility coordinator for the Mandel School's Office of Academic Affairs. She is eager to work with faculty and staff to deepen their understanding of digital accessibility, how to select course materials, learn to create accessible content and learning interactions, teach universal design for learning (UDL), how to consider the needs of different learners in course design, and assist with content remediation as needed. She will have a desk in Suite 140. Please stop by and say hello.
On the Move - Staff Promotion
 Sherise McKinney has been promoted to Research Assistant 3 within the National Initiative of Mixed Income Communities (NIMC). Sherise received her MSSA from the Mandel School. At NIMC, she coordinates projects aimed at promoting successful mixed-income communities in Cleveland by fostering strong community ties and relationship building across lines of difference.
On the Move - Leaving the Mandel School
 Beth Brindo is retiring after ten years as a field advisor and clinical instructor at the Mandel School, and thirty-six years as a social worker. Beth has been affiliated with the Child Welfare Fellows program, serving as Field Faculty Advisor and Coach for the Fellows. Her last day is June 4th. She writes "I hope to spend the summer enjoying nature and then seeing what future "adventures" may come my way." Please wish her well.
 Melissa Persensky's last day at the Mandel School will be June 4th. She will be taking on a newly reconfigured role in CWRU Enrollment Management Marketing, where she previously worked for five years. She thanks the Mandel School faculty and staff for their support during her time as Director of Marketing and Communications and looks forward to remaining a part of the CWRU community as a staff member and a proud MNO alumna.
Please remember that the Mandel Center classrooms (105, 106, 107) and meeting rooms (108, 114, 115) are off-line for technology upgrades this summer. Therefore, they cannot be scheduled.
Case Western Reserve University will host [You]Tech 2019: Inspire/Aspire, a day-long conference focused on the services of University Technology this summer. Google education evangelist Jamie Casap's keynote presentation, made possible by support from Google, will include inspiring ideas. Additionally, [U]Tech staff members will share their expertise, along with projects that are new and cutting edge on campus.
All are welcome to attend. The conference will be held Tuesday, July 30, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center ballroom. Register through the [U]Tech website.
Faculty, staff, and students now have the ability to create Zoom sessions for Google Calendar meetings using Case Western Reserve University G Suite accounts. To add a Zoom session, click on the "add conferencing" drop-down in the "Event Details" section of any meeting; Zoom will be an option in the menu. The first time a Zoom session is created in a Google Calendar meeting, the user will be prompted to approve the integration and sign into Zoom via CWRU Single Sign-On.
While it may not be the New Year's Eve that gets a party, the fiscal year-end is important! The University's fiscal year is 7/1 - 6/30, and this year the last business day is Friday, June 28th. A few highlights:
- Vendor invoices: submit as soon as possible. All fiscal year 2019 invoices should be submitted no later than 5 p.m. on June 28th.
- P-Card: All June transactions must be reconciled within JPMorgan PaymentNet by 9 p.m. on June 27th.
- Non-exempt staff and student time: time worked June 1st through June 15th must be entered and approved by 5 p.m. on June 18th.
- Non-exempt staff and student time: time worked June 16th through June 30th must be entered and approved by 5 p.m. on June 28th.
- Exempt staff time for the month of June must be entered and approved by 5 p.m. on June 28th.
- Travel and expense reimbursements must be submitted by 5 p.m. on June 26th.
In addition, all salary and non-salary corrections for activity from December through April must be addressed in May. Corrections for May activity (only) can be addressed in June. Please work with Tatiana Riedel (grant-related) or Rachel Blake (School/operating) to address any corrections.
For supervisors and non-appointed staff: Do you have any feedback or comments regarding the new performance evaluation system that the Mandel School has adopted? Please share your comments, questions and concerns with Melissa Van or via this Google form. In addition, there will be a formal survey at the end of the performance evaluation period.
June 3, 2019: Next Staff Plan-it newsletter - please look for it every two weeks during the summer.
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