Meet the Staff

Primary Duties:

Our focus is providing human resources advice and support to faculty and academic administrators regarding hiring, contract administration, reappointment, tenure and promotion process and employee and labor relations. We also partner with University Human Resources, which provides support for academic employment, benefits enrollment, payroll and leave administration.

Employment Verification (Faculty & Staff)
Phone: (248) 370-3675
Email: [email protected]

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (Faculty & Staff)
Phone: (248) 370-3675
Email: [email protected]

Primary Duties:

• Employee data processing
• Accruals: usage payoff, accumulation, etc.
• Employment verification (Staff & Faculty)
• Longevity
• Requests to see personnel files
• Requests to locate employees
• Overtime rates
• Termination/retirement/leave processing procedures

Staff

401 West Wilson Hall
[email protected]
(248) 370-4207

Primary Duties:

• Benefit eligibility and communications
• Health Care (medical, dental, optical, etc)
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) 
• Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Met Law (pre paid legal plan)
• Retirement Plans
• Workers’ Compensation
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Disability management
• Benefit surveys
• FLSA compliance
• Reclassification and position reviews
• Compensation surveys
• Merit Increase process

Staff

West Wilson Hall
[email protected]

Our mission is to build relationships across all employee groups and be a trusted partner to anyone trying to navigate workplace challenges. We want to help people understand expectations, resolve concerns, connect with resources, and find paths forward when workplace situations become complicated.

Primary Duties:

Labor Relations

• Staff contract interpretation and compliance
• Staff grievances
• Staff collective bargaining

Employee Relations

• Assist employees seeking guidance on workplace matters
• Listen to employee concerns
• Conduct workplace investigations
• Supervisor coaching and training
• Performance Improvement Plans
• Exit surveys/interviews and attrition
• Monitor overall employee performance and morale

Staff

West Wilson Hall
[email protected]

Our mission is to drive a culture of learning and professional growth, supporting the success of OU through our resources, guidance, and development programs offered.

Primary duties:

• Facilitate training on employment issues, leadership skills, and other essential skills related to professional development
• Design and implement learning and development programs
• Identify, create, and implement resources that support a culture of learning and growth
• Lead the performance evaluation cycle

Staff

Primary Duties:

• Vice President of Human Resources for the University
• Ensure that the University is in compliance with all applicable laws, codes, regulations, contracts and other legal documents related to the university human resources function.
• To collaborate with the University management to ensure productive and positive employee relations.
• To effectively manage labor relations, including the negotiations of bargaining unit contracts, language interpretation and implementation of agreements, and arbitration and grievance proceedings.

Staff