Highlights Section A, Handouts

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Welcome to Orientation for New Faculty and Staff
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Penn State Structure

• Board of Trustees
• President and Presidents Council
• Colleges and Deans
• Administrative Units

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Penn State Structure
Board of Trustees

• Governing and decision-making body of the
  University
• 32 members
• Current president Edward P. Junker, III
• Meets six times a year
• Traditionally, one of the trustees is a
  University student

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Penn State Structure
Presidents Council

• Advisory council
• Keeps the President in touch with the many
  aspects of the University
• Represents both academic and administrative
  concerns

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Penn State Structure
Academic Colleges

• University Park (11 colleges)
• Graduate School
• Four year campuses
• Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Penn State Capital College
• The Abington College
• The Altoona College
• The Berks-Lehigh Valley College

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Penn State Structure
Academic Colleges

• Special mission colleges
• The Commonwealth College (12 locations)
• The Pennsylvania College of Technology
• The College of Medicine at The Milton S. Hershey
  Medical Center
• The Dickinson School of Law

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Penn State Structure
Academic Support Units

• University Libraries
• Research and Graduate School
• Computer Information Systems
• Undergraduate Education
• Enrollment Management
• Educational Equity

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Penn State Structure
Academic Support Units

• Student Affairs
• Development and Alumni Relations
• University Relations
• Presidents Office
• Finance and Business
• Intercollegiate Athletics

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Penn State Structure
Employee Classifications

• Exempt staff - employees who are not compensated
  for more than 40 hrs./wk.
• Non-exempt staff - employees who are compensated
  for more than 40 hrs./wk.
• Technical Service staff - skilled craftspeople,
  technical and service employees

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Types of Appointments

• Standing - pre-determined start date,
• no ending date is specified
• Fixed-term - pre-determined start and end date
  set at the discretion of the work unit

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Penn State Strategic Framework

• Vision statement - where the university is going
  and what it hopes to achieve
• Mission statement - why the university is here
  and who it serves
• Values statement - description of the desired
  environment of the university
• Strategic goals - milestones to be accomplished
  to reach the vision

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Penn State Strategic Framework
Vision Statement

• Penn State will be one of the nations finest
  universities and lead others in the integration
  of teaching, research and service.

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Penn State Strategic Framework
Mission Statement

• Penn State is a multi-campus land-grant
  university that improves the lives of people in
  Pennsylvania, the nation and the world through
  integrated, high-quality programs in teaching,
  research and service.

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Penn State Strategic Framework
Penn State Fayettes Vision Statement

• Penn State Fayette seeks to be the best teaching
  and learning enterprise in southwestern PA, and
  we are committed to empowering our faculty and
  staff to serve the students and our community.
  Penn State Fayette will integrate teaching,
  research, and service to improve the quality of
  life for the people of southwestern Pennsylvania.

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Penn State Strategic Framework
Penn State Fayettes Mission Statement

• Penn State Fayette seeks to provide students
  with a quality education, to encourage lifelong
  learning, and to support an inclusive learning
  community.

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Penn State Strategic Framework
Values Statement

• We seek a learning community in which...
• the intellectual life is central faculty, staff
  and students work together to achieve excellence
  in teaching, learning and advancement of
  knowledge.
• the dignity of all individuals is affirmed and
  equality of opportunity is pursued.
• freedom of expression is protected civility is
  encouraged and valued.

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Penn State Strategic Framework
Values Statement

• We seek a learning community in which...
• individuals accept their obligations to the
  group shared governance guides behavior for the
  common good.
• the well-being of each member is supported and
  service to others is encouraged.
• our heritage is celebrated and change is embraced.

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Penn State Strategic Framework
Strategic Goals

• To achieve excellence in scholarship, education
  and university life
• To fulfill with distinction the Universitys
• commitment to the people of the
• Commonwealth
• To foster a caring University community
• that provides leadership for constructive
  participation in a diverse, multicultural world

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Penn State Strategic Framework
Penn State Fayette Firsts

• Leads the Commonwealth College in percentage of
  enrollment increase (20 since 1998)
• Has the highest percentage of baccalaureate
  freshmen with a PGPA of 2.5 or higher (60.7)
• Has the highest baccalaureate freshman retention
  rate in the Commonwealth College (73)

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Penn State Strategic Framework
Penn State Fayette Firsts

• Assign the most writing assignments to students
  in the Commonwealth College - 5 pages or longer.
• Awarded more degrees in Spring 2000 than any
  other Commonwealth College Campus (124).
• Is 1 in student raised money for THON
  (60,840.26)

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Penn State Strategic Framework
Student Satisfaction Surveys Indicate

• Over 50 of the students work 16 hours per week.
• 65 of students miss 0 classes per week
• Fayette has the most approachable faculty in the
  Commonwealth College
• Fayette has the easiest registration process
• Fayette has the best food service in the
  Commonwealth College

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Economic Impact

• Penn State Fayette has 168 employees
• Penn state Fayettes economic impact to the
  regional economy is 8,500,000.
• Fayette has the most successful capital campaign
  in the Commonwealth College (145 of 9,000,000)

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Organizational Culture

• Quality at Penn State...
• has embraced the philosophy and
  tools of continuous quality
  improvement.
• is committed to continuous process improvement
  through incremental change and re-engineering.
• empowers you to make change.

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Organizational Culture

• Diversity at Penn State...
• values the diversity of all members of the Penn
  State community.
• strives to create an environment where people
  utilize the diversity of their backgrounds to
  enhance the overall organizational effectiveness
  of the organization.

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Excellence in Leadership and Management
Creating our future through people and
performance
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Excellence in Leadership and Management
Mastering SuperVision
The Penn State Leader

• Enhance Organizational Personal Effectiveness
• Refine Supervisory Skills

• Identify and Enhance Personal Leadership
  Styles
• Emphasizes Penn State Values

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Selected Human Resources Policies

• Vacation (staff)
• Sick leave (staff)
• Holidays
• Pay periods

• Probationary period
• (staff)
• Smoking policy
• Parking policy

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Selected Human Resources Policies
Vacation

• Exempt staff - two days accrued each month
• Non-exempt and Technical Service staff- one and
  one-half days accrued each month

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Selected Human Resources Policies
Sick Leave

• (for exempt, non-exempt and
• Technical Service staff)
• One sick day a month
• For information regarding extended sick leave,
  see your HR Representative

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Selected Human Resources Policies
Holidays

• New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day,
  Labor Day, Thanksgiving, December 25th and five
  additional days in December
• One Personal Holiday each year
• If you are required to work on a University
  holiday, you will be compensated
  according to policy ( see the Office of Finance
  and Business Services).

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Selected Human Resources Policies
Pay Periods

• Faculty and Staff - last
  working day of the month
• Technical Service staff - bi-weekly
• Direct Deposit is required for all employees
  employees must submit a Salary Deposit Request
  form to the Payroll Department on or before the
  15th of the month.

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Selected Human Resources Policies
Probationary Period

• Employee cannot use the staff general grievance
  procedure and may be terminated without recourse
  to the procedure
• Exempt and Non-exempt staff - six months
• Technical Service staff - three months

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Selected Human Resources Policies
Smoking Policy

• Smoking is prohibited in any University facility
  or vehicle at all locations.

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Selected Human Resources Policies
Parking Policy

• Parking permits are required to park anywhere on
  the campus.
• Employees must park in the lot(s) to which they
  are assigned.
• Abuse of parking privileges results in the
  revocation of a parking permit.

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Selected Human Resources Policies

• Penn States Policy Manual is
• available on-line at
• http//guru.sp.psu.edu

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Opportunities for Employees

• Professional Development Programs
• - Human Resource Development Center (HRDC)
• Discounted Computer Equipment
• - Microcomputer Order Center
• Tickets for Athletic Events and Performing Artist
  Series
• Faculty/Staff Organizations and Associations