Office of Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management | Vol. 1, No. 22 | September 23, 2020

Senior Vice President for Administrative and Fiscal Services to Retire June 30

On September 22, Donna Schena, Senior Vice President for Administrative and Fiscal Services (AFS), announced her retirement effective June 30, 2021. In her most recent role, she oversaw a division that includes employees in five major offices: Facilities, Finance, Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management, Information Technology, and Public Safety. During her time at the College, Ms. Schena has served in three of the four divisions and has filled numerous leadership roles on important committees. View the full announcement from Dr. Pollard.

New Supervisor Orientation Program Returns This Fall

First Session Starts October 13

The Office of Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management (HRSTM) is pleased to announce the return of the New Supervisor Orientation Program (NSOP).

This program is offered three times per year in March, June, and October. The program was temporarily suspended in March and June 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and moving from normal college to remote work operations. This time gave us an opportunity to redesign the program into a virtual format.

The New Supervisor Orientation Program is for supervisors new to the College or recently promoted to a supervisory role at MC. The orientation program provides information a supervisor needs to manage and lead a team at Montgomery College. The program is delivered in four (4) morning sessions with each session about three to four hours. Attendance and participation is required for each morning session because the program content and topic build upon each other.

The schedule for the October 2020 session is 9 a.m.–1 p.m. for the following four mornings: Tuesday through Thursday, October 13–15, and Tuesday, October 20. The following topics will be covered:

Impact of laws on supervision
Responsibilities required of a supervisor
Dialogue with employees about performance
Developing yourself and your team
Handling conflict, and much more...

Visit MC Learns to register for each day of the program. Please direct questions about this program to Elaine Doong.

What You Need to Know about Staffing Needs

The College is faced with some potential financial uncertainties which require all of us to practice responsible stewardship of fiscal and talent resources across the College. Please see the notes below about staffing needs, reporting administrative leave, and the Talent Share program:

Administrative leave should be reported on timesheets by every full-time and part-time staff not working their regularly scheduled hours.
Employees reporting administrative leave are required to submit a profile into the Talent Share program.
Casual temporary and student worker (does not apply to federal work study) extension requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Justification must be included with requests and approval of the unit administrator. Extension requests should be submitted as indicated below. If the Talent Share program cannot meet a staffing need, extensions of casual temporary staff actively working will be considered.
• Submit casual temporary requests to Joanna Kong.
• Submit student extension requests to Susana Gilardi.

HRSTM will evaluate these requests to determine if they can be met through the Talent Share program.
New staffing needs must be submitted into Talent Share. If an employee is identified as a match and is qualified, they are required to accept the temporary assignment.
New temporary staffing needs that cannot be fulfilled through the Talent Share program will be referred to our vendor, CMT. Departments will work directly with CMT to request temporary staffing to be paid through contracted services.

MC Masks Coming Soon!

Look for two MC masks to arrive in your mail this week. As part of continued efforts to keep our employees safe, we have mailed Montgomery College masks for your use now and for when you return to work on campus. The Centers for Disease Control recommends that people wear masks in public settings and when around people who don’t live in your household, especially when other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain. #mcmask #mcstrong

Reminder about EAP and Submitting Requests

The Educational Assistance Program (EAP) is an employee benefit that can be used, in specific circumstances, to fund MC and non-MC courses, seminars, conferences, workshops, MC Wellness classes, and outside gym memberships.

Please submit all EAP requests to the EAP Request email: eaprequests@montgomerycollege.edu.

The EAP Request inbox is monitored and responded to on a daily basis.

Important Dates

Thursday, September 24

2 p.m. Live Broadcast

Conversation with Leadership: Resilient MC
Updates and answers to questions about the College’s operations in response to COVID-19.
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Daily Stretch Breaks

Join us virtually for daily stretch breaks. View the schedule.

Is Your Contact Information Up to Date in Workday?

In alignment with the College’s COVID-19 Health and Safety Plan, and to assist in contact tracing, we ask that all employees update their personal contact information in Workday. See the job aid for step-by-step instructions on updating your information. Access Workday by logging on to MyMC.

HRSTM Guidance for MC Employees During COVID-19 Pandemic

Resilient MC

College Resources and COVID-19 Information

Resilient MC Resources
The College’s response to COVID-19, guidance, documents, and videos

Coronavirus: What You Need to Know
Guidance for MC students and employees

Fall 2020 Semester Information
Most classes fully online

Daily COVID-19 Symptom Self-Assessment
For employees, students, contractors, and visitors to take prior to arriving to MC campus or off-site location

Give to Emergency Fund
Supports MC students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

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