Fridays with the Flock

May 9, 2025 | VOL. 80

Welcome to Fridays with the Flock!

Join us for Human Resources information and insights to help you thrive at work and beyond. If you would like to print our newsletter, you can access it here. Happy Friday!

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Service Awards

TIME TO CELEBRATE!

The Human Resources Team hosted over 150 of our colleagues to celebrate their years of service. Thank you to the Creative Strategy Team for the wonderful support. 

 

Team Members, with service ranging from 5 to 40 years, were recognized! 

Nearly 70 Adjunct Faculty were also honored, to boot!  

Our hats are off to these amazing Staff and Faculty Members! 

 

Special shout-out to Kenneth Smith for his 40 years of making a difference in countless students’ lives!

 

Kudos to all of these amazing Faculty and Staff Members!

Update with Megaphone

Exciting HR Updates!

PMP Season Kickoff!

It’s time to start 2025 yearly Performance Reviews!  Workday is live and ready for you to recap your achievements in 2025 and what you plan to achieve in 2026!

 

Not sure about the process?

NO WORRIES, HR’s GOT YOUR BACK!

 

We have 3 separate training sessions. We are offering one in-person, one virtual & one catch-up session.  We recommend you attend at least one.

 

Wednesday, May 14, 1 p.m.

Zoom, Passcode: 200183

 

Tuesday, May 20, 11 a.m.

Conway Hall 184

 

Wednesday, May 29, 3 p.m.

Teams, Passcode: cc93Hn3P 

 

Whether you like in-person, Zoom, or just want to pop in to ask a simple question, we got you! Feel free to contact Human Resources at HUMANRESOURCES@salisbury.edu with any questions.

Onboarding

YOU WANT IT – YOU GOT IT! 

 

The New Onboarding Checklist for New Hires and Supervisors is 
LIVE AND READY TO GO!

 

No more worrying about how YOU onboard your new Team Member.

Visit the New Employees section on the HR Website to access the 

Supervisor and New Employee versions of the Onboarding tool!

 

HAPPY ONBOARDING! 

Piggy Bank

EXTRA MONEY IN YOUR POCKET!

For enrolled employees eligible for payroll deduction, the Maryland Central Pay Bureau processes health benefit payroll deductions for 24 of the annual 26 paychecks. *

The paychecks issued on the dates below in 2025 will not have health benefit payroll deductions:

 

May 7, 2025 (pay period ending 4/29/2025)

August 27, 2025 (pay period ending 8/19/2025) 

 

Benefit Plans affected include all benefit elections through the Statewide Personnel System (SPS):

All Medical Plans

All Dental Plans

Prescription Plan

Flex Spending Accounts

State of Maryland MetLife Insurance (Life and AD&D)

 

*USM MetLife Long Term Disability and Life Insurance are the only plans that will have a deduction for the paychecks listed above.

 

Your paycheck stub is available for viewing/printing on the Payroll Online Service Center (POSC), and annual pay schedules can be found on the Payroll Services website.

USM Women's Forum Scholarship and Award Program

USM Women's Forum 

Scholarship and Award Program

The Women's Forum commends and celebrates the achievements of students, faculty, and staff from across the system through award and scholarship programs. All awards and scholarships are open to any individual regardless of gender identity, race, color, religion, age, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Student Scholarship Application

 

Staff Award Application


Faculty Award Application

Current Job Postings

Human Resources is committed to assisting and promoting recruitment efforts for campus vacancies. We recognize that our faculty and staff are valuable recruitment tools and encourage you to forward and share these job postings with potential applicants.

 

Recent Postings:

Criminal Investigations Specialist

Full-time Tenure Track Instructor/Professor of Nursing 

Full-time Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing

HR Training and Organizational Development Specialist

Laboratory Instructor - Chemistry

Police Communications Operator

Cook

 

Applications will be accepted via Salisbury University's Online Employment Application System.Please visit ourwebsite to view position details and apply online. 

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Make Tomorrow Yours

HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE

Quality Services • Guidance • Assistance

Holloway Hall (HH) 153

humanresources@salisbury.edu

SU is an Equal Opportunity/AA/Title IX university and provides reasonable accommodation given sufficient notice to the University office or staff sponsoring the event or program. For more information regarding SU's policies and procedures, please visit salisbury.edu/equity.

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