Human Resources

Get a discount on Nashville Sounds tickets for Vanderbilt Night at First Tennessee Park on May 24. Read More

Don’t forget to mark your calendar for Vanderbilt University’s annual Employee Appreciation Picnic on Tuesday, May 16. The event is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Library Lawn. Read More

Check out the latest SkyVU blog on its website. Posts capture updates regarding business processes and SkyVU programs, along with upcoming events and important dates. Read More

Sandra Barnes, Vanderbilt University assistant vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion, and Arie Nettles, associate professor of clinical pediatrics and director of the Office of Inclusion and Health Equity at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, discussed the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace April 6. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Employee Appreciation is partnering with Transit Now to promote Transit Month. April 7 will be Vanderbilt University’s “Take the Bus to Work Day.” Read More

“Workplace Civility: Respect Our Differences” is the topic of an April 6 lunchtime discussion sponsored by CARE (Civility, Appreciation and Respectful Environments). All in the Vanderbilt community are invited to attend. Read More

Come to the SkyVU Town Hall at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, in the Student Life Center’s ballroom. During this one-hour event, leaders will share the progress made since last October and preview summer plans. Read More

Vanderbilt University employees with funds remaining in 2016 health care or dependent day care flexible spending accounts (FSAs) have until March 15, 2017, to use their funds and must submit all claims by April 15, 2017. Read More

To better protect your bank and pay information, and make it harder for others to change your information without your knowledge, the process to sign up for and update direct deposit of pay settings is changing. Read More

While most areas of campus will close for the upcoming Thanksgiving and winter holidays, some departments will offer limited service for students and employees who will be on campus during these times. Read More

The upcoming Thanksgiving holiday is the first to take place since VU’s enhanced PTO program took effect. Staff taking these days off should record the time as “Holiday,” not PTO. Read More

The SkyVU project team is launching a new series of roadshows called SkyVU Flight Check-Ins: Business Process Changes. Subject-matter experts will dive deeper into upcoming changes. Read More

More than 350 faculty and staff participated in a town hall meeting Oct. 25 to learn more about SkyVU, the new cloud-based Oracle solution that will provide support for many of the university’s financial, administrative and research support systems effective July 1, 2017. Read More

The U.S. Presidential and State General Election Day is Nov. 8. Vanderbilt supports its faculty and staff in their right to participate in the electoral process. If you are entitled to vote, the Hours of Work policy has guidelines on taking time off to do so. Read More

Come to the SkyVU Town Hall at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, in the Student Life Center’s Board of Trust Room. The first 50 attendees will receive a SkyVU giveaway. Read More

As part of the VU/VUMC transition, all Medical Center employees and their families may continue to utilize the Recreation and Wellness Center for current membership rates through the end of 2016. Read More

More than 800 faculty and staff responded to the survey about internal communications—specifically the MyVU suite of publications and HR communications. Overwhelmingly, respondents endorsed the MyVU twice-weekly e-newsletter. Read More

HR is contacting employees that the IRS has identified as having differences in their or their dependents’ information by email. If you are contacted, it’s imperative you act to correct this issue by Aug. 22. Read More

As part of the SkyVU project to implement new financial and HR systems, Vanderbilt University is reviewing a wide range of current processes, with a goal of streamlining and eliminating inefficient activities. One of the practices under review is whether to continue issuing any paper paychecks. Your feedback is needed. Read More

SkyVU has launched a blog on its website. Posts capture updates regarding business processes and SkyVU programs, along with Q&A sessions with key project team members. Read More