Human Resources

Partnerships and Outreach

HR Celebrates Our Veterans
The UH Human Resources team celebrated our veterans, MJ Jackson and Alejandro Briceno! We would also like to send a huge Thank You to everyone who has served. Thank you for all you have done. Happy Veteran's Day!
Dress For Success Career Fair
On November 6, Connie Kemp, Nikki Duncan, and Adrian Rowland attended the Dress for Success Houston Career Fair for female military veterans. This is UH Human Resources' 4th year to attend the career fair and we are honored to be a part of this event supporting female veterans!
Veteran Spotlight
Michael A. McClure, pictured with Human Resources Recruiter/Veteran Liaison, MJ Jackson, is a retired 14 year US Navy Veteran, he was deployed in the Persian Gulf during Desert Storm and honorably discharged. He has an MBA and was recently hired as a Business Counselor 2 with the University of Houston in our Small Business Development Center. We appreciate his service and sacrifice for our freedom. We want to thank ALL Veterans for their service and sacrifice. We welcome ALL veterans for career opportunities with the University of Houston.
Congratulations Propel Participants!
On Friday, November 1, 2019, Human Resources along with the Bauer Strategic Leadership Program celebrated the culmination of year 2 of the Propel program. Congratulations to all of the participants for your commitment and hard work; thank you Bauer College of Business for partnering with the Human Resource department to ensure the program was a success; and thank you Lisa Shumate for being our guest speaker and providing us with tips we can use in our everyday lives to be the best version of ourselves as leaders.
UH Day at the Corporate 5K
The 2019 Houston Hess Corporate 5k took place October 22-24, with UH Day at the Corp 5k being Tuesday, October 22 in beautiful Memorial Park. For the third year in a row, UH won the “ Top Participating Education Team” award with close to 70 UH Employees participating! If you missed the event this year, plan now to build a team within your department for next year!
A&F FY20 Kickoff!
The UH Division of Administration & Finance held its annual Kickoff on Monday, October 7th. MJ Jackson, Raysa Caba, and Court Stein from Human Resources were recognized with awards, nominated by thier peers. Congratulations and thank you for your hard work and dedication!
UH Employees Learn About Financial Wellness
On Friday, October 4th, the UH Benefits and Wellness team hosted a Financial Wellness presentation, where over 120 University employees learned about planning for retirement and the resources the University provides.

View the Financial Wellness presentation here!
Job Fairs
Talent Acquisition is out in the community working with applicants, students, alumni and hiring managers. Nikki Duncan, Sr. Recruiter, presented at TSU on Interviewing and Resume Writing for students.

Announcements

New IRS 2020 Form W-4
There is a new W-4 form that is now available to employees. The 2020 Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Certificate, is very different from previous versions. This is due to the federal tax law changes that took place in 2018. Learn more on the Payroll Services website.
Catalyst Now Enrolling for Spring 2020!
We are currently enrolling for all of our Spring 2020 Courses. The Catalyst semester will kick-off with Leading at the Speed of Trust, Exploring Leadership, The 4 Essential Roles of Leadership: Vision, and Discovering the Different Communication Styles.

For the complete Spring course list and instructions on how to enroll, visit the Catalyst website. Manager approval is required prior to enrolling in Catalyst courses.
New CHRI Request Form
The CHRI request form has been updated. You will still be able to access the form through the same link and webpage, but please be aware that you may notice some changes when submitting a request. If you have any questions about the CHRI request process, please contact Faculty Affairs for faculty requests, or the Talent Acquisition team for all other requests.