The Fall Employee Performance and Development Review evaluations are overdue now, but completed reviews can still be submitted to Nancy Re, CoE Personnel Generalist, Room 141 Othmer Hall. For more information about this process, contact Nancy at 402-472-5268 or nre2@unl.edu.
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Until the annual benefits open enrollment ends Nov. 17 (Friday), you will be permitted to make changes to your benefits plan for 2018. Please review the NUFlex Benefits newsletter linked below. This year the distribution of the newsletter is electronic. If you need assistance accessing the newsletter or require a paper copy, please contact your Campus Benefits Office.
The NUFlex enrollment portal in Firefly has changed. NUFlex enrollment is under the Employee Self Service section of Firefly. We encourage you to enroll early to avoid any last minute complications. For guidance on how to use the new portal, view the enrollment video tutorial (link below) before you begin.
NU Flex Benefits newsletter: https://www.nebraska.edu/docs/benefits/NUFlexNewsletter2018.pdf
Video Tutorial: https://fireflyhelp.nebraska.edu/fireflyhelp/nflex/overview/
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New guidelines on which meal items university employees can be reimbursed for during travel went into effect Nov. 1:
1. Up to three meals per day are reimbursable. An employee in travel status who claims receipts for food or beverages during a full day of travel will be reimbursed for the three largest dollar value receipts only. Employees with dietary restrictions requiring more than three meals per day may qualify for exemption if a physician’s note is attached.
2. In-between meal snacks are not reimbursable. Reimbursement may be allowed if the traveler attaches a physician’s note citing dietary restrictions.
3. When a meal is provided by a lodging facility or as part of a conference/official function/event, then a claim for purchasing another meal and seeking reimbursement is not allowed. Reimbursement may be allowed if the traveler provides documentation that the purchased meal was for a business purpose or attaches a physician’s note citing dietary restrictions.
4. If a traveler purchases groceries for a group of university employees or for themselves to consume while in travel status, the purchasing traveler should identify the number of meals the groceries covered, and fellow travelers should not include meal reimbursement requests for those meals.
More information and a series of frequently asked questions are posted at https://travel.unl.edu/policies/food-reimbursement-policy.
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The College of Engineering welcomes eight staff members hired since August:
*Melissa Boyer, Administrative Support Associate, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
*Paul Breitkreutz, Senior Data Analyst
*Kayla Flott, Academic Advisor
*Donna Goodin, Academic Advisor
*Jayde McWilliams, Coordinator of Student Development
*Spencer Thompson, Recruitment Coordinator
*Yaoling Wang, Instructional Design and Technology Specialist
*Ashley West, Administrative Technician, Civil Engineering