June 2020 Edition

Volume 3 Issue 2

The New Normal

Update from Joanne Wright,
Senior Associate Vice President, University Personnel

Just before the shelter-in-place, we were able to honor 91 employees who reached milestones of 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of service. In addition, we recognized our first-ever Spartan Spirit, Distinguished Service, and Staff of the Year staff award winners and honorable mentions. It was a privilege to recognize our service honorees and nine outstanding staff members for their contributions to the university.

President Papazian noted during the event: "Our students do not shine, our faculty members do not teach effectively, and the university as a whole simply does not function as it does without the members of the San José State staff. Staff members are the driving force behind the university, connected in some way, shape, or form to all that we do."

Congratulations again to the honorees and award winners!

Have you seen the new University Personnel website?

www.sjsu.edu/up

VISIT THE UP WEBSITE

Spartan Shops Real Estate offers 13 off-campus housing units for SJSU faculty and staff, including Auxiliaries. Located within 1 mile from the campus, these units are an added benefit to our Spartan employees at affordable rates.

Click below to view available listings.

Spartan Shops Off-Campus Rentals

Homeownership Opportunities with Landed

We recently announced opportunities for homeownership with Landed, a Bay Area company that helps school and college employees purchase homes by providing a down payment program and connecting employees to homebuying resources.

Landed's down payment program invests alongside employees in education to help them reach a 20% down payment. Landed also offers free homebuying services to educators, including building an expert team around you to help navigate all of your homebuying options, providing comprehensive property reviews, and delivering education and guidance to help you prepare for homeownership.

Landed’s down payment program is open to all SJSU employees – faculty, staff, and administrators – who have worked in education for at least two years, and is available immediately. You do not need to be a first-time homebuyer to participate.

Contact Landed’s team to apply and learn more.

Online Training Opportunities

You may have seen several emails in the past few months regarding CHRS Recruiting, the new tool for faculty and staff recruitments. Staff members in University Personnel, along with a number of other employees on campus, have been working on implementing this new system since December 2019 with the anticipated go-live this summer. We wanted to provide a few updates on the status of various project activities.

First, this new tool will be used by many employees on campus but not necessarily everyone. Those most impacted are:

• Individuals who initiate and support recruitments – typically department/college administrative staff, department chairs and/or managers
  
• Search committee chairs and committee members of tenure-track and temporary faculty recruitments, as well as staff and MPP recruitments
  
• Hiring managers

Second, we recently announced the revised training schedule and list of courses. Details can be found on the CHRS Recruiting Training webpage. You can also find a link to the recorded campus overview held in late May.

Finally, our plan is to continue moving forward with the implementation of this new tool and get you the training and support you need. We will adjust our timeline as needed while continuing to adapt to the changing environment around us. We appreciate your patience and flexibility and will update you regularly as we move forward. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our CHRS Recruiting team at chrs@sjsu.edu.