Employee Handbook Update & HR Reminders
Employee Handbook Update
To follow up on the announcements at this week's forum, we are excited to share the outcome of a multi-year collaborative project to update the employee handbook. For the first time, we are moving toward a single Employee Handbook for all non-faculty employees of The College. The handbook is designed to work in alignment with the Vassar College Policy Library as well as collective barganing agreements. By creating one employee handbook we hope to increase transparency and access to information for all employees.
We will be holding an open comment period between now and July 1. During this time we encourage everyone to explore the new handbook, share feedback using the anonymous form within the handbook, and attend an information session. We look forward to hearing from you!
Join an Employee Handbook Information Session!
Please join us for an information session focused on the new Employee Handbook for all non-faculty employees.
Virtual Sessions:
- Tuesday, June 2nd 2:00 pm via Zoom
- Wednesday, June 17 1:00 pm via Zoom
In-person Sessions:
- Monday, May 18th 2:00 pm College Center MPR (CC223)
- Friday, May 29th 11:00 am College Center MPR (CC223)
- Thursday, June 11th 11:00 am College Center MPR (CC223)
Performance Reviews in Workday
Year-End Performance reviews kicked off in mid-April. If you still have any incomplete review tasks in your Workday inbox from 2025, please be sure to submit them as soon as possible. For support during the Performance Review process, please contact Human Resources or check out the guides on our website.
Compliance Training Reminder
Information Security Awareness Training:
This training provides an overview of essential practices for protecting data and resources.
- Review: Responsible Use Policy
- Complete: KnowBe4 Trainingtraining.knowbe4.com
- Duration: 25 minutes
In-Person Institutional Equity Training: Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct
Multiple sessions will be offered throughout May and June. If you complete a live workshop, you are not required to take the online course. You will receive a certificate of completion sent to your Vassar email.
- Thr, May 14, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am (Faculty session)
- Thr, May 14, 2026 11:45 am - 12:45 pm
- Thr, May 14, 2026 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
- Tue, June 2, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
- Tue, June 2, 2026 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Tue, June 2, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
On-demand training is now available!
In-Person Institutional Equity Training Registration
Access On-Demand Training
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