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I am excited to introduce HR Connect<\/em><\/strong>\u2014our new HR quarterly newsletter designed with you in mind.<\/p>\n Inside, you\u2019ll find stories that reflect our vibrant community, spotlighting the incredible faculty and staff who make the University of Rochester thrive. Our goal with HR Connect is simple: to better connect you with the people, programs, and opportunities that support your growth, well-being, and success at the University of Rochester<\/strong>. Whether it\u2019s career development and support resources, or benefits and wellness programs, we want to make it easier for you to see the full range of what\u2019s available to you and to connect you directly with the people and information that can help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am excited to introduce HR Connect\u2014our new HR quarterly newsletter designed with you in mind. Inside, you\u2019ll find stories that reflect our vibrant community, spotlighting the incredible faculty and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":212,"featured_media":201232,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[1462],"tags":[1542],"class_list":["post-200792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-hr-connect"],"acf":{"external":"","hide_featured_image":false,"related":"show_related","style":"","content_modules":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"title-line t-yellow t-below pt-0 mt-0","title":"Why now<\/h2>","content":"As part of our HR Modernization efforts, we\u2019re evolving how our HR team communicates with you. We\u2019re moving toward a format that provides more in-depth, yet easier to digest information<\/strong> directly from our HR leaders and experts. You\u2019ll get more practical advice, real-world insights, and helpful guidance from people who understand our community, offerings, and your needs.","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"title-line t-yellow t-below pt-0 mt-0","title":"
Hearing from you<\/h2>","content":"Communication is a two-way street. Many of you recently took part in the University\u2019s benefits survey. Thank you for your input. We also just launched our first-ever, community-wide Employee Experience Survey<\/a> on October 6. We\u2019re eager for everyone to participate so we can learn from every corner of our organization. In addition, our recognition team is planning quarterly events to create more opportunities for faculty and staff to connect face-to-face with their colleagues, leaders, and even to meet some new people.","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"card_grid_new","anchor":"","css_class":"pt-0","title":"","description":"","card_grid_cta":"","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"content-width","cards":[{"acf_fc_layout":"card","card_width":"full","card_overline":"","card_title":"
Share your ideas for HR Connect<\/em><\/h2>","card_text":"We will use your feedback to shape the content of HR Connect. If you have topics you would like us to explore or story ideas you would like to share, please reach out to our HR Connect editor at hrconnect@rochester.edu<\/a>.","card_image_icon":"icon","card_image":"","card_icon":"{\"family\" : \"classic\", \"style\" : \"solid\", \"id\" : \"envelopes\", \"label\" : \"Envelopes\", \"unicode\" : \"e170\"}","card_icon_color":"#00205b","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement_full":"","card_image_placement":"","card_background_color":"#ffc70a","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":""}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"pt-0 mt-0","title":"","content":"Thank you for reading the first edition of HR Connect.<\/strong> We hope you find it useful and informative. We look forward to growing HR Connect together!","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"query_new","anchor":"","css_classes":"title-line t-yellow t-below","title":"
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