Author: Sadi Roberts

Managers, it’s time to complete the mid-review step of the myPerformance evaluation cycle for your non-teaching employees. The mid-review step is your opportunity to do a formal progress check-in with your employees now that we’re halfway through the annual performance evaluation period that began March 1 and ends Feb. 28, 2025. Go to myPerformance to access and complete mid-reviews, which should be completed by Sept. 30.

Follow these steps to complete mid-reviews for your non-teaching employees:

• Add comments regarding your employee’s performance and progress on their expectations and goals for the first half of the evaluation period.
• Make any necessary updates to expectations and goals for the last half of the evaluation period.
• Save and submit your updates.
• Meet with your employees to review their progress, share any updated expectations and goals, and provide them with a copy.

Helpful hints:

• Managers have unlimited access to update and edit content on evaluations in myPerformance until the employee self-evaluation step begins Jan. 1, 2025.
• Be sure to save and submit anytime you update or make changes to an evaluation. You still have access to make changes after you save and submit.
• Employees don’t have access to their 2024-25 myPerformance evaluation until the employee self-evaluation step which is why it’s important to review and provide a copy of their evaluation for reference throughout the year.
• Managers can add co-planners during this step. A co-planner is someone who has managed a portion of the employee’s work assignment during the evaluation period.
• To find in-progress or past evaluations in myPerformance, check the small box “Show completed and expired tasks” then click “Search.”

For more information (including myPerformance training, quick reference guides, and other resources) go to wichita.edu/myPerformance.

Wichita State desires to create a strong community wherein all who serve and are served by the university have an exceptional experience. The university has adopted Service Standards, known as Shocker PROUD, which identify common things we can all do to create a welcoming environment and promote WSU.

Go to myTraining and search for “Shocker PROUD Service Standards” to view available session times and register.

Wichita State desires to create a strong community wherein all who serve and are served by the university have an exceptional experience. The university has adopted Service Standards, known as Shocker PROUD, which identify common things we can all do to create a welcoming environment and promote WSU.

Go to myTraining and search for “Shocker PROUD Service Standards” to view available session times and register.

The Kansas WISE subcommittee on Career & Professional Development invites faculty and staff to join its online event, Speed Networking, July 25.

Previous speed networking events have received a lot of interest, so this month’s event will be 90 minutes, allowing for more time to connect with fellow state employees and learn more about them and their agencies.

Registration is free and open to all State of Kansas Employees.

Go to the HR professional development website to learn more and register.

Staff Senate and Human Resources are excited to offer faculty and staff a professional development opportunity made possible through grants they wrote and were awarded by the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC). The grant provides a select number of seats for their leadership development path which starts with step one, When Everyone Leads.

Based on KLC’s bestselling book, “When Everyone Leads,” the six-hour course makes leadership accessible and inclusive, unleashing capacity for collective leadership in teams, organizations, coalitions and communities.

All faculty and staff are invited to go to the HR professional development website to learn more and find instructions for submitting an interest form.

Annual non-teaching employee performance evaluations for 2024-25 are now accessible for managers to complete the planning step of the myPerformance evaluation cycle. Planning should be completed by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, March 31.

The 2024-25 review period begins March 1, 2024 and ends on Feb. 28, 2025. Managers should log into myPerformance to add expectations, competencies and goals for the current review period then meet with their employees to review and provide a copy of their evaluation for reference throughout the year.

Helpful hints:

• Managers have unlimited access to update and edit content on evaluations in myPerformance until the employee self-evaluation step begins Jan. 1, 2025.
• Be sure to save and submit anytime you update or make changes to an evaluation. You still have access to make changes after you save and submit.
• Employees don’t have access to their 2024-25 myPerformance evaluation until the employee self-evaluation step which is why it’s important to review and provide a copy of their evaluation for reference throughout the year.
• To find in-progress or past evaluations in myPerformance, check the small box “Show completed and expired tasks” then click “Search.”

For more information (including myPerformance training, quick reference guides, and other resources) go to the myPerformance webpage (wichita.edu/myPerformance).

The Office of Human Resources has launched a new professional development website as part of its continued focus on generating easier employee access to HR information, tools and resources.

Designed as a central hub for employees interested in professional development, it provides available resources including information needed to use them and course recommendations for developing the knowledge and skills most critical to fostering a culture of empowerment, leadership and ownership here at WSU.

The HR team would love to hear any feedback employees have as it continues to curate more resources and develop learning paths. Go to the professional development website to look around and explore any resources or curated content that interests you.

Email the HR Organizational Development team at hr.organizationaldevelopment@wichita.edu to share any feedback on the usability of the site or if there are other resources or content you would like to recommend.

Annual non-teaching employee performance evaluations for 2024-25 are now accessible for managers to complete the planning step of the myPerformance evaluation cycle. Planning should be completed by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, March 31.

The 2024-25 review period begins March 1 and ends Feb. 28, 2025. Managers should log into myPerformance to add expectations, competencies, and goals for the current review period then meet with their employees to review and provide a copy of their evaluation for reference throughout the year.

Helpful hints:

• Managers have unlimited access to update and edit content on evaluations in myPerformance until the employee self-evaluation step begins Jan. 1, 2025.
• Be sure to save and submit anytime you update or make changes to an evaluation. You still have access to make changes after you save and submit.
• Employees don’t have access to their 2024-25 myPerformance evaluation until the employee self-evaluation step which is why it’s important to review and provide a copy of their evaluation for reference throughout the year.
• To find in-progress or past evaluations in myPerformance, check the small box “Show completed and expired tasks” then click “Search.”

For more information (including myPerformance training, quick reference guides, and other resources) go to the myPerformance webpage (wichita.edu/myPerformance).

Annual non-teaching employee performance evaluations for 2023-24 will be available for manager signatures beginning March 8 provided that their employee has submitted their employee signature in myPerformance.

Managers should log into myPerformance then electronically sign and submit their employee’s 2023-24 evaluation by 11:59 p.m. Thursday, March 14.

Helpful hints:

• Progress through each page of the evaluation to review all comments and ratings.
• Enter your name in the signature field, click “Sign,” and then click “Submit” on the approval signature page and the submit review pop-up window.
• Check the box that says “Show completed and expired tasks” if you think an evaluation has disappeared from your scheduled tasks.
• Don’t forget that the first step of the 2024-25 myPerformance evaluation cycle, planning, is due March 31.

Note: The first step of the evaluation cycle, planning, for 2024-25 evaluations is accessible to managers in myPerformance. The planning step is for setting expectations and goals for the new review period which runs March 1, 2024 through Feb. 28, 2025. If you have not already done so, you should enter and submit this information in myPerformance, and then meet with your employees by March 31. Your employees will not have access to their 2024-25 evaluation until Jan. 1, 2025, so it is important to provide them with a copy to use as a reference throughout the year.

For more information (including myPerformance training, quick reference guides, and other resources) go to the myPerformance webpage (wichita.edu/myPerformance).

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Kansas WISE 2024: Taking Action will take place March 7. This year’s events are designed to emphasize the empowerment of taking action in your own lives whether it be personally or professionally.

The event is free and open to all State of Kansas employees. A more detailed agenda and session descriptions are below along with registration information.

Kicking off late morning with a panel discussion of inspiring women, we will transition to an afternoon of breakout sessions where you choose your path. Afternoon sessions include the power of self-talk, community engagement and action steps we can take to support women’s advancement and sense of belonging in the workplace.

Each event has a separate registration. You will receive a confirmation email for each event you register to attend that includes your unique link and the option to add the event to your calendar.

• Panel discussion
  11:45 a.m. -1:15 p.m.
  Join Kansas WISE and a panel of inspiring women in a conversation about their unique experiences with taking action and making choices and the empowerment and self-care that comes with it. Panelists to be announced soon.
• Session one, one breakout. 1:30-2:30 p.m.:
  The Power of Self-Talk
  Self-talk is the inner dialogue that shapes our thoughts, feelings, and actions. In this session, explore how negative and positive self-talk can impact our work and well-being. Walk away with strategies to improve self-talk patterns for the better.
• Session two, two breakouts, choose one. 3-4 p.m.:
  • Civic Leadership Pathways
    Presented by Emily Vietti from the KU’s Institute for Leadership Studies, Civic Leadership Pathways prepares you to be more civically engaged by giving you the confidence to say “Yes!” to serving your community. You’ll also learn more about the Ready to Run Campaign Training for Women and how to get involved in their 2024 class.
  • Advancing and Belonging in the Workplace
    Join KU’s Inspiring Women in Public Administration for a facilitated conversation using Covey’s Circle of Influence and Control to reflect on actions steps we can take to support women’s advancement and sense of belonging in the workplace.

Please direct questions to KansasWISE@ks.gov.