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Human Resource Services

 

 

Our Mission and Values

Our mission is to provide quality human resource services to faculty and staff in support of the University's teaching, grant, research and service objectives. Our responsibilities include:

  • creating and supporting the hiring of quality people
  • developing employees through education and training
  • enhancing the climate and quality of work life
  • creating and valuing diversity.

In interactions with our internal and external customers, we commit to the following values:

  • respect for the individual
  • open and honest communication
  • fair and equitable treatment
  • concern and sensitivity
  • acknowledgement of, and respect for diversity.

We carry out our mission by:

  • maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards
  • committing to quality in all we do
  • understanding and anticipating customer needs
  • improving efficiency and productivity
  • reducing bureaucracy and simplifying processes
  • continuing to improve services
  • measuring outcomes
  • working as a team

 

Our Services

  • Benefits Administration
  • Compensation Management
  • Employee and Labor Relations
  • Employee Recruitment and Retention
  • Training and Professional Development
  • Strategic Planning and Organizational Development

HR Services Staff

Who we are:
What we do:

Marion Boenheim, Associate VP

541.552.8557

boenheimm@sou.edu

Employee relations; custodian of personnel files; management of employment services, legal mandates, ADA, diversity and Titles VII and IX.

Deborah Frierson, Director

541.552.8550

friersond@sou.edu

Employee and labor relations; classification & compensation; grievances; strategic human resource planning.

Gail Beliveau,         HR Associate

541.552.8553

beliveau@sou.edu

Notices of appointment; maintenance of official personnel files; staff evaluations; implementation of salary plan for SEIU employees; interpretation of HR policies, procedures, and SEIU collective bargaining agreement; basic benefits assistance.

Colin Bunnell,  Training and Development Mgr

541.552.6512

bunnellc@sou.edu

Training contact for PeopleAdmin; search committee training; employee training & professional development opportunities; strategic human resource planning and organizational change and transition management; employee recognition programs.

Jon Jennings,         HR Associate

541.552.6315

jenningsj@sou.edu

Primary contact for employee recruitment; PeopleAdmin; search chair assistance; questions on job postings; new hire processing and orientation; interpretation of HR policies and procedures and the SEIU collective bargaining agreement.

Barbara Marah, Benefits Specialist

541.552.6167

marah@sou.edu

Benefit and retirement plans; counseling of employees about benefit and retirement options; workers’ compensation and unemployment program; COBRA; staff fee program; new hire orientation.

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