HR Inside Edition May 2025
The CJC-HR Team presents the May Inside Edition! We encourage you to share your own news and ideas for future issues. Your contributions will make our newsletter even more engaging and informative. You can also read all these stories on our Inside Edition web page.
Important Upcoming Dates and Deadlines:
- May 26, 2025: Monday, Memorial Day
Happy Retirement
- James Babanikos
- Randy Bennett
- Sylvia Chan-Olmsted
- Michael Leslie
- Norm Lewis
- Mindy McAdams
- Steve Russell
Professional Development Opportunities
Unlock Your Potential: Join the CJC Professional Development Series for a Career Boost
Take the lead in your career and stay at the forefront of industry trends with our exclusive CJC Professional Development Series. Join us for expert-led workshops, designed to equip you with the skills, knowledge, and connections you need to succeed.
Experience:
- Insightful sessions led by CJC leaders, sharing their expertise and real-world experiences
- Meaningful connections with peers, fostering a network of support and collaboration
- Hands-on learning and skill-building, tailored to your needs and goals
Upcoming Session:
· June 18, 2025
· UFIT Training & Organizational Applications
· Instructor: Tammy H. Barber, UFIT Training and Education Specialist
· 10:00 am – 11:30 am
· Location, Atlas Lab, Room G033
· Register Now and Zoom available
Interested in presenting or leading a session? For more information, contact April Welcome at cjc-hr@jou.ufl.edu.
Safety and Security
Hurricane season officially starts June 1 and runs through November bringing the possibility for hurricanes, tropical storms, and other significant weather events to the Gainesville region. CJC has taken a very proactive approach toward fulfilling our mission of service to community and our students through several hurricane and tropical weather-focused initiatives.
CJC’s public media WUFT, spearheaded and launched a nationally recognized and award-winning public safety initiative called “FPREN” or the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network. FPREN provides hurricane and other significant weather coverage to every public broadcaster in Florida and South Carolina and has become a national model for keeping the public informed during crisis situations. You can always get the latest storm-related information through WUFT-FM, WUFT.org and the Florida Storms mobile app, a free download and service of WUFT/FPREN. It’s always a good idea to have a hurricane kit ready; here’s a great primer on what to include in yours from our partners at the Florida Division of Emergency Management: www.floridadisaster.org/planprepare/hurricane-supply-checklist/
Finally, a reminder to download the Florida Storms mobile app and to tune into WUFT’s new AI-driven alerting and advisory channel BEACON (Broadcast Emergency Alerts and Communications Operations Network), which broadcasts official government alerts and advisories on two channels in the Gainesville area (WUFQ, 88.5 FM and WUFT, 89.1 HD Channel 4). This innovative new project was founded at CJC/WUFT and is being developed and deployed statewide in partnership with the Florida Division of Emergency Network. BEACON is an “always on” alerting channel providing listeners with only the latest official information and has a free download BEACON mobile app available.
Be safe and here’s to a quiet hurricane season!
Additional Resources:
- CJC-HR Hub
- Resources for UF Faculty & Staff
- Current CJC Job Opportunities
- Employee Education Program
- UF Alerts
- UF Policies
- Employee Handbook
- United Faculty of Florida Contract (UFF) (2021-2024)
- Graduate Assistants United (GAU) (2021-2023)
Questions? Email cjc-hr@jou.ufl.edu
