Any university owned property removed from campus must be tracked. This form is designed to get approval once you have already worked with the ETC office or your supervisor. 

Questions should be directed to Matt McLaughlin at matthew-mclaughlin@uiowa.edu.  

The college is committed to a space utilization plan which maximizes the utility of the space and makes it possible to reassign space as needs change over time. 

To retain research and teaching laboratory space, faculty must demonstrate continuing effective and productive use of the space. 

If you have either short-term, including one day events, or long-term requests, please submit an Engineering Facilities Space Request here to the College of Engineering Space Planning Committee.  

If you have questions, please contact the director, finance and operations, for the College of Engineering.

The following Capital Asset Management forms and instructions are included in the link.

• Asset Updates Form – update building location, room number, serial number, custodian, etc.
• Addition Request Form – add capitalized equipment
• Deductions Request Form – remove capitalized asset from departmental inventory
• Internal Transfer of University Equipment – transfer ownership from one UI department to another
• Off Campus Use of Property – for use when equipment will be considered “off campus”
• Surplus Removal Request Form – to remove property and send to surplus
• Title Transfer of University Equipment – transfer of ownership from UI to another institution
• Statement of Government-Owned Equipment Status (federal assets only)
• Non-capitalized Equipment – for departmental use only

The FM@YourService Portal consists of five different form options (buttons) for submitting the following requests:

• Request Maintenance – building, custodial, ground maintenance
• Order Work or Keys – get keys, install/hang small items
• Request Project – renovate space, install signage/furniture/etc.
• Get Help – request maintenance estimate, contact us, additional resources
• Ask a COVID-19 question – FM operations

For facilities emergencies, please call 319-335-5071, 24/7

This is a workflow to be used for requesting new College of Engineering Universal Workflow forms or changes to existing ones.

 College of Engineering Form Request

To request to hire for a staff or postdoctoral scholar position, an Engineering Hiring Request Form must be submitted to the Dean’s Office. The Dean’s Office will provide a response within one to two weeks. If the position is approved, the hiring supervisor will then work with the HR generalist to develop a recruitment plan.

Effective with the start of FY22, this process is required college-wide, regardless of department or funding source. Please note this process applies to positions for which a search will be conducted as well as those for which a search waiver is being requested.

Student employee recruitments and appointments are administered within each department. Please contact your department administrator for assistance. 

Student employees may have unique needs in the areas of work schedules, training, and development, and engagement. Fortunately, the university has many resources to guide you in these areas, and Engineering Human Resources is here to help you apply them to unique situations here in the college.

• The Office of Student Financial Aid: The Student Employment website offers a comprehensive guide for employers both on and off-campus.
• Pomerantz Career Center: The Pomerantz website offers comprehensive resources for recruiting students. You will find a link to Handshake on this site, which is the University of Iowa’s primary online recruiting system for hiring students.
• Supervising Today’s Students Series (STS): STS is a series of training sessions geared toward faculty and staff who hire and supervise undergraduate students. Courses cover the student employment life cycle and provide practical tools for successfully engaging and leading student employees.
• Wages: The Office of Student Financial Aid completes a wage survey for part-time and work-study student employees on a yearly basis.
• College of Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Assistants: The college requires that all undergraduate teaching assistants complete the College of Engineering Undergraduate TA Responsibilities Related to Harassment form.

Please contact Engineering Human Resources if you have questions or would like to discuss any needs related to student employment within the College of Engineering. We are happy to support both our student employees and their supervisors.

Regular P&S staff are eligible for career development actions include promotions, career advancements, and career shifts (reclassifications). These actions may or may not be accompanied by a pay increase. 

More information about these actions can be found here. Relevant Operations Manual policies can be found here and here.

To request a career development action for a P&S staff member, please submit a Career Development Request Form.

This form will route to the employee’s supervisor and then the DEO/center director for approval. Upon receipt of department approval, CoE Human Resources will facilitate college review and an approval/denial within 30 days. College review of career development actions will include confirmation of funding, validating appropriateness of the action, and maintaining equity and consistency within the college.

Career development actions are not considered fully approved until formal email notification by CoE HR is received following University HR review.

College of Engineering Professional Development

The College of Engineering is committed to supporting the professional development of our staff. The following outlines the request process for staff professional development. It is designed to be accessible, equitable, and transparent and to encourage planning. 

Eligibility and criteria for use:

• All College of Engineering regular professional and scientific and merit staff that are 50% time or greater are eligible. 
• Requests to attend a training and/or conference that has a cost associated with it. This applies to both virtual and in-person events. Please note that this process does not apply to travel for activities such as recruitment and outreach.

Process:           

• Any training and/or conference/professional development (virtual or travel related) that will have a cost associated with it, regardless of funding, should have a Staff Professional Development request form completed prior to any costs incurred. Any purchases made related to professional development without prior approval may not be authorized.
• Requests, when possible, should be submitted four weeks in advance of training and/or travel related to conference.
• The request form will route from the initiator to their supervisor, then to the Dean’s Office. 
• Request forms received by the Dean’s Office will be reviewed monthly, within the first seven business days of each month.
• Approval/denial of the request form will trigger an email to be sent to the initiator and their supervisor outlining the next steps.
• Approval of request is dependent upon applicability of content to their position and unit and reasonableness of request.
• Staff may submit more than one request form utilizing College of Engineering funds each fiscal year; however, priority of those funds will be given to staff who have not received professional development funds from the college within the last 12 months.
• If approved, it is expected that the staff member attending the professional development activity will report back to their peers and/or unit about what they learned.

University of Iowa Professional Development

The Mary Jo Small Staff Fellowship is an award that University of Iowa staff members may use to help defray costs associated with regional, national, or international meetings or workshops, as well as a variety of other non-academic professional development opportunities on and off-campus.

• The College of Engineering is dedicated to supporting the growth and development of our greatest asset, our employees. The College of Engineering Tuition Assistance Program promotes continuing education and career growth by providing an opportunity for eligible employees to apply for financial assistance to help with tuition costs. The College of Engineering Tuition Assistance Program supersedes and replaces all departmental tuition assistance programs and practices effective July 1, 2022.
• See eligibility requirements, funding, and program guidelines.
• To begin the application process, please complete this form.
• Application deadlines
  • Applications must be submitted by the employee and approved by the supervisor within the dates listed below:

All regular staff receive performance evaluations annually. These annual reviews follow a calendar year compliance period (January 1 to December 31) and are conducted in the fall. 

Performance evaluations are located on UI Self Service, My Career, under Career & Performance -> Performance Review. 

Performance review process:

1. Employee creates review in Performance Review tool (accessed in Self Service). 
2. Employee completes review form and routes electronically to supervisor via Performance Review tool.
3. Supervisor completes their part of the review form.
4. Supervisor conducts review session with employee.
5. Supervisor electronically routes review form to employee for acknowledgement. (This can be done prior to or following the review session, based on supervisor preference.)
6. Employee electronically signs review, adding optional comments.
7. Review is automatically added to ePersonnel and rating is recorded in HR system.

Performance rating scale: A five-point scale is used to provide the overall performance rating:  

• Outstanding
• Exceeds Expectations
• Successfully Meets Expectations
• Needs Improvement
• Unsatisfactory

The rating definitions are available here. 

Feel free to contact your HR generalist if you have any questions or need assistance as you complete the performance evaluation process.  

When faculty and staff need to take a leave of absence from work, perhaps due to personal illness, a family member’s health or other personal situation, they should contact CoE HR to initiate the leave process. CoE HR will submit a confidential intake form to Faculty and Staff Disability Services (FSDS) who will facilitate review of any medical documentation and communicate with the employee, CoE HR, and supervisor regarding leave provisions.

Faculty unpaid leave of absence request

A faculty member may apply for an unpaid leave of absence (which are not categorized under FMLA) for professional or personal reasons (see the University's Operations Manual, III–21.2). An unpaid leave of absence is granted for a specific purpose of some duration and for a specific time period. Leave periods are granted in continuous periods of time (e.g., in units of semesters). If a College of Engineering faculty member intends on applying for a non-compensated leave of absence, the Unpaid Leave of Absence Request workflow form is required to begin the process and notify all interested parties.

Should a faculty or staff member require a workplace accommodation due to their health condition or disability, they should contact CoE HR to begin the interactive accommodation process. CoE HR will submit a confidential intake form to Faculty and Staff Disability Services (FSDS) who will work with the employee, CoE HR and supervisor to identify solutions to work difficulties.

Flexible work arrangements involve a work location that is not 100% on campus (remote or hybrid) and/or a work schedule that does not follow normal business hours (Monday–Friday, 8–4:30/5). Staff who would like to request a flexible work arrangement should talk with their supervisor and then submit a flexible work arrangement (FWA) form which will route to the Dean’s Office. The form must be reviewed and approved by the Dean’s Office before the arrangement can be implemented.

The wellbeing of employees is a top priority for the CoE and the UI. The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides integrated services to faculty, staff, and their family members, including:

• Confidential, short-term counseling to faculty, staff, and their families
• Consultation for supervisors/managers
• Information and referral to community resources

The EAP can be reached at 319-335-2085 or eaphelp@uiowa.edu.

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