Meeting Notes for Managers, February 2023

Below is a summary of university-wide news and workplace information for you to reinforce with your teams during staff meetings or via email updates:

Yale Planetary Solutions Project
Encourage subscription to the Planetary Solutions newsletter, and promote the latest issue which includes articles, events, and podcasts detailing the climate and biodiversity work happening across Yale.

Healthy Yale
Confirm that your building’s print signage is up to date by visiting Yale’s YPPS website to review and print current signage.

2023 Child Care Subsidy Program
Apply for reimbursement for the 2023 Child Care Subsidy Program, which is open to benefit-eligible faculty, managerial and professional staff, postdoctoral associates, and postdoctoral fellows with children from infant- age five. Employees can attend the next Child Care Subsidy Information Session (register per VPN) on March 8 from noon-12:30 p.m.

Managing at Yale series can inspire performance
The University’s signature manager development program, Managing at Yale, is more than a training curriculum. It sets in motion the fundamentals needed to support a work culture that values diverse experiences and points of view—and thrives on respect and collaboration. Through interactive and engaging presentations, real-life scenarios, and peer interactivity, you will learn about leadership principles, labor relations, diversity and inclusiveness, and much more. The first three courses encompassing the Managing at Yale program are currently offered online over 9 months and will empower you to effectively deliver on Yale’s leadership expectations.

Employee Referral Program (ERP) continues to June 2023
A 2022 message from John Whelan to faculty, staff, and post-doc associates noted the success of the ERP —Yale has welcomed 160 new employees to Yale, including more than 50 diverse candidates, and 30 New Haven residents, and rewarded Yale employees with referral bonuses totaling more than $255,000. This success has led to its extension to June 23, 2023.