Announcements

Garden plots are still available for purchase this season. Here is the link to apply https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/RqxKuvuiYE.

The Office of the President has invited candidates for the vice president of marketing & communications position to campus for interviews. We invite faculty to participate in the remaining faculty open sessions. A faculty member from the search committee will facilitate these sessions which will be in person and are scheduled as follows:

Candidate #2: Monday, June 15, 3:30-4:15 p.m. in Stern Great Room
Candidate #3: Wednesday, June 17, 3:30-4:15 p.m. in Stern Great Room

The position leadership profile and application materials for each candidate will be posted to Gateway and can be found in the Campus Documents folder (left column) the business day prior to each candidate’s visit. While this search is considered “open” with regard to campus participation, we ask you to be considerate of the candidates’ privacy.

Thank you in advance for participating in this important process and sharing your feedback. A survey link will follow each candidate’s visit to campus.

The 2025-2026 academic/fiscal year is coming to a close this month, but the work continues as we move closer to finalizing some details behind the scene in Workday while getting closer to kicking off the development and build of Workday Student this fall.

Workday Wednesdays open sessions continue each Wednesday through June 10 as a casual, drop-in opportunity to ask questions, review processes, or build confidence using the system. Sessions are held in the HUB lower-level conference room from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. and are open to anyone needing quick assistance or task support.

Beyond Workday Wednesdays, our change management efforts continually look for ways to help the campus transition to using Workday in the most efficient and effective ways through open sessions, outreach and the development of training resources. Our job aids and videos evolve as processes within Workday get refined and enhanced.

New and updated Workday job aids developed in the month of May include the following:

• MOBB report: For those who handle budgets and budget reports
The DC FIN Manager Operating Balance Report (MOBB) has been modified to exclude ledger accounts. A ledger account is a high level label for a specific grouping of revenue or spend categories. For example, if you do not want to view student wages in your MOBB report on retrieval, you could exclude ledger accounts 5031, 5032, and 5033.

• Reassigning Pcard Transactions: For Expense Reports and Pcard coding
If you have transactions on a department pcard that need to be reassigned to another individual for coding and reconciliation - you may find the new re-assigning pcard transactions job aid helpful to guide you through the task!

• Delegating in Workday: Going on vacation or taking some time away from your responsibilities this summer? The new Delegating in Workday job aid will help you to delegate some tasks to a peer or supervisor while you are away.

Find all job aids posted in our Workday Training Resources webpages online at www.dickinson.edu/workdaytraining.

For the full issue of Workday News June 2026, click the ‘more information’ link below. Find Workday Tips, FAQs and more in each monthly e-newsletter issue. Looking for a back issue of Workday News? All issues of Workday News are posted on our Workday Communications webpage!

The Summer Issue of Vitality is now available by clicking on the more information link below.

Upcoming event highlights:
--Ways to Honor Juneteenth - Join Hope Station throughout June for events honoring freedom, culture, and community.
--Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary - National Reading of the Declaration of Independence | Wednesday, July 8 | 5 - 7 p.m. | Old West, Academic Quad

Employee Announcements
--Community Donut Socials | 9 - 10 a.m. | Britton Plaza - Tuesdays, June 16 through August 18
--Workday Wednesdays - Open sessions are scheduled through June 10.
--U-Turn 2026 Donation Drive - Wednesday and Thursday, June 10 and 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Building T, Carlisle Fairgrounds

Benefits and Financial Wellness
--Set Your Retirement Date webinar with TIAA | Wednesday, June 10 at noon
--Bond Investing Beyond Yield webinar with Fidelity Investments: | Tuesday, June 16 at noon
--Survival Skills for Single Working Parents Health Advocate webinar: Thursday, June 18, at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
--Identity Theft: Safeguarding Your Finances webinar with TIAA | Thursday, June 25 at 11 a.m.
--EFTs Made Simple: Trading Smart From the Start webinar with Fidelity Investments | Wednesday, July 1, at noon
--Communicating With Your Teen Health Advocate webinar: Thursday, July 16, at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Wellness@Dickinson
--Skin Cancer 101: Melanoma and Skin Cancer - A UPMC CARES webinar | Thursday, June 11, at noon
--YMCA 360 - A virtual wellness and fitness platform available for full- and part-time faculty and staff (available anytime, anywhere!)

Enjoy a variety of other community-based programs, events, and opportunities also shared on the Vitality webpage throughout the year.

Tuesday, June 16 | Noon – 1:00 p.m. | Live Webinar

As we entered 2026, many market participants were preparing for at least two further rate cuts from the Federal Reserve over the course of the year. Since then, rate cut probabilities have moved further out to the future as changing economic and geopolitical conditions have seen Treasury yields move higher. While some investors may be pleased to be able to invest in bonds yielding more than they were expecting, others may be concerned about the potential risks.

Gain a more sophisticated understanding of the bond landscape during this live webinar where Fidelity’s Danielle Fox discusses:

• Current key economic and credit market trends.
• A deeper dive into bond search and research - with a focus on Corporate and Municipal bonds.
• How different bond investing strategies can be used to help build a bond portfolio.

Register by clicking on the 'More Information' link below.

Thursday, June 18 | 10 – 11 a.m. | 4 – 5 p.m. | Webinar

Balancing work and parenting is challenging, and doing it alone can feel overwhelming at times. Single working parents often juggle competing demands, limited time, and constant decision-making. Between work responsibilities, school schedules, and everyday life, exhaustion can set in quickly. But you are not alone, and there are ways to make daily life feel a little easier.

Join Health Advocate's EAP Program Manager, Karen Beaudoin, for a webinar to share simple, realistic tips and proven approaches that can help reduce stress, create supportive routines, and make daily life more manageable for single working parents.

Topics to be covered:
• Common challenges single parents face
• The importance of social support
• Practical tips and helpful resources

Register with Health Advocate using the 'More Information' link below and select the time that works best for your schedule.

Thursday, June 18 | noon - 12:45 p.m. | Virtual Presentation

The UPMC Corporate Ambassador Resource and Employer Solutions (CARES) team will host the following live virtual presentation - Menstruation Frustration: What IS Normal

Fibroids, endometriosis, and more can cause pain and excess bleeding. Learn from their expert, Timothy Deimling, MD, a minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon, about what can be done to help you. Join their forum for any issues related to menstruation with a focus on endometriosis.

Pre-register by clicking on the more information link below.

Thursday, June 25 | 11 – 11:30 a.m. | Webinar

Identity theft is a danger for each and every one of us—almost on a daily basis. Whether it’s an email or text that sounds enticing, a suspicious phone call or a social media post with an urgent request from a supposed “friend,” someone may be trying to steal your identity for financial gain.

In this webinar we’ll look at how to:
Understand the threats
Know how it can happen
Secure your information
Look out for others
Act quickly if you’re a victim

Register by clicking on the 'More Information' link below.

Thursday, June 25 | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | Webinar

The EAP Overview Webinar is a live, virtual session designed to provide employees with a practical overview of the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including available services, how to access support, and how confidentiality works.

Topics include:
• Available services (counseling, legal, financial, and work/life support)
• How to access services
• Common reasons to reach out
• Confidentiality protections

Any employee or family member who would like to better understand their EAP benefits, especially those new to the organization or unfamiliar with the program should attend.

Register by clicking on the 'More Information' link below and select the time that works best for your schedule.