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Human Resources
Wilson Hall, Room 401
371 Wilson Boulevard
Rochester,
MI
48309-4486
(location map)
(248) 370-3480
Office hours:
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
and by appointment
Meet the Staff
the VP
- VP Human Resources for the University
- Ensure that the University is in compliance with all applicable laws, codes, regulations, contracts and other legal documents related to the university human resources function.
- To collaborate with the University management to ensure productive and positive employee relations.
- To effectively manage labor relations, including the negotiations of bargaining unit contracts, language interpretation and implementation of agreements, and arbitration and grievance proceedings.
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![]() Emily Block Human Resources Assistant 418 Wilson Hall (248) 370-3486 emilyblock@oakland.edu | ![]() Ron Watson VP of Human Resources 418A Wilson Hall (248) 370-3487 rwatson@oakland.edu |
Academic Human Resources website
Primary Duties:
Our focus is providing human resources advice and support to faculty and academic administrators regarding hiring, contract administration, reappointment, tenure and promotion process and employee and labor relations. We also partner with University Human Resources, which provides support for academic employment, benefits enrollment, payroll and leave administration.
Joi Cunningham
Assistant Vice President – Academic Human Resources
205 Wilson Hall
(248) 370-2190
cunning3@oakland.edu
Michelle Mich
Academic Human Resources Administrator
420 Wilson Hall
(248) 370-2196
mich@oakland.edu
Cathy Rush
Special Advisor
417 Wilson Hall
(248) 370-2594
rush@oakland.edu
Compensation
(248) 370-4207
Primary Duties:
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Eric Herppich |
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![]() Monica Haines Benefit and Compensation Services Analyst 404 Wilson Hall (248) 370-4951 haines@oakland.edu |
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Services
(248) 370-3480
Primary Duties:
- Recruitment services for administrative, clerical, service, police, casual and temporary positions
- New employee processing of non-faculty personnel
- Employee recognition programs
- New employee orientation
- Performance Management
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![]() Kim Crawford Office Assistant II 430 Wilson Hall (248) 370-3489 crawford@oakland.edu | ![]() Nancy Murphy Office Assistant II 431 Wilson Hall (248) 370-3499 nmrumph@oakland.edu |
![]() Tracey Zang Employment Services Manager 429 Wilson Hall (248) 370-3481 zang@oakland.edu |
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Relations
- Contract interpretation
- Grievance investigations
- Employee and labor relations management
- Unemployment compensation
- Performance improvement process
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![]() Kay Armstrong Director of Labor and Employee Relations 415 Wilson Hall (248) 370-3498 armstro2@oakland.edu |
Personnel Records
(248) 370-3482
Primary Duties:
- Human Resources Information Systems
- Employee data processing
- Accruals: usage payoff, accumulation, etc.
- Employment verification
- Longevity
- Requests to see personnel files
- Requests to locate employees
- Overtime rates
- Termination/retirement/leave processing procedures
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Chitra Krishnan |
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Teri Dean |
Org Dev
(248) 370-4579
Primary Duties:
- Technical training
- Needs analysis and custom training
- Professional development
- Performance Management
- Tuition Assistance
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