UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 25, Page 3
March 21, 1996
Performance Appraisal Program

To:       Professional and Salaried Staff
From:     Maxine Colm,
          Vice President for Employee Relations
Subject:  Performance Appraisal Program, 1995-96
Date:     March 21

     Each year, we ask that supervisors provide professional and
salaried staff with appraisals of their past year's performance. The
process not only provides supervisors with an opportunity to review
the job performance of employees within their units but also with a
mechanism for establishing mutually agreed upon goals for the coming
year.
     As you know, we have redesigned the evaluation process to provide
greater interaction between supervisor and employee. Completion of a
Self-Appraisal Worksheet assists professional and salaried staff in
identifying their accomplishments. They are also asked to set new
performance goals and objectives and to identify strategies for career
development. Supervisors then comment in narrative fashion about the
material contained on the worksheet and may, where indicated, identify
areas that need improvement.
     To expedite the evaluation process, appraisal forms for both
salaried and professional staff are available on computer disk. Disk
copies have been provided in the past to each unit's computer resource
person. Where necessary, the Office of Employee Services will make
certain that disks are reformatted with this year's Performance
Appraisal Form. Additionally, the Performance Appraisal Form can be
located on U-Discover (Gopher), under Employee Information, and then
down-loaded to disk. Paper appraisal forms also are available.
     Please call Robert Martin, assistant vice president for employee
relations, at 831-8309, if you have any questions concerning the
appraisal process or the securing of forms.
     I appreciate your continuing support for the University's
appraisal process and urge you to take advantage of the computer
systems that are in place. Evaluation forms must be completed and
submitted to the Office of Employee Services no later than April 26.