Cougar Corner
ONE Highland
In recognition of National Employee Appreciation Day on March 4, we encourage everyone to share their appreciation for their co-workers by completing one or two (or more) ONE Highland Focused Recognition cards the week of February 28. A bundle of cards will ...
Well-being Resources
Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), ComPysch, offers many online resources to enhance well-being. Online resources are available at guidanceresources.com or on their app GuidanceResources® Now, Web ID: DLEAP. As a reminder, our EAP also offers confidential emotional support for employees 24/7 at 1-888-628-4844. As ...
Annual Performance Feedback Cycle: Regular Part-Time and Full-Time Administrative, Professional and Classified Employees
As communicated previously, the performance feedback process for FY22 has started. Feedback sessions give supervisors and employees a valuable opportunity to focus on work activities and goals, so please make the most out of these one-on-one discussions. As you may recall, ...
COVID-19 At Home Tests
Starting January 15, 2022 the cost of COVID-19 at home tests are covered under Highland's group health/Rx insurance plan. Click on the link below for additional information about coverage. The Prime Rx Claim Form can be found here.
New Temporary Order
The Illinois Department of Labor adopted an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on COVID-19 Vaccinating and Testing effective January 24, 2022. The standard adopts the same vaccination/testing requirements as the Governor’s order. In addition, the ETS provides time for employees to ...
Upcoming ONE Highland Workshop
For those employees who have not yet had an opportunity to attend a ONE Highland workshop, we will be offering a session prior to the start of the spring semester. The ONE Highland workshop provides tools, resources and a framework ...
Reminder: Sexual Harassment and Mandated Reporter Training
In 2019, Public Act 101-0221 was signed into law by Governor Pritzker requiring all employers to train employees on sexual harassment prevention by December 31, 2020, and on an annual basis thereafter. In addition, the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting ...
Holiday Walk
Please join us for a pandemic approved edition of the Holiday Walk on Friday, December 10. Stop by the Cafeteria between 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. for some socially distanced holiday cheer. Cookies and hot chocolate will be served. If you’re looking for additional ...
ONE Highland Celebration Grab n Go Lunch
On November 18 we served 65 boxed lunches as we celebrated our progress with ONE Highland. In addition, we distributed ONE Highland mugs, t-shirts and cultural belief cards and gathered ideas on how to continue to move Highland from a ...
Culture Advantage Index (CAI)
Last year, we began our ONE Highland journey to improve trust and accountability. A Culture Advantage Index (CAI) was sent to assess the culture at that time. To continue to measure our progress, another culture assessment was conducted this August. We are ...