HR Liaisons
The HR liaisons serve as HR business partners to one or more planning units. They build partnerships with units to create value-added HR services, which address the unique operational needs, mission, and direction of their units. They are both consultants to management, as well as resources for all employees, in the units they represent. You are encouraged to reach out to your liaison with any issues, concerns or questions.
Services provided include, but are not limited to:
- Recruitment and Hiring
- Guidance in writing position descriptions
- Developing effective recruitment plans
- Identifying selection methods to combat implicit bias
- Employee Relations and discipline:
- Guidance for general personnel issues
- Attendance and leave issues
- Reasonable suspicion testing
- Organizational development
- Organizational design and restructuring
- Succession planning
- Staffing Contingency Planning
- Performance Management
- Setting goals
- Delivering feedback
- Calibrating ratings
- Professional development and training needs
- Meeting with employees about questions and concerns regarding to HR matters
- Alignment of HR strategies with operational goals
- Consultation with unit representatives and their employees to provide basic understandings and interpretations of Ohio University policies, practices, and procedures, as well as applicable local/state/federal law(s)
HR Liaisons by planning unit
Unit/Dept | Liaison | Phone | Alternate Liaison in the Absence of Assigned Liaison | Phone | |
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Advancement | Vickie Wortman | 7-1436 | Eva McConnell | 3-1619 | |
Athletics | Eva McConnell | 3-1619 | Adam Pergram | 3-1624 | |
College of Arts & Sciences | Shellie McVey |
7-1824
|
Suzanne Durst | 3-9875 | |
College of Business | Suzanne Durst | 3-9875 | Shellie McVey | 7-1824 | |
College of Communication | Rich Schmaltz | 3-1646 | Paige Knott | 3-0766 | |
College of Education | Eva McConnell | 3-1619 | Adam Pergram | 3-1624 | |
College of Engineering | Suzanne Durst | 3-9875 | Shellie McVey | 7-1824 | |
College of Fine Arts | Eva McConnell | 3-1619 | Adam Pergram | 3-1624 | |
College of Health Sciences & Professions | Suzanne Durst | 3-9875 | Shellie McVey | 7-1824 | |
College of Medicine | Paige Knott | 3-0766 | Rich Schmaltz | 3-1646 | |
Diversity & Inclusion | Vickie Wortman | 7-1436 | Paige Knott | 3-0766 | |
Enrollment Management: Undergraduate Admissions, Financial Aid, Registrar | Suzanne Durst | 3-9875 | Shellie McVey | 7-1824 | |
Finance & Administration: Facilities | Vickie Wortman | 7-1436 | Shellie McVey | 7-1824 | |
Finance & Administration: Finance | Vickie Wortman | 7-1436 | Shellie McVey | 7-1824 | |
Finance & Administration: HR | Vickie Wortman | 7-1436 | Shellie McVey | 7-1824 | |
Finance & Administration: Logistics (Printing, Moving and Mail) |
Vickie Wortman | 7-1436 | Shellie McVey | 7-1824 | |
Finance & Administration: OIT | Rich Schmaltz | 3-1646 | Paige Knott | 3-0766 | |
Finance & Administration: OUPD | Vickie Wortman | 7-1436 | Julie Wilson | 3-1644 | |
Finance & Administration: Parking & Transportation | Vickie Wortman | 7-1436 | Shellie McVey | 7-1824 | |
Finance & Administration: University Planning | Vickie Wortman | 7-1436 | Shellie McVey | 7-1824 | |
Graduate College | Eva McConnell | 3-1619 | Adam Pergram | 3-1624 | |
Honors Tutorial | Paige Knott | 3-0766 | Rich Schmaltz | 3-1646 | |
Library | Eva McConnell | 3-1619 | Adam Pergram | 3-1624 | |
Office of Global Affairs and International Studies | Paige Knott | 3-0766 | Rich Schmaltz | 3-1646 | |
Office of the President | Vickie Wortman | 7-1436 | Suzanne Durst | 3-9875 | |
Provost | Paige Knott | 3-0766 | Rich Schmaltz | 3-1646 | |
Regional Higher Education | Adam Pergram | 3-1624 | Eva McConnell | 3-1619 | |
Research and Creative Activity | Eva McConnell | 3-1619 | Adam Pergram | 3-1624 | |
Student Affairs | Rich Schmaltz | 3-1646 | Paige Knott | 3-0766 | |
University College | Vickie Wortman | 7-1436 | Rich Schmaltz | 3-1646 | |
University Communication and Marketing | Paige Knott | 3-0766 | Rich Schmaltz | 3-1646 | |
Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service | Eva McConnell | 3-1619 | Adam Pergram | 3-1624 |