Denver SPA General Employee Information

University of Colorado Denver (or UC Denver)

http://www.ucdenver.edu/Pages/UCDWelcomePage.aspx

School of Public Affairs (or SPA)

www.spa.ucdenver.edu

Mailing address:
Campus Box 142
PO Box 173364
Denver, CO 80217-3364

Physical address:
1380 Lawrence St Ste 500
Denver, CO 80204

Main Phone 303.315.2228

Main Fax 303.315.2229

You are not authorized to sign on behalf of the University.

Common abbreviations and acronyms

http://www.cudenver.edu/Resources/StyleGuide/Pages/default.aspx

Human Resource Items

CU Portal at “my.cu.edu” or https://my.cu.edu/render.userLayoutRootNode.uP
• Payroll advices
o Accessed in the portal using your Employee ID # (contact your HR liaison
if you do not know this # and keep this # handy as you will need often)
• Holiday schedule

Payroll & Benefit Services (or PBS) 303.735.6500 – CU uses a centralized service center
for these functions. You should contact the PBS directly for any benefit questions.

New employee toolbox https://www.cu.edu/pbs/newempl.html

Salaried (vs. hourly) employees are paid once per month on the last business day of the
month except for June when you will be paid on the first business day of July.

If you are eligible for vacation and sick leave (9 month contract faculty are not leave
eligible) please consult with your HR liaison on how to request leave and report use of
leave.

Employee manuals – contact your HR liaison if unsure of your classification

• Faculty https://www.cu.edu/content/faculty-handbook
• Classified http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/dhr/pubs/docs/emphandbook.pdf
• Officer and Exempt https://www.cu.edu/SysHR/oep/

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Employee Discounts http://administration.ucdenver.edu/admin/hr/eediscount.htm

Faculty Housing assistance program http://www.cu.edu/faculty/housing/index.html

New employee orientation http://administration.ucdenver.edu/admin/hr/training.htm

All classified and exempt employees are required to have a performance plan in place
with an annual review.
• Please discuss this with your supervisor

Procurement Items
Procurement Service Center (or PSC) - CU uses a centralized service center for these
functions

1. Please plan ahead and speak with your procurement liaison early on to prevent
any problems with the purchase.
2. The University would rather purchase items for you.
a. All items purchased or reimbursed with University funds must benefit the
University and be reasonable and necessary.
3. If you must purchase items personally using your own funds the University
requires the following:
b. Detailed receipt of the purchase
c. Proof of payment for the purchase
4. Travel expenses
o Please contact your procurement liaison for travel policies and procedures.
o A State Travel Card is available https://www.cusys.edu/psc/payable/travel/
5. Items that are considered “Sensitive” by the University and require additional
oversight include (please contact your procurement liaison early on if you are
considering these expenditures):
a. Alcohol – never allowed to be reimbursed in travel status, for other
functions requires pre-approval and specific funding must be available.
b. Official Functions – if the cost is $500 or more additional forms and
approvals are required
c. Special Events – these are defined as fund raising activities

Security
• Always secure your belongings
• Auraria Campus Police – 303.556.5000
• In an EMERGENCY dial 911
• Fire Alarm in Lawrence Street Center
o Normal procedure the alarm will sound/blink and the building attendants
will come over the audio speakers and direct tenants if evacuation is
necessary.
o When in doubt evacuate.
o Each floor has assigned floor wardens in case of evacuation.

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o You will be directed to the meeting point near Speer Blvd upon exiting the
building.

Lawrence Street Center Building information

Building hours - access outside of these hours requires after hours access to be loaded
onto your employee ID
• M-F 6:00am to 7:30pm
• Sat 9am-5pm
• Sunday locked

UC Denver Parking -
http://administration.ucdenver.edu/admin/facilities/parking/index.htm

AHEC parking and Eco Pass - http://www.ahec.edu/parking.html

After hours access added to ID card – please see Rose prior to going to have the access
added so that she can authorize your access to the facilities office.
• Lawrence Street Center 13th floor facilities office
M-F 8am-12pm & 2pm-5pm

University Items
Amendment 41 – limits the gifts state employee can receive
https://www.cu.edu/content/message-cu-president-brown-regarding-amendment-41

Campaign Related Activities

https://www.cu.edu/content/guidelines-campaignrelated-activities-members-university-
community

Campus Resources
Faculty Development Office http://thunder1.cudenver.edu/CFD/
• Teaching improvement
• Developing a research agenda
• Tenure Track mentoring program
• Funds several internal grant programs
o YUMPs (Young Upwardly Mobile Professors)
o Faculty Development Grants
o Research and Scholarship Completion Fund
o University Scholarship Team Grant

Inclement Weather – AHEC info line 303.556.2401

Online phone directory http://www.ahec.edu/phone/phone.htm

SPA specific items

Survey Monkey subscription (SSL encrypted)
o For login contact Assistant Dean for Administration

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