The System News

              At its annual meeting each year,
the Midwest Region of the College
and University Professional
Association of Human Resources
(CUPA-HR) recognizes the
achievements of its members and
presents awards in both
institutional and individual
activities in a variety of areas.
This year at its annual meeting
held in Dearborn, Michigan, the
State Universities Civil Service
System was presented with the
Midwest CUPA-HR “Best Practice” award for their web-based
electronic pre-employment testing program (E-Test).
The Midwest CUPA-HR is dedicated to the practice of human
resources at institutions of higher education. Their organization
is comprised of human resource professionals from
approximately 395 member institutions including private
colleges, institutes, seminaries, comprehensive universities,
community colleges, technical colleges, university system
offices, research universities, medical colleges, and other
professional schools from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The Midwest
region offers unique networking and professional development
opportunities custom designed to meet the needs of practitioners
in Midwestern colleges and universities.
This award is presented to an individual or team who
demonstrates creativity, process improvements, excellence, or
professional achievement within a functional area of human
resources (either an entire HR unit or smaller subunit). A single
significant project or a pattern of smaller projects were considered.
Nominations were submitted by various institutions throughout the
Midwest Region with the State Universities Civil Service System E-Test
program selected by a panel of judges as the recipient of this
year's award.
Specific criteria utilized in making the selection for this award focused
on the following questions:
What was the original need/problem/dilemma/idea?
Why was it important to the functional area of human resources or
the institution?
How was it approached, i.e., what new approaches or
methodologies were used?
What was accomplished or achieved?
How did the individual or team know they were successful?
The web-based, electronic E-Test program was implemented in
September 2005 and will replace the old, inefficient paper-based
classification plan and testing process utilized for the past fifty years.
Current web design and electronic information processing
technologies are utilized in the delivery, management, and security of
this new system. Utilization of this system has resulted in significant
efficiencies at the institutional level and has improved customer
service and applicant processing. Executive Director, Tom Morelock,
and IT Manager, Bob Curry, attended the recent Midwest CUPA-HR
Conference held in Dearborn, Michigan onApril 23-26, 2006 and were
presented with a plaque to recognize this accomplishment.
 
 
 
 
 
Volume 4   Issue 2   2006
Illinois’ Public University System Support Resource and Advocate
02 Insider
05 Boards and Committees
06 What’s New
08 Congratulations
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Midwest CUPA-HR Honors System Office with ‘Best Practice’ Award
Lewis T. (Tom) Morelock, Executive Director