Human Resources, Rights & Risk

Mission Statement

Strive for excellence and effectively support Eastern Washington University's mission and vision and its employees by providing  responsive, timely and effective services, advice, counsel and ensuring legal compliance in the functional areas of: Employment, Recruitment, Compensation, Classification, Employee and Labor Relations, Organizational and Human Resource Development, HR Information and Records, Benefits Administration, Environmental Health and Safety Administration, and Risk Management.  The division serves all regular benefited faculty, exempt and classified and non-student temporary employees, which include managers/supervisors, and the Executive Level of the institution.

Vision

Create and promote decentralized and centralized division programs designed to build and nurture relationships and provide proactive, timely, and effective delivery of services.  The services will be delivered directly at multiple locations or by self-service methods via the web.  The services will be led and supported by a central policy/strategic operation.

Values

• Integrity.  We must be truthful, trustworthy, and ethical.
• Collaboration.  We must work effectively with others involving all affected parties with the University in all processes to achieve meaningful and lasting results.
• Customer Orientation.  We must strive to set challenging goals which provide quality service to students and/or internal customers, focus on output, and assume responsibility.
• Human Resources.  We must respect all people by providing opportunity, empowerment, challenge, and appropriate rewards.

Strategic Goals

• Recruiting qualified applicants and retaining quality faculty and staff 
• Valuing, educating, and rewarding all faculty, staff and supervisors 
• Developing and maintaining effective HR management systems and information 
• Nurturing faculty, staff, and departmental relationships 
• Creating flexible and timely processes, programs, and policies 
• Creating and maintaining a healthy and safe work environment 
• Providing knowledgeable and effective advice and counsel 
• Assessing the effectiveness of the division programs and services continually and making necessary adjustments

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