The Employee Express

EODA/HR Bi-Weekly Newsletter

Dr. Liane Hypolite

Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership

In her role for the Educational Leadership Department, Liane teaches brilliant educators enrolled in CPP's only doctoral program - the Educational Leadership program. She supports students as they expand their understanding of equity-driven strategies and as they develop research method skills toward improving K12 and higher education institutions.

In her nomination, it was said that "Dr. Hypolite goes above and beyond to create a welcoming and inclusive classroom environment. She is proactive in communicating with her students and employs numerous exemplary techniques that encourage classroom engagement. She fosters camaraderie and collaboration among CPP's eleventh cohort of doctoral students and keeps us on track as we learn quantitative methods with her this semester."

Thank you, Liane, for your 2.5 years of service and all you do for Cal Poly Pomona!

What do you like most about your job?

What do you like to do when you are not working?

What is a quick tip that you want the campus to know?

"Our students are the best part of my job. They work collaboratively with me to foster critical and supportive learning environments. I love learning from their experiential knowledge through their daily professional insights as well as their long careers as educational leaders and equity advocates." 

"When I am not working, I enjoy spending time with my partner and our two puppies watching our favorite TV shows!"

"A quick tip related to my job that I want the CPP campus to know is that we have wonderfully insightful graduate students across campus. I hope that we can foster more collaborations among our undergraduate and graduate students who share common interests - especially a commitment to educational justice."

Makers Studio and iLab

Wednesday December 7

Noon - 12:45 p.m.

Faculty Director, Kenneth Lamb, and Administrative Coordinator, Jesus Brandon Bermudez Bautista, will showcase two spaces that the Student Innovation Idea Labs (SIIL) manages: the Maker Studio in the Library and the iLab in Building 1. Since its opening in 2015, the Student Innovation Idea Labs have served as a vital resource to our campus community that provide access to 3D printers, sewing machines, and more!

Benefits Information Sessions

Preserving Your Savings for Future Generations

Tuesday December 13

9 - 11:30 a.m.

Thursday December 15

Noon - 1 p.m.

In this session, you will learn an in depth understanding of all Benefits offered by the Cal State University. You will be able to form an educated decision on which plan options are best for you as well as learn about your retirement plan options. We will provide step by step instructions on how to enroll, where to go for more information and how to take advantage of what is best for you.

Join this session if you want to learn about the basics of estate planning or get a general understanding of what assets are potentially taxable and how they might be distributed. Learn the importance of a living will and health care proxy, as well as the basics of trusts, gifting, and possible insurance replacement strategies.

Join us in giving our Bronco colleagues a warm welcome to their new roles!

CPP Learning Has A New Logo

We are happy to announce that we now have a new logo for CPP Learning! CPP Learning is our learning management system where employees complete their HR Compliance training and have access to EH&S and Professional Development content. This is separate from LinkedIn Learning.

A special acknowledgement to one of our Student Assistants, Mohamed Ayoub, who designed this logo!

Black Thriving Initiative Launch Symposium

All campus members are invited to attend CPP's Black Thriving Initiative Launch Symposium via livestream on Zoom Thursday, December 8, 1 - 5 p.m. The first hour of the program - which will include inspirational speakers and discussion about racial healing and justice and discussion about how each of us can act as allies and advocates - will be livestreamed. Register online today by clicking the green button below. Learn more on the Black Thriving Initiative website. 

New EODA/HR Ops Team Member

Veronica Gauna is one of our new Payroll Services Administrative Analyst Specialists!

Veronica's primary responsibilities are to maintain personal data and employment data in the PeopleSoft HCM database and in the State Controller’s Office (SCO) database for all CSU employees. In addition to that, Veronica's position processes, reconciles and audits pay and deductions for all categories of CSU employees.

New EODA/HR Ops Team Member

Korina Gonzalez is the new Fee Waiver Coordinator for the Benefits department!

She is responsible for explaining and reviewing the fee waiver benefits to employees (staff, faculty, FERP and their eligible dependents). Korina is responsible for interpreting and reporting taxation to the State Controllers Office and keeping record of of all transactions for auditing purposes. Korina also assists the Benefits team with Dependent Eligibility verification's and employee leave requests (maternity, medical, etc.) as needed.

Holiday Campus Closure

The campus will be closed from Monday, December 26, 2022 through Monday, January 2, 2023, except for critical operations. The campus will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

Do you have CPP Human Resources questions?

Do you need to request an employee reasonable accommodation? No problem, let us know by sending us an Employee Accommodation Request (opens in new window) or by calling (909) 869-4095.