We have made the following changes to the Payroll website:

•  2017 W2s have been mailed and are available via the Payroll Online Service Center*.  Your 2017 W-2 – This document provides a thorough explanation on what all the numbers mean and how they relate to your year-end pay stub.
•  2018 W4 is NOT YET AVAILABLE -  We will post it as soon as we receive it.  Employees MAY NOT FILE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL TAXES WITH THE 2017 W4 FORM.  If a W4 is completed as exempt from Federal tax withholding, CPB will not process the form and taxes will be set to maximum tax.  No refund will be issued until the employee files their 2018 tax refund.
• 2018 Federal Tax Memo from Central Payroll Bureau – “State employees should see the new calculations of their federal taxes on January 26, 2018.”  You may log in to the POSC on January 24th to get a preview of your net pay before check day.

On January 16th, the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) called “on colleges and universities across the country to engage in activities, events, or strategies that promote healing and foster engagement around the issues of racism, bias, inequity, and injustice in our society” for a National Day of Racial Healing.

As a new member of AAC&U’s  Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center network, UMBC students, faculty, and staff will show their commitment to building community and breaking down racial hierarchies through the spirit of service. Did you volunteer at one of the many service sites hosting volunteers on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Monday, Jan. 15), or by hosting your own service event on Jan. 15th or 16th?  If so, share your work by creating a social media post for twitter, facebook, or instagram, and use the hashtag #Bmore4TRHT and DiversityandInclusion. Feel free to tag the Shriver Center, the Mosaic Center, and the Choice Program. If your post receives the most likes within one week, lunch for you and four other members of your group is on us! If you have a group larger than 5 participating in service, consider creating multiple teams of five to submit multiple posts. The deadline to post was 1/17 at 12pm.  To be considered for the lunch, let us know that you posted on your platform by sending an email to afrank3@umbc.edu so your post can be considered.

UMBC’s Truth, Racial, Healing, and Transformation Campus Center is in its early stage of development, but already students are convening, planning, and doing great work. Student organization representatives from the Charm City Connection, Amnesty International, Hillel, Black Lives Matter, the Black Student Union; as well as representatives from the Choice Program, the Peaceworker Program, Service-Learning, and College JUMP are actively thinking about what Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation means for our campus and for community engagement. This winter, student representatives will attend AAC&U’s “inaugural TRHT Institute in Washington, DC, where TRHT Campus Center teams will come together to discuss and refine their visionary plans to engage and empower campus and community stakeholders to uproot the conscious and unconscious biases and misbeliefs that have exacerbated racial violence and tension in American society.” 

Stay tuned for more updates as the work progresses, and for opportunities to get involved!

Several employees have contacted Human Resources stating that they have received email communications that appear suspicious.  There are several phishing emails going around that are targeting employees stating UMBC HR is contacting them about Payroll.  Please delete these emails. 

The 2 modes of communication that Human Resources uses to email the campus community are automatic messages generated from PeopleSoft (relating to time sheets, time entry, etc.) and myUMBC group posts.  Please ignore posts that are not from these 2 sources.  You can determine if a myUMBC group email is authentic by going to the group directly through myUMBC.  If you see the post there, it was sent by Human Resources.

More information can be found here:

Phishing & Spam

https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=36766495

How can I identify a phishing attack?

https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=70943933

What does DoIT do to protect me from phishing attacks?

https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867884

Moms and parents who plan on using the Women's Center lactation room throughout the spring semester are encouraged to reserve their preferred reservation times. 

All parents who reserve times will be added to the lactation room google calendar and a group email list in order to support communication and best navigate multiple people using the space. 

Reservations are not required but are highly recommend for parents who plan on using the lactation room on a regular basis throughout the spring semester.

For questions and concerns, stop by the Women's Center during our hours of operation, give us a ring at 410-455-2714, or send us an email at womenscenter@umbc.edu.  Parents are also encouraged to join the myUMBC Moms + Parents group.