Updates from HR: Wente named WFU President, employee survey, events and Zoom accessibility

February 3, 2021

Welcome to Wake, Dr. Wente!

After an international search, Dr. Susan R. Wente has been named the 14th President of Wake Forest.

Visit the Wake Forest News website to learn more.

COVID-19 vaccine employee survey

All active full- and part-time faculty and staff should check their email for the “COVID-19 Vaccination Planning – Employee Survey.” Please complete the survey by Friday, Feb. 12.

View the message from Wake Forest University Human Resources on Inside WFU.

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) relief

In December, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which provides relief for employer-sponsored Health Care and Dependent Care FSAs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wake Forest has elected to move forward with select special provisions and is working to amend current plan documents. Impacted faculty and staff will receive an email with additional information in the coming week.

Learn more about FSAs on the HR website.

Live transcriptions in Zoom

Live transcription, which allows attendees to enable on-screen machine-generated subtitles/captions, is now available within Zoom meetings for WFU accounts.

Visit the Information Systems (IS) website to learn more and register for an upcoming training session with the IS Technology Accessibility Team.

Black History Month

Faculty and staff are invited to take part in upcoming Black History Month programs, coordinated by the Intercultural Center, throughout February.

View the calendar of events on the Intercultural Center website.

“Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea”: Feb. 4

Join Joshua Horwitz, J.D., executive director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, for a conversation on guns, militia groups and the violence that took place on the United States Capitol on Jan. 6. The event will be moderated by Kami Chavis, vice provost, professor of law and director of the Criminal Justice Program.

Use this link to register for the webinar.

The Workload Dilemma

ICYMI: Betsy Barre, executive director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching (CAT), shares her thoughts on managing workload expectations for our students.

Read Barre’s article on the CAT website.