Updates from HR: Vaccines, operating status, focus groups, TIAA webinars, and Character and the Professions conference

COVID-19 vaccine update

Last Thursday, Governor Cooper announced that those eligible in Group 4, beginning with people with high-risk medical conditions and those who live in certain congregate settings, will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine beginning Wednesday, March 17.

All other essential workers in Group 4 – including all WFU employees and students living in residence halls – are expected to become eligible on April 7.

Additional on-campus vaccine clinics are anticipated to be available the week of March 22 to faculty, staff and students with high-risk medical conditions. Colleagues and students will receive more information regarding eligibility and registration this week.

Follow Wake Forest University Human Resources on Instagram and Facebook, where colleagues have shared what the vaccination means to them. You can also share and tag your own vaccine photos with #ThisIsOurShot.

Yellow Operating Status

In light of the continued downward trend in positive cases of COVID-19 on campus, WFU returned to Yellow Operating Status on Friday, March 12.

You can read the full announcement on Our Way Forward.

Got your shot? Update the Employee Survey

Tracking employee vaccinations at Wake Forest allows Human Resources to more accurately prepare for and allocate vaccine doses to colleagues still in need of vaccinations. Once you’ve received your first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, let HR know by re-completing the employee survey:

• Enter your WFU email address and confirm your information is correct.
• For Question 4, Have you received a COVID-19 vaccine? select Yes – even if you have only received your first dose, please select yes; you don’t need to respond to any other questions.
• If you see the prompt You have unanswered questions on this page. Would you like to continue? Select Continue Without Answering.
• Click the “next” arrow in the bottom right corner to submit your response.

Complete and re-submit the Employee Survey here.

Staff and faculty focus groups throughout March

The Staff and Faculty Equitable Resources Working Group – established in response to the final report of the President’s Commission on Race, Equity, and Community – invites staff and faculty to share their experiences working at Wake Forest.

Sign up for a focus group or share your thoughts.  

Upcoming TIAA webinars

Are you planning for your financial future? Join an upcoming TIAA webinar, free to all WFU faculty and staff:

• March 16: The SECURE Act Revealed
• March 16: Strategies for Staying on Track
• March 17: Social Security Basics
• March 17: Retiring in the New Normal

Character and the Professions: March 18-20

The Program for Leadership and Character and the Oxford Character Project are hosting a free virtual conference in which leading scholars will join physicians, attorneys, religious leaders, government leaders, engineers, educators, business executives and other professionals to explore the role of character in the professions.

Learn more about the conference and how to register on Inside WFU.