Resources for Current Faculty & Staff

How can we help you?

Not sure who to call? Contact your HR Partner. Our HR team is available to assist you with all of your human resource needs.

Leadership Academy

St. Thomas has a Professional Development Program for faculty and staff that embraces our commitment to excellence. The Leadership Academy offers professional development opportunities for employees. 

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Questions About Benefits?

Questions about medical coverage and costs, dental coverage and tuition remission can be found in the Benefits section of this site. Benefits forms and a Summary of Benefits are also available.

Handbooks

The University of St. Thomas provides Employee Handbooks for Faculty, Staff, and Students.

Compensation Questions

Compensation questions include information about St. Thomas' pay philosophy, principles, pay grades, salary ranges, FLSA and job matrices.  Compensation forms such as payment forms and job profile forms can also be found.

Vacation Reporting / PLT Time

Exempt employees at St. Thomas are required to record vacation days electronically. You can view and record your vacation days online through Employee Self-Service (Murphy Online). Non-Exempt employees can view their PLT time on their paycheck statement and report those hours biweekly. More information on vacation and PLT can be found in the Employee Handbook.

Leaving UST

As you prepare to leave the University of St. Thomas, Leaving UST will provide you with answers to questions you may have regarding your final paycheck, your benefits and anything else you need to know about this process.

We want to encourange you to complete an online exit interview questionnaire which provides you with the opportunity to share your overall experiences as an employee during your employment with St. Thomas.

The university is pleased to offer our retirees university privileges including a UST email account, Athletic Center membership, use of UST's Library facilities and UST's shuttle bus.  Information about these privileges, as well as the application form, can be found on the QUAD, UST's alumni website.

Performance Assessment and Management System

The University of St. Thomas links employee performance and compensation using a pay-for-performance system, which follows the University's fiscal year and awards salary increases based upon an employee's performance during the previous year. See our section on performance assessment and management for more information.

Employee Service Awards Program

Each year, employees are recognized for their continuous years of service to St. Thomas through a public ceremony hosted by Human Resources. Employees who reach the 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and beyond years-of-service milestone are honored and receive a special recognition gift from the University at the Employee Service Awards.

Retirement

Visit our Retirement page for information on retirement programs.  

Archived Documents

Archived documents about the Voluntary Retirement Incentive Programs for Staff and Tenured Faculty are available on our Archived Documents page .