Announcements
Mandatory fire drill Jan. 23
A practice fire drill on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 10 a.m. will take up to 30 minutes. The drill includes an evacuation of all Lincoln Park campus buildings except Residence. Everyone must participate in this important safety exercise. Your cooperation is appreciated. Use the MRU Now app (iOS and Android) for fast notifications. Learn more about fire drills at Mount Royal.
Updated leave balances available Jan. 19
Employees, your leave balances will show your updated 2024 balances on Friday, Jan. 19 when the pay period 1 process is complete and pay statements are visible. Check your balance in the self-serve portal on the Employee Resources & Timesheet page of MyMRU.
Attend budget community update Jan. 22
Join Mount Royal’s Provost and Vice-President, Academic, Dr. Chad London, PhD, and Vice-President, Finance and Administration, Mustansar Nadeem, at a budget information session at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 in Ross Glen Hall. Employees can also attend virtually with a link you will receive in an email on the morning of the event. The update will be recorded and posted on myMRU for those who can’t attend. If you’d like to submit a question, please fill out this form by the end of day Thursday, Jan. 18.
Leave category name change
As of Friday, Jan. 19, the leave category for the death of an employee’s immediate family or extended family will be changed from Compassionate Leave to Bereavement Leave. This change reflects the existing language in the Collective Agreement and/or Terms & Conditions for specific employee groups.
Painting in W-wing
Facilities Management is starting a paint refresh program of some areas of campus, beginning in the third-floor hallway of W-wing. Work — which will take place weekdays between 4 p.m. and midnight — starts Monday, Jan. 22 and should take about three weeks.
Employee Wellness: financial health in the spotlight
Join Employee Wellness in EC2010 on Jan. 24 for the Your Health and Your Wealth session presented by Sun Life. On Jan. 31 join the webinar Inner Economics: cultivating an empowered relationship to money to explore how to make confident financial decisions in ambiguous times. Learn more and sign up.