Human resources services
Human resources services within the College of LAS Service Center can help units with appointment processing, payroll, searches & hiring, separation, employee relations, and more.
Our services
While specific services vary by individual needs, the LAS Service Center can assist you with:
Faculty and Staff
- HireTouch forms – Template and instructions
- Provide guidance on departmental, college and campus policy/procedures for requested position, including job description, search committee composition, job posting, departmental guidelines for salary ranges, visual compliance, etc.
- Submit required College and Campus level forms for review
- Draft offer letters
Students and temporary employees
- Assistance with appointment system
- Draft/send offer letters
Post doc research associates
- Draft offer letters
New employee onboarding
- Submit required Campus level forms (background and misconduct checks)
- I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification forms
- Visa application/processing
- Provide template for onboarding new hire
0% courtesy appointments
- HR Front End (HRFE) transactions
- Employment status updates (i.e. employment visas)
- Submit approved time for each biweekly pay period
- Process pay adjustments for all employee groups
- Off cycle payments, including Service in Excess of 100% (SIE), summer pay, etc.
- Work with unit contact and Illinois Human Resources to determine the appropriate path for the situation, as necessary
- Communicate new collective bargaining language and HR policy/procedure updates
- Communicate policy changes
- Campus reporting compliance, including Ethics, Economic Interest, ANCRA, Title IX, etc.
- Maintain files of any related forms processed
- FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act)
- Vacation & Sick Leave (VSL) - Exempt Civil Service, Academic Professional and Faculty
- Worker’s compensation
- Disability
- Notice of Non-Reappointment (NONR)
- Provide exit checklist to employee
- Complete vacation/sick leave usage
- Exit interviews as requested
- Process HRFE transaction and required payouts
Helpful links
- LAS hiring information
- LAS HR Box folder (log in required)
- Provost communications
- Campus Administrative Manual, HR
- Campus-wide HR contacts (for SIE routing purposes)
- HR system job aids
- Vacation and Sick Leave Reporting, and guides
- Appointments System
- IHR Labor Agreements
Contact us
If you have specific questions about our services, or if you would like to get started, please contact us.
Cierra Bough, Human resources associate
LASSC departmental HR liaison
(217) 333-3894
Amy Elli, Senior associate director of human resources
Searches and pre-hiring expert
(217) 333-6622
Carson Florey, Office support specialist
Audrey Ramsey, Assistant director of human resources
(217) 300-9440
Staci Wagers, Senior director of human resources
LASSC leadership for human resources
(217) 333-4708