Human resources
Robert Ballard, Catherine Crowe and Alison Kniseley are the first-quarter 2026 honorees of the Shared Values in Action Program. Find out what they do and what impresses their colleagues. Then nominate a Q2 VIP by April 15.
More than 300 employees with 20 or more years of service will be honored by the university at a reception March 30. See a list of all honorees who have reached milestones of 20 years or more in this article.
On National Employee Appreciation Day, President Ray Watts and Chief Human Resources Officer Janet May express their deep gratitude to faculty and staff for strengthening our mission and driving progress across campus and in the communities we impact.
Twenty-nine employees were selected for the 2026 cohort of the Developing Emerging Administrative Leaders program, which exposes promising staff members to the essential components of administrative and management positions across UAB. Meet the new class.
UAB Human Resources’ HR Information Systems (HRIS) team is rolling out a new weekly resource to give employees immediate help with the systems they use every day. Called HRIS Empower U, the live Zoom sessions each Wednesday will offer real‑time assistance from HRIS experts — no ticket submission required. Sessions start at 10 a.m. Feb. 18.
Holly Waller, R.N., MPH, associate vice president for Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, is the recipient of the 2025 President’s Award for Shared Values, selected from the 12 UAB VIP recipients in 2025.
My Health Rewards, the UAB Employee Wellness incentive program that rewards participants for healthy behaviors, is now open for enrollment for 2026.
Any vacation accrual balances in excess of the total maximum accrual for exempt monthly employees will roll over to sick accruals on Jan. 1, 2026. The rollover will reflect approved time‑off requests and balances as of Dec. 31, 2025.
Learn the ins and outs: who qualifies for the program, how to take advantage of it, requirements for staying qualified and everything in between.
Lisa Meddock will join UAB as assistant vice president for Benefits and Wellbeing effective Jan. 12, 2026. The role oversees the Benefits, Employee Assistance & Counseling Center and Employee Wellness teams.
UAB’s annual open enrollment for benefits begins today at 7 a.m. and runs through 5 p.m. Nov. 3. Eligible employees can choose among dental, vision and health insurance plans plus voluntary plan options and tax-deferred spending accounts for health and dependent care for 2026.
Nationwide, costs continue to rise, and UAB is working to balance the impact of these costs on its employees and the organization. Here are some things you can do to reduce your out-of-pocket expenses.
Despite rising health care costs nationwide, health insurance and dental premiums will not increase for 2026, and there will only be a slight increase in vision premiums. For UAB to remain competitive in the market, stay in line with national benchmarks and keep costs down as much as possible for all employees, there will be plan design changes for 2026.
UAB will offer dental and vision insurance, along with a range of voluntary benefits during the annual open enrollment period, and eligible employees of UAB, UAB Hospital and UAB Hospital Management LLC will have the option to choose or decline that coverage between 7 a.m. Oct. 17 and 5 p.m. Nov. 3.
Benefit-eligible employees of UAB, UAB Hospital and UAB Hospital Management LLC will have the option to choose or decline health care coverage during the annual open enrollment Oct. 17-Nov. 3.
A benefit option that enables employees to pay lower monthly health care premiums in exchange for higher out-of-pocket expenses for covered services continues to grow in favor among eligible employees.
Stay tuned to the UAB Reporter as UAB begins rolling out open enrollment information to provide benefit-eligible employees time to review upcoming changes and make informed decisions. Open enrollment begins 7 a.m. Oct. 17 and concludes 5 p.m. Nov. 3.
Use these tips from UAB Learning and Development to improve your slides, delivery and engagement — then level up your skills even more with the Developing Great Presentations workshop at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 23.
The latest cohort selected for the Blaze Leadership Academy includes 20 faculty and staff from across campus. See the full list of participants in this story.
Employees in Workgroup A and non-clinical F will observe closures on Dec. 24 and 26 and Jan. 2, and employees in Workgroup C and clinical faculty will observe closures on Dec. 26 and Jan. 2, in addition to the standard holidays observed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.