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End-of-Year Conversations Now Underway

On May 2nd, RISD launched its annual End-of-Year Conversation process, an opportunity that enables managers to create a positive and productive work environment that fosters employee success, and ensures that staff are empowered to bring their best self to their work. These conversations are scheduled to take place through June 30, 2022. Staff who complete electronic reviews should have received … Read more

Moving Within: Gabriel Navarro

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This month, we are putting the spotlight on new RISD Fund Officer Gabriel Navarro. Gabriel joined the RISD community in August 2020 as a Community Coordinator for Residence Life before taking on his new role within Institutional Advancement. “I really enjoyed working directly with students in my previous role and I wanted to share all of … Read more

2022 RISD Student Employee Supervisor of the Year Recipients and Nominees

RISD’s Student Employment Office recently announced its first ever Student Employee Supervisor of the Year Award Recipients and Nominees. Congratulations to Assistant Director for Writing and Related Literacies Meredith Barrett for being selected as this year’s Undergraduate Student Employee Supervisor of the Year, and to Associate Professor for Landscape Architecture and Graduate Program Director Tiago Torres-Campos for … Read more

Introducing Dayna Kingsland

Last month, RISD Human Resources welcomed our new Compensation and HRIS Analyst Dayna Kingsland to our team! Dayna has worked in Human Resources for the past 11 years, most recently at Meeting Street where she served as their Talent Acquisition Specialist and provided Human Resources Generalist support. In speaking with Dayna about what she enjoys most about her … Read more

Moving Within: Meet Eric Hanson

You may recognize Eric from seeing him around campus. A longtime friend and colleague of the RISD community, Eric was recently promoted to Project Manager for Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing (MEP), Contracts, Fire, and Life Safety with RISD Facilities. Prior to his promotion, Eric worked with the Planning, Design, and Construction Team. Eric chose to apply for the Project … Read more

Celebrating Women’s History: Karen Harris

RISD Staff Member Karen Harris

March is Women’s History Month—a celebration and recognition of the vital influence and contribution women have played throughout our nation’s history (and still today.) For this year’s celebration, we are featuring longtime RISD community member and current Senior Career Advisor and Internship Manager Karen Harris 86 IL. Karen was recently recognized by GoLocalProv as an “Artist to Know.”   In the article, … Read more

Moving Within: Meet Derek Furry

Staff Member Derek Furry

Meet Derek Furry, Lead Integration Analyst/Developer in Information Technology Services, who was recently promoted into this role after applying for the open position through Workday. Prior to his promotion, Derek worked with the ITS team for more than eight years as an Application Developer/Analyst. “I had always thought about being a lead developer at some … Read more

Updates on Flexible Work, Employee Survey, and Staff Compensation Study

On March 24, Interim President Dave Proulx issued a memo to the community with updates regarding the Future of Work and RISD’s Remote and Hybrid Work Pilot Program; the 2021 Staff Engagement Survey; and the recently announced staff compensation study. Highlights include: Continued support for ongoing flexible work arrangements, with guidelines and support resources to follow in the coming … Read more

Vacation Time Reminder

With only three months remaining in this fiscal year, eligible employees should be working with their managers to make plans to utilize their remaining vacation time between now and June 30. As announced in the Summer 2021 edition of RISD at Work, RISD’s vacation policy was revised, effective July 1, 2021. Now, the maximum amount of vacation time an employee may … Read more

Celebrating Black History and Culture

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February is Black History Month, and we are thrilled to share a number of initiatives and opportunities that took place across campus and on social media over the past several weeks in recognition of this important celebration: In early February, risd.edu featured a Five Questions interview series with members of RISD’s full-time faculty who joined the community in fall 2021 as part … Read more