The Novus Innovation Corridor benefits Arizona State University and the state economy while the university's 2025 and 2026 construction projects are on track.
Read the full story at ASU News.
Perform these essential tasks.
Managers supervise employees and ensure team-related HR transactions are initiated and approved. This can include approving time and time-off requests, assigning training and performing Workday Check-in reviews.
You must verify that your employees have entered their time worked or time off and then approve those hours in a timely manner.
It is your responsibility to ensure your employees get paid.
Hourly employees
Hourly employees receive pay only if their time is approved. On the Friday of each pay period week, run the reports below to verify employees have submitted their time and that you have approved it.
Those with a Manager, Timekeeper or Operational Timekeeper role can run the following reports:
- Approved time off.
- Workers with no time entered.
- Workers with time entered but not approved.
- Workers with time entered but not submitted.
Delegate your time-approval role
If they are on a leave of absence or have taken time off, managers can delegate their authority to approve time. Refer to the manage task delegations via My Tasks inbox job aid for instructions on delegating.
You can also watch a recording of a Manager Delegations webinar to see how you complete this process.
Stay on top of tasks
Please log into Workday at least once a week to check whether you have any tasks to complete. Refer to the change notification preferences job aid for instructions on setting up email notifications in Workday.
Processes for managers
Here is a list of HR, learning, recruitment and talent management business processes managers can initiate in Workday.
| HR transactions | Learning, recruitment and talent management |
|---|---|
| Add/end flexible work arrangement | Add/edit/remove training |
| Change business title | Create job requisition |
| Delegate your tasks — temporarily | Launch talent reviews — Workday Check-ins |
| Extend/edit/end employee probation period | Manage awards and activities |
| Move an employee to a new manager using the Change Job process | Manage certifications |
| Initiate period activity pay | Manage job history/work experience |
| Propose compensation change | Manage professional affiliations |
| Propose compensation offer/employment agreement | Request employee roles |
| Request compensation change for existing job requisition | Job requisition actions — references, etc. |
| Request one-time payment offer/employment agreement | |
| Terminate employee from Submit Resignation | |
| Terminate employee from End Jobs process |
Managers can also initiate the following business processes in Workday related to pay and role requests.
| Pay transactions | Role requests |
|---|---|
| Enter and approve time | Approve employee roles |
| Maintain time off plan transfer balance | Request employee roles |
| Manage schedule | |
| Update time-off requests |
Resources
Below are job aids and recorded support sessions related to a manager's primary responsibilities. Find additional resources in the Work Instructions and Information section in Workday.
Have questions? Find support on the Workday project webpage.
Novus Place is officially welcoming Blanco Cocina + Cantina, Flower Child and North Italia restaurants as new dining options for the ASU and Tempe communities.
Dr. Morgan R. Olsen, ASU’s executive vice president, treasurer and chief financial officer, spoke to the Arizona Republic and ABC 15 about the newest additions to Novus Place.
The boutique restaurants, operated by Fox Restaurant Concepts, will further enhance Novus Place’s vibrant atmosphere, offering convenient dining options for lunch or nearby campus events, performances and games.
The new dining spots mark the latest additions to Novus Place, which include retail, restaurants, office space, entertainment and residences.
A collaboration between Arizona State University and Catellus Development Corporation, Novus Place is located at the heart of the Novus Innovation Corridor and designed as a walkable destination that connects ASU with the surrounding community.
Visit the Novus Place webpage for a complete list of dining options.
New buildings on the Tempe and West Valley campuses have sprouted up as Facilities Development and Management and its industry partners worked to enhance Arizona State University's built environment by completing 150 capital projects in 2024.
Read the full story at ASU News.
In collaboration with ASU Health, ASU Employee Health launched personal medical care services to employees covered by an ASU medical plan.
ASU Employee Health services aim to provide ASU employees with the highest primary health care to achieve and maintain optimal health. ASU Employee Health provides limited personal medical care services, including:
- Basic laboratory services like cholesterol testing.
- Minor injuries and illnesses such as colds or sore throats.
- Routine immunizations, including influenza and shingles.
Call Employee Health at 602-496-1917 to schedule an appointment or for questions during office hours, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ASU Business and Finance offers a new needs-based scholarship for its employees, their spouses and dependents. The scholarship is open to full-time and part-time students.
ASU Facilities Development and Management, a unit within Business and Finance, and its industry collaborators participated in the department’s annual golf charity event this fall that helped raise over $90,000 for the scholarship funds.
“We are proud to contribute to this new scholarship to support the continuing education of ASU employees and families,” said Tim Smith, ASU vice president for Facilities Development and Management. “Thank you to all the community partners that support the growth and success of our institution.”
Chasse Building Team, Climatec, Core Construction, Willmeng Construction, and others helped spearhead donations for the tournament at Papago Golf Course in Phoenix.
Scholarship applications must be submitted for each fall, spring and summer semester. Spring 2025 applications are open until Dec. 8, 2024.
This endowed scholarship is administered and awarded by the ASU Foundation.
As the date harvest month — October – rolls along, so do the Arizona State University Arboretum volunteers as they harvest and pack the annual date crop on the Polytechnic and Tempe campuses that will be available for purchase.
The Polytechnic date grove — the largest date palm collection of any public garden in the country with more than 40 date palm varieties — produces several options of the sweet fruit that ripen throughout the fall. Check out Sphinx Date Co. Palm & Pantry in Scottsdale to sample and purchase some of the Polytechnic collection.
One-pound boxes of Palm Walk Medjool dates from the Tempe campus are now on sale Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the University Services Building front desk.
If you’re looking for a tasty treat on the go, stop by the date vending machine inside the Memorial Union on the Tempe campus.
ASU Parking and Transportation Services requests all employees to help ASU reach its 60% participation goal in the mandated Maricopa County Travel Reduction Program yearly survey.
The short survey helps the county plan for public transportation services to reduce carbon emissions and shares Sun Devils’ commuting patterns. Employees should choose the campus or site they commute to the most and complete the accompanying survey. Please respond by Oct. 31, 2024.
- ASU SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center.
- Downtown Phoenix campus.
- Polytechnic campus.
- Tempe campus.
- West Valley campus.
PTS also encourages student participation in the survey:
Email PTS or call 480-965-6124 with questions about ASU participation in the Maricopa County TRP survey.
Tim Smith has been named Arizona State University’s Vice President for Facilities Development and Management. Smith assumes the chief facilities officer position after leading as the FDM interim VP since December 2023.
Smith joined ASU in 2004, transitioned to the FDM team in 2009, and most recently served as executive director overseeing Facilities Management site operations for all campuses. As executive director, he successfully improved communication efforts with campus units and capital renewal planning for the university’s infrastructure.
As VP, Smith will continue sharing his expertise and strong leadership skills, overseeing a team responsible for facilities planning, design, construction and management; infrastructure and grounds maintenance; utility operations; and energy innovation for all university-owned property at each ASU campus and our DC and LA centers.
Smith is an ASU alumnus and holds a Master of Science degree in construction management and technology. He earned a Master of Education in counselor education from Clemson University after completing a Bachelor of Arts in secondary education history from Buena Vista University.
Rudy Bellavia has been named Vice President for University Business Services at Arizona State University. Bellavia’s latest senior leadership role follows his service as the UBS interim VP since January 2024.
As vice president, Bellavia will lead the teams responsible for Auxiliary Business Services, Environmental Health and Safety, Enterprise Risk and Resilience, Supply Chain Management, and University Sustainability Practices. He will continue managing the Business and Finance Communications group, the Business and Finance Information Technology department and the Organizational Performance Office for the near term.
Bellavia has worked at ASU since 1993 in Student Housing, Purchasing and Business Services, and Business and Finance IT. He became Managing Director for ASU Business and Finance in 2011. Throughout his 13-year tenure as managing director, Bellavia has worked diligently with the Business and Finance senior leadership team to realize our departmental and university-wide goals while successfully managing the communications, IT and OPO teams.
Bellavia is a double ASU alumnus, holding a Master of Education degree in higher and post-secondary education, a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science, and a management and global leadership certificate from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.