Human Resources

The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' human resources team seeks to provide the highest level of service to our faculty and staff. We offer assistance and resources to faculty and staff across the college related to their employment and offer advise on topics such as benefits, employee relations, compensation, recruitment, retention, promotion and tenure, performance management, and learning and development activities.

Please review the HR resources below or contact Penn State's HR Services at 814-865-1473.

Visit Penn State's Human Resources website for more information or submit your inquiry via WorkLion.

Annual Performance Review

Penn State’s Performance Management Program for Full-Time Staff Members

Diversity and Inclusion Resources

Employee Resources

Benefits

Request to Review Personnel Records

HR60: Access to Personnel Files

Request Job Classification Review

Job Review Toolkit

Interpersonal Conflict Resolution

A standard process to address a wide variety of interpersonal issues should follow the steps below. Ideally, conflicts should be attempted to be resolved at the lowest possible level. However, if employees are not comfortable with step 1 (i.e. if they don’t feel like they can safely talk to the person), they should move to step 2.

First, try to address it with the other employee;
- NOTE: It is usually best to address issues when both parties are not frustrated, so you may want to set up a later time to discuss, if at all possible;
- Clarify what the issue is from your point of view;
- Ask the other employee what they may think about this issue from their point of view;
- Discuss what you would like to see changed/improved/stopped and try to come to a mutual agreement
Second, if you and the other employee cannot come to an agreement, discuss your concerns with your manager and ask their help in addressing the behavior;
Third, if your manager is unable or unwilling to attempt to resolve the issue, please bring your concerns to your department head or institute director;
Fourth, if your department head or institute director is unwilling or unable to address your concerns/issue, you should bring your concerns to EMS HR;
Fifth, if EMS HR is unable to assist, HR will go with you to bring your concerns to the dean.

If the behavior is especially egregious or criminal, employees should report it directly to their department head or institute director and HR (along with the appropriate reporting authorities, i.e. police if criminal, AAO if prejudicial, etc.). See: reporting wrongdoing/behavior: https://universityethics.psu.edu/resources-reporting-wrongdoing

If you are interested in some applicable LRN trainings, here are a few:

Labor Law Posters

The following posters are a resource for Penn State employees to know their rights as an employee regardless of the state where they work. Posters do not need to be printed for or by individual employees working outside of Pennsylvania from their homes, regardless of state-by-state directions on posting locations or paper size. However, posters should be posted in any shared PSU office space outside of Pennsylvania. Employees are encouraged to bookmark this page for reference.