Columbia University

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Staff Appointments

This section is designed to help managers fulfill some of the administrative requirements associated with the new hire process and/or promotions and transfers of current administrative employees.

The following processes require advance discussion and/or administrative approval:

  • Gaining access to People at Columbia (PAC) or Jobs at Columbia (JAC)
  • Creating any new position at the level of officer or support staff, temporary positions and casuals
  • Upgrading an existing position
  • Obtaining salary approvals and guidelines
  • Additional compensation requests
  • Replacing positions
  • Eliminating positions
  • Restructuring staff
  • Initiating progressive discipline
  • Flexible working arrangements

Please contact Tanique Dunkley at [email protected] or  (646) 745-8582, Davima Broadbelt at [email protected] or 646-745-8581, or (646) 745-8576, or Roje Thomas at [email protected] or (646) 745-8614 

Guidance

Human Resources:  

Human Resources Manual:

  • A&S Human Resources Manual for Administrative Hires (PDF)

Salary Forms:

Performance Management Forms:

  • Performance Evaluation Policy Summary (PDF)
  • Perfomance Evaluation Form (PDF)

Human Resources' Tools and Links

Arts & Sciences’ (A&S) entities are encouraged to use A&S-specifc forms for human resources related topics. Here are resources created and curated by the EVP-HR team for use in A&S: 

  • A&S Human Resources Manual for Administrative Employees
  • A&S Leave Management Toolkit for Administrative Employees **COMING SOON**
  • Performance Management in A&S
For general information, the following resources are available for your reference: 
 
Central Human Resources’ Tools and Links 

For additional information on the above topics, or customizing forms, please contact Tanique Dunkley at [email protected] or (646) 745-8582,  or Davima Broadbelt at [email protected] or (646) 745-8581, or Roje Thomas at [email protected] or (646) 745-8614

Addressing Employee Concerns

Employee concerns should be brought to the attention of Arts & Sciences’ Human Resources team (EVP-HR) initially to determine the next course of action. For administrative personnel, employee concerns should be routed to Tanique Dunkley, Davima Broadbelt and Roje Thomas. For academic personnel, contact Joseph Werst ([email protected]) and Pamela Tan ([email protected]).
 
The following resources may be helpful for addressing employment related issues:
 

The Ombuds Office offers a safe place for any member of the Columbia community to discuss workplace issues, interpersonal conflict, academic concerns, bureaucratic runarounds, and many other problems. Discussions are kept confidential, and the office is not a part of any formal University process. No sides are taken in disputes and the office operates independently of the Columbia administration, reporting only to the president.

The Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (EOAA) has overall responsibility for the management of the University’s Student Policies and Procedures on Discrimination and Harassment and the Employment Policies and Procedures on Discrimination and Harassment.
 

University policies are listed on the Human Resources website.

For more information and guidance on managing employee concerns – including Employee and Labor Relations, Performance Management and Appraisal, Probationary Period, Probationary Performance Evaluation, Grievance Procedure and Discipline review the HR Manager Toolkit and contact Tanique Dunkley at [email protected] or (646) 745-8582, Davima Broadbelt at [email protected] or (646) 745-8581,  or Roje Thomas at [email protected] or (646) 745-8614.