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Brigham Young University. Human Resource Services

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1990-

Administrative History

Human Resource Services is a department at Brigham Young University that deals with employment and was founded in 1990.

In 1990, University Personnel Services became Human Resource Services (HR). HR was run by Assistant Administrative Vice Presidents, who included: Carolyn P. Lloyd (1990-1994), R. Blair Condie (1996-1997), Carolyn Lloyd Henrie (1997-1999), R. Blair Condie (1999-2005), and Forrest L. Flake (2005- ).

Human Resource Services is the department that takes care of employment at Brigham Young University (BYU). The mission of the Brigham Young University Human Resource Services is to lead in building an environment that engenders excellence from all who work at BYU. Under the direction of the Administrative Vice President, the Assistant Administrative Vice President-Human Resource Services has responsibility for university human resource programs. This responsibility includes recruiting and hiring staff and administrative employees, maintaining personnel records, providing employment assistance for students, implementing and maintaining benefits programs, overseeing employee compensation, human resource development, organization development/consulting services, unemployment compensation, and service awards.

The Assistant Administrative Vice President-Human Resource Services has responsibility for Area HR Consultants, Compensation and Temple Eligibility Program, Employment Services, Equal Opportunity/Employee Relations and Benefit Services, Human Resource Development, and Human Resource Information Systems. As of 2011, the Assistant Administrative Vice President-Human Resource Services is Forrest Flake.

Within the Human Resource Services are many departments including Area HR Consultants, Awards & Recognition, Benefits, Student Employment, Equal Opportunity, HR Information Systems, Compensation, Ecclesiastical Clearance, Employee Relations, Human Resource Development, Office of the Assistant Administrative Vice President-Human Resource Services, and Staff & Administrative Employment.

Citation:
Human Resource Services records, 1955-2005 (Brigham Young University, Human Resource Services)

BYU organizational history project, via WWW, Nov. 28, 2012 (Human Resource Services; Human Resources; est. 1990, previously known as University Personnel Services; oversees all departments and offices dealing with university employment, such as benefits, compensation, safety; reports to university administration)

BYU Human Resource Services website, viewed Apr. 7, 2010 (Employment, mission to build an environment that engenders excellence; Assistant Administrative Vice President-Human Resource Services; Consultants, Compensation and Temple Eligibility Program, Employment Services, Equal Opportunity/Employee Relations and Benefit Services, Human Resource Development, and Human Resource Information Systems; Assistant Administrative Vice President-Human Resource Services, Forrest Flake, 2011; departments: Area HR Consultants, Awards & Recognistion, Benefits, Student Employment, Equal Opportunity, HR Information Systems, Compensation, Ecclesiastical Clearance, Employee Relations, Human Resource Development, Office of the Assistant Administrative Vice President - Human Resource Services, and Staff & Administrative Employment)

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Human Resource Services academic and administrative department records, 1982-2007

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5437 Series 11
Scope and Contents

Contains financial records, charts, budget reports, memoranda, and other records concerning academic and administrative departments on the Brigham Young University campus. Dated from 1982 to 2007.

Dates: 1982-2007

Human Resource Services administrative documents, 1985-2005

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5437 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative level documents from the Administrative Advisory Vice President (AAVP) office, including minutes concerning the Administrative Advisory group, benefits review, campus safety, chemical hygiene, motor vehicles, the Office Professionals Advisory Committee (OPAC), position classification, student life, physical facilities, and radiation safety. Dated from 1985 to 2005.

Dates: 1985-2005

Human Resource Services committee meeting minutes, 1989-2007

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5437 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains meeting minutes for the Human Resource Committee (HRC), President's Council, Office Technology and Administration Committee, Violence in the Workplace Committee, Women's Concerns Committee, Personnel/ Payroll Committee, Position Classification Oversight Committee, University Drug Advisory Committee, Tax Committee, and other meetings, as well as amendments and training reports. Dated from 1989-2007.

Dates: 1989-2007

Human Resource Services correspondence with administration and law firms, 1967-1990

 Series — Carton 17: Series 10 [Barcode: 31197233262861]
Identifier: UA 5437 Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondences with the university administration, as well as legal correspondences with the law firms of Wilkinson, Cragun & Barker and with Prince, Yeates, Ward, Miller & Geldzahler, and the legal correspondence deals with legislation on hiring and compensation. Dated from 1967 and 1990.

Dates: 1967-1990

Human Resource Services meeting minutes, 1991-2005

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5437 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains minutes of the Office Professionals Advisory Committee (OPAC), Brad W. Farnsworth, Administrative Advisory group (AA), Human Resource Center (HRC) meetings, and Human Resource Services (HRS) meetings; letterbooks; HRS personnel minutes; and HRS newsletters. Dated from 1991 to 2005.

Dates: 1991-2005

Human Resource Services records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5437
Scope and Contents

Contains meeting minutes, correspondence, self-study reports, rosters, handbooks, and other administrative records and reports concerning Human Resource Services from 1955 to 2007.

Dates: 1955-2007

Human Resource Services self-study reports, reports, and meeting minutes, 1967-2005

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5437 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains Human Resource Services (HRS) self-study reports; director's meeting minutes; letterbook; faculty salary survey; and annual reports of University Personnel Services. Dated from 1967 to 2005.

Dates: 1967-2005

Office of the President correspondence with Human Resource Services, 1998-1999

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1073 Series 2 Sub-Series 4 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence with Human Resources concerning benefits. Materials date from between 1998 and 1999.

Dates: 1998-1999

University Personnel Services administrative correspondence and minutes, 1968-1981

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5437 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains administration correspondence and minutes of the Human Resource Services department. Dated from 1968 to 1981.

Dates: 1968-1981

University Personnel Services administrative rosters, 1968-1981

 Series — Carton 15: Series 8 [Barcode: 31197233262846]
Identifier: UA 5437 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative rosters for employees at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Dated from 1968-1981.

Dates: 1968-1981