University to welcome new human resources director in this semester
Scott Stewart
Issue date: 8/25/08 Section: News
The influx of new administrators over the last couple years will continue with the addition of a new human resources director.
Mollie K. Anderson, director of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services, will take over the 13-person Human Relations unit of Business and Finance on Oct. 1. She replaces Rod Oberle, who retired in May.
Sharon Ulmar, assistant to the chancellor, has been running day-to-day operations since Oberle's retirement, Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance Bill Conley said. Oberle helped with the transition through mid-July, and Conley has helped resolve any problems that have surfaced.
Anderson was chosen after a national search chaired by Oberle. She was one of five finalists.
"It is tremendously exciting for me to be coming home to Nebraska and to be joining UNO," Anderson said in a statement. "UNO has an outstanding reputation for academic excellence, and I am proud to have been given the opportunity to be part of its future."
Conley said Anderson had an outstanding list of experience - one that includes more than 20 years of public and private sector human resources management. Anderson brings both knowledge and expertise to the table, Conley said.
Besides her current position, Anderson has acted as the director of the Iowa Department of Personnel, deputy commissioner of the Nebraska Department of Labor and executive director of Job Training of Greater Nebraska. She's also been the human resources director for the state of Nebraska as well as for Duncan Aviation.
Anderson will take over in October because she requested a 45-day notice be given to the governor's office in Iowa. She will be relocating from the Des Moines area.
Nevertheless, Conley said, Anderson has already taken an active interest in her new position at UNO.
"I'm talking with and e-mailing her everyday at this point," Conley said. "We're starting the dialogue, which is great."
Conley said Anderson would be one of his core team members, which will include weekly meetings with the other Business and Finance department directors. Business and Finance is divided into five units - Finance, Human Resources, Facilities Management and Planning, Milo Bail Student Center and Risk Management - which are coordinated by Conley and Associate Vice Chancellor Julie Totten.
Anderson's duties include monitoring compliance with state, federal and university regulations; overseeing recruitment and selection of staff; interpreting policies and procedures; standardizing position descriptions; counseling on a variety of human resources issues; and managing the university's fringe benefits programs.
Conley summed up Anderson's appointment by saying she is a "very impressive person" who is "great for UNO." He said he looks forward to working with her in the future.
Mollie K. Anderson, director of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services, will take over the 13-person Human Relations unit of Business and Finance on Oct. 1. She replaces Rod Oberle, who retired in May.
Sharon Ulmar, assistant to the chancellor, has been running day-to-day operations since Oberle's retirement, Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance Bill Conley said. Oberle helped with the transition through mid-July, and Conley has helped resolve any problems that have surfaced.
Anderson was chosen after a national search chaired by Oberle. She was one of five finalists.
"It is tremendously exciting for me to be coming home to Nebraska and to be joining UNO," Anderson said in a statement. "UNO has an outstanding reputation for academic excellence, and I am proud to have been given the opportunity to be part of its future."
Conley said Anderson had an outstanding list of experience - one that includes more than 20 years of public and private sector human resources management. Anderson brings both knowledge and expertise to the table, Conley said.
Besides her current position, Anderson has acted as the director of the Iowa Department of Personnel, deputy commissioner of the Nebraska Department of Labor and executive director of Job Training of Greater Nebraska. She's also been the human resources director for the state of Nebraska as well as for Duncan Aviation.
Anderson will take over in October because she requested a 45-day notice be given to the governor's office in Iowa. She will be relocating from the Des Moines area.
Nevertheless, Conley said, Anderson has already taken an active interest in her new position at UNO.
"I'm talking with and e-mailing her everyday at this point," Conley said. "We're starting the dialogue, which is great."
Conley said Anderson would be one of his core team members, which will include weekly meetings with the other Business and Finance department directors. Business and Finance is divided into five units - Finance, Human Resources, Facilities Management and Planning, Milo Bail Student Center and Risk Management - which are coordinated by Conley and Associate Vice Chancellor Julie Totten.
Anderson's duties include monitoring compliance with state, federal and university regulations; overseeing recruitment and selection of staff; interpreting policies and procedures; standardizing position descriptions; counseling on a variety of human resources issues; and managing the university's fringe benefits programs.
Conley summed up Anderson's appointment by saying she is a "very impressive person" who is "great for UNO." He said he looks forward to working with her in the future.
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