Meet the Staff

Primary Duties:

• Vice President of Human Resources for the University
• Ensure that the University is in compliance with all applicable laws, codes, regulations, contracts and other legal documents related to the university human resources function.
• To collaborate with the University management to ensure productive and positive employee relations.
• To effectively manage labor relations, including the negotiations of bargaining unit contracts, language interpretation and implementation of agreements, and arbitration and grievance proceedings.

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Primary Duties:

Our focus is providing human resources advice and support to faculty and academic administrators regarding hiring, contract administration, reappointment, tenure and promotion process and employee and labor relations. We also partner with University Human Resources, which provides support for academic employment, benefits enrollment, payroll and leave administration.

Eric Herppich
Assistant Vice President of Labor and Employee Relations
414 Wilson Hall
(248) 370-4166

Michelle Mich
Academic Human Resources Administrator
420 Wilson Hall
(248) 370-2196
mich@oakland.edu

Cathy Rush
Special Advisor
417 Wilson Hall
(248) 370-2594
rush@oakland.edu

401 Wilson Hall
(248) 370-4207

Primary Duties:

• Benefit eligibility and communications
• Health Care (medical, dental, optical, etc)
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) 
• Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Met Law (pre paid legal plan)
• Long Term Care
• Retirement Plans
• Workers’ Compensation
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Disability management
• Benefit surveys
• FLSA compliance
• Reclassification and position reviews
• Compensation surveys
• Merit Increase process

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431 Wilson Hall
(248) 370-3480

Primary Duties:

• Recruitment services for administrative, clerical, service, police, casual and temporary positions
• New employee processing of non-faculty personnel
• Employee recognition programs
• New employee orientation

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Primary Duties:

• Contract interpretation
• Grievance investigations 
• Employee and labor relations management
• Unemployment compensation
• Performance improvement process

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405 / 407 Wilson Hall

Employment Verification (Staff & Faculty)
Phone: (248) 370-3675
Email: records@oakland.edu

Primary Duties:

• Employee data processing
• Accruals: usage payoff, accumulation, etc.
• Employment verification (Staff & Faculty)
• Longevity
• Requests to see personnel files
• Requests to locate employees
• Overtime rates
• Termination/retirement/leave processing procedures

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426 Wilson Hall
(248) 370-4579

Our mission is to provide the tools and resources needed for Oakland University employees to effectively and efficiently perform their jobs.

Our area is responsible for training on:

• New technologies
• Web development
• Desktop applications
• Banner
• Employment issues
• Management skills

These responsibilities are met through classroom/laboratory trainings, one-on-one trainings, online courseware, and presentations from outside experts. We also have a library of professional development books, videos, and courses for faculty and staff use.

For additional information, contact yourlearning@oakland.edu or visit the Learning and Org Development page.

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