UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Human Resources

Performance Management

Effective performance management provides employees with clear objectives, ongoing and valuable feedback, and recognition for work well done.  The University of Wisconsin – River Falls is committed to supporting all employees to meet their career and professional goals, as well as supporting the university’s need to maintain a high-performing workforce.

Effective performance evaluations ensure that each employees’ job performance is in alignment university’s mission, vision and values as well as those of the UW System.   All employees, other than employees-in-training and student hourly employees, will participate in the performance management process. This process will foster continued improvement in the work performance of UW System employees and serve as a component in the determination of merit-based salary adjustments for eligible employees (faculty, academic staff, university staff, and limited appointees).  Performance Management will be administered in a manner compliant with UW System Administration Policy 1254.

Electronic Performance Evaluations - ePerformance in HRS

 Performance Management has moved to ePerformance in our HR System for:

  • Faculty merit and Instructional Academic Staff annual evaluations 
  • Non-Instructional Academic Staff, University Staff, and Limited Appointee annual evaluations 

ePerformance Timeline

 
AUDIENCE STEP RESPONSIBLE PARTY DUE DATE
Faculty Self-Evaluation (optional) Faculty Member 4/4/2025
Manager Evaluation Department Chair 5/16/2025
Evaluation Meeting Faculty Member/Department Chair 5/16/2025
Employee Acknowledgement Faculty Member 5/16/2025
Instructional Academic Staff (Fall Appointments Only) Self-Evaluation (optional) IAS Member 11/27/2024
Manager Evaluation Department Chair 12/18/2024
Evaluation Meeting IAS Member/Department Chair 12/27/2024
Employee Acknowledgement IAS Member 12/27/2024
Instructional Academic Staff Self-Evaluation (optional) IAS Member 4/4/2025
Manager Evaluation Department Chair 5/16/2025
Evaluation Meeting IAS Member/Department Chair 5/16/2025
Employee Acknowledgement IAS Member 5/16/2025
Non-Instructional AS, University Staff, and Limited Appointees Define Criteria Employee and Manager 8/2/2024
Checkpoint (optional) Employee and Manager 1/10/2025
Finalize Criteria Employee and Manager 3/28/2025
Self-Evaluation Employee  5/9/2025
Manager Evaluation Manager 5/30/2025
Evaluation Meeting Employee and Manager 5/30/2025
Employee Acknowledgement Employee 5/30/2025

Performance Management by Classification 

Step 1: Define Criteria (due August 4th) Input SMART Goals for FY '24 (EE & MGR). Responsibilities tab optional.

Videos

Employee Video (5 min)

Manager Video (6 min)

Tip Sheet

Overview of Define Criteria step Employee (Tip Sheet)

Overview of Define Criteria step Manager (Tip Sheet)

How to Add/Edit/Delete SMART Goals (Tip Sheet)

Step 2: Checkpoint (Optional - due January 12th) Discuss & make adjustments to established SMART Goals (EE & MGR). Comments open.

Tip Sheets
 

Employee
 

Manager
 

Step 3: Finalize Criteria (Optional - due March 29th Discuss, make adjustments to, and finalize established SMART Goals (EE & MGR). Comments open.

Tip Sheets

Employee

Manager

Step 4: Employee Self-Evaluation (Due May10th) Completing the Self Evaluation allows employees to provide input and feedback on their performance. Comments, ratings and attachments from a completed Self Evaluation are visible in the Manager Evaluation.

Employee Tip Sheet (UW System)

Employee Tip Sheet (UWRF)

Step 5: Manager Evaluation (due May 31st) The manager will complete the evaluation and share the document with the employee. Once the document has been shared all comments, ratings and attachments can be reviewed. 

Manager Tip Sheet

Final Step: Employee Acknowledgement of Manager Evaluation (due May 31st) The employee may include additional comments prior to acknowledging the document (signing electronically). Completed documents are automatically saved in 'Historical Documents' in ePerformance for employees/managers and the employee's electronic personnel file.

Employee Tip Sheet

 

General ePerformance Resources

UW System Administrative Policy 1254: Performance Management

Faculty & Staff Handbook

  • 5.3 - Faculty Merit Rating
  • 6.6.2 - Instructional Academic Staff Performance Evaluation
  • 7.8 - University Staff Performance Management

Classroom Observation Form (Instructional Academic Staff)

Contact Us

Office of Human Resources
hr@uwrf.edu
715-425-3518
M-F, 7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
216/218 North Hall