Jennifer Pietka
Assistant Dean for Administration
Office of the Dean
Contact
Building & Room:
135 CUPPA Hall, MC 350
Address:
412 S. Peoria St., Suite 115
Office Phone:
Email:
About
Jennifer has an extensive background in human resources, information systems, technology and data management at UIC. After earning Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from UIC, she has worked in a variety of roles in the university. As the Assistant Dean for Administration, Jennifer manages all HR processes for the college.
Within CUPPA, Jennifer has held previous roles as Assistant to the Director and Assistant Director in Public Administration (1995 – 1999) and Business and Financial Systems Specialist (2005 – 2007), Director of Human Resources Information Systems (2007 – 2013) and Assistant Dean of Administration (2013 – Present) in the Dean’s Office. Jennifer has also worked in the UIC Graduate College as a Resource Policy Analyst (1999 – 2005) where she was responsible for data and systems analysis, which included automating systems, data extraction, reconfiguration and analysis and managing the student probationary process. Jennifer has a deep appreciation for CUPPA and the UIC campus at large, and has exhibited strong leadership and management skills throughout her experiences which makes her integral to CUPPA.
Service to Community
Academic Professional Advisory Committee (2015-present)
2018 Nominated Award of Merit
New Hire Testing and Evaluation Group
Focus Group for selection of UIC’s Data Reporting Tool
Front End Advisory Group
Human Resources Front End Evaluation and Testing
2009 CAPE Award Nominee
Chair, Healthy CUPPA Committee (2005-2009)
Education
B.S., Marketing - University of Illinois at Chicago
MBA, specialization in MIS - University of Illinois at Chicago
Licensures and Certifications
Inviting and On-Boarding Foreign Nationals Certification – Office of Business and Financial Services
Policy Development Program – Cornell University
LEAN Certification Program – University of Urbana-Champaign
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification - University of Urbana-Champaign
HR Generalist Certification – Society of Human Resource Management
A Certified – American Academy of Computer Science