Hi Everyone,
There isn't a lot of Council news this week--I think everyone is busy getting back in sync with the academic schedule, and the new semester.
However, we received an important request this week from Mike Gower, VP of Finance & Administration:
"I am writing on behalf of the Budget, Finance, and Investment Committee of the Board
of Trustees. At its November meeting, the Chair, Debbie McAneny, charged a work group to study two issues that were submitted from a "Call for Issues" to the UVM Community in October (attached). Debbie has asked John Snow to chair the work group, and Trustee Jeff Davis will also serve as a member. As we are following the process of the former "Committee on Socially Responsible Investing," each of your groups would appoint two members using your regular appointment processes. The President would appoint one member of the Administration to serve as well.
This work group is different from other trustee committees in that each appointee is a full voting member. The work group would meet at least a few times to receive
presentations from the proposers, deliberate, and put together recommendations to the BFI Committee, probably for its May meeting.
Please let me know when you would be able to make appointments. I hope to schedule an organizational meeting of the group as soon as possible. Many thanks for your
assistance, and please let me know if you have any questions.
Mike"
Our Council president Eileen Hanerfeld has been asked to appoint two staff members to this new group. They are not required to be members of the Staff Council, so anyone interested in serving should contact Eileen directly at eileen.hanerfeld@uvm.edu by Tuesday, January 22nd. Even if you don't think you can do this, you might know of someone else on staff who could, so please pass this this information along to them.
Don't forget that next week UVM is honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a series of events on campus(schedule here). For those of you who have the holiday off, keep an eye on the weather and stay Warm! For those who have to work that day, travel carefully!
Whatever your schedule, have a good weekend,
Joanne
Friday, January 18, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Back To Work
Hi Everyone,
I'm just going to dive right in:
At last Tuesday's full Council meeting(1/8/08), growing pains and time pressures were the main themes running through all the topics discussed. Perhaps the most urgent task is to complete the upgrade/revisions to the by-laws, so that we have working cohesive rules and criteria by which to conduct business, and complete all the rest of our assigned responsibilities. We'll be doubling up on the number of full Council meetings to get in enough discussion periods and required votes to pass the new bylaws in time for the next mandated elections. The next two meetings are scheduled for 2/5/08 and 2/19/08.
The minutes for the December 5th '07 meeting are now available on the website. They contain the committee reports I mentioned earlier, and also references to UVM's Flu Pandemic plan proposals. (see my Friday Dec. 7th post for links directly to documents)
Again I urge you to at least skim over the plan reports--some of these seem to raise far more situational questions than they answer. It would be in All the staff's interest to check out the available information and then ask some of those questions. You can send them to the Staff Council via a contact sheet (form and directions) if you'd like us to see if we can forward a recommendation, or contact the Emergency Management team directly at the email addresses given.
There is usually some interest in the Staff Council's Salary Recommendation to the Administration- for 2009, beyond the numbers, some new changes in merit award criteria were proposed, based on input from the staff body. While we're an advisory body only, our voice is strengthened by informed support from an engaged staff--many thanks for all your participation, both great and small!
On a cheerier note, the Winter Staffline is out! You can find it on the website at http://www.uvm.edu/~stffcncl/?Page=staffline/default.html or open it directly here.
Harry Belafonte will be coming to campus on January 22nd to speak at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations, and there is a registration form for the President's Day (2/18) Bus Trip to the Montreal Casino--sign-up deadline is February 1st. Mastering the Maze is coming on March 13th, and ski passes to Jay Peak and Smuggler's Notch are still available. Spring Registration for classes is open, and the new semester starts on Monday! Where did the time go?
See you next week,
Joanne
I'm just going to dive right in:
At last Tuesday's full Council meeting(1/8/08), growing pains and time pressures were the main themes running through all the topics discussed. Perhaps the most urgent task is to complete the upgrade/revisions to the by-laws, so that we have working cohesive rules and criteria by which to conduct business, and complete all the rest of our assigned responsibilities. We'll be doubling up on the number of full Council meetings to get in enough discussion periods and required votes to pass the new bylaws in time for the next mandated elections. The next two meetings are scheduled for 2/5/08 and 2/19/08.
The minutes for the December 5th '07 meeting are now available on the website. They contain the committee reports I mentioned earlier, and also references to UVM's Flu Pandemic plan proposals. (see my Friday Dec. 7th post for links directly to documents)
Again I urge you to at least skim over the plan reports--some of these seem to raise far more situational questions than they answer. It would be in All the staff's interest to check out the available information and then ask some of those questions. You can send them to the Staff Council via a contact sheet (form and directions) if you'd like us to see if we can forward a recommendation, or contact the Emergency Management team directly at the email addresses given.
There is usually some interest in the Staff Council's Salary Recommendation to the Administration- for 2009, beyond the numbers, some new changes in merit award criteria were proposed, based on input from the staff body. While we're an advisory body only, our voice is strengthened by informed support from an engaged staff--many thanks for all your participation, both great and small!
On a cheerier note, the Winter Staffline is out! You can find it on the website at http://www.uvm.edu/~stffcncl/?Page=staffline/default.html or open it directly here.
Harry Belafonte will be coming to campus on January 22nd to speak at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations, and there is a registration form for the President's Day (2/18) Bus Trip to the Montreal Casino--sign-up deadline is February 1st. Mastering the Maze is coming on March 13th, and ski passes to Jay Peak and Smuggler's Notch are still available. Spring Registration for classes is open, and the new semester starts on Monday! Where did the time go?
See you next week,
Joanne
Friday, January 4, 2008
The New Year
Welcome Back, Everyone!
Here's hoping that you're all feeling refreshed and cheered from your time off. Even at current temperatures, we're on the brink of the Spring Semester!
The next Staff Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday January 8th, in the Livak Ballroom (Davis Student Center), at 12:05 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Here is the link to the agenda on the Staff Council webpage, and here's a printable format.
It should be an informative meeting, since the committees will be reporting on their work on the various facets of restructuring the by-laws, policies, and procedures to reflect the larger and more representative group the Council has become. (and to better serve the Staff body, which is the main point of the Council) Growing pains are everywhere, but we're meeting the challenge with surprising levels of patience, good grace, and humor. I think all the units can feel proud of the representation they've had this year. Please do try to attend a meeting and watch the work in progress--it's a very "interesting" point in UVM history.
The next Staffline will be out soon--watch the website and/or your email for the link to the PDF. Among other information, it contains the Salary & Budget Committee's recommendations for the FY'09 salary pool. Also mark your calendars for Mastering the Maze, (http://www.uvm.edu/maze/)which takes place on March 13th this year.
More later, and have a very good weekend,
Joanne
Here's hoping that you're all feeling refreshed and cheered from your time off. Even at current temperatures, we're on the brink of the Spring Semester!
The next Staff Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday January 8th, in the Livak Ballroom (Davis Student Center), at 12:05 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Here is the link to the agenda on the Staff Council webpage, and here's a printable format.
It should be an informative meeting, since the committees will be reporting on their work on the various facets of restructuring the by-laws, policies, and procedures to reflect the larger and more representative group the Council has become. (and to better serve the Staff body, which is the main point of the Council) Growing pains are everywhere, but we're meeting the challenge with surprising levels of patience, good grace, and humor. I think all the units can feel proud of the representation they've had this year. Please do try to attend a meeting and watch the work in progress--it's a very "interesting" point in UVM history.
The next Staffline will be out soon--watch the website and/or your email for the link to the PDF. Among other information, it contains the Salary & Budget Committee's recommendations for the FY'09 salary pool. Also mark your calendars for Mastering the Maze, (http://www.uvm.edu/maze/)which takes place on March 13th this year.
More later, and have a very good weekend,
Joanne
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