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Hi Everyone,

The next Staff Council meeting is scheduled for today, March 4th. I apologize for not posting that notice sooner, but I was out for the count with the latest cold that's sweeping campus. If you've got it too, I sympathize, and if you haven't had it--stock up on disinfectant and hand sanitizer! This is one virus you really don't want to catch.

The meeting agenda is posted on the Council website and available here for printing. We'll be working on getting the by-laws to their final vote for passage, and everyone is welcome to attend--there's a place on the agenda for audience comment too.

We've been given several new reports to share with you; from the Audit Committee, the Budget, Finance and Investment Committee, the Educational Policy and Institutional Resources Committee, and the joint meeting of the Audit Committee and the Investment Sub-Committee. (Now, doesn't that sound exciting!?)

Seriously though, financial reports might seem very dry reading, but a quick glance-through could be worth your time. They give quite an overview of the financial structure, operations and actions of the University as a business: it was very educational to someone like me who usually focuses on the academic side of UVM. Future financial plans are discussed too, which should interest everybody! (See especially: Campus Life Task Force Presents Report to Board in the most recent The View.) To read the reports here, see the top entires in the right-hand documents column.

The March Staffline is out now too, so watch your inbox or the Staff Council website-the link to the Staffline is in the left-hand column. I've got a lot to catch up on, and I need more tissues, so I'll leave it there and post some more after the vote.

Have a good week,

Joanne