Hi Everyone,
Don't forget that the Pandemic Planning Presentation (canceled once by illness) has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 28th 10:30 to Noon, in the Dean’s Conference Room (114 Bailey/Howe). If you can't make it to the talk, here at least is the PowerPoint the Staff Council was given that contains a lot of the information, and directions to sources:
(If the display is too small for you, the full-sized Powerpoint can be opened here.
Now that it's Spring we tend to forget the flu (well, maybe not totally), but let's not get too amnesiac to prepare!
Stay well,
Joanne
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Flowers That Bloom in May
Hello Everyone,
Hopefully Spring is here to stay! I never get tired of seeing the trees blossom each year; even the magnolia images I've been using come from beside Dana's front doors.
You've probably seen the e-mail announcing that it's Staff Council election time again.
My preliminary year is up. I'd love the chance to continue representing you and the Libraries & LRG unit, so if you think I've done well this past year please vote for me again! However you choose, please do participate--get informed and vote!
We have no nominations for Staff Council Vice President at this point. So, we're re-opening the call for nominations for Vice President through Friday, May 23. Nomination forms are available on the Staff Council home page. Information about the qualifications, role and responsibilities of the Vice President may be found in Article VII. of the current bylaws.
Our May 6th Full Council meeting was brief, but notable for a guest presentation from Barbara Johnson, Associate Vice President of Human Resources. She explained that HR had restructured and retrained several positions so that many of their staff will be spending more time away from the office to be out on campus in the various units. This is supposed to make them more available for questions and assistance in a timely manner. The official announcement will roll out later in the summer, but their actual presence will start sooner. So, if you are seeing more HR staff in your departments, they are there to help.
We've been given several more reports from the Board of Trustees to pass along to the you: they comprise the most recent group added to the Documents list in the right-hand column. Please check them out--it isn't as much reading as it appears! The first two are just the agenda and summary of the Board of Trustees meeting of 5/12/08, and the next 5 are the attachments (minutes and reports) referenced in that summary. Still, they merit our attention since they cover topics and a time period notable for UVM financial disturbance.
The last document is a year's-end summary of what the Staff Council subcommittees have worked on and/or achieved since last September. They've all covered an impressive amount of ground this year, and deserve our applause!
The May Staffline is out, available to read or print at: http://www.uvm.edu/~stffcncl/staffline/May2008.pdf
Besides campus news and events, and a message from President Fogel, this month's issue contains some very nice discounts for staff, including a bus trip to Boston (filling fast, register now!), kayak tours and special prices on automobile leasing.
For those interested in Vermont history or just scenic sites, UVM's Center for Research on Vermont has sent us the summer press release from the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation:
"VERMONT STATE HISTORIC SITES OPEN FOR SEASON
Many of the Vermont-State owned Historic Sites open for the 2008 season on Saturday, May 24. "These beautifully preserved gems allow us to experience history where it happened," says John Dumville, historic sites operations chief at the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation. "They tell us the exciting story of Vermont and our nation--from the first inhabitants to the Vermonter who became our 30th president." In addition many special exhibits and events are scheduled throughout the season."
See their website- http://www.historicvermont.org/ for more information, dates of special events, directions and more!
Commencement is this weekend--three cheers to all graduates and their families, our work study students, and the rest of us who supported all that academic labor. Best Wishes and Good Fortune to all of them!
Have a nice weekend,
Joanne
Hopefully Spring is here to stay! I never get tired of seeing the trees blossom each year; even the magnolia images I've been using come from beside Dana's front doors.
You've probably seen the e-mail announcing that it's Staff Council election time again.
My preliminary year is up. I'd love the chance to continue representing you and the Libraries & LRG unit, so if you think I've done well this past year please vote for me again! However you choose, please do participate--get informed and vote!
We have no nominations for Staff Council Vice President at this point. So, we're re-opening the call for nominations for Vice President through Friday, May 23. Nomination forms are available on the Staff Council home page. Information about the qualifications, role and responsibilities of the Vice President may be found in Article VII. of the current bylaws.
Our May 6th Full Council meeting was brief, but notable for a guest presentation from Barbara Johnson, Associate Vice President of Human Resources. She explained that HR had restructured and retrained several positions so that many of their staff will be spending more time away from the office to be out on campus in the various units. This is supposed to make them more available for questions and assistance in a timely manner. The official announcement will roll out later in the summer, but their actual presence will start sooner. So, if you are seeing more HR staff in your departments, they are there to help.
We've been given several more reports from the Board of Trustees to pass along to the you: they comprise the most recent group added to the Documents list in the right-hand column. Please check them out--it isn't as much reading as it appears! The first two are just the agenda and summary of the Board of Trustees meeting of 5/12/08, and the next 5 are the attachments (minutes and reports) referenced in that summary. Still, they merit our attention since they cover topics and a time period notable for UVM financial disturbance.
The last document is a year's-end summary of what the Staff Council subcommittees have worked on and/or achieved since last September. They've all covered an impressive amount of ground this year, and deserve our applause!
The May Staffline is out, available to read or print at: http://www.uvm.edu/~stffcncl/staffline/May2008.pdf
Besides campus news and events, and a message from President Fogel, this month's issue contains some very nice discounts for staff, including a bus trip to Boston (filling fast, register now!), kayak tours and special prices on automobile leasing.
For those interested in Vermont history or just scenic sites, UVM's Center for Research on Vermont has sent us the summer press release from the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation:
"VERMONT STATE HISTORIC SITES OPEN FOR SEASON
Many of the Vermont-State owned Historic Sites open for the 2008 season on Saturday, May 24. "These beautifully preserved gems allow us to experience history where it happened," says John Dumville, historic sites operations chief at the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation. "They tell us the exciting story of Vermont and our nation--from the first inhabitants to the Vermonter who became our 30th president." In addition many special exhibits and events are scheduled throughout the season."
See their website- http://www.historicvermont.org/ for more information, dates of special events, directions and more!
Commencement is this weekend--three cheers to all graduates and their families, our work study students, and the rest of us who supported all that academic labor. Best Wishes and Good Fortune to all of them!
Have a nice weekend,
Joanne
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