Hi Everyone,
Just a quick note before the holiday!
We have the first full Staff Council meeting of the new academic year on Sept. 2nd., at 12:05pm in the Silver Maple Ballroom of the Davis Center. (next month we'll be back to our usual location in the Livak Ballroom) The agenda is accessible at the SC website--and the printable format is linked here.
Among the other topics covered, President Fogel is scheduled to be the guest speaker, so I'm hoping there'll be enough time for us to ask him some questions too.
I'm hurrying to get this posted so I'll leave it there. Ready or not, here comes the Fall Semester!
Enjoy the weekend Everyone, and Welcome Back to the students,
Joanne
Friday, August 29, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
What Will They Think of Next
Hi Everyone,
There's not much to report this week, but there is one excellent bit of news: with the roll-out of the new UVM web template, many departments have been making long-awaited improvements to their websites. The Board of Trustees' website now has an accessible and searchable archive of the minutes, agendas, and summaries that I've been posting and keeping here in the right-hand column. (Yowsa!!)
Now that they've opened access, I don't need to provide it independently; and the only documents I'll need to keep in that section will be the most current offerings. As back-up in case the BoT's site goes down, the Staff Council office will archive the previous documents too. So, if you're looking for information from an past month's BoT's reports, you now have 2 resources available!
To find them, look in the UVM A-Z website, and choose B-Board of Trustees. At that site choose "Committees_Standing" from the left-hand column, then in that same column choose "Full Board" from the list of committees that opens. The documents are all listed on that Full Board page. It's a little work to get at, but not nearly as much as recreating all that in Google Docs. Here's a short-cut right to that last page. Have fun, they can be interesting reading.
OK then, harvest and the student's return are simultaneously upon us--back to work!
I hope everyone had a good weekend,
Joanne
There's not much to report this week, but there is one excellent bit of news: with the roll-out of the new UVM web template, many departments have been making long-awaited improvements to their websites. The Board of Trustees' website now has an accessible and searchable archive of the minutes, agendas, and summaries that I've been posting and keeping here in the right-hand column. (Yowsa!!)
Now that they've opened access, I don't need to provide it independently; and the only documents I'll need to keep in that section will be the most current offerings. As back-up in case the BoT's site goes down, the Staff Council office will archive the previous documents too. So, if you're looking for information from an past month's BoT's reports, you now have 2 resources available!
To find them, look in the UVM A-Z website, and choose B-Board of Trustees. At that site choose "Committees_Standing" from the left-hand column, then in that same column choose "Full Board" from the list of committees that opens. The documents are all listed on that Full Board page. It's a little work to get at, but not nearly as much as recreating all that in Google Docs. Here's a short-cut right to that last page. Have fun, they can be interesting reading.
OK then, harvest and the student's return are simultaneously upon us--back to work!
I hope everyone had a good weekend,
Joanne
Friday, August 8, 2008
We Meet Again
Hi Everyone,
Just a few notes on the full Council meeting we had this past Tuesday, 8/5.
This was our first meeting with the newly elected President & Vice President Beth Walsh and Jon Reidel. They both spoke about some of their ideas for the next years' work, but also stressed that ideas from the floor or the community were equally welcome. Improved outreach and communications were central themes to nearly all the discussions, with many good suggestions.
The Recreation Committee was thanked and praised for organizing such excellent events throughout the past year.
Diane Trono brought us up to speed about the status of the recent elections and where we are with recruitment:
Most units have had elections and filled all, most, or at least some of their representative posts; while others haven't begun the process at all. President Fogel's recent campus-wide letter is meant to encourage participation first in those groups that have no representation, and then in broader roles for the rest of the staff.
Also, we all recently got an email from the Staff Council about the Socially Responsible Investing Work Group needing another member from the staff population. (With attachments: SRI History, and SRI Process) If you or someone you know is interested, here are the application directions again:
"Contact the Staff Council Office at Staff.Council@uvm.edu by Friday, August 22, 2008. Please include a short paragraph explaining why you would like to be considered for this important role. The appointment will be made by the Staff Council President and announced at the Tuesday, September 2, 2008 Staff Council Meeting.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Staff Council Office at Staff.Council@uvm.edu or by phone at 802-656-4493."
Well, with the weather predicted to stay rainy, everyone please be careful on the roads this weekend. Vermont is under flash flood warning south beyond Rutland. The website for Vermont Emergency Management has information on what roads are closed, and contains links to current weather conditions too.
Have a good weekend,
Joanne
Just a few notes on the full Council meeting we had this past Tuesday, 8/5.
This was our first meeting with the newly elected President & Vice President Beth Walsh and Jon Reidel. They both spoke about some of their ideas for the next years' work, but also stressed that ideas from the floor or the community were equally welcome. Improved outreach and communications were central themes to nearly all the discussions, with many good suggestions.
The Recreation Committee was thanked and praised for organizing such excellent events throughout the past year.
Diane Trono brought us up to speed about the status of the recent elections and where we are with recruitment:
Most units have had elections and filled all, most, or at least some of their representative posts; while others haven't begun the process at all. President Fogel's recent campus-wide letter is meant to encourage participation first in those groups that have no representation, and then in broader roles for the rest of the staff.
Also, we all recently got an email from the Staff Council about the Socially Responsible Investing Work Group needing another member from the staff population. (With attachments: SRI History, and SRI Process) If you or someone you know is interested, here are the application directions again:
"Contact the Staff Council Office at Staff.Council@uvm.edu by Friday, August 22, 2008. Please include a short paragraph explaining why you would like to be considered for this important role. The appointment will be made by the Staff Council President and announced at the Tuesday, September 2, 2008 Staff Council Meeting.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Staff Council Office at Staff.Council@uvm.edu or by phone at 802-656-4493."
Well, with the weather predicted to stay rainy, everyone please be careful on the roads this weekend. Vermont is under flash flood warning south beyond Rutland. The website for Vermont Emergency Management has information on what roads are closed, and contains links to current weather conditions too.
Have a good weekend,
Joanne
Monday, August 4, 2008
doc. - doc. --Who's there?
Hi Everyone,
We've been given several more documents to share with you: the first group of August Executive Committee docs is significant to us because they concern funding approval for the Library's subscriptions with EBSCO. The minutes from July contain information about enrollment, real estate, audits, and reconstruction of the Geology lab (which was destroyed by fire last May).
Today's meeting should be informational and procedural, getting us ready for diving into the new school year in September. I can post updates about what we cover hopefully by the end of the week.
Also the August Staffline is out! It has welcome messages from the newly elected President and Vice President (Beth Walsh and Jon Reidel), reviews of recent recreation events, several amazing discounts, and campus news and announcements.
Well, I hope everyone enjoys the brief respite of sunshine before the rains come back! (Wouldn't it be a lovely irony if some of the mosquitos drowned?)
Joanne
We've been given several more documents to share with you: the first group of August Executive Committee docs is significant to us because they concern funding approval for the Library's subscriptions with EBSCO. The minutes from July contain information about enrollment, real estate, audits, and reconstruction of the Geology lab (which was destroyed by fire last May).
Today's meeting should be informational and procedural, getting us ready for diving into the new school year in September. I can post updates about what we cover hopefully by the end of the week.
Also the August Staffline is out! It has welcome messages from the newly elected President and Vice President (Beth Walsh and Jon Reidel), reviews of recent recreation events, several amazing discounts, and campus news and announcements.
Well, I hope everyone enjoys the brief respite of sunshine before the rains come back! (Wouldn't it be a lovely irony if some of the mosquitos drowned?)
Joanne
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