Seasons Turning

Hi Everyone,

The June Staffline is out and available here on the SC website. There's a very nice message from President Beth Walsh, where she she talks about our shared experiences of this past year. She was given 1-2 minutes to address the graduates and their families at Commencement this year, and she especially wanted us to know of the audience's warm and spontaneous response in appreciation of our daily work on their behalf.

The Recreation Committee Events section has information about the Fifth Annual Staff Council Golf Outing at The Links at Lang Farm, discounts at the Jay Peak golf course, and discounts on tickets to the

Champlain Valley Fair. In the Campus News section there are guidelines about protecting Lake Champlain from run-off pollution and links to information about the Quadricentennial celebrations (of Samuel de Champlain's regional explorations) this year.

We've been specifically asked to let everyone know about the upcoming Boston Bus Trip on Saturday, June 27, 2009. ($30 for UVM Employees [including retirees] and $35 for Non-UVM Employees!) The sign-up deadline is Friday, June 19, 2009. I'll try to get some posters spread around, but there's also more information and a registration form in the Staffline or linked from the SC website.

And, don't forget that we still have until June 19th to suggest "actionable" topics for the Campus Climate Survey! (see previous post for the details)


Tuesday June 2nd was our end-of-year combined meeting, luncheon and presentations. Instead of a catered meal this year, we all brought potluck--it was meant as an economy measure, but there was such a quantity and variety of goodies that we had more than enough for ourselves and every student worker we could find in the Davis Center.

It was a "first year" for many of us: both officers Beth Walsh and Jon Reidel, our SC Office Administrator Jeff Bukowski, and several others, including Richard Cate, who mentioned that in his brief remarks to the Council. (He said he would always prefer to be busy than bored, but that this year had granted his wish and then some) He also assured us that he thought the budget was now stable, although necessarily more conservative than before, and that enrollment numbers were currently very positive. The summary of the meeting should be posted on the SC homepage soon, so you can read his address in better detail.


Well, the coming weekend weather is beginning to look like it might be more seasonally appropriate than the last few! I hope everyone has a chance to get outside and enjoy some of it,

Joanne