A Publication of the UM Systelll Staff Adl'isory Council

THE UM STAFF ADVISOR Volume II , Issue 6

In this issue ... A Notefrol11 the Chair The Editor's Corner Meeting Dates March Service Awards March Birthdays

UM Staff Advisory Council was formed to provide two-way communication between tafT and the President on pertinent issues. If you have comments or questions about any ubject related to UM System staff, please contact one of your Council members. They are there for you!

UM STAFF ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS 1998-99

Retha Nichols, Chair. ................................... 882-6582 Janet Waibel, Sec.-Treas .................. .. ......... 882-1998 Suzanne Schoonover, Vice Chair ................ 882-7396 Ken England , Pas t Chair. ............................. 882-9292 Rita Bes leme ................................................ 882-4591 Memoree DeSpain ................ ...... .............. .. . 882-7989 Ken Dunn , Newsletter ................................. 882-6436 Debbie Ricker .............................................. 882-432 1 Mary Sheller. .. .. ............ .... .. .... ........ ........ ..... 882-4722 Steven Shiery .............................. .. ............... 882-2315 Katina Volle ................. .. ... .. .......... ..... .......... 882-6396 Linda Vorce ............................ .. ................... 882-7233

UM-SAC members are also avai lable through e-mail.

A Note from the Chair Attached to this month 's Advisor is a Staff Recog­niti on Week survey. Plea e take a few minutes to carefully consider each question, then complete and return the survey. The results will be used to gauge the importance of each event to UM Staff. If you want extra space to explain an answer, feel free to use the "Additional Comments" secti on. Your re pon e to thi survey is vital to the UM Staff Advisory Council 's planning for Staff Recognition. We val ue the opinions of our UM co-worker. It's your time to be recogni zed, let us hear from you!

MARCH 1999

The Editor's Corner: A Commentary Being new to Staff Advisory Council and fairly new to the UM Sy tem I have been impressed by the level of interest in Staff Recognition Week. Last year was my first year here at UM System. Staff Recognition Week made me feel very much appreciated. It was great for morale and camaraderie. The way in which so many events were carried on in such a short amount of time with hardly a mi step was very impressive. Ijoined UM-SAC in October and now I am beginning to get a glimpse of what actually goe on behind the scene to make this event po ible. Things like thi do not "j ust happen" . Many people put in many long hours to make all of this come about. The level of upport, financiall y, from the UM Administration is also impressive. The majority of our top administrators are about as new to their positions as am 1. They have asked UM-SAC to take a close look at Staff Recognition Week, the number of events, the duration , and the amount of money involved. A major part of their responsibilities is to ensure that public dollars are spent wisely. Could any of us disagree with their doing so? It would indeed be neg li gent simply to approve any budget item merely because " that's the way it was last year".

The Council held a pecial meeting in January to decide how be t to implement this request. Our biggest problem was with timing. Traditionally Staff Recogni tion Week has been held in May. But with the amount of planning and work required , especially for the lengthy nomination process involved with Staff Recogn ition Awards, there simply was not enough time to do a responsible job of evaluati ng the events, reporting to the admin istration, and carrying off the events in May. After a good deal of healthy discussion we decided to move the event to September in order to give ourselves adequate time to consider carefull y a ll the option involved, to schedule the events during nice weather, and to avoid extremely busy periods in as many offices as possible.

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Editor's Corner (Continued)

The February UM-SAC meeting was almost entirely concerned with Staff Recognition Week. We had several past UM-SAC members present, including three past presidents. They had some interesting idea and concerns. Thei r input certain ly broadened the range of discussion within the Council itsel f. Several of their suggestions were incorporated into the attached survey. I have also heard many ideas and concerns from fellow staff members here at Uni versity Hall. The impression I have come away with is that Staff Recognition Week matters a great deal to a great many people. Many long years have gone into building up thi s event. Hopefully you will be wi lling to take a few minutes to fill out the attached urvey, if for no other reason than to how omething other than indifference toward all of the e

hour and all of thi work.

This co lumn represent my own view and impressions. They do not necessarily represent the views of the Staff Advi sory Council , the Admini tration , or any other person. Ken Dunn-Editor, UM Staff Advisor

The minute from the February UM-SAC meeting are available in the Web version of the UM Staff Advisor. Space does not permit their inclusion here.

Web Address Staff Council is on the W eb. Go to the UM System home page, click on "University of Missouri System", go to the bottom of the page and select "UM Staff Advisor Newsletter" . Or u e the URL:

http://www.system.missouri .edu/sac/advisor.html

Survey Instructions Each survey contai ns the location to which it was mailed and a survey number. This information will be used for tracking purposes. Detach the survey from this new letter. When you have completed your urvey just fold it in half 0 that the return addre s is

on the outside. Staple it at the top of the re ulting elf-mailer and return via campus mail. If your

department does not receive enough surveys please contact Ken Dunn. Thank you for your participation .

New Location for SAC Meetings We've moved. The 5th Floor Conference Room at Clark Hall will be the new location for UM-SAC meetings. See below for meeting detail s.

UMSYSTEM STAFF ADVISORY COUNCIL

MEETING DATES

March II , 1999 April 8, 1999 M ay 13, 1999 June 10, 1999 July 8, 1999

Staff Advisory Council meetings are open to all UM System Staff. Meeting times are from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. in the 51h Floor Clark Hall Conference Room (Room 542). Feel free to join your Council.

March Service A wards Congratulations to the following staff who are celebrating these mi lestones of service to the University!

25 Years of Service Bonita Lenger, Accounting

15 Years of Service Phillip Hoskins, Office of the General Counsel

10 Years of Service Beverly Jarrett, University Press

5 Years of Service Brenda Dennis, Office of the General Counsel

Items for publication or comments should be sent in writing to: Ken Dunn, 118 University Hall or via e-mail.

Happy Birthday! March

Birthdays! UM William F. Arnet, General Counsel 's Office Ted L. Atwood, Auditing Diana Lee Bird, Faculty & Staff Benefits Katharine S. Bunn, General Counsel's Office Benjamin Eugene Colley, MOREnet Lois Marie Connor, President's Office Sara D. Davis, University Press Roxana J . Douglas, MOREnet David K. Drum, MOREnet David M. Finch, MOREnet Sean Frazier, MOREnet Harold P. Hammann II, MOREnet Gary L. Harris, Library Systems Nancie D. Hawke, General Counsel's Office James R. Horton, Information Technology Kennetha K. Jackson, Fac. & Staff Benefits Iris Ellen Kanatzar, V. P. Acad. Affairs Christopher Kilbride, MOREnet David F. Moore, State Historical Society Eric W. Nicklas, MOREnet Heather M. Reeves , Records Management Donald A. Rose, Accounting David J . Sheahen, Facil. Planning & Devel. Leona R. Sheridan, Records Management Shannon Spurling, MOREnet Michael Swanigan, MOREnet

Extension Judy Apperson Van Harrison Ayers Timothy P. Baker Lisa Ann Bland John Marshall Brumett Frances Eileen Bunch Terri S. Burton lnge Patricia Carner Lucinda Jackson Carr

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Mildred Louise Carter 03/03 Vicki Kay Cornman 03/12 Don Ray Day 03/15 Alfred Lee Decker 03/11 Leon G. Devlin 03/16 Susan E. Dillon 03/28 William L. Elder 03/29 Rebecca Ann Fay 03/11 Daniel Scott Gabbard 03/10 Clara B. Green 03/05 Delia S. Gurnow 03/06 Kevin R. Hansen 03/30 Thomas L. Han sen 03112 Guadalupe Hernandez 03/07 Joan Turner Hickman 03/10 Sharon L. Hillhouse 03/13 E. Jane Hunter 03/28 Letitia K. Johnson 03/03 Richard S. Kimrey 03/01 Jeanette M. Kirchner 03/14 Lois M. Laster 03/22 Johnnie Lou Mahan 03/22 Cynthia Martin 03/l4 Vivian Joyce Mason 03/01 Connie Mefford 03/17 Steven T. Meyer 03/24 Roxan ne T . Miller 03/15 Margaret L. Moore 03/31 Kimberly A. Naeger 03/16 Elaine M. Palangpour 03/09 Ellen J. Palmer 03/23 Evelyn Ingrid Ragsdale 03/04 Rex E Ricketts 03/21 Jan E. Sadek 03113 Mary Frances Sheller 03114 Patricia Ann Spire 03/09 Dawn Marie Sveom-King 03/02 John Wesley Tucker 03/10 Celeste J. Vanderbrugen ·03/03 Marianne J. Wait 03/30 Kimberly S. Weible 03/25 Vicki D. Willett 03/01 Sharon K. Yandell 03/31 Lynda Ann Zimmerman 03/24