Volume 1 Number 5

SHARED LEADERSHIP TEAM UPDATE
September 18, 2008

There will be no layoffs and there will be a place for everyone.

Every faculty and staff person will have a meaningful role to fill here at the Library.

Open Forum is next Wednesday at 2:00 pm in room 245. The Strategic Plan Task Groups will report out.

The R2 presentation will be on Wednesday, October 1st, at 12:30 in the Jackson ELC.

Ergonomic evaluations are continuing. Marical and Becky will meet with everyone. Health needs are being met first.

Our Strategic Plan is moving forward and there will be opportunities for everyone to contribute to the document.

The Shared Leadership Team is evolving.

OPEN FORUM NEXT WEEK
There will be an Open Forum on Wednesday, September 24th, from 2:00pm – 3:00 pm in room 245. The Strategic Planning Task Groups will be reporting out at this time.

R2 PRESENTATION
The R2 consultants, Rick Lugg and Matt Barnes, will be presenting their findings on Wednesday, October 1st, 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm in the Jackson ELC. Please mark your calendars.

LEWIS AND CLARK EXHIBIT
A Program on York, William Clark’s black slave who accompanied the expedition will be on Wednesday, September 24th, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the Jackson ELC.

Volume 1 Number 4

Shared Leadership Team Update, September 4, 2008

• Everyone should read the strategic plan reports on the intranet at http://intranet.auraria.edu right away and give feedback on the blog that is provided.
• The recommendations won’t happen overnight. The plan will give us direction to where we are headed.
• We are moving forward with the Public Services analysis, same as R2.
• We are moving from a hierarchical to a team approach.
• It is a very exciting time as we move the Library to the next step.

The next meeting is September 18, 2008.

"Lewis and Clark: Doctors in the Wilderness"

Dr. Bruce Paton, professor emeritus University of Colorado Denver will give a presentation on Wednesday, September 17, 2008, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the Jackson ELC.