Please, note that Open Forum will regularly scheduled on the last Wednesday of every month and not on the fourth Wednesday of every month. It will be from 2-3 p.m. in the ELC. You can place a recurring meeting for this time and date on your calendar in Outlook. Please, forward proposed agenda items to your A.D. at least one week in advance of the meeting.
Professional and Staff Development and Essential Training
Unlike recent years, funding for professional and staff development and essential training will not be allocated based on employment classification. This year each request will be considered on a case by case basis, according to the following guidelines. Priorities will be determined by Associate Directors, in consultation with the Library Director, within the framework of the Library's strategic plan. Full or partial funding may be approved based on the availability of funds and whether or not the request meets one or more of the following criteria:
- The conference is one where we must have a library presence (e.g. III Systems Administrator must attend IUG)
- The request is for essential, job related training
- The employee will be giving a presentation or is a member of a committee which directly supports their position, a library initiative or research agenda.
- The professional development opportunity is local and will not include travel expenses.
Unless the opportunity is in Canada and there is strong justification given to support the expense, no international travel will be approved. Additional justification will be required for any request which includes sending more than one Library representative to an out of state conference or event. In addition, 'self funding' requests are encouraged in those instances where the Library cannot support participation.
Please, submit all training and staff development requests to your Associate Director. Requests will be considered in one of the bi-monthly Associate Director meetings. Requests should include your name; name of the development opportunity;date(s);location; requested funding amount; detailed rationale based on the criteria above. If you already put in a request prior to August 6th, these will be considered in the next Associate Directors meeting
A reporting session is required when you receive department funding. You must sign up for one of the quarterly brown-bag sessions offered or schedule your reporting session on the agenda for one of the next three Open Forums following your return. Scheduling the reporting session is required in advance of the event. There is no specific requirement in terms of how long you speak for, however, the brown-bag sessions will allow for longer speaking times than Open Forum.
Not Too Late to Start the AurThings Program
What is the program about?
The program is based on 23 Things Learning 2.0 program created by Helene Blowers, Technology Director, Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County. It is set up to encourage exploration of the Internet and web technologies in the hope that not only will employees have fun, but also find new tools to enable them to better support their goals and inspire creativity.
How does it work?
The program is a self-led learning program that has been formatted into a ten week course which will begin July 20, 2009. During this time participants will explore at their own pace and can choose how in depth they go into each activity. Each week participants will be introduced to new Web tools and asked to track participation in a personal blog which they will set up and begin maintaining in week 1. Each person who wishes to receive credit for participating must have and register his/her own blog. There will be no classes or workshops offered to support this program. Instead, participants are encouraged to work together and share their insights, discoveries and solutions through their blogs or in person.
Why should you participate?
This is a great chance to spend time on your personal and professional development. All library staff need to be up-to-date with the latest trends and technology tools that Web 2.0 is bringing us everyday. We need to take time to learn how the tools can be utilized in or with our libraries. And we will know what our library users, especially younger users, are talking about!
Additionally, there is a completion incentive being offered to all permanent employees of the Auraria Library (Faculty, Classified Staff and Exempt Professionals) if you complete the program by October 23, 2009.
For more detailed information and to get started, link to the program at http://aurthings.blogspot.com/
Celebration of Faculty Excellence
Please mark your calendars for Friday, September 11th 3-5pm in NC Atrium for our annual celebration of faculty excellence on the Downtown Campus.
Here are this year’s winners:
Excellence in Research and Creative Activities
• Margaret Brown-Sica, Auraria Library
• Angela Gover, School of Public Affairs
• Dawn Gregg, Business School
• Karen Koellner, School of Education and Human Development
• Brad Stith, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Integrative Biology)
The campus award winner is Angela Gover
Excellence in Teaching
Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor
• Joni Dunlap, School of Education and Human Development
• Devin Jenkins, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Modern Languages)
• Lisa Johansen, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Integrative Biology)
• Keith Loftin, College of Architecture and Planning
• David Mays, College of Engineering and Applied Science (Civil Engineering)
• Tony Robinson, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Political Science)
The campus award winner is Tony Robinson
Senior Instructor/Instructor/Lecturer
• Paul DeMarte, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (English)
• Conxita Domench, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Modern Languages)
• Tod Duncan, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Integrative Biology)
• John McDermott, School of Education and Human Development
• Jason Rebillot, College of Architecture and Planning
• Ira Selkowitz, Business School
The campus award winner is Tod Duncan
Excellence in Service
• Gayle Bradbeer, Auraria Library
• Peter Bryant, Business School
• Stephan Durham, College of Engineering and Applied Science (Civil Engineering)
• William Goodwin, School of Education and Human Development
• Devin Jenkins, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Modern Languages)
• Ekaterini Vlahos, College of Architecture and Planning
The campus award winners are Peter Bryant and William Goodwin
Excellence in Librarianship: The winner of this award was selected by the Library Faculty Personnel Committee. This year’s winner is Cynthia Hashert.
Reminder - Employee Portal
As PBS continues improving the employee portal features, it becomes increasingly important that every employee know how to access it. Features currently available include: employee profile for confirmation of address, phone, employee ID, title, department, hire date; online pay advice (including confirming W-4 status); online W-2; self service address update; self
service emergency contact update; system status information; list of training courses completed; newsletter access, etc.
To access the portals:
System, UCD, UCCS Employees –
Use myCU at https://my.cu.edu/. Login using your PC login and password.
For assistance with myCU, please call 303-492-9999 or send an e-mail to mycu@cusys.edu.
Line Dancing
Mary Ulibarri will be teaching a line dancing class at the campus recreation center, room PER 215, from 1:00 to 1:50 every Friday this fall. Please feel free to come, invite friends, and be prepared to have a GOOD TIME!
News@1100 Submissions
Do you have something to share in News@1100? Please, submit items to Marical Farner by 12:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month.