Words from the Chair

Greetings!

Plans for a trivia event in November are underway!! Stay tuned for details as they become available. This is a very popular event which was truly missed as part of the Staff Recognition activities so we are glad to be able to offer it once again.

Please welcome the new council members. We are excited to have them join us. If you have questions please feel free to contact me or any of the Council members for assistance.

As always, your Council wants to hear from you. Let us know how we can best represent you!.

New Discounts

New discounts now available on our resources page.
Thanks to Toni Monsen who pursued and obtained these new discounts for us. Any discount is a good thing but even more so when times are hard. These are two great places to spend a day with some friends or family.
Click here for the link to the discounts.

Below you can read more about what these two places have to offer you.

Big Surf Water Park website

Six Flags website.

New Staff Advisory Council Members

	Christy Ludeman has been with Institutional Research and Planning for three years. Prior to transferring, she worked at the Center for Family Policy and Research, Otolaryngology, Association for the Study of Higher Education, Bulk Mail Center, and Printing Services. She has been working for the University of Missouri since 1988.In addition to working, she also volunteer as a Wellness Ambassador, United Way Key Person, Safe Kids Columbia, and adopted Friends of Mauller Road.Her husband works for Campus Facilities. They have three children.
	Kim Oliver is a Benefits Advocate with Faculty and Staff Benefits at the University of Missouri System and has been employed for 2 years. Hobbies include Skiing, camping, boating, fishing, bow fishing, cooking, movies, beading, crafts and spending time with family and friends. She also enjoys traveling to places like Bloomington Minnesota to see family and friends.She is single and resides in Jefferson City, MO.
	Pamela Schopflin I started with SOS in August., 2005. I worked for the hospital in CED once and Contracts Administration twice. I was then offered a job as an OSSIV working for Contracts Administration, Supply Distribution, Motor Transport, Informatics, Purchasing and Value Analysis. I am now Tony Hall's assistant who is the Director of a new department, Sourcing and Supply Chain which includes all but Motor Transport and Informatics. Sourcing and Supply Chain is now part of System instead of the hospital. I moved to Columbia about 6 years ago, from St. Louis, to be near my grandchildren and they are now my biggest hobby along with my dog, Murphy!! I love to read and am also involved with Healthy for Life as an ambassador, trying to get healthy.
	Jenny Workman is a MU graduate.Jenny has been employed by the University for over 10 years now. She started in Research and Arthritis and is now the Program Manager for MU - Healthy for Life which is the T.E. Atkins University of Missouri Employee Wellness Program. Jenny has been involved in health and wellness field for over 20 years. She enjoys being involved in the Columbia community and has been happily married for almost 15 years.

Staff Trivia Day

Monday November 9, 2009 11:30am

Please note that the date and location have been changed.We are now scheduled at the Stotler Lounge in Memorial Union for the Trivia event.Get your teams ready for the UM System Staff Trivia day.More to follow soon...

Shirts for Sale

UM Staff Advisory Council has had requests for more UM logo shirts. We also had a request for more color selections so you'll notice we've got several color choices available for each style. Some color names vary according to shirt style but we tried to get each of the colors in each style if possible. We also included black and gray again for those that did not get to order last time or might want an additional shirt in one of those colors.

The order form is attached in this email. Note there are two order forms….one for the round seal and one for the square logo (see below). Please be sure to note the correct size, color and quantity. The polo shirts are available in men’s or women’s cut. Please be sure to specify which style you want. No refunds or exchanges will be issued unless the shirt you receive is not what you ordered. Previous orders have shown that the unisex shirts are generous in size so please adjust accordingly when making your order.

Make checks payable to UM Shirts

Send to Toni Monsen, UM SAC, 118 University Hall

Send questions/order info to umsac@umsystem.edu
Below are the two logos available. round logo square logo

Click here for sizes and colors available

Words From the Editor

Greetings from your SAC Newsletter editor.

Please help us welcome the new council members. Hope all of you had time this summer to take advantage of some of our discounts we have to offer on our website.We have shirts for sale and will also be bringing back the Go-Green Bags to raise money for United way. If you didn't get one last time consider it this time as they are very sturdy. I use mine all the time as it is really great for getting stuff at Farmer's Market.

We are committed to finding ways to help and aid the staff in any way we can so PLEASE help us to help you.

Thanks,

Joan Goodwin

August 2009 Service Awards

Congratulations to the following UM-System Staff members who have attained these milestones of service

5 Years of Service

Greenwell, Hairong Liu~ Admin Info Technology Svcs

Miller, Rebecca J~ MOREnet

Reddick, Travis Wayne~ MOREnet

Esser, Angela Kelly~ eMints National Center

Raw, Randall Edward~ MOREnet

Roberts-Higgins, Brooke Alison~ eMints National Center/font>

Marty, Carmen Renee~ eMints National Center

10 Years of Service

Schneider, Chris~ MOREnet

Gilpin, Jodi L~ MOREnet

Stolz, William T~ Western Historical Manuscripts

Smith, Jennifer Leann~ Risk & Insurance Mgmt

Chandler, Beth D~ University Press

15 Years of Service

Knorr, Stephen C.~ Government Relations

Mayer, Christine Lynn~ VP Academic Affairs Office

Okamura, Linda Suzanne~ Admin Info Technology Svcs

Montgomery, Christine~ State Historical Society

20 Years of Service

Rhodes, Sarabeth A~ Admin Info Technology Svcs

Finholt, Richard D~ UM Office of Economic Development

30 Years of Service

Hardy, Billy F~ IT Systems Support

35 Years of Service

Fisher, Frances Jennelle ~ UMC Procurement Services

Website's of Interest this Issue:

Events Calendar - University of Missouri Columbia

Events Calendar - City of Columbia/Chamber of Commerce

Events Calendar - UMKC

Events Calendar - ROLLA

Events Calendar - UMSL

Standing Committees

Benefits Committee: Chair: Nathan Billings
Parking & Transportation Committee: Chair: Beth Perrin
Staff Awareness Committee: Chair: Karla Dowd
Staff Recognition Week: All SAC members serve on this committee

UM-SAC will do our best to keep all UM employee's informed on various topics, issues, and problems that arise during the year. We welcome suggestions from you on issues of interest and look forward to presenting those matters to the entities that can best assist in those matters or make change. If you have any questions, ideas, and/or concerns, please call or email any of the UM-SAC members.

SAC website

Note from Editor!
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Staff Advisory Council meetings are open to all UM System Staff. Meeting times are 8:30 a.m. -10:30 a.m. the second Friday of the month. The location of each meeting changes, so contact a council
member if you are interested in attending.
Joan Goodwin

Volume 21, Issue 10

August 2009

In this issue:

UM Staff Advisory Council Members 2008-2009