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Volume 21, Issue 1

November 2008

In this issue:

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

UM Staff Advisory Council Members 2008-2009

Words from the Chair

Greetings!
During my term as Chair for the UM Staff Advisory Council I plan to work with each of the council members to come up with ways we can reach more UM staff and let all of you know that we are here to represent you. Our Governing Guidelines state the council was formed to advise the President on matters of mutual interest and to serve as an information and liaison medium for employees and administrative officers. We are here to listen to your concerns and your ideas and will share them with the appropriate staff. While we do organize and promote Staff Recognition Week activities we are here all year long and want to serve each of you to the best of our abilities. As President Forsee just wrote to each of us we should use campus resources available to assist us. Don’t forget that your UM Staff Advisory Council is one of these resources! In addition to our council’s monthly meetings both myself and Vice Chair Nathan Billings have the opportunity to attend the Intercampus Staff Advisory Council which is comprised of two representatives from each campus’ staff advisory council. Many of the concerns that each of us in the system have are shared by those on each of the campuses as well. At present, the items that have been designated as the five most important items for us to focus on are:

1. Concerns over salaries & wages.

2. Eighty five & out (or some similar retirement option)

3. Concerns over career path opportunities

4. Exploration of a shared sick leave donation system

5. Morale within individual campuses and system as a whole

I urge each of you to e:mail or call me with genuine concerns you may have and ideas on how the UM Staff Advisory Council can better serve system employees. We can only be as good as each of you help us become.

Warm regards,
Toni Monsen



2008 United Way Campaign

Silent Online Auction

Bidding begins Nov. 19 at 8 AM and ends Nov. 26 at 12 PM.

http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/departments/hr/united/

Kick off the holiday shopping season with the University of Missouri Press at its annual Book Sale! All regularly priced books in stock will be available at a 30% discount. In addition, dozens of other fantastic books will be deeply discounted, some as much as 90%. Don’t miss this opportunity to discover wonderful holiday gifts! For further information, call 882-0180


Date: Wednesday, December 3
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Place: University of Missouri Press, 2910 LeMone Industrial Blvd. (near Highway 63 and AC)

Words From the Editor

Greetings from your SAC Newsletter editor.  I just wanted to take this opportunity to say thanks to my fellow SAC members for allowing me the opportunity to serve as newsletter editor for the next year.I also would like to take this opportunity to send a BIG THANK YOU to Rebecca Wall for her help and past contribution as editor. I am looking forward to serving you as best as I can. As editor I welcome any ideas or suggestions you may have on how to best deliver the information to you .

Thanks,

Joan Goodwin

November 2008 Service Awards

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

5 Years of Service

Allen,Leah M.~ Admin Info Technology Svcs

Sade,Randy J~ Institutional Research

Rodman,Debbie Ann~ Morenet

10 Years of Service

Phifer,Stephen B~ IT Systems Support

Workman,Jenny Lynn~ VP Human Resources

20 Years of Service

Yelton,Ken ~ Admin Info Technology Svcs

Tritschler Martinez,Tracy~ University Press

25 Years of Service

Fichter,Lucille Mary ~ IT Systems Support

30 Years of Service

Finnell,Edward Lee ~ UMR Procurement Services

Website's of Interest this Issue:

Events Calendar - University of Missouri Columbia

Events Calendar - City of Columbia/Chamber of Commerce

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