Middlebury College Staff Council and the Middlebury College Board of Trustees invite you to *free* breakfast Friday, May 10th starting at 7:15 a.m.
This is an annual opportunity to meet face-to-face with some of the trustees and share about your work experiences. Break bread or perhaps a few yolks with the Trustees. Share your ideas and hear their plans.
Friday, May 10 7:15-8:15 a.m.
Ross Dining Hall
Staff members may arrive for the free breakfast anytime between 7:15 – 8:15 a.m.
Faculty and Staff are warmly invited to attend a Faculty and Staff Mixer on May 1 from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. at 51 Main. Come catch up with colleagues from across campus! Light Refreshments will be served. Cash bar. Please RSVP here.
Questions? Email scouncil@middlebury.edu
Sponsored by Middlebury College Staff and Faculty Council
April 24 12:15 p.m. Middlebury College Bike Shop
(basement of Adirondack House)
It’s a great season to start riding your bike again! Join us for a free, drop-in Introductory Bike Repair Workshop for faculty and staff!
Sponsored by Staff Council and Faculty Council, hosted by the Middlebury College Bike Shop. Cookies and lemonade will be served. Questions? Contact scouncil@middlebury.edu.
Please join us for our monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 10.
Agenda: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 9:00 am to 10:30 am
McCullough Crest Room
Attendees: Staff Council Representatives, Human Resource, Staff
9:00 a.m. Open meeting and introductions
9:05 a.m. Guest Speaker
• Tim Spears, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Professor, American Studies
9:30 a.m. Approval of minutes
• March 13, 2013 meeting
9:40 a.m. Committee Reports
• Community Council
• HR-6
• Total Compensation Advisory Committee:
• Publicity and Events Committee
• Safety and Environment Committee
• Election Committee
- Election in May for new members
• Professional Development Committee
• Web Prioritization Committee
10:00 a.m. Old Business
10:10 a.m. New Business
• Submit project request to automate CTO transfer to SLR? (so CTO accrued over an individual’s maximum is automatically transferred to their Sick Leave Reserve)
• Definition of “8 semesters” for tuition benefit
• Bike workshop announcement!
10:30 a.m. Adjournment
Staff Council regular meetings are open to all Middlebury College staff members. Staff members should let their supervisors know if there is a particular meeting they wish to attend. Supervisors will seek to find a positive balance between addressing operational needs and support staff requests to attend these meetings.
The 10th annual Middlebury College Relay for Life is coming up this year on April 26th-27th. Picture yourself walking around a track, surrounded by hundreds of family and friends, encouraging each other to make another lap as you celebrate those who’ve fought cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against a disease that has taken too much from too many. All of us have been touched by cancer, all of us should be there on April 26th. The money raised through Relay For Life events support the American Cancer Society’s lifesaving work, like Hope Lodge facilities, which offer cancer patients a free place to stay, comfort, and support when they have to travel far from home for treatment. Too many people, including possibly someone you or I know, will be diagnosed with cancer this year. A Relay For Life event is our opportunity to inspire hope by raising funds and awareness to help those facing the disease. Register your team NOW online here.
March 16 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Join fellow staff, faculty and their families at the Snow Bowl and Rikert Nordic Center for a day of skiing and snowboarding! Hot chocolate and cookies provided. No advance sign-up necessary.
Snow Bowl Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding: First 50 people can purchase lift tickets for only $10!
Otherwise discounted prices are as follows:
Lift tickets age 6+: $20
Lift tickets under 6: $10
Rentals for 15+: $20
Rentals for 14 under: $13
Lessons $45/instructor hour
Rikert Nordic Skiing:
Day ticket $8:00
Rentals – Skate or Classic: $10.00
Sponsored by Staff Council and Faculty Council. Questions? Contact scouncil@middlebury.edu
Welcome spring and support the American Cancer Society by purchasing daffodils!
Order your bouquets at go/boxoffice by Tuesday, March 5th!
These beautiful spring flowers will brighten anyone’s day, and represent hope to many cancer patients. With Daffodil Days, an ACS annual fundraiser, you can make a difference! Order daffodils to help the ACS further its research, education, advocacy, and service programs.
Gifts of Hope and Bear Hugs for Hope will be delivered to patients directly by ACS. To order daffodils for yourself, a friend or colleague, a cancer survivor you can order online with a credit card at the Box Office. An email will be sent out about when flowers will arrive at the Box Office in McCullough the week of March 18th. Faculty and Staff on-campus orders will be delivered to offices upon arrival; on the Box Office order form please list your campus address under “Shipping Address.”
Dear Staff Colleagues,
Staff Council welcomes you to our next scheduled meeting on Wednesday, February 13 @ 9:00 am in the Crest Room. I hope you will join us for our meeting as well as our guest speaker series. This month our speaker is the Dean of the College and Associate Professor of Psychology Shirley Collado.
As you may have noticed, there are designated boxes around Campus that are filling up with shelf-stable food items as part of the Staff Council food drive. This is a challenging time of year for food shelves in Vermont because demand is high and fresh food from local sources is largely unavailable so they rely heavily on drives like these. Thank you for your generosity so far! With only a few weeks left, we would ask that you consider buying a few extra items the next time you are at the grocery store and drop them off at one of the boxes on campus.
Staff Council would like to also thank the volunteers in the many locations across campus who have volunteered their time to collect and transport the items to the food shelf. THANK-YOU.
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE STAFF COUNCIL
Agenda
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
9:00 am to 10:30 am
Crest Room
Attendees: Staff Council Representatives, Human Resource, Staff
9:00 a.m. Open meeting and introductions
9:05 a.m. Guest Speaker
9:35a.m. Approval of minutes
9:45 a.m. Committee Reports
10:00 a.m. Old Business
10:15 a.m. New Business
10:30 a.m. Adjournment
Staff Council regular meetings are open to all Middlebury College staff members. Staff members should let their supervisors know if there is a particular meeting they wish to attend. Supervisors will seek to find a positive balance between addressing operational needs and support staff requests to attend these meetings.
Kids Night Out: Rhythms from Around the World
Friday, January 25th 7:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Adirondack House’s Coltrane Lounge (534 College Street)
Please help support our Middlebury Alternative Break Trip as we raise money for our trip, Women’s Empowerment in the Dominican Republic. Working through the Mariposa DR foundation, we are committed to helping children, specifically young women, gain access to quality education and a comfortable environment where they can develop a strong sense of self. We will work to develop English programs and sustainability initiatives within the community.
Kids’ Night Out will include: African Dance Workshop, Face Painting, Games, Kid Friendly Movie, Healthy Nut-Free Snacks (List of snacks will be available at the door)
Ages four and up!
Cost: $20 for the first child, $10 for each additional sibling
IMPORTANT: Parents are required to sign a general release form in order for their children to participate (provided on-site). Parents must be the ones to drop off and pick up their children.
Note: This is a great opportunity for parents interested in attending Majora Carter’s keynote lecture during the Second Annual Social Entrepreneurship Symposium while simultaneously knowing your kids are safe and having a great time!
To sign up for this event please email iestefaniagonzalez@middlebury.edu. You must sign up in advance!
Please join us on Wednesday, January 9 for our regular staff council meeting.
Staff Council regular meetings are open to all Middlebury College staff members. Staff members should let their supervisors know if there is a particular meeting they wish to attend. Supervisors will seek to find a positive balance between addressing operational needs and support staff requests to attend these meetings.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Axinn 220
Agenda
9:00 a.m. Open meeting and introductions and approval of Dec. 2012 Meeting minutes
9:10 a.m. Committee Reports
9:30 a.m. Old Business
9:50 a.m. New Business
10:00 a.m. Guest Speaker: Vice President for Planning and Assessment Susan Baldridge will join us to talk about the strategic plan and the annual planning process!
10:30 a.m. Adjournment
