Please join us for our monthly meeting on Wednesday, October 9^th from 9-10:30 a.m. in the Crest Room in McCullough. Our guest speaker this month is Bill Burger.  Bill is joining us to talk about all the exciting things happening at Communications.

Here’s the full agenda:

9:00 a.m. Open meeting and introductions

9:05 a.m. Approval of minutes from the September 2013 Meeting

9:10 a.m. Committee Reports

• Community Council
• HR-6
• Publicity and Events Committee
• Safety and Environment Committee
• Election Committee
• Staff Development Committee
• Compensation Committee
• Web Prioritization Committee

9:30 a.m. Old Business

9:35 a.m. New Business

• District B Representation Discussion
• EthicsPoint

10:00 a.m. Bill Burger to speak about the Office of Communications

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.

Please join us for our monthly meeting on Wednesday, August 11, 2013. Our guest speaker this month is Cheryl Mullins and she is joining us to talk about employee benefits. We look forward to seeing you at our meeting.

Agenda:  Wednesday, September 11th from 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. Approval of minutes: August 2013 Meeting
9:10 a.m. Committee Reports

• Community Council
• HR-6
• Publicity and Events Committee
• Safety and Environment Committee
• Election Committee
• Staff Development Committee
• Compensation Committee
• Web Prioritization Committee

 9:30 a.m. Old Business

• Water Bottle initiative update
• Service Building Parking update
• Middlebury Magazine Opt Out update

 9:35 a.m. New Business

• How will the Obama Care plan affect Middlebury College
• SRC update
• Concern about inherent inequity of “Exceeds expectations” job ratings.
• Concern from staff about new hires earning almost same wage as long time employees

10:00 a.m. Cheryl Mullins will speak about benefits

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.

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.
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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

There was a high level of participation in the recent Staff Council election. Many thanks to all of you who voted. The full slate of Staff Council representatives are listed below, along with the expiration of their term on Staff Council. Wayne Darling, Arabella Holzapfel, and Ken Pierce have been re-elected, and we welcome newcomers Brook Escobedo and Ashley Calkins.

We (Staff Council) will be sponsoring our annual ice cream social on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 from noon-1:00 on the patio of McCullough, so please join us for ice cream and meet your representatives!

Here is the full list of Staff Council, as of July 2012:

District A (primarily Academic Affairs-related offices) – Naomi Neff (term expires 6/13)

District B (College Advancement and Communications) – Cathy Tester (term expires 6/13)

District C (some Student Affairs-related offices) – Wayne Darling (re-elected, term expires 6/14)

District D (more Student Affairs-related offices and international program offices) – Brook Escobedo (newly elected, term expires 6/14)

District E (primarily administrative and business offices) – Valerie Costello (term expires 6/13)

District F (Facilities Services other than Custodial) – Jenn Pottinger (term expires 6/13)

District J (Custodial Services) – Jacqueline Doty (term expries 6/13)

District K (Dining Services) – Ken Pierce (re-elected, term expires 6/14)

District L (LIS) – Arabella Holzapfel (re-elected, term expires 6/14)

Member-at-Large – Ashley Calkins (newly elected, term expires 6/14)