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Join our 6/12 Staff Council Meeting!

June 10, 2013 by
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Join us Wednesday, June 12th, at 9 am in the Grille Conference Room (behind Crossroads Cafe in McCullough) for the last Staff Council Meeting of this fiscal year. Our special guest will be Patrick Norton, Vice President for Finance, and Treasurer. (Full agenda below)

Also on Wednesday – Staff Council’s annual Ice Cream Social at noon on McCullough Terrace (or Mitchell Green Lounge in case of rain) — Greet our new members, enjoy ice cream and other treats, and maybe get a door prize!

Agenda – June 12, 2013

9:00 Welcome and introductions

9:05 Results of Staff Council election, and welcoming of new Staff Council representatives who are able to attend

9:08 Minutes – May meeting

9:10 Committee Reports:

· Community Council

· HR-6

· Total Compensation Advisory Committee:

· Publicity and Events:

· Safety and Environment:

· Elections:

· Professional development:

· Web prioritization

9:20 Identify “torches to be passed” to new Staff Council members, and other aspects of “Staff Council institutional memory,” including:

  • MCSC email list, access to MCSC folder on Middfiles, others?
  • Keys for ballot box locks and other physical items – who gets them and where should they be kept?
  • Other items

9:50 Farewell to “retiring” SC representatives – Naomi Neff, Cathy Tester, Valerie Costello, and Jackie Doty

10:00 Patrick Norton joins us to give his perspective on activities in the administration

10:30 Adjournment

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6/12 Staff Council Ice Cream Social 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

June 6, 2013 by
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Wednesday, June 12th 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. McCullough Patio

Introduce yourself to the new members of staff council, mingle, and enjoy an ice cream.
Rain location is McCullough Mitchell Green Lounge. Questions? Contact scouncil@middlebury.edu.

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Workshop Offering: Emotional Intelligence

May 31, 2013 by
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Emotional Intelligence,  Led by: Leslie Schreiber

Wednesday June 19 2013, 8:30 am -12:00 pm OR 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm

location: Axinn 220

Space is limited!  Click here to sign up >> Register

11.5 Ways to Increase Your Intelligence*

We are being judged by a new yardstick; not just how smart we are, or by our training and expertise, but also how we handle ourselves and each other.”

(Daniel Goleman, author of “Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ”)

Increasing your Emotional Intelligence is proven to be the strongest driver of leadership and personal excellence in the workplace.  High emotionally intelligent people adapt better, complete tasks faster, and have fewer career derailments. 

In this workshop, you will learn at least 11.5 strategies to boost your emotional intelligence through self-reflection assessments and group activities.  This is a highly interactive class so be prepared to be engaged!

 *Emotional, that is

 Bio: Ms. Leslie Schreiber, M. Ed

Leslie, owner of Schreiber Training, says, “Our promise is to create a more dedicated workforce with clearer interpersonal communications, less stress, and more productive work teams.”  Her Vermont clients include Middlebury College, University of Vermont, Vermont Department of Education, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Seventh Generation, Gardener’s Supply, Autumn Harp, and others.  Her workshops focus on Improving Workplace Communication, Power Up! teambuilding, Emotional Intelligence, and Six Thinking Hats meeting management tool. She loves most anything with cheese or chocolate in the ingredients as they dramatically increase her communication skills. www.schreibertraining.com

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Staff Members: Vote in the Staff Council Elections!

May 28, 2013 by
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Staff Council voting for the following Districts; A, B, E, F and J will open for voting at 12:01 am on Tuesday, May 28 and close at 11:59 pm on Wednesday, June 5. Please vote ONLY within your district, using the link that you received in the email from your staff district. To confirm your district check the list below for your name and district.

Eligible Staff

Any questions or concerns, please contact the Election Committee or your Staff Council Representative.

Election Committee:

Valerie Costello, Assistant Graphic Designer, x5295
Naomi Neff, Academic Coordinator, x5565
Jennifer Pottinger, Customer Service Coordinator, x5472
Cathy Tester, Asst. to Associate V.P. College Advancement, x5254

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Middlebury College Admissions Office Annual College Counseling Workshop

May 21, 2013 by
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Middlebury College will offer its free annual College Counseling Workshop, sponsored by the college’s admissions office, on Friday, June 7 , at McCardell Bicentennial Hall on Bicentennial Way off of College Street (Route 125). The event is open to the public — high school age children of Middlebury alumni, faculty, and staff are invited, as are students from Vermont high schools. Preference is given to high school juniors. The program gives an overview of the general selective college application process and does not focus on Middlebury College. The workshop is from 8:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and covers five areas: how to choose a college; how to visit a college; how a college admits its class; financial aid; and understanding the common application.

Following the final presentation, workshop participants may schedule individual afternoon appointments with Middlebury’s Student Financial Services office. Any students who are interested specifically in Middlebury College may join a group information session at 1:30 p.m. Campus tours will take place at 2:30 p.m. Parents are invited to all activities.

Registration for the free workshop is required, and the deadline to register is Tuesday, May 28.  For a complete schedule and to register, visit College Counseling Workshop. Contact the admissions office at aap@middlebury.edu with questions.

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Steve Trombulak awarded Whiting fellowship

May 21, 2013 by
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Steve Trombulak (Biology and Environmental Studies) has been awarded a fellowship from the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation for a project titled Enhancing the Quality of Instruction in Conservation  Biology. The grant will enable Steve to travel to Australia to work with the key developers of “systematic conversation planning” in order to incorporate this new perspective into the conversation biology course he teaches at Middlebury. While in Australia, he will visit the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, the first in the world designed using SCP principles and tools.

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Jason Arndt awarded NSF funding

May 21, 2013 by
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Jason Arndt (Psychology) was awarded funding through the National Science Foundation’s Research Opportunity Award program to enable him to spend part of his 2012-13 leave collaborating with a colleague at the Georgia Institute of Technology examining associative memory processes using Electroencephalography (EEG). Their research project is titled The influence of attention on associative memory in the young and old.

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