The end of the academic year means it’s election time for Staff Council.
Join Staff Council and help our fellow staff members have a voice.

This year there are five districts that will need to elect new representatives.  The five districts are District C, District D, District K (Dining), District L (LIS), and the Member at Large (a staff member from any district).

We will be seeking nominations April 23rd  to May 2nd.  Please watch for an email from Staff Council for the link to nominate yourself or someone else.

Once all the nominations have been received we will reach out to the people who were nominated to see if they would like to be featured at the top of the elections ballot.

Elections will be held May 19th through May 30th and the winners will be announced the week of June 9th.

For more information check out Staff Council web page at http://www.middlebury.edu/offices/administration/scouncil

You may also contact the current Staff Council representative for these districts, if you would like more information about serving.

District C:  Wayne Darling, x5996
District D:  Brook Escobedo, x5028
District K (Dining): Ken Pierce, x5807
District L (LIS): Arabella Holzapfel, x5284
Member at Large: Ashley Laux, x3099

Please join us for our monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 12 from 9-10:30 a.m. in the Crest Room in McCullough. Our guest speaker this month is Erin Quinn.

We also have a Learning Lunch on the Digital Liberal Arts on March 11th at 12:15 p.m. at the Mitchell Green Lounge in McCullough.

Here’s the full agenda.

9:00 a.m. Open meeting and introductions

9:05 a.m. Approval of minutes

• February 2014 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. Guest Speaker Erin Quinn to talk about Athletics. Also going over the process of locker room locker assignments

10:00 a.m. Old Business

• Employee “perks” Card

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.

Happy New Year!  Please join us for our monthly meeting on Wednesday, January 8 from 9-10:30 a.m. in the Crest Room in McCullough.

Mark your calendar for a pool party on Saturday, January 25, 1-3 p.m. at the Natatorium! Staff, faculty, and families welcome.

Here’s the full agenda:

 9:00 a.m. Open meeting and introductions

9:05 a.m. Approval of minutes

• December 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

9:15 a.m. New Business

• Middlebury College Benefit/Perks Data Collection
• Luke Carroll, co-chair of Community Council would like to work more closely together with MCSC in the coming year.

9:30 a.m. Guest speakers Norm Cushman and Melody Perkins to speak about Emergency Preparedness

10:00 a.m. Guest speaker Mike Roy with a presentation for United Way

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.

We look forward to seeing you at our meeting, and later this month at the pool party.