Staff Advisory Team Meeting Notes June 16, 2009
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Opening Discussion:
1. Don’t exclude staff.
2. Don’t include upper administration.
Common Themes:
1. Informal gatherings for staff
- a. People concerned with not wasting time, these shouldnt be mandatory
- b. Learnapalooza
- c. People want to get to know each other and don’t know how
- d. Retreats
- e. There is a general feeling of isolation
2. Lack of Professional Development Opps.
- a. Staff Could share information and knowledge just with each other, not bringing in outside consultants. This could be work-related or something else (e.g. Cooking).
3. Communication
- a. Email
- b. Too Many types of communication (Yammer, blogs etc.)
- c. Is there a one-stop-shop for communication (does the new website fix this?)
- d. Lunch Time Events
- e. An organizational chart to see how departments are related.
- f. Description for each Department
- g. Flat Screens on Campus
4. HR
- a. Benefits
- b. Flex Time
- c. Neutral Party to listen to concerns (like the EAP program but in person)
- d. HR providing enough support
- e. New Staff Orientation
- f. Tuition Reimbursement
i. An organizational chart to see how departments are related.
ii. Description for each Department
5. Appreciation and Recognition
- a. Years of service
- b. For ideas that really benefit the organization
- c. Above and Beyond Awards
- d. Employee of the Month
- e. Monthly Parking Spot
Moving Forward:
1. Powerpoint displaying themes
2. Document that compiles all of the notes (submit your notes to Google Docs)
3. Executive Summary detailing our three priorities.
Party Planning:
1. Food set up inside.
2. Decorate day of, at 2 or 230pm
3. Purchase of beverages will happen this weekend.
4. Ice and Ice buckets
5. Check with Linae about supplies.