August 25, 2022 Meeting of Library Staff Support Committee

LSSC Meeting Agenda 08-25-22

1. Welcome new member

PSD- Jeffrey Loftiss

1. Approve July Minutes

• Bylaws change to add Treasurer- Comments and vote results.

1. Liaison & Committee Reports
2. 11:30-12:00 Guest Susan Breakenridge to discuss and review Guidance for Staff Professional Development-

a.Documents- Guidance for Staff Professional Development

1. Treasurer position question?
2. Robert Howerton Scholarship updates
   1. Review Meeting with Joe Lenkart Karen Huck, and Kristen Blankenship 8/8/22
   2. Loose ends?/ date to announce/start pilot?

• Scheduling for Semester
  1. Brown bag
  2. Drop in hour
  3. Dean Wilkin and Susan to address staff concerns/clarifications
  4. Social with Diversity committee?
  5. Budget confirmations for conferences.

• Other questions/topics:
  1. Staff Concerns & Feedback
     1. 6/3: request for RAD self-defense program to be offered by the library
        1. Updates?
     2. LCAP and LSSC meeting with EC canceled this month- due to new members next EC meeting tentatively scheduled for Sept. 19.
     3. Special Collections Building update
     4. COVID-19 updates
     5. Other Updates / Comments

Attendees for Aug 25, 2022 zoom meeting
Jan Adamczyk (Area Studies)
Bill Arvola (Law)
Kristen Blankenship (CPS)
Julia Cross (Residential Hall Libraries)
Tony Hynes (Special Collections)
Karen Huck (Arts & Humanities)
Kim Hutcherson (Administration)
Jeffrey Loftiss (Physical Sciences)
Lucy Moynihan (Life Sciences)
Michelle Self-Ballard (CPS)
Dulcie Vermillion (Social Sciences)
Johna Von Behrens (Technical Services)

Guest: Susan Breakenridge

Approve July Minutes:  Approved

Welcome new members

• PSD – Jeffrey Loftiss 

LSSC Treasurer

• Civil Service Library employees voted for LSSC to have a Treasurer.
• Dulcie will update Bylaws.

Liaison Reports and Updates:

Administration:   Nothing to report.

 

Administrative Council:  Discussed the space policy document, asked for feedback.  LSSC provided feedback, and those changes have been implemented.

Area Studies:  Nothing to report.

Arts & Humanities:  Didn’t meet, LLL has doubled patrons this week.  Exhibit on north/south corridor about our division.

Central Public Services: Discussed sabbatical applications, discussed scholarly commons and media commons merge.  Scholarly Commons/Media Commons:  busy training students.  Tech Services Library Room 220 from 10-5 has Loanable technology.

Law:  Operations Librarian started; planning shifting projects with the collections; weeding of old textbooks for Law students.

Life Sciences:  Mike Dickson new LSD division coordinator.  New Civil Service Hire – JD Tanaro starting next week.  Busy training students.

Physical Sciences: Megan Sapp-Nelson started on 8/18 as new head of Grainger.

Res Hall:  Finished training 9 student clerks; using grant money; working on events.  Beginning of the year is going well.

Social Sciences:  Did not meet.

            SSHEL: Busy, seeing more patrons.

Special Collections:  Discussed exhibits; lively discussion on basic procedures on how to register and greet patrons.  Discussion on picture taking for profiles.

Technical Services: Kyle Rimkus on sabbatical, discussed the coverage.

Other Updates / Comments

• LSSC met with Susan Breakenridge to discuss and review the Guidance for Staff Professional Development document.
• Robert Howerton Scholarship – announcing the pilot soon.
• Discussed scheduling for Semester
  • Brown bag
  • Drop in hour
  • Dean Wilkin and Susan to address staff concerns/clarifications
  • Social with Diversity committee?
  • Budget confirmations for conferences.
• Discussed RAD self-defense program and what is needed for approval
• LCAP and LSSC meeting with EC canceled this month- due to new members next EC meeting tentatively scheduled for Sept. 19.

 

Next LSSC Zoom meeting:  September 29