Electronic waste recycling

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Hey everyone! According to this article in the Missourian (http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2011/08/17/electronic-waste-recycling-event/) there will be an electronic waste recycling event at the Home Depot on Clark Lane on August 27th.
I’ve also been told that Best Buy will take non-working televisions (32″ or less); they charge $10 to take it, but then give you a $10 store credit in exchange. (Obviously, you might want to check with them before you haul your TV in there!)

August 2011 Spotlight Award Winner – Matt Stottle

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Stop, don’t steal that book! This month’s Spotlight award goes to Matthew Garrett Stottle, security officer at Ellis Library.

Hailing from Carmichael, California, Matt obtained his bachelors degree in Classical Studies from Mizzou. He’s been working for the University since 2006, and with Ellis Library Security since 2010.

Matt’s destination of choice is Chicago, IL. Speaking on Chicago, he says “I love the diversity and accessibility of the city.  No matter what time of year, there is always something to do, and an easy and safe way to get there.” Matt even lived in Chicago for a summer, falling short of trying and experiencing everything the town had to offer. A round of applause for trying!

In his spare time, Matt enjoys playing around with gadgets, studying for his next IT certification, or building computers. He has a penchant for a currently suspended British magazine named “PC Extreme” which showcased  unconventional computer cases. Since Matt enjoys designing computer cases it would hardly be a surprise to see him featured in an issue, should the magazine be around today.

One additional bit of news he is happy to share: “I am getting married on June 2, 2012 with a very loving a supportive woman I met while working at the old Campus McDonald’s.”

Congratulations, Matt!

June 2011 Spotlight Co-Winner: Sheila Voss

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Our Spotlight Co-Winner for the month of June 2011 is Sheila Voss! Sheila works in administration at MU Libraries, where she is the Donor Relations Specialist. She has been with Mizzou for 18 years, and has worked with the libraries for 17 of those years.

Sheila is originally from not too far away in Jefferson City, MO. She obtained her BSBA at the University of Missouri.

Sheila enjoys spending her spare time reading, cross-stitching, or doing various crafts. Additional company may include her cleverly named felines Loki and Domino.

The coolest place that Sheila has visited is China. If you plan on treating her to her favorite treat, be sure to get milk chocolate covered macadamia nuts. Yum!

The actress that Sheila would choose to portray her in a movie would be Katherine Heigl.

Email overload – ideas

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I’ve got a New (Fiscal) Year resolution: to construct email subject lines that help people decide to read them or how to file them.

  • If a response is required, I’ll start the subject with Response Needed:
  • If my subject line is in danger of making people think they don’t need to read further,  I will use the phrase –keep reading at the end or consider crafting a second email instead (example:  No meeting today – keep reading) to indicate that there’ll be no meeting, but I’d still like committee members to do something.
  • If I’m sending a report or notes from a meeting, I’ll say so in the subject line, preferably in the first word of it
  • Rather than just a noun in the subject line, I’ll put something more revealing, containing a verb; in general, I’ll try to give the reader the idea that reading the subject is not enough, that there is unknown information that the reader will feel compelled to click no.  Ex.: Bring a t-shirt for silkscreening at MOBIUS or New Rules for t-shirts at MOBIUS instead of just t-shirts at MOBIUS

Anyone else have subject line advice to share?

Submitted by Rachel Brekhus