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Staff news
Terri Hall Awarded Service Champion Award by Staff Advisory Council
Congratulations to Terri Hall who was recently awarded the Staff Advisory Council’s Service Champion Award. The Service Champion Award is given to individual employees who go above and beyond their daily duties with a work ethic that makes them stand out. Terri was chosen for the award because of her above and beyond work providing a safe and welcoming space for our students and health sciences library employees. Her dedication to the wellness of our students and employees is inspiring.
Congratulations, Terri! This is well deserved!
Library Sweatshirt Request
We plan to order library sweatshirts featuring Truman the Tiger for the library staff. If you are interested, please contact me with your sweatshirt size. Here’s the link to see details about the sweatshirts.
Changes to Directory
For those who have relocated offices, please remember to update your directory information.
Save the Date: All Staff Meeting – August 12th
We’re planning our pre-fall MU Libraries All Staff Meeting for the morning of Tuesday, August 12th, from 10:00 to around 11:30 a.m. All libraries will be closed from 10:00 to noon so everyone can attend, just like our Celebration of Service in May. For this meeting, we’ll have a light breakfast—think coffee and bagels—and a hybrid option will be available for those who need it. I encourage you to join us in person if you can!
Goodbye to Chelsae Cordia
Chelsae Cordia, our Donor Relations Coordinator, has resigned from Mizzou and is moving back to Poplar Bluff so her son Ben can start middle school with his friends. Chelsae has accepted an exciting new position with Anheuser-Busch, and, while we’ll miss her greatly, we wish her all the best in this next chapter. Her warmth and dedication have made a lasting impact, and she leaves with our deepest appreciation.
Ballengee to Join Teaching & Learning Department
Effective August 1st, Megan Ballengee, outreach and engagement librarian, will be joining the Teaching & Learning Department. Megan will continue her collaboration with Shannon as a member of the Marketing Team, and her office will remain in the administrative suite (Room 105). She’ll also work closely with Abbie and Jill to support instruction and programming for our first-year students at Mizzou, as well as contribute to general reference services.
Library Management Team Notes, 7/22/2025
Planned Power Outage at Vet Med
There will be a planned power outage at Vet Med East and Vet Med West (where the library is) next Tuesday, July 29 from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. in preparation for the demolition of the current Vet Med Diagnostic Lab.
Due to this power outage, the library doors will not work, and therefore, the library will be closed. Additionally, if the power outage runs long, the library MAY have to delay opening that day.
–Jennifer Brady
Geology Library Closed July 21-26
The Geology Library will be closed July 21-26 due to a power outage in the building during that time.