Staff news
Welcome to Taylor Kenkel
I’m excited to announce that Taylor Kenkel will be the new Technical Services Librarian, i.e. ILS Manager, starting October 1. After they begin, we’ll be reaching out to schedule visits to UMKC, UMSL, and MS&T. Thanks everyone for your participation in the process.
Corrie Hutchinson
All Staff Meeting Notes 8/15/19
Thanks to Everyone Who Helped Make Escape Ellis Library So Successful!
We had a great turnout, over 175 new students, at last Friday’s Escape Ellis Library event for Welcome Week. It took a lot of time and creativity to put this all together. So thanks to the following people who created four escape rooms from scratch!
Grace Atkins
Shannon Cary
John Fifield
Taira Meadowcroft
Also thanks to everyone who helped the night of the event. It was a lot of fun, but a lot of work!
Shannon Cary
John Fifield
Gwen Gray
Mary Inge
Noel Kopriva
Erin Powell
Lindsay Yungbluth
And thanks to the students, including our GAs, who helped out. We wouldn’t have survived the evening with out them!
Emma Fernandez
Brad Fuller
Trevor Hook
Anna Peterson
Logan Rodriguez
Mathew Swan
To see some photos from the event, check out Twitter and Instagram (later today)!
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In the News
“New Acquisitions” (page 18)
Museum Magazine, Fall 2019
Annual Mandatory Training
In order to better protect and empower our community, some members of our University are required to complete annual online courses based on institutional commitments and concerns. As a faculty or staff member, you are required to complete compliance training courses between August 15 and September 30, 2019. Required courses include, but are not limited to: Discrimination Prevention and Title IX, Campus Alert Training and MakeITSafe Training.
All required trainings are hosted in myLearn. To begin, access myLearn, sign in and select the “Learning Plan” icon and launch your required training directly from your Learning Plan page. You and your supervisor will receive reminder emails until your requirements are complete.
In the News
“Ellis Library evacuated after chemical leak in basement”
Columbia Missourian, August 8, 2019
“University of Missouri train health librarians to serve in rural and underserved communities”
Journal-Advocate, August 15, 2019