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Room use policy for room 406
Now that the new classroom in Special Collections is ready to use, we can make it available for non-Special Collections classes and groups. Please be aware of the following room use policy:
- Please book room 406 only when there are no other classrooms or meeting rooms available for your group.
- Bookings should be made no more than two weeks in advance to ensure that class sessions in Special Collections have priority use of the space.
- Please enforce our no food and drink policy in the classroom. Water in closed containers is acceptable when there are no Special Collections materials in the room.
- Feel free to rearrange tables and chairs, but please put the room back as you found it when you leave.
- Check in at the Special Collections reading room to have staff unlock the room for you.
LibCal scheduling is in the works, but for now, people can send requests for room 406 to SpecialCollections@missouri.edu.
United Way Raffles and Request for Baked Goods
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Chili Kickoff!
On Wednesday, October 24 please bring in your baked goods, individually wrapped and priced. We will hold our United Way bake sale in 104 Ellis Library all day or until the treats run out! Anyone who brings in baked goods or buys baked goods will be entered in a raffle. The raffle prize is a pair of football tickets or a Libraries mug and umbrella.
There will be one final raffle drawing on Friday, October 26. Everyone who has participated by filling in the online or paper United Way form will be entered in this raffle.
Thanks to everyone for supporting our United Way campaign!
University Libraries United Way Committee
Sheila Voss, Chair
Michelle Baggett
Shannon Cary
Gwen Gray
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2018 & 2019 Wellness Incentives
Biweekly Staff: If you participated in the 2018 Wellness Incentive program, your Tier 2 payout will appear on tomorrow’s paycheck (not on the Oct 31 paycheck). Because October is a 3-paycheck month, Oct 17 is the last paycheck that will include benefits. Your October 31 paycheck will also be a little bigger because your before- and after-tax benefits will be excluded from that paycheck.
Monthly Staff: If you are monthly staff and participated in the 2018 Wellness Incentive program, your Tier 2 payout will appear on your October 31 paycheck.
Congratulations! and Good Work! to those that worked so hard to earn the Tier 2 2018 Wellness Incentive!
2019 Wellness Incentive: The 2019 Wellness Incentive program opens on November 1, 2018. The structure will be more flexible than ever with two “cycles” that can be completed together or independently with the ability to earn up to $225 per cycle. For more information, visit the website at https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/wellness_incentive_2019.
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Request for Chili
For the past few years, the libraries have hosted a chili cook off to raise money to support the local United Way. I have the job of finding chili cooks for this year’s event which is on Thursday, October 18. So far, we have five pots of chili but need at least five more.
Logistics
Either Sheila, Shannon, or I will be at the loading dock on Thursday morning to meet people bringing chili. We will take it to 4F51A and either reheat or make sure it stays warm. We will also clean up your slow cooker afterward and store leftovers in a container that you can either pick up or leave for others to finish (assuming there are leftovers).
Let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you for considering,
Gwen Gray, grayg@missouri.edu
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United Way Chili Kickoff Is Oct. 18
The 2018 United Way campaign has begun! This marks the 71st year that Mizzou and the Heart of Missouri United Way have partnered together for this important cause.
Similar to last year, each division on campus will be asked to focus on giving during a 2-week mini-campaign. The Libraries campaign will be from Monday, October 15 to Friday, October 26. (You can also give before our mini-campaign starts.)
We will have a couple of events at the Libraries to encourage participation in the United Way campaign and to raise some additional money. The first event will be the Chili Kickoff on Thursday, October 18 from 11:30 am to 1 pm. Everyone is welcome, and a donation of $2 to $5 would be appreciated. We will also have some fun pay-to-play games during the Kickoff. In addition, this year we will have a bake sale on Wednesday, October 24 and a contest to see which department can donate the most pocket change. More details to come.
United Way supports a variety of very important programs in mid-Missouri. To learn more, please visit https://www.uwheartmo.org/.
You have several options for giving, either online or ask Sheila Voss for a pledge form. Don’t forget, you can give through payroll deduction.
Thanks to all of you for your time and participation in this year’s United Way campaign!
University Libraries United Way Committee
Sheila Voss, chair
Michelle Baggett
Shannon Cary
Gwen Gray