Vice Provost Report – Ann Campion Riley

Display Cases – We sold Doughty Birds for about $8,000.  The loving cups moved to the west cases so the east cases can be cleaned and bulbs replaced.  Once completed, the loving cups will move back to the east cases.

Special Collections Renovation – First stage is to turn room 406 to a Special Collections classroom once the microfilm has been removed.  Some of the funding for this project is coming from what we raised from Giving Day. We hope this will be available for classroom use this fall.

114 Furniture – The new furniture was selected by ULSAC students and includes 2 person booths, tables and chairs.  Additional furniture will be ordered in future semesters.

Raise Pool – We are contributing to a campus wide raise pool from the required FY18 budget cuts.  These will be merit based raises.  Divisions will have to apply to the campus raise committee for each desired raise.

We have a possibility of obtaining a collection of medieval manuscripts.

Campus Strategic Plan – With the System Strategic Plan coming to a close we will embark on a Campus Strategic Plan and the Libraries will renew on our own strategic plan this spring.

Budget update – We will know more after the Curators meeting.

Human Resource Update – Sheryl Cullina

Please attend presentations and provide feedback for candidate searches:

• Two candidates for the Associate University Librarian for Special Collections Archives and Rare Books position are on campus today and Thursday.
• Two candidates for the Missouri Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine will come to campus in the next two weeks.

Please complete your annual evaluations.

Password changes are due April 11.

Committee appointment information will be sent out soon.

 

ULSAC University Library Student Advisory Council Research Triangle Presentation – Grace Atkins

ULSAC is comprised of executive student leaders from graduate and undergraduate student organizations. Library Ambassadors is one group whose members also serve on ULSAC.

ULSAC first determined categories of interest to students in spring of 2017.

They collected data in fall of 2017.

They went on a research trip to libraries in the Research Triangle to see some of their visions in action during the winter of 2018.

They collected their data and research to create their Student Vision Plan in spring 2018.

They want to get a joint resolution passed on this vision and present it to System.  Proposals such as these indicate to campus leadership what the entire student body supports.

Ann has discussed this Student Vision Report with the Chancellor and Interim Provost.

Closing remarks – Kevin McFillen, SAG Chair:

Qualtrics survey will go out later today to get your feedback on structure and content of Staff Advisory Group.

Next SAG meeting: May 10, 2:00 PM