• Summer Skill-Up: Staff Development Workshop Series
Boost your professional toolkit with an engaging virtual summer workshop series. Take advantage of three one-hour sessions (May 29, June 5, June 12) focused on enhancing your capabilities in navigating change, giving and receiving feedback, and stakeholder engagement—delivered in a convenient online format. Link to register: Percipio Channel Summer Skill-Up: Staff Development Workshop Series

• Staff Development Week
The Office of Human Resources is proud to host Staff Development Week, June 2-5, 2025. This event is an opportunity for professional development and community building for staff across the University of Missouri System. During Staff Development Week invited speakers will share information and insights on high-demand topic areas over four days of virtual sessions. Registration now open at: Percipio Channel Staff Development Week: June 2-5, 2025

Welcome to Megan Whitt. Megan started on March 31 as a library information specialist in Digital Initiatives.

We’re pleased to announce that Dr. Marian Toledo Candelaria is joining MU Libraries as the Head of Special Collections. Marian joins us from the University of Virginia where she is currently the Manager for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the School of Education and Human Development. Her previous roles include Program Manager for Rare Book School and Writing and Multimodal Communication Specialist at the University of Waterloo. She holds a PhD in history and Scottish studies from the University of Guelph and a MSLIS from Simmons University.

Marian’s first day at MU will be May 1st. Please join us in welcoming her to Mizzou!