Renovation of the west elevator (closest to stairwell) in Ellis Library will begin this Monday. The east elevator will still be available for use during the renovation.
Renovation of the west elevator (closest to stairwell) in Ellis Library will begin this Monday. The east elevator will still be available for use during the renovation.
Campus HR has implemented a new recruitment system for classified staff openings. It is called eRecruit and is another component of the PeopleSoft suite of products. The new system provides current employees the ability to access job openings via myHR at https://myhr.umsystem.edu/psp/prd/?cmd=login. The pathway is myHR > Self Service > Recruiting Activities > Careers. From there, one has options by which to search for job postings:
Employees also can access classified staff job posting information via HR’s web page at http://hrs.missouri.edu/find-a-job/staff/index.php, then click on “current employees.”
As an FYI, campus HR, with support from the Provost Office, plans to implement an identical system for academic recruitment sometime in the near future.
The move to eRecruit affects how supervisors access applications. Ellen Blair and I recently received training on this part of the process and will be conducting training for hiring supervisors. I don’t know at this time if the training will take place on an ad hoc basis or collectively.
11/14/1974, Delores Fisher
11/1/1999, Caryn Scoville
11/2/2000, Karen Witt
11/1/2001, Gena Scott
11/19/2001, Debbie Melvin
11/4/2002, Mat Miller
11/3/2003, Barb Jones
11/30/2004, Shannon Cary
11/1/2006, Matthew Stephen
11/5/2006, Colleen Smith
11/24/2008, Tyler Dwyer
A reminder that the Benefits Annual Enrollment Period will end Friday, November 5, 2010. If you would like to make changes to your current benefit enrollment, including FSA elections, dependent coverage or beneficiary designations you will be able to initiate enrollment changes online through UM’s myHR. If you do not wish to make changes to your current benefit program enrollment, other than FSA enrollments, no action is required on your part. As a reminder, Flexible Spending Account elections do not carry over from year to year, you must make a new election each calendar year. The deadline to submit benefit changes and FSA enrollment elections is Friday, November 5, 2010.
100% FTE; work evenings primarily (typically, M-TH 11:30 a.m. – 9:30pm.); hours are subject to change based on the needs of the libraries and security personnel. Alternate hours and some weeknights and weekends may be scheduled on occasion. $10.50/hr. Administration, Ellis Library.
Duties: Maintain the security and integrity of the library, its employees and its patrons after library administration’s regular hours. Responsible for hourly rounds, closing procedures, locking and unlocking doors as needed, assisting patrons and staff, setting/disarming alarm systems, and responding to any emergency or situation as needed.
Provide security assistance and protection for library staff, patrons and materials and enforce library and security policies and procedures. Conduct regular, hourly building patrols, open and close Ellis Library, prevent improper removal of library material, process lost and found articles, investigate and report security incidents (e.g., policy violations, thefts, emergencies, etc.). Perform special projects as assigned. Initiate communication with supervisor regarding security issues, project difficulties, etc. Flexibility in scheduling is essential; must also be willing to respond on short notice to requests for coverage. Must be able to work with minimal direct supervision.
Minimum Quals: High school diploma or equivalent is necessary. Possession of a valid Missouri driver’s license is required.
Preferred Quals: Strong interpersonal skills; ability to both follow established guidelines and appropriately respond to unique situations; effective communication skills; ability to work in various situations. Must be reachable outside of work hours when in the general area. Prior security experience helpful. Basic computer/keyboarding skills are required. Must be able to pass standard First Aid and CPR courses as well as a security background check as a condition of employment. Ability to meet project deadlines. Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with staff.
The Diversity Action Committee invites you to a presentation in conjunction with November’s theme of Native American Heritage Month. Dr. Dennis Kelley, Assistant Professor with the Department of Religious Studies, will talk about storytelling, mythmaking, and modernization aspects of North American Native Americans. Dr. Kelley’s biographical information can be reviewed at http://religiousstudies.missouri.edu/people/kelley.html.
The presentation will take place Thursday, Nov. 18, from 11-12, room 4F51-A Ellis Library. Release time is available with supervisor approval.
100% FTE, M-F, 8-5, $11.68/hr. Administration, Ellis Library
Duties: Perform a variety of responsible and complex support services for the MU Libraries Fiscal Officer. Requires extensive attention to detail, maintain accurate and confidential financial information, data entry, report generation, ordering supplies, etc. Requires the ability to follow through on projects with minimum oversight.
Provide high level support for Libraries Fiscal Officer. Duties include but are not limited to: Conduct review and reconciliation of financial records in PeopleSoft; Identify sources to meet the libraries purchasing needs. Evaluate and initiate services such as printing, parking permits, auto leasing reservations, equipment maintenance, etc. Communicate appropriate feedback to staff in response to their purchase requests; Initiate orders and provide necessary information to ensure receipt and payment; Prepare Lapsed Salary reports; Provide Controls review; Perform accounts payable functions including but not limited to travel and other vouchers; Perform PeopleSoft data-entry, requisitioning and receiving processes, generate money received reports; Update budget spreadsheets (travel, purchases, gift budget, etc.); Manage receipts and credit card records. Perform basic math computations. Work under direct supervision and meet speed and accuracy goals as determined by the department. Other duties as assigned. More information is available via the job description (http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/staff/admin/positiondesc/Posdesc/Admin/c31687.htm).
Also, provide general office support for library Administrative Office staff. Assist with supervising and assigning tasks to student assistants in Administrative Offices, as needed.
Minimum Qualifications: An Associate’s degree in accounting, finance, or related area, or four years of progressively responsible clerical experience, two years of which must have been above the entry clerical level and involved the application of clerical procedures to a variety of situations.
Preferred Qualifications: The ability to efficiently support the work of several supervisors is necessary. Requires excellent telephone skills and effective interpersonal communication skills. Proficiency in Word, Outlook and Excel and accuracy in typing and data entry a must. Requires ability to work well with others, attention to detail, organization and initiative. No typing test required.
*This is Cathy Heckmaster’s former position. It was reclassified to the Fiscal Assistant title to better describe the duties.
Winners of the first drawing for Concert Series tickets:
Leo Agnew
Sue Barnes
Anne Barker
Dorothy Carner
Karen Eubanks
Winners of the second drawing for Concert Series tickets:
Judy Maseles
Karen Marshall
PT Martin
Colleen Smith
Bette Stuart
The winner of the Grand Prize – $75 gift certificate to Columbia Mall:
Gary Cox
Thanks to everyone who pledged a donation to 2010 Heart of Missouri United Way Campaign!
Forty-two employees of MU Libraries made pledges totaling over $ 6,600. This equals 33 % participation of our current employees!
Thanks, to everyone who pledged, donated prizes, and help coordinate this year’s Campaign!!
~Mary Hainen, Ann Riley, & Paula Roper – – MU Libraries’ 2010 Heart of Missouri United Way Campaign Committee
A reminder that this will take place Wednesday, Nov. 10, from 12-1, 4G41 Ellis Library. This is an opportunity for MU Libraries employees to gather informally over lunch and share quotes from books or articles on the topic of leadership or management that seem especially pertinent for MU Libraries right now. This is open to all library employees. Contact Marie Concannon or Leo Agnew for more information.
Present: members: Gary Cox, Mark Ellis, PT Martin*, June DeWeese, Laura Buck, Stephen Stanton, Will McCrary, Suzy Bent, Bette Stuart (chair), Erin Zeller. Ex-officio: Felicity Dykas (MULAC Chair), Deb Ward (LMT), Ann Riley (LMT), Jim Cogswell (Director), PT Martin (SRC Chair)*.
*listed twice – as department and SRC representative
Ø Introductions: new to meeting= Mark Ellis (replaced Cathy Heckmaster), Erin Zeller (alternate for Special Collections).
Ø Recorder: Stephen Stanton stepped down as recorder. Mark Ellis will replace.
Ø Minutes from Library Assembly Meeting 9/28/10 were accepted as amended:
o Paragraph starting “Cathy Heckmaster has accepted….”, the following text should be added: “Jim Cogswell (as head of Administration) will appoint a representative for Administration.”
§ There was discussion about whether or not the procedure for replacing a representative needs clarification in the by-laws.
o Paragraph under the heading “Staff Web” the text “ …design and usability” should be deleted.
Ø Announcements:
o Bette Stuart: Kat Koehn resigned employment at Library. Pat Jones to appoint another representative. In Acquisitions: Adrienne Arden – is working 8 hours a week in ILL borrowing Sean Witzman is working 8 hours per week in Electronic Resources.
o Jim Cogswell: Jim and LMT have created two new advisory groups
§ Assessment group – motivated by two factors:
1. Ongoing Library need to take pulse of users and judge quality of service.
2. New MU Strategic Plan specifically mentions MU Libraries and calls for development of benchmarks and assessment of library collections and services.
o Members: Karen Darling, Mary Ryan, Gwen Gray, Nancy Turner-Myers, Caryn Scoville, Gary Cox, Will McCrary.
o First meeting and a webinar will take place within the next two weeks.
§ Ellis Space and Facilities Advisory Committee (ESFAC) – to advise Jim and LMT how to re-purpose, renovate and reallocate space, furnishings, equipment and facilities in Ellis Library in order to meet user needs and to support the mission of the MU Libraries.
o Members: Wayne Barnes, Ryan Bish, Sandy Schiefer, Wayne Sanders, Michaelle Dorsey, Ernest Shaw and Sheena Waggoner.
o First meeting will take place within the next two weeks.
o Deb Ward: walk up scanner ordered. Coordinators agreed to put the scanner in the OASys area on the first floor of Ellis Library. Deb invites any others with thoughts to contact her. Should arrive within the next couple of weeks.
Ø Staff Web discussion: After review of the current staff webpage, a discussion of the feedback from the departments, and a look at a revised webpage as reformatted by Judy Maseles; the following proposals were made:
1. Switch to the revised website, and request more feedback.
2. Form a subgroup to periodically review the page and recommend updates/changes.
§ Recommendations to be made to whomever it can be determined posted the material. (e.g. Library Administration to be solicited to update/edit material under the “Administration” heading, etc.).
§ The following Library Assembly members volunteered to serve on this subgroup: Will McCrary (chair), June DeWeese and Laura Buck.
o Outcome: Proposals were accepted.
Ø How items get put on the Library Assembly agenda – discussion item: Discussion ensued regarding:
1. Who decides if Library Assembly is where a suggested agenda item belongs?
2. If it does not belong in the Library Assembly (needs to be resolved somewhere else), how can it be noted or recorded to the entire Library Assembly so that transparency exists without taking up too much procedural time?
o Outcome: No resolution.
Ø Agenda item not addressed: How should the Library Assembly organize and work with other groups?
o To be brought up as first agenda item of the next meeting.
Ø Meeting adjourned.
Submitted by Mark Ellis