- Heather, LIA, HSL-Technical Services, has left to pursue other employment opportunities.
- Christina, OSS II, Administration, is relocating to Texas.
4/1/1985, Karen Eubanks
4/2/1990, Katy Dodson
4/5/1976, Alan Bloom
4/6/1998, Libby Myre
4/7/1994, Michaelle Dorsey
4/10/2000, Terri Hall
4/10/2006, Michelle Berry
4/15/2002, Jim Cogswell
4/16/2007, Cathi Veach
4/20/2005, Alex Hopkins
Goodbye to Michael Salmons, System Support Analyst, LTS. Michael accepted a position with the Missouri Secretary of State office with duties that focus on web development.
With the Apr. 8 ballot issues just around the corner, it seems like a good time to review HR 411, the University’s policy on voting and related requests for time off. To highlight the main points:
MU Policy – HR 411 Voting
The main points:
To clarify:
Polls open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. Voting is to take place either before work or after, principally. Only if the employee cannot make it to the polls before or after work, should the employee request release time to vote. This policy is not intended to be used as license to either arrive late or leave early. If time off is truly needed to vote, the policy stipulates that requests for release time be made prior to election day. If the supervisor approves release time, the employee does not have to make up the time. Supervisors can determine when release time takes place that day, based upon departmental needs. Employees with work hours that start at 9:00 a.m. or later are not eligible to request time off citing this policy. Reason: as per the last bulleted item above, their work hours permit three successive hours between the opening of the polls and their start time, i.e., 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Similarly, employees with work hours that end at 4:00 p.m. or earlier are not eligible to request time off citing this policy. Reason: their work hours permit three successive hours between the closing of the polls and the end of their shift, i.e., 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Feel free to contact me at 882-9166 or agnewl@missouri.edu if additional information is needed.
Leo Agnew, Personnel Coordinator
I am pleased to announce that Marie Concannon has agreed to serve as interim Head of Government Documents effective March 1. Marie’s job duties will be significantly enlarged to include administrative management of the Government Documents activities for the MU Libraries. She will take on administrative oversight of the department’s processes and services as well as supervision of the employees within the department. Marie will also represent the MU Libraries in meetings of relevant committees and working groups on campus as well as at the state and national levels. I have elected to defer the decision on permanently filling this position until later this year.
I have also decided to fill the Head of Cataloging position within Technical Services with Felicity Dykas via an abridged search. Felicity has accepted the appointment with the effective date of March 1. This department head position provides leadership in the organization of information and the provision of access to the collections of the University of Missouri Libraries. As a member of the Technical Services Management Group, Felicity will participate in the development and implementation of divisional goals, policies and procedures. She will also represent the University in meetings of appropriate groups at the campus, state and national levels. Felicity brings to her new role fifteen years of experience in serials and cataloging at Linda Hall Library and at UMKC. At UMKC she chaired the Librarian’s Council for two years and also served on the Faculty Senate. Felicity is very active in ALA, and she presently chairs the Continuing Resources Section of ALCTS. She earned a BA in Sociology from Rockhurst College, an MA in Counseling and Guidance from UMKC, and her MLS from MU.
While I realize that national searches are the preferred means of filling academic positions in the Libraries, I opted to pursue an abridged search for the cataloging position for the following reasons:
I hope you will join me in recognizing both Felicity and Marie into their new roles.
Jim Cogswell
Congratulations to Alan Bloom for successfully qualifying for a competency level increase. Alan moves to LIS II, Level 2. To qualify, Alan demonstrated a level of consistency and quality in his work that met the criteria for advancement.
Twenty-eight library employees have now realized a competency level increase since implementation of the program. To learn more about the MU Libraries’ LIA/LIS Classification/Compensation/ Competency plans, go to http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/staff/admin/classification/reclassification.htm.
Congratulations to Dottie Heuer on her reclassification to Security Guard (part-time). Dottie’s position was initially classified as an OSS II, but she was assigned more guard duties so that the Security Guard title is currently a better fit for her duties.
Hello to Dustin Hoffmann, Security Guard (part-time, temporary). Dustin is providing security support, primarily in mornings.
Goodbye to Jason Touchatt, Security Guard, Administration. Jason accepted a position in Jefferson City with DST Systems as a Business Analyst.
Goodbye to Geoff Swindells, Coordinator of Government Documents. Geoff accepted the position of Department Head, Government Information at Northwestern University Library in Evanston, IL.
3/5/2001, Mary Amann
3/15/1987, Duane Bittle
3/23/1970, Gary Cunningham
3/26/2007, Judith Cooper
3/30/2005, Jennifer Wieman