Welcome back!
I hope you all had a wonderful winter break and are now settling back into campus life. As you interact with students, staff and faculty this semester, I encourage you to continue fostering the welcoming atmosphere we’re known for at Missouri S&T.
As we still battle the cold, remember to thank the crews that work around the clock to reduce and remove the snow and ice around campus. Feel free to drop Miner Mentions to anyone on campus this semester!
Throughout campus, we have a lot of exciting events going on. We look forward to the Spring Career Fair hosted by COER, the Best Ever St. Pats and Spring Staff Appreciation Week.
Interested in learning more about Staff Council and what we do? I invite you to check out the files from our most recent meeting and consider attending our next meeting on Thursday, Feb. 13, via Teams. More information can be found at staffcouncil.mst.edu. If you would like to speak as a guest during the upcoming meeting, please email staffcouncil@mst.edu.
Please know it is my honor to serve as your Staff Council president, and I love getting to work with such an exceptional group of colleagues!
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Kevin Walkup, MBA
Staff Council President
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Staff news and highlights
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- The College of Engineering and Computing recognized several staff members during its Fall 2024 awards ceremony. Winners include:
- Team Impact Award: Jerry Tichenor, research technical services supervisor for electrical and computer engineering
- Rookie of the Year: Addie Williams, office support assistant for computer science
- Student Service Award: Karen Walberg, office support assistant for mechanical and aerospace engineering
- Extra Mile Award: Lurong “Dena” He, senior communications coordinator for mechanical and aerospace engineering
- Loyalty Award: Joann Stiritz, senior communications coordinator for civil, architectural and environmental engineering
- Peer-to-Peer Award: Rhonda Sherman, senior business support specialist for the College of Engineering and Computing.
- Nine new staff members joined the Miner community in December, and eight employees transferred to new positions with the university. In November, S&T hired 15 new staff members and had 14 employees transfer positions. Welcome aboard, everyone!
- Adelyn Weaver, a student success coordinator in the Student Success Center, was profiled in eConnection.
- A national search for S&T's next provost and executive vice chancellor has been launched with assistance from WittKieffer, an executive search firm. The search committee is seeking campus community input on the position profile. You can provide feedback by completing an online survey by Friday, Feb. 7.
- James Slone, student support services manager for international student and scholar services and chair of the Staff Council Communications Committee, is representing Staff Council for the search committee.
- Dr. Debra Bourdeau, a longtime academic leader and faculty member at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide will become vice provost of online learning and educational innovation at S&T on Tuesday, April 1. On the same day, Dr. Susan Murray will become S&T’s associate provost for teaching and curricular excellence.
- Join the office of admissions for Miner Heart Week in early February and spread some love to admitted students. Write five cards to earn a free S&T T-shirt, and for every additional five cards, you will be entered to win other prizes. Dates and times are listed on the S&T calendar.
- Dining services has introduced new programs on campus that will benefit staff.
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From the Staff Success Center
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Staff celebrate service milestones
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- Congratulations to Velvet Hasner for 20 years of service! View other employee milestones for December, and make sure to congratulate these employees when you see them.
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Upcoming workshops and resources
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- Crucial Conversations workshops will be held at noon on Jan. 28, Feb 4. and Feb. 11. Learn more and register here.
- Crucial Influence workshops will be held at noon on Jan. 30, Feb. 6 and Feb. 13. Learn more and register here.
- The Fall in Love with Your Work Style and Discover Your Leadership Strengths workshop will be 2-3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, in the Innovation Lab Forum.
- The Building Resiliency Through Wellness workshop will be held at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Learn more and register here.
- The We Care About You A Latte drop-in event will be 9:30-11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11 (Room TBD). This event is built for the campus community to come and meet their Champions for Mental Well-Being.
- The Staff Success Center has built a new training resource within Percipio for new employees. The Missouri S&T New Employee Channel is already stacked with training registrations, videos and presentations especially curated with our newest Miners in mind. Share this resource with anyone you think might benefit, and share your feedback with the Staff Success Center if you think something is missing.
- There are also new trainings and workshops added regularly to the general S&T-Rolla Channel for current and new employees!
- Supervisors and aspiring supervisors — we haven’t forgotten about your professional development, either. We have added in new dates for the remainder of our Supervisory Foundation Training Series Journey and new dates added for next year’s offerings.
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- S&T’s Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day for the Miner basketball teams will be Saturday, Feb. 1. Plan to attend and cheer on the Miners as they take on the University of Indianapolis Greyhounds. S&T employees and their families get in for free. The women’s game starts at 1 p.m., and the men’s game starts at 3 p.m.
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Get involved with Staff Council
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The next Staff Council meeting will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, on Teams. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Staff Council is a volunteer organization dedicated to supporting S&T staff. If you would like to help out by volunteering, submit the volunteer form online.
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Missouri University of Science and Technology
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