Administrative &
Student Life Services
News from the Vice Chancellor
In
the Shadow of Mary Pat Jones
Diane Moen, Vice Chancellor
In this issue:
Diversity Survey
2
New Employees
3
Capital Improvement
Report
3
Collaborative Group
Reception
4
News from the Vice Chancellor
is published quarterly for
ASLS Division employees.
Publisher: Diane Moen
Vice Chancellor
moend@uwstout.edu
(715) 232-1683
Editor: Raina Clark
Communications Specialist
clarkra@uwstout.edu
(715) 232-1681
225 Administration Building
Menomonie, WI 54751
Fax: (715) 232-1527
ummer 2006
Mary Pat dreams of Alex Trebek─well, at least she dreams
of being on Jeopardy! On occasion, Mary Pat applies to
take the test to be a contestant on Jeopardy. Part of the
selection process is random. It requires a combination of
luck, quick wits, and above average intelligence. We’ll just
wish Mary Pat luck, because we know she’s got the rest in
the bag.
Are you ready? Hands on your buzzers. The
answer is...
Mary Pat is a strong believer in the internal audit
function because it provides a set of checks and balances
that keeps an organization healthy. She believes that an
Internal Auditor is a part of an organization, working for
the same goals as everyone else.
Mary Pat is willing to take the time to understand
people, organizational relationships, and the how’s and
why’s of processes. She assists in improving the efficiency
of units as well as assuring compliance.
Mary Pat has worked in a number of different industries.
Directly out of college she was a front line auditor in the
South Dakota Department of Transportation. From there
she moved into the Department of Agriculture as the Budget
and Finance Director. She also worked at West CAP and
for Dunn County.
Mary Pat says that her work at Stout is similar to her
previous jobs. She gets to know the “industry” as well as the
lingo. The added bonus at Stout is working with students.
Besides being a Jeopardy fan, Mary Pat serves on
the Board for the Interfaith Volunteers and is also on the
Finance Council of her church.
In her spare time, Mary Pat reads a lot, enjoys cooking,
and likes working on the family tree (genealogy, that is!).
The question is…Who is Mary Pat Jones?
Top: Mary Pat in her
natural habitat, 132 University Services. Above:
Mary Pat proudly turned
50 on July 12, 2006.
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Services Division Wide Picnic. This year the picnic will be held on the
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South Lawn by the Memorial Student Center. In case of rain everyone will be
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in the Micheels Hall Atrium. Bring your family. Plates, napkins, and silverware
ASLS Division Wide Picnic
will be provided. Sponsored by the ASLS Training & Development Committee.
Diversity Survey
Results
esults are in from last spring’s semi-annual Administrative & St
Student Life Services (ASLS)
Division Diversity Survey. The purpose of the survey is to measure how well the division
demonstrates its value of celebrating individual differences. The analysis will be used to gauge
the effectiveness of current initiatives and help determine future initiatives. Of 282 permanent
ASLS staff, 204 employees (72.3%) responded to the survey distributed last March.
Question
Percent that Agree or Strongly Agree
Percent
10. My supervisor treats employees equally, regardless of race, gender, age,
disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
78.6
1.
Diversity is an important issue for UW-Stout.
77.0
9.
My coworkers treat all students equally, regardless of race, gender, age,
disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
72.4
8.
The leaders in my unit are committed to and support diversity.
69.9
2.
The ASLS division celebrates individual differences, promotes
collaboration, and inspires respect and trust.
65.0
7.
ASLS offers a variety of diversity initiatives and cultural programs that
increase awareness of people of diverse backgrounds and characteristics.
64.4
4.
ASLS is effective in attracting women to all levels of its workforce.
58.6
3.
ASLS employees talk about valuing diversity and their actions are
consistent with those values.
52.7
6.
ASLS is effective in attracting a diverse workforce to our division.
48.3
5.
ASLS is effective in attracting minorities to all levels of its workforce.
43.4
A sampling of gener
general
al conclusions made from the results:
►
Of the ten statements given on the survey, employees have the highest level of agreement
that diversity is an important issue for UW-Stout and that their coworkers and supervisors
treat everyone equally regardless of race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or
religion.
► Most employees (over half) feel that the leaders in their unit support diversity and that
ASLS employees talk about valuing diversity and their actions are consistent with those
values.
► They also agree that the ASLS division: 1) offers a variety of diversity initiatives and
cultural programs, 2) celebrates individual differences, and 3) is effective in attracting
women to all levels of its workforce.
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► More than half of the employees surveyed felt neutral or did not agree that the division is
effective in attracting a diverse workforce and in attracting minorities.
Welcome!
Please help welcome the following new employees to the ASLS Division:
Stout’s new Human Resource
Assistant Director, Cally
Henderson, is a Menomonie
native. She graduated from
UW-Stout with a Business
Administration degree, with
an emphasis in Training
and Human Resource
Development. She worked at
UW-River Falls for the last
eight years in the Office of
Human Resources as a UW
Human Resources Manager
responsible for the classified
side of the house. Cally
is the proud mother of six
month old Evan. Her hobbies
include reading parenting
books and doing the opposite
of what they say, downhill
skiing, running, amateur
landscaping, and walking
with Evan.
Jerry Otto spent the last five
and a half years as an LTE
on UW-Stout’s grounds crew
before being hired on as a
permanent employee. Jerry
came to Stout after retiring
from construction work in
September 2000. He was
a member of the Laborers’
Union for 33 years. He and
his wife, Donna
Donna–in Human
Resources, have one son and
four grandchildren. They
built a log home north of
Menomonie in 1983 and
Jerry says he’s still working
on it to this day. Jerry plans
to work as long as his health
is good, travel as much as
possible, and keep enjoying
the team work on the
grounds crew.
John Pedersen is the new
Food Service Administrator in the Student Center.
He earned a BS degree in
Vocational, Technical, and
Cally Henderson
Adult Education in 2001 at
UW-Stout after finishing a
15 year career in the Coast
Guard. He also has several
years experience in the food
service industry. He and his
wife are the proud new owners of a 140 year old home in
the Pigeon Falls area. When Jerry Otto
they are not all-consumed
with house renovations,
they can be found in a boat
chasing Muskellunge around
the great North Woods
and camping on the many
Islands of the Chippewa and
John Pedersen
Turtle-Flambeau flowages.
Capital Improvement Report
Steam Pit #11 Maintenance Project
No doubt you’ve noticed heavy machinery and the big hole in the ground in front of the
Student Center. This is a routine heating system maintenance project. The university’s boiler
plant produces heat and sends it to campus buildings via steam and condensate lines. Aging
lines and valves are being repaired and replaced in steam pit #11, which serves the Student
Center among other buildings. The project is 65% complete. The water proofing and back
filling are underway and the curb repair and black topping on third street will follow. Project
completion is scheduled for the end of August 2006.
Administration Building Renovation Project
The Administration Building is due for new air handling units, duct work, ceilings, and
lighting. All occupants must be temporarily relocated for the renovation. The university is in
the design phase of the project and anticipates approval of the relocation plan in mid-August
2006. Some departments may begin relocating as early as the end of December 2006.
Chilled Water Project
To increase energy efficiency and cost effectiveness, the university is installing a chilled water
loop system to provide air conditioning to all campus buildings. Currently, each building has
a separate air conditioning system. A pre-construction meeting is scheduled for mid-July and
will determine when the contractor moves on site and begins work. Phase I of the project
includes the Home Economics building, Library Learning Center, Jarvis Complex, Fryklund
Hall, Bowman Hall, and the Administration building. You will notice a lot of excavating on
campus grounds to install the piping, but there should be little impact on office spaces. Project
completion is scheduled for the end of May 2007.
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Diane Moen, Vice Chancellor
225 Administration Building
Menomonie, WI 54751
(715) 232-1683
Fax: (715) 232-1527
moend@uwstout.edu
People working together
for service excellence and
innovation.
2005-2006 Annual
Collaborative Group Reception:
This past June, 138 certificates were
awarded at the annual Collaborative Group
Reception.
Approximately 75 Stout employees
attended the reception to honor groups,
committees, and teams that have collaborated
within, across, and beyond the Administrative
& Student Life Services (ASLS) Division.
The reception is the division’s opportunity
to recognize employees for their part in
achieving division and university goals.
ASLS gives thanks to all employees who
exemplify the division vision statement:
“People working together for service
excellence and innovation.”
For a listing of groups, charges,
memberships, and accomplishments, see the
2005-2006 Collaborative Group Reception
Booklet posted on-line at the ASLS home
page at www.uwstout.edu/asls/.
Check out the Collaborative Group
Reception Booklet on-line at the ASLS
home page, www.uwstout.edu/asls/.