CSC NEWS May 2015 Editor: Libby Raymond Carolyn Rolfson Sargis Award The Classified Staff Council is pleased to announce that Ann Klosinski, University Centers, has been selected as the recipient of the 2014 Carolyn Rolfson Sargis Award. Ann has worked at UW-Stevens Point for 30 years, starting in the Admissions Office (4 years), moving to the Foundation Office (4 years), then to Residential Living (14 years) and settling in the University Centers as a University Conference Coordinator for the past 8 years. In each of her positions, Ann worked hard to improve processes and develop professional relationships with her colleagues and clients, both on and off campus. As the University Conference Coordinator in the Campus Reservations Office of the University Centers, Ann has the responsibility to coordinate approximately 7000 events, most often scheduled in the Dreyfus University Center. As the primary event planner for the DUC events, Ann works with student organizations on weekly meetings as well as special events such as the International Dinner and the Soul Food Dinner. With the constant turnover of students in leadership roles for student organizations, Ann essentially “starts over” with the training process for these student event planners each year and does so with grace, professionalism and patience. Ann is the primary contact for all of the high-profile events like the Board of Regents, Founder’s Day Celebrations, Homecoming, New Student Orientation as well as the many large conferences including Destination Imagination, STEM Conferences, the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education, and Wisconsin Association of School Councils. Ann’s service includes large events planned by off-campus groups including all private-party weddings and community events such as Travel Guard Holiday Party, Whiting Dance Club, and events involving Ministry Health Care. Given the high expectations of these clients, Ann’s excellent customer service skills and professionalism are paramount. Ann is responsible for training full-time and student staff members on the event management system (EMS), a web-based reservations and calendar program. She ensures the equipment inventory lists are up to date, to avoid overcommitting equipment and staff. Ann develops and administers the budget for her unit, performing account reconciliations; hires, trains and supervises the student staff; as well as administers University Centers, UWSP, and UW System facility use policies. As a member of the University Centers full-time staff, Ann served as a key representative to the University Centers Advisory and Policy Board, a sub-committee of student government and the shared governance body that guides policies, fee structure and practices for the University Centers. Ann was a member of this group for many years, providing historical perspective and serving as an advocate for students in how policies were set and interpreted. Further, Ann served on a number of campus search and screen committees including, most recently, the Assistant Director for the Alumni Relations Office. Going above and beyond her role in managing the EMS, Ann created opportunities for students and staff to request space in the academic buildings and afforded all Campus Facility Managers access to the system to reserve space in their respective buildings. Ann created this on-line process for the University Centers spaces many years ago and was instrumental in transitioning the rest of the campus to this system, using the campus software platform. One of Ann’s most significant University contributions is related to the development of the Campus Calendar for UWSP. As a member of the Campus Calendar committee, Ann worked on this project for over six years. Her involvement with the committee included helping the staff in University Relations and Communications adopt and fully implement the Event Management System (EMS). With her guidance, the calendar was populated with a myriad of campus events resulting in an open and transparent view of campus facilities and activities. She spent many hours working behind the scenes creating templates, training facility managers and consumers on the system to ensure the success of the Campus Calendar project. Ann served as the Blood Drive Coordinator for the Village of Plover for two years. She is an 11-gallon donor (that’s 88 pints over 30 years) and continues to donate blood on a regular basis. Since 2009, Ann serves as a Volunteer Legal Guardian for Portage County, taking on the medical and financial responsibilities for at-risk elderly and disabled residents who have no other appropriate guardians. She often serves two or more people at a time--managing finances, overseeing medical care, providing transportation to appointments--and advocates on their behalf with their respective care facility, medical and financial community, and, in some cases, their family. Ann is committed to serving those who can’t take care of themselves and demonstrates this every day. Ann takes on leadership roles within the University Centers and for UWSP through her campus involvement, project management and her mentorship to the students she works with. She attends professional training through national conferences to maintain the highest level of knowledge in the Event Management System possible (she is the campus expert in this system). Ann attended the National Women’s Leadership conference co-sponsored by the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. Further, she has participated in the Regional ACUI Conference and the UW System Union Directors meetings. She hosts meetings at UWSP for her counterparts from across the UW system and also attends similar meetings at other campus. Locally, she participated in the Leadership Portage County Program in 2008. Carolyn Rolfson Sargis said, “It is the behind the scenes people who keep the university running.” No truer statement could be made about Ann Klosinski and her contributions to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Her day-to-day interactions with students, faculty, staff and community members have served the unit and the university community positively. Her model professionalism in her working relationships across many constituencies is exceptional. Finally, her commitment to personal growth and community service makes Ann the finest candidate for this award. The recipient of the 2014 University Service Award is: Randi Greene Randi works in the University Child Learning and Care Center as an Office Associate. Randi is a current member of CSC, a member of the Nominations and Elections Sub-committee for Faculty Senate and co-chair of the Student Affairs Communication Committee. She recently took on the extra role of supporting the Alliance of Non-traditional Students (ANTS) organization. She created a survey to find out what the needs of this student population are and was able to change the ANTS office computer lab hours to better accommodate those needs. She is really getting involved and wanting to make an impact at UWSP. Classified Employee Recognition Awards The Classified Employee Recognition Awards recognize outstanding contributions of time and effort to an employee’s department or to the University community. There are two categories for the awards: University Service and Outstanding Work Performance. All permanent, project, and limited term classified employees are eligible for these awards. Each recipient will receive $100 and an award certificate. The 2014 Recognition Awards Committee included Cindy Marczak, Business Affairs; Becky Martin, Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education (Becky has since moved to the Foundation/University Advancement office); and Kathy Stedl, Printing and Design. The committee met to review the paperwork submitted for several deserving candidates and selected this year’s winners. The committee is made up of last year’s award winners. Outstanding Work Performance Award The Outstanding Work Performance Award recognizes performance far beyond what is normally expected of an employee. It includes taking on additional responsibilities or increased workload, accepting and completing special projects that are not part of the employee’s normal work duties, developing or modifying procedures, or exhibiting behavior that enhances the employee’s workplace. The result is improved effectiveness and efficiency of service offered by the work unit or the University. University Service Award The University Service Award recognizes time and effort voluntarily given to the university community. The time and effort are considered outside of the normal work assignment and may include being involved on a campus committee, providing assistance to staff, students or a campus organization, etc. The result of this involvement is increased positive perception of the University within the community or enhancing the ability of the University to accomplish its mission of providing educational opportunities. 2 The recipients of the 2014 Outstanding Work Performance Awards are: Tammi David Tammi is the Director of Foundation Operations University Advancement for UWSP Foundation Inc. Tammi has over 18 years of dedication to the UWSP Foundation Inc. She was instrumental in the recent computer program upgrade and transition. Her colleagues say “Tammi is an outstanding cog in the University Advancement machinery”. She works well past office hours attending Board meetings and committee meetings as well as balancing Foundation financial, program, and scholarship accounts. Her dedication and enthusiasm insures the best performance and service for the donors to the University Foundation. Mary Jo Oliver Mary Jo is an Office Operations Associate in Continuing Education. Since the retirement of the Financial Specialist, Mary Jo has taken on several new duties including deposits, refunds and reconciling credit card payments. She assisted with the move of several Continuing Ed staff to Nelson Hall at the same time she was learning a new data base program. She also assisted with staff training of the new data base for non-credit conferences and programs. Her willingness to learn new things as well as training others in a friendly way is very valuable to her department. Heidi Wallner Heidi works in the Purchasing Department as a Purchasing Agent. The Purchasing Department works very closely with the Payment Services Department. The unexpected death of the Payment Services Manager and other staff out on medical leave caused an extreme shortage in this department. Heidi willingly stepped in to assist their department by reviewing vendor statements and checking into discrepancies so that timely payments could be processed. She is continuously researching more cost effective and efficient methods of purchase order distribution to vendors to provide high end service to faculty, staff and students. Jackie Durigan Jackie is the Dean’s assistant for the College of Professional Studies. Jackie routinely performs special projects for the college and their schools. Last year she created detailed budget projections to help in planning for a new Doctor of Physical Therapy, Doctor of Education and Master of Business Administration programs. Her colleagues say “It’s not uncommon to see Jackie working in her office on a Sunday so that the doors can be opened efficiently on Monday morning.” Her dedication and exceptional quality of her work make her integral to the overall success of the college. Congratulations to all award recipients on your well-deserved recognition. Thank you for your outstanding level of commitment and performance to the University as well as the community. Julie Johnson Julie works in the University Advancement/UWSP Foundation Office as a Financial Specialist 1. Last year, the Foundation transitioned to a new system for accepting online gifts and event registration fees. Julie developed and modified gift processing procedures to accommodate the new system. Additionally, she took over the management of recurring gifts as they switched from manual entry to automated batch processing. She also took on the extra duties of prepping donor and gift data to import into the database. Her extra efforts resulted in increased accuracy, greater efficiency and more timely access to information for staff in addition to improved customer service for donors to the UWSP Foundation. Thank you also to the supervisors and co-workers who nominated these deserving employees. These awards are a great way to let an outstanding employee know that their work is greatly appreciated. Please keep those deserving employees in mind for next year’s awards! Length of Service Awards Length of Service pins and awards are given to classified employees for continuous service and recognition of investment of time and effort to the UWSP community. Length of service was determined as of December 31, 2014. The 5, 10, 15, and 20-year pins were sent to employees along with their certificate. Employees reaching the 25, 30, 35, and 40-year goal 3 received their pins and awards at the 2014-15 Retiring Faculty and Staff Reception on April 30, from 3-5 p.m., Laird Room, Dreyfus University Center. Please note: Employees with “(retired)” listed after their name reached the landmark year prior to retiring and are therefore eligible to receive an award. Disability & Assistive Technology Center (DATC); Rebecca Martin, University Foundation; Kent Meronek, Information Technology; John Oestreich, Natural Resources. 25-Year Pin David Cummings, Protective Services; John Gosz, Web & Media Services; Carol Grasamkee, International Programs; Kelly Palmgren, Power Plant; Kathleen Reck, Residential Living; Larry Rutkowski (retired), Facility Services – Central Stores; James Tuszka, Chemistry. 30-Year Pin Ann Klosinski, UC Reservations/UC Operations; Leo Kuklinski, Facility Services; Pat Patterson, Office of the Registrar; Paulette Rogers, Academic Affairs. 35-Year Award John (Jack) Szymkowiak, Residential Living; Chris Zinda, Communicative Disorders. 40-Year Award Linda Garski, International Programs Joyce Roth, Office of the Registrar 5-Year Pin Angel Alcantar, University Dining Services; Jeremy Anderson, Power Plant; Paul Bayuk, Residential Living; Joshua Berg, University Dining Services; Joanne Berti, University Dining Services; Holly Bleser, Dining & Summer Conferences; Robert Borski, University Dining Servicers; Kyle Braun, University Dining Services; Quintian Cieslewicz, Residential Living; Suzette Conley, University Dining Services; Matthew Fox, Residential Living; Jenna Fritsch, Residential Living; Jeffrey Gaetz, Residential Living; Brian Harvath, Facility Services-Recycling; Erin Heider, Education - Field Experiences; Tou Her, Academic Custodial; Jodi Marie Hermsen, Paper Science & Engineering; Matthew Hoffman, Academic Custodial; Cheryl Hucke, University Dining Services; Nicholas Ignatowski, Facility Services; Debra Jakubek, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs; Corey Kistner, University Dining Services; Justin Lechleiter, University Relations & Communications; Marshall Lee, University Dining Services; Crystal Lepak, University Dining Services; Joyce Marciniak, University Dining Services; Barbara Matthews, Health Services; Crystal Ostrowski, University Dining Services; Eugene Patoka, Academic Custodial; Brenda Peper, University Dining Services; Jonelle Przyblyski, Bursar’s Office; Lea Raczek, Dean of Students; Matthew Raczek, University Dining Services; John Rogers, University Dining Services; Sheldon Schroeder, University Dining Services; Colleen Sentkowski, Budget/Human Resources; Nanci Simon, Faculty Senate; Julie Singer, University Dining Services; Lonnie Skibba, Academic Custodial; Christina Streiff, Library; Karen Witkowski, University Dining Services. 10-Year Pin Michele Danczyk, Health Services; Robert Kobiske, Information Technology; Libby Raymond, Academic Affairs; Laurie Scheunemann, School of Business and Economics. 15-Year Pin Mary Glinski, Telephone Support Office; Debra Hansen, Accounts Receivable; Karlyn Jakusz, Telephone Support Office; Teri Jenkins, Career Services; Randy Lutz, Facility Services – Auto Shop; Lisa Nelson, Human Resources; Mike Okray, Athletics; Adelita Ramon, Academic Custodial; Pamela Sampson, Residential Living; Nora Stanczyk, University Dining Services; Jean Sukow, Payment Services; Cindy VonGnechten, Residential Living; Jerome Wojcik, Residential Living Custodial. 20-Year Pin Daniel Berger, Information Technology; Jay Christianson, Information Technology; Violet Gettelman, Printing & Design; Patricia Hetzel, PERSONNEL ON THE MOVE New Employees (Permanent and Project) Lori Brilowski, Academic Success Gerald (Jere) Forsberg, Treehaven Logan Hamman, University Centers Elizabeth Hendricksen, Payment Services Anthony Hess, Academic Custodial Dan Hoyt, Information Technology Sarah Klish, University Advancement Lisa Kuczmarski, Treehaven Joe Lechleiter, UC Custodial Jared Lowry, Dining Services Jerimiah Mervyn, Academic Custodial Gina Van Maastricht, UC Custodial Jason Weller, Facility Services Sheila Whitaker, Information Technology Transfers/Promotions Paul Bayuk, Residential Living Custodial Sherry Lazar, University Advancement Becky Martin, University Advancement Mark Wanta, Facility Services – Grounds Marc Wolfram, Facility Services Enjoy Retirement!! Darrell Austreng, Residential Living Custodial Janis Borski, Information Technology Patty Cray, Academic Success Linda Garski, International Programs Larry Rutkowski, Facility Services Michael Szymkowiak, Residential Living Jerome Zblewski, Facility Services 4 differently now than when Jane was the Postmaster. And finally, “I look forward to learning the job over the coming months and serving UWSP for years to come.” Dining and Summer Conferences (DSC) welcomes Jared Lowry, who started in January as a Food Service Assistant 4 in the DUC Food Court area. Jared oversees the Spicy Meatball during the day and the Red Vest during the evening. Robyn Bolton, General Ledger, and her husband Ben welcomed their beautiful baby girl into the world on Monday, December 29, 2014 at 4:26 p.m. Harper Gertrude Bolton was 7 lbs., 7 oz. and 19.75 inches. Mom, dad, baby, and big sister Kendall are all doing well and adjusting to life as a family of four. Josh Berg was elected as the Midwest Region Vice President for the National Association of College and University Food Service (NACUFS) in Lincoln, Nebraska. He will serve a two-year term for the nine state Midwest Region. Jackie Engum’s (Center for Inclusive Learning) daughter, Juliann Engum-Korpal, will open a new business in Wisconsin Rapids – Rapids School of Performing Arts. The business will provide dance and music lessons. Visit the website at http://www.rapidsperformingarts.com/. The Third Annual Finals Frenzy Fun Run & Walk, sponsored by Dining and Summer Conferences, took place Friday, May 8. This 5K run or 3K walk started at DeBot at 3 p.m. and was free for UWSP students, faculty, and staff, or $5.00 for everyone else. Shelly Janowski’s (Sustainability) daughter runs a kid’s consignment shop and is holding a Family Consignment Sale in May. If you are interested in participating, you can go to her Facebook page for more information: Remix Kid’s Consignment, LLC. This collaborative event was created to promote physical activity and healthy eating throughout the campus. The committee’s hope was to encourage residence halls, campus, and community participation to create a fun, competitive atmosphere across campus and the surrounding community. Helen Linder’s (Music Department) daughter, Amanda Schaefer, received her Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work on May 2, 2015. Congratulations to everyone (and their daughters!!) Each year, the residence hall with the highest percentage of participation is rewarded with a traveling trophy. This year’s winner was Baldwin Hall. Snacks and beverages were also handed out during and after the event. DEPARTMENT NEWS Information Technology – Network and The first 200 UW-Stevens Point students who signed up online got a free t-shirt. Volunteers helped to make this event successful. For more information, please see the Dining and Summer Conferences webpage at http://www.uwsp.edu/dining/Pages/default.aspx. Infrastructure hired a new Postmaster/Email Administrator, Daniel (Dan) Hoyt. Dan started at UW-Stevens Point on January 5, 2015 and is still in the process of learning how to do the job Jane Dumke did prior to her retirement in July 2014. DEPARTMENT NAME CHANGES: Prior to working at UW-Stevens Point, Dan worked on the UW Fond du Lac campus as Network Administrator from November 1999 to August 2001. He then worked as a Server Administrator for UWOshkosh, focusing on Microsoft servers. School of Communicative Disorders The School of Communicative Disorders name changes have been approved by the chancellor: NEW NAMES: School of Communication Sciences and Disorders (was School of Communicative Disorders) Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic (was the Center for Communicative Disorders) Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders, B.S. (was Communicative Disorders, B.S.) Dan and his wife, Christina, have four children: Isaiah, 15; Tabitha, 13; Abigail, 10; and Sarah, 9. They reside in Rudolph while trying to sell their house in Oshkosh. Dan says he prefers email communication to phone calls for general questions. He also reminds us that we can more than likely expect some things to be done 5 Election Results Speech and Language Pathology, M.S. (was Communicative Disorders, M.S. CDP) Course prefix: CSD (was COMD) University Staff Council Elections were recently held to fill vacant positions on the Classified Staff Council (University Staff Council beginning July 1, 2015). 2015-16 Student/Faculty/Staff Approved Parking Changes Parking permit and meter prices are increasing; supply and demand, harsh winters with excessive snow removal costs, loss of Lot X meter revenue, new lot construction and resurfacing based on stricter DNR standards and sustainable water runoff requirements, property acquisitions, debt service, inflation, and low cash reserves are some of the reasons. CONGRATULATIONS to the new USC members: Chris Brindley, Facility Services Jackie Engum, Center for Inclusive Learning Donna Gear, World Languages & Literatures Pat Kleman, COLS Dean’s Office Diane Lockman, Payment Services Lisa Nelson, Human Resources Jean Scherer, Chancellor’s Office Kim Siclovan, English Thank you to Danielle Beschta, Jay Christianson, Renee Copes, Pat Kleman, Tammy Larson, Harley Martin, Libby Raymond, and Paulette Rogers who have served on CSC over the last two years. Your dedication, hard work, and fantastic ideas were greatly appreciated. And a special thanks to Nanci Simon, Faculty Senate, who served as a consultant on CSC this last year as we transitioned from an advisory council to a governance group. You helped us in countless ways, from Robert’s Rules, resolutions, elections, and everything in between. We appreciate all your help so much. The Council serves on behalf of all UWSP classified/university staff. CSC/USC promotes active participation in university decision-making, informed communication, and a positive professional environment for all employees. The organization supports equality, respect and a spirit of collegiality among all members of the university community, including students, academic staff, and faculty. UWSP Parking Services is a self-supporting operation; outside financial support is not received. Sufficient revenue must be generated in order to maintain operations and provide for all parking related services on campus. Revenue generated from citation payments makes up a portion of the Parking Services total revenue and is utilized to maintain the parking system. Purchasing a permit to park on campus is optional and not required; walking, riding the bus, biking, street parking, etc., are viable options in lieu of purchasing a permit. The yearly parking permit cost will increase by $1.50 per month over the next two years to $154.00 in the second year (UWSP currently has the second lowest parking permit cost in the UW-System; UW-Green Bay has the lowest). The 2015-16 UWSP yearly permit rate is $136.00 Spring term = $82.00 Summer term = $34. Faculty/staff will be issued one hangtag (similar to student hangtags) in lieu of a permit that adheres to a vehicle. One hangtag per faculty/staff that can be transferred from vehicle to vehicle, with responsibility for any citations issued to vehicles displaying the hangtag associated with the purchasing faculty/staff member. 2015-16 University Staff Council Chris Brindley Facility Services Jackie Engum Center for Inclusive Learning Donna Gear World Languages & Literatures Randi Greene UCLCC Pat Kleman COLS Dean’s Office Diane Lockman Payment Services Julie Millis General Ledger Accounting Cheryl Mueller Facility Services Lisa Nelson Human Resources Jean Scherer Chancellor’s Office Kim Siclovan English Kathleen Stedl Printing and Design Meter rate increases will also be in effect beginning August 1, 2015. The new meter rate will be $.75/hour; expired meter citation = $10.00 LAYOFF NOTICES If any layoff notices are to be issued in the coming months, please note that the notices will only be sent from either the chancellor’s or the Human Resources offices. If you receive a layoff notice or letter from anywhere or anyone else please contact Pam Dollard, Director of Human Resources and Affirmative Action at X3975 or pdollard@uwsp.edu to make sure any letter or notice you receive from any other source is legitimate. 6 Common Council Planning Committee – Pat Kleman, COLS Dean’s Office; Libby Raymond, Academic Affairs; Nanci Simon, Faculty Senate Diversity Council – Mai Youa Lee, Equity and Affirmative Action Environmental Health & Safety Committee – Ellen Jo Holguin, Biology; Roger McFarland, University Centers; Rob Spindler, Printing and Design; Heather Springer, University Library; Jason Zinda, Facility Services Facilities Planning and Space Committee – Cindy Marczak, Business Affairs Information Technology Council – Renee Copes, Point Card Office Parking Advisory Board– Tammy Naczek, Biology/Natural Resources Parking Appeals Committee – Tina Rajski, Human Resources Sargis Award Committee – Virginia Crandell, University Relations and Communications; Jane Giese, General Ledger Accounting; Anne Swenson, University Library-Acquisitions; Cindy Von Gnechten, Residential Living. Pat Kleman, COLS Dean’s Office (Chair) Strategic Planning Committee – Erin Hintz, Budget Office University Affairs Committee – Danielle Beschta, Campus Reservations University College Task Force – Libby Raymond, Academic Affairs University Personnel Development Committee – Kimber Goodwin, General Ledger Accounting UPS ad hoc Committee – Danielle Beschta, University Centers; Libby Raymond, Academic Affairs; Paulette Rogers, Academic Affairs Common Council An historical event took place recently! Elections were held (and appointments made) to fill vacant positions on the FIRST EVER UW-Stevens Point Common Council. Beginning with the 2015-16 academic year, university staff, along with academic staff and faculty, will have representation on the Common Council. The Common Council is similar to what used to be Faculty Senate, but whereas only faculty and academic staff served on Faculty Senate, university staff will now also participate in shared governance in the same room, at the same time, with faculty and academic staff via the Common Council. Another important distinction worth noting is that there will be EQUAL representation of the different working groups on campus – 17 university staff, 17 academic staff, and 17 faculty. CONGRATULATIONS to all those elected or appointed! The University Staff representatives on the 2015-16 Common Council are: ✿ Sheila Bannister-Gross, Continuing Education ✿ Danielle Beschta, University Centers ✿ Sharon Courtney, Research & Sponsored Programs ✿ Kimber Goodwin, General Ledger ✿ Sandra Green, COFAC Dean’s Office ✿ Denise Heimstead, University Library ✿ Ken Kulich, Facility Services ✿ Diane Lockman, Payment Services ✿ Cincy Marczak, Business Affairs ✿ Andrea Musch, CNR ✿ Lisa Nelson, Human Resources ✿ Libby Raymond, Academic Affairs ✿ Kate Reck, Residential Living ✿ Paulette Rogers, Academic Affairs ✿ John Sambs, Health Services ✿ Heather Springer, University Library ✿ Kathy Stedl, Printing & Design Search and Screen Committees Financial Aid Director – Bev Wenzel, Admissions Human Resources and Affirmative Action Director – Danielle Beschta, Campus Reservations; Lisa Nelson, Human Resources UPS Policies and UPS Work Groups Earlier this year, CSC put out a call for volunteers to serve on workgroups to help create campus policies, and many people responded, volunteering to serve on various work groups. Workgroups met over the 2014-15 academic year and included Classified Staff Council members, Human Resources employees, and classified staff volunteers. Members of the UPS workgroups include: University Committee Appointments Compensation Structure & Tools Workgroup – Robyn Bolton, Tana DeLonay, Donna Gear, Pat Kleman, Julie Millis, Susan Mory, Tina Rajski, Sue-Marie Rendall, Aaron Schaufenbuel, Colleen Sentkowski, Mary Claire Sorenson, Anthony Walter. Complaint Procedures Workgroup – Pam Dollard, Jackie Engum, Tammy Larson, Mai Youa Lee, Mary Liebe, Cheryl Mueller, Libby Raymond, Aaron Schaufenbuel. Grievance Procedures Workgroup – Pam Dollard, Jackie Engum, Tammy Larson, Mai Youa Lee, Mary Liebe, Cheryl Mueller, Libby Raymond, Aaron Schaufenbuel. Layoff Procedures Workgroup – Renee Copes, Pam Dollard, Denise Heimstead, Sue-Marie Rendall, Calvin Winters. Budget Review Committee – Robyn Woytasik, General Ledger Accounting; Julie Millis, General Ledger Accounting (served in Robyn’s absence) Classified Awards Selection Committee –Cindy Marczak, Business Affairs; Becky Martin, UWSP Foundation; Kathy Stedl, Printing and Design. Julie Millis, General Ledger Accounting (Co-chair); Libby Raymond, Academic Affairs (Cochair) Classified Staff Grants Committee – Kimber Goodwin (Chair), General Ledger Accounting; Becky Martin, UWSP Foundation; Andrea Musch, Natural Resources; Denise Heimstead, Library 7 Performance Management Workgroup – Tom Bertram, Robyn Bolton, Tana DeLonay, Donna Gear, Carol Grasamkee, Jack Hewitt, Pat Kleman, Julie Millis, Lisa Nelson, Sue-Marie Rendall, Aaron Schaufenbuel, John Taylor, Calvin Winters. Recruitment Workgroup – Tom Bertram, Robyn Bolton, Lisa Nelson, Tina Rajski, Paulette Rogers, Kristy SeBlonka, Anthony Walter, Calvin Winters. Temporary & Project Appointments Workgroup – Tom Bertram, Sharon Courtney, Tana DeLonay, Susan Mory, Paulette Rogers, Anthony Walter. Workplace Expectations Workgroup – Pam Dollard, Julie Hayes, Mai Youa Lee, Harley Martin, Sylvia Masters, Kathy Stedl. Workplace Safety Workgroup – Walter Clark, Pam Dollard, Julie Hayes, Harley Martin, Corinna Neeb, Kathy Stedl. CSC’s 2014-15 Annual Report Once again, this year has flown by at lightning speed! We may have had a list of things we wanted to accomplish when we began this past fall, but that changed as the campus grappled with ‘budget discussions’. While UWSP may look different in the fall, depending on the actual budget decisions, one of the most notable changes will be occurring on July 1, 2015. Starting July 1, 2015, we will be University Staff Council (USC). All of us will be University Staff employees and, while the name may have changed, you can rest assured that the volunteers serving on USC will continue to represent you to the best of their abilities. For more information, please go to the CSC website to view UPS policies already approved: https://committees.uwsp.edu/csc/SitePages/Home.aspx. Or, check out the UW System website for operational policy drafts at: https://www.wisconsin.edu/personnelsystems/policies/ops/#list With the implementation of the University Personnel System on July 1, 2015 and with OSER no longer in the picture, it has been busy around here as we work to update campus policies regarding classified/university staff. Your council continues to work on reviewing policies and trying to get an understanding on how these new policies will affect us in our work life. Everything from ‘shift differentials’ to ‘recruitments’ to ‘grievance’ policies are being reviewed. Thank you to all who have volunteered to assist on the several work groups we have formed to make the policy changes specific to our campus. We appreciate the assistance from Pam Dollard and the Human Resources staff in aiding us with this endeavor. We’re making progress, but we’re not done so please consider volunteering when the call goes out. THANK YOU to all the individuals who accepted appointments on various ad hoc and search and screen committees, who volunteered to serve on one or more UPS Policies workgroups, and who agreed to serve on the USC and/or Common Council for next year! Your time and talent in representing university staff is very much appreciated. Department of Workforce Development Information Sessions Many people had questions regarding unemployment insurance and other resources that are available to individuals who may be affected by budget reductions. In response, the Department of Human Resources and Affirmative Action brought representatives from the Department of Workforce Development and the North Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board to campus to provide information and answers to general questions. The information sessions were held April 21, April 22, and two on May 4. Another major step for classified/university staff is the fact that we have shared governance with Academic Staff and Faculty. The newly formed Common Council will begin to meet this fall and we will have plenty of say and plenty to say once this starts. We’ve worked closely with Professor Kym Buchanan to ensure we have equal members, equal say, and equal power within Common Council. Thank you, Kym, for all of your support and hard work to make this a reality. This is the first of its kind in the UW System and we are very proud of the fact that UWSP recognizes that united we have a stronger voice and perhaps even more important is that the voices of all employees count. Topics included Job Center and Community Resources, Unemployment Insurance, and the WIA Dislocated Worker Program. For more information, you can view the PowerPoint slides here: http://www.uwsp.edu/csc/Documents/DWDInfo.pdf And here’s the link to the Wisconsin Job Center: https://jobcenterofwisconsin.com/ And the North Central WI Workforce Development Board: http://ncwwdb.org/ USC continues to meet twice a month (1st and 3rd Mondays) until further notice and things calm down a bit around here. Once all of the policies Please watch your email and Message of the Day (MOD) for potential future sessions. 8 are finalized, we may be able to go back to meeting once a month. participating at the open forums and attending meetings. We would like to thank all of the individuals who were nominated and those who received classified staff awards. The winners were presented with their awards by the chancellor. Unfortunately, due to the current budget crisis, we were unable to hold an awards ceremony this year. Perhaps in the future, we will be able to continue with the awards ceremony so that the winners can be recognized by their peers and the entire campus. Remember to keep an eye on the Message of the Day (MOD) and your email as we try to keep you up-to-date on any and all events affecting University Staff. You can always check out our website for the most up-to-date information at www.uwsp.edu/csc. In closing, we ask that you continue to help us by volunteering when needed. We represent all of you and your input, time and expertise is needed. Classified Staff Council hosted many guests and speakers this past year including – Bob Tabor, Human Resources; Bill Rowe, Parking; Pam Dollard, Human Resources; Kym Buchanan, Common Council; and Chancellor Patterson. It is important we are informed as to what is happening on campus, so thank you for Thank you, Paulette Rogers and Kathy Stedl 2014-15 Co-chairs, Classified Staff Council 9