Suggestion for In Service training - Security

From Julie Kowalewski-Ward:
All - my staff just met with Gordon to discuss the Internet Filtering issue and how to approach patrons viewing pornography or being disruptive.
In discussions afterward, it was suggested a really good topic might be to have Security come and discuss personal safety, public safety, and issues around approaching patrons. I know we had John Laws do a presentation last January and it was well received by staff, this is a topic that is of interest to most staff. Perhaps we could have this instead of SharePoint or have SharePoint as an option from 10-11:30 for those units that don't want to meet. Just an idea I thought to pass along. Maybe we could tie it to the revitalized BET as well. If you don't think it would be of general interest then maybe just Access Services will meet with him.

Suggested training in Leadership Development

TO: Ruth Kifer
FROM: Faculty Leadership Group
DATE: March 3, 2008
RE: Proposal Two-Day Leadership Conference for Faculty and Staff


This year we would like to have a two-day program focused on Library Effectiveness and Leadership. As we have discussed in our FLG meetings, there is a great need to address leadership within the teams and among the faculty. As an organization, we also have a need to develop leadership effectiveness at all levels, and thus we would like to propose inviting Shelley Phipps from the University of Arizona to lead a two-day program focused on Library Effectiveness and Faculty Leadership. One day would focus on a full/half day in-service for the entire staff, and the second day would focus on library faculty leadership.

Mary Somerville has recommended Shelly Phipps, who leads the organizational staff development and assessment program at the University of Arizona at Tucson. She has published several articles on this topic. See the links below. It would cost approximately $4,000-5,000 to bring her in for two days, which would include expenses (hotel, travel, food). We understand that she charges $2000 per day plus expenses.

Normally the Faculty Retreat would last a full-day, 9-4, but if cost is factor, perhaps we could ask her to conduct a half day staff in service, and one-full day workshop for the faculty. We look forward to your response.

Respectfully submitted,

Danelle, Shannon, and Lorene
FLG

Sample of her publications:
http://www.ideals.uiuc.edu/handle/2142/1716
http://news.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2005/february05/raftingrapids.cfm
http://www.ideals.uiuc.edu/handle/2142/1726
https://muse.jhu.edu/journals/portal_libraries_and_the_academy/v004/4.3lakos.html

Agenda for March 26th meeting

Review of our Intranet Site

Plan Agenda for the May 23 Retreat

Plan May 30 Inservice

JTAG membership (update and members)

Brown Bag Series: Faculty and Staff participation

Library Worker Day – Annual Recognition Day

Bring Student Assistant and New Employee Orientation agendas and checklists/manuals as well as Campus information packet. Ask for additions and curriculum for joint library orientation.

Plan the annual welcome reception for new employees: July.

Summer Olympics

Suggestions

I've heard that we used to do a Brown Bag series in which SJSU library employees did some sort of presentation (and not necessarily library related) demonstrating a skill or knowledge in an informal environment during lunch time. Perhaps this might be resurrected? I saw it mentioned on your blog but I don't know if you mean something else. I'm not talking about the library faculty brown bag series.

I'd like to see an Annual Recognition Day, either for SJSU library employees only or a joint library recognition day. I envision a mix of serious and not so serious awards. Like the Oscar, but, "And the King goes to --- "

I also heard that the entire campus once did a staff Olympics. Might be fun to do some activities together just for the library in terms of organizational growth ---something like bowling or Tug of War on the lawn. Or perhaps a technology widgets and gadgets Olympics