January 13, 2011

Staff Forum Minutes: January 13, 2011
Warner Center Performance Platform
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Attendance: Sue Bidwell, Suzanne Bressoud, Francesca Amigo, Sally Dilllon, Cheryl White, Michael Drobnack, Jonathan Harper, Jeff Crabtree, Greg Halbe, Diane Jarzen, Kyle Morgan, Sheila Carpenter, Lindsey Erisey, Jennifer Roberts, Latricia Johnston, Laura Walsh, Becky Smith, Marilyn Lees, Tauni Graham, Candy Sheradin, Terri Jackson, Leslie Holler, Sherry Abbott, Heather Warneke, Kim Barton, Saralee Etter, Jamie White, Liz Edwards, Mark Fegley, Jim Woolard, Dan Longstreth, Diane Palmer, Bryanna Stigger, Jennifer Abraham, Pam Allen, John, Christine Weaver, Jeremy Pursley, Alice Hutzel-Bateson, Suzanne Clark, Leslie McLaughlin.

Welcome: Sue Bidwell

Monthly Hosts: Development Office and Library

Jennifer Roberts, director, Development: Introduced staff; Laura Walsh, Heather Warnek, Latricia Johnson, Kim Barton. COTC’s 40th celebration event, Saturday January 29; PLEASE RSVP to Laura Walsh; first hour=reception; second hour=formal program; Friday January 28 = 70s dress-up day; also series of community service projects – will let campus know details of the monthly events; Next Generation Challenge: more public in January; kudos to Travis Patrick & Leslie McLaughlin who created print and video material. Bill McConnell (chair of NCDF) will chair the campaign; lapel pins are available – if anyone wants more, ask for them.
Susan Scott, director, Library: Introduced staff: Tauni Graham; John Crisinger. Announcments: Copyright workshop on Jan. 25, 2-4 pm; SEE HANDOUT. Rebuilding webpage soon. New position (Scott Bates’ old spot) open.

Area updates:

Academic Labs: Terri Jackson: no update.

Business & Accounting: Nobody present

Career Services: Nobody present

Child Development: Nobody present

Community Access: No update

COTC Gateway: Diana Palmer: Gateway is moved into new digs, please stop by; will have two new positions; New people: Jennifer Abraham, new to front desk in advising; Pam Allen, dual enrollment; Christine Weaver, student specialist; Bryanna Stigger, student services specialist.
Dual enrollment: COTC course being taught at a high school; high school teacher is approved to teach a COTC course, so is an adjunct professor. Gets students to think beyond high school to consider possibilities – 2 year and/or 4 year program.

Development Office: Laura Walsh: will have table set up for alumni at COTC commencement.

Dining Services: Nobody present

Facilities/Safety & Security: Dan Longstreth, facilities: Please use caution in parking lots, wear your boots. Salt doesn’t work in this weather, so they don’t put it down.
Jim Woolard: TP will now come in recyclable boxes rather than plastic bags.

Human Resources: Sherry Abbott: Personnel updates – see web for list. Reminder to complete personal health assessment (PHA) for the year- get it out of the way; incentive points from 2010 will be paid out the end of this month or end of February – comes in paycheck;

ITS: Jeff Crabtree: New helpdesk analyst positions taken; emergency broadcast function will be fully functional in 3 weeks.

Library: Tauni Graham: urges people to attend the copyright workshop – if you use a copy machine, consider coming to the workshop.

Marketing & Public Relations: Alice Hutzel-Bateson: Suzanne Clark, new marketing assistant;

OSU Admissions & Advising: Mark Fegley – Notes from Ann – up slightly in apps for winter quarter projections; Blueprint College may have a name change – “Destination College;” Licking Valley HS teacher service day upcoming.

Purchasing: Nobody present.

Services Center: Sue Bidwell: Remodeling has been done; mailboxes have been adjusted; reminder that services center can do high volume copy jobs; still supplies paper and toner for campus copiers (the Ricoh copiers).

Staff Development: Marilyn Lees: February 10 = annual soup and chili cook-off, be sure to enter.
Tauni Graham: Handed out scavenger Hunt list; work in groups to collect items; check in is January 20 in Hopewell 64; pizza will be served. (See handouts)

Student Life: Connie Zang: No update.

MISCELLANEOUS: Jennifer Roberts- Dress for COTC event – Dressier than business casual – “elegant.”

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Next Meeting: Thursday, February 10, 2011
Warner Center Performance Platform
Hosts: Financial Aid and Child Development Center