LSA Exec - Minutes - January 8, 2025

LSA Exec Minutes
01/08/25

 

Present:  Brian Moss, Rebecca Schroeder, Christopher Bohling, Morgan Smith, April Friedl, MC Mack

Absent: n/a 

  • Approval of December minutes 
  • Filling LSA Exec at-large vacancy
  • Agenda items for LSA+Dean meeting
  • Staff profile template for library directory
  • Tracking staff service (and promoting staff kudos)
  • Talent Development Committee
    • Recruiting members
    • Review of Haskell visit
    • Spring retreat

 

Notes:

  • Approval of December minutes 
    • Approved 
  • Filling LSA Exec at-large vacancy
    • Brian Moss to appoint April Friedl 
  • Agenda items for LSA+Dean meeting
    • Review of Haskell visit
    • Talent development Committee 
      • Passed via election, now onto recruiting members and forming committee
    • Staff profile template
      • LFA also talking to Dean Smith about Faculty profiles, might be overlap
    • Tracking staff service (and promoting kudos)
    • Student Staff Appreciation Week, April 2025
  • Staff profile template for library directory
    • Align with LFA/faculty profile templates
  • Tracking staff service (and promoting staff kudos)
    • What is service?
    • Why do we do service? How do we encourage more staff to be involved?
  • Talent Development Committee
    • Recruiting members
      • Need to appoint chair, secretary, and members-at-large
    • Review of Haskell visit
      • Went very well
      • Provost Bichelmeyer was excited about this opportunity
      • Possible future collaboration between Haskell and KU Libraries
    • Spring retreat
      • “mini” retreat, half-day, possibly April or May 2025
      • Mix of practical and fun 1-hour long sessions
      • Possibility of lunch + ice cream social
      • Qualtrics survey to gauge interest and determine topics of breakout sessions

 

 

Action Items:

  • Brian to send email to KUL about April Friedl being elected to fill vacant at-large position
  • All to consider topics and dates for Spring Mini-Retreat