September 25
1) IT projects—Diane Butler
Diane Butler met with members of the Executive Committee to discuss IT projects for the current year. As a result of this process, she developed a list of IT Projects, generally for fall 2014.
2) Library Committee meetings.
David Tobin, who teaches business communications and marketing at the Jones School, is chairing the library committee this year. The library committee will initially focus on communications, but will also be invited to suggest other possible topics. The committee will be encouraged to take a “flipped meeting” approach, in which meeting time is focused on discussion and hands-on work rather than presentations.
October 2
No meeting
October 9
No meeting
October 16
Jeff Koffler will be coordinating communications around the renovation project. He has prepared a construction update document summarizing the rough timeline for the work. Please note that the schedule is subject to change. During the initial stages of the project, construction meetings will be occurring bi-weekly.
As the university rolls out Concur, Rice’s new travel and expense system, Fondren will do the following to help staff transition to the new system:
1) Diane Butler will work with Tessie Skulski to organize training sessions for staff who have P-Cards and to determine an appropriate workflow.
2) Karen Hyde will work with the heads of the Staff Travel and Development Committee and Melinda Reagor Flannery to develop travel policies and workflows for staff who do not have P-Cards.
The operating principle will be simplicity and efficiency.