February 4
The group reviewed documentation in preparation for the scheduled February 11 meeting with Angela Lipari of HR.
February 11
Angela Lipari visited to review information collected for the Careers @ Rice program. The next step will be for Executive Committee members to attend a benchmarking workshop on February 25.
The committee discussed the possibility of signing up for the Knowledge Unlatched Round 2 pilot, a collaboration to support open access publishing.
Sara Lowman invited ideas for the March 22 Library Committee meeting.
Discussion continued on possible further library collaboration with the Center for Teaching Excellence and the Program in Writing and Communication.
February 18
Sara Lowman shared some background budget information from the Senior Leadership Retreat. She is participating in a campus-wide review of study spaces.
The group reviewed and endorsed the recommendations of the UX office study describing student input on the disposition of three rooms available on the first floor for repurposing.
The group reviewed budget documentation Sara Lowman must submit soon to the Budget Office.