Monthly Archives: February 2017

Executive Committee Meeting Summaries, January 5 and 19, 2017

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Executive Committee Meeting Summary, January 19, 2017

  • The committee divided up responsibilities for writing the narrative section of library’s budget document.
  • The committee discussed how to handle time off during the recent flood.
  • Lowman informed the committee that a potential donor has approached Fondren about donating a sports history collection to the Woodson Research Center.
  • Lowman updated the committee on campus strategic planning efforts.
  • Lowman reported that the university’s salary raise pool will be 2%.
    Salary information:
    o   0% Non-performing
    o   1.5% Meets requirements
    o   2.0% Exceeds expectations
    o   2.5+% Above and beyond expectations/outstanding performanceThere will be two categories of bonuses:
    o   $750 Meritorious
    o   $1500 Extraordinary

Executive Committee Meeting Summary, January 5, 2017

  • Lowman asked for input on potential agenda items for the Executive Committee. Diversity will be one of the agenda items discussed at a future meeting.
  • Performance reviews will be due to Lowman by March 17; supervisors will set their own deadlines for their staff.
  • 16 undergrads and 9 grad students applied for the Fondren research awards.

New Staff Travel Request Form

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As announced at the Fondren Library Town Hall, there is a new staff travel request form.

You can find the form by going to the Fondren wiki (in wiki.rice.edu) and searching for “travel form” in the search box in the top right of your screen. (You don’t have to log in.)

The search landing page has a link to the updated form, as well as links to Texas tax exemption forms and the administrative travel request form.

The Library Travel, Training and Development Committee also wishes to remind staff that there may be funds for administrative travel available from the office of the Vice Provost/University Librarian. Administrative travel is defined as travel that is necessary to the basic functioning of Fondren Library. (The policy for administrative travel is documented in the Fondren wiki.) Final approval for administrative travel rests with the VP/UL; requests should be made well in advance, and eligible travel may not be approved if budgeted funds are not available.