Staff Meeting Minutes

September 6, 2005

In Attendance:  Rick Sheets, Richard Morales, Johnna Anderson, Alison Livingston, Pam Komarek, and Dani Pierce with special appearance by Rodney King

These items are the major points discussed.

Unfinished Business

• Pam went over a list of items from previous meetings that had been tabled for future discussion. These items included:
• All Staff birthday list – Johnna will create
• Food disposal & markers in rooms - Dani will check fridge & marker supply on Sat. ams
• Staff Meeting minutes will be available via the web & email to tutors. A copy will also be placed in the break room. Addendum: we will create a notebook for the break room with minutes beginning 7/14.
• Dress code guidelines – established in employee guide Addendum: Also discussed at retreat.
• Internet access by students: students will not be discouraged from using the Internet for accessing resources or emailing instructors.
• We will refer to the front desk staff as staff and not as receptionists.
• The computer commons will be sending over people to train staff on cleaning computers – Rick’s to do.
• Pam will look at ESL class times to schedule class visits.
• Faculty Staff Resource Room – the option to be able to print in color to the computer commons is not available; however, there is a color ink jet printer (Epson) available in the FSRR.
• Computers will be set to go on at 7am and off at 10 pm Rick has discussed w/ RB in CC and will submit TRF
• Al will get TRF to share access with Pam’s color printer – Rick suggested holding off on the TRF because of the backlog of work orders and emailing Pam any items Al needs to have printed in color.
• “Please be considerate signs” are not needed at this time.
• Gloria is cleaning the copier glass daily.
• We will reinstate Richards’s housekeeping lists.
• Rodney announced that the alarm system for the math lab is on hand and Richard will need to schedule with maintenance to install.
• White board in the math center – tutors aren’t enthusiastic, Richard will do some more research on the idea.
• We will work on developing logos for tee shirts at a later date.
• Copy Center (duplicating) forms are available in the FSRR.
• We have requested Firefox be loaded on all computers along with the volume setting adjustments. Rick to Do
• Johnna is working on phone directories for telephones. Addendum: should have out by Friday 9/16
• Staff bios are due next week for the web site.
• Rick is working with the online tutoring web pages.
• PASS time is working well, esp with Dani checking the rooms at 2 pm.
• Rodney mentioned that students are having difficulty distinguishing tutors from other staff/students. It was suggested that tutors would need something more distinctive – Al, Richard will look into getting bright lanyards; Rick may be able to find other resources as well.
• Thanks to Rodney’s mother for the chicken enchiladas - THEY WERE DELICIOUS!

Other Items of Note

• Rick noted that PVCC online tutor and FAQs handout willl replace the current green handout. Up by 9/13 - Rick
• Online tutoring for ACC and CHM will be accessed thru Blackboard
• A list of Faculty in the LSC for Fall 05 will go in the Front Desk Book, after being updated by Pam.

The next staff meeting will be held Tuesday, September 13, 2005, from 2:30 – 3:30, in E190.