Staff Council Annual Meeting May 12

All staff are invited to join us for the Staff Council Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 12 at 1 p.m. via WebEx. The agenda will be published soon, but we will be welcoming Associate Director Human Resources Development Jen Conley as our guest speaker to join our discussion on remote work and campus reopening in the fall. Consider what your concerns in opening the University in September are and what you are looking forward to.

We will also be approving the April general meeting minutes (attached for review).

Reminders:
The Staff Council elections for the 2021-2023 term are now open. Please use this form to cast your ballot. Voting is open until 11:59 p.m. May 11. Learn more here. We will share the results at this meeting as well.

We are also still accepting volunteers for our open community representative positions (learn more about the role of community rep under Article 3 of the Staff Council By-Laws). If interested, please contact the Staff Council Executive Board at staff@hartford.edu. 

These positions include:

• Barney School of Business
• Bates House
• Beatrice Auerbach Computer and Administrative Building
• College of Arts & Sciences
• Finance and Administrative Services
• Hillyer College
• Member At-Large, Exempt

We look forward to having you join us at the upcoming staff council meeting. Please note, participants are required to register in order to attend (even if it's just before the meeting starts).

Register here.

Once registered, a confirmation with a calendar invite will be e-mailed. Additional information for the meeting and tips for ensuring the meeting runs smoothly and professionally are found below.

Meeting Etiquette

Once you are in the meeting, please be aware of the following technical and meeting professional etiquette issues:

• If your sound is not working for any reason, don’t panic. 
  • Please just click on the navigation button (icon with three lines) in the upper left-hand corner. 
  • You will then see a pull-down menu. 
  • Click on “Use your phone for audio” on that menu. 
  • Dial in using number below by phone/cell, and you will be able to hear the meeting on your phone. 
    • 1-877-668-4493 Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada)
    • 1-650-479-3208 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)
    • Meeting number (access code): 161 384 8094
    • Password: XygMUEvY663 
    • Do Not Turn On Your Camera
      • We want to maintain sustainable bandwidth, so we will not use video of each participant.

• Mute Your Microphone
  • You can do this by using the button at the bottom center that looks like a microphone. Otherwise all of your background noises will be heard and sometimes echoes occur.

• Using the Chat Function
  • If you want to speak, please use the chat function and type your question in. The chat function is also available for simpler questions or comments that you can share throughout the meeting. (There is no need to raise your hand to use the chat function).
  • Ben Ide, Chair, will moderate the session/chat and acknowledge you so that you can speak as we would do in a normal meeting.