Staff Council

Missouri S&T campus community,

Well, we made it through another semester. As this is my final newsletter as Staff Council president, I want to take the opportunity to express my gratitude to an incredible team and community for another successful year.

This year’s leadership on Staff Council is a group of professionals you can only be lucky enough to work with at least once in your career. Jackie Sansone, vice-president, consistently brings the energy and gets everyone involved; I am excited to watch her grow and lead change as next year’s president. Angelica Nuno recreated the role of treasurer to ensure our accounts were always accurate and the campus community was aware of any financial spending that occurred. Her detailed reports have provided insight that was previously missing.

The committee chairs, Joni Matlock, Jeff Jennings and Kimber Crull, led their respective teams with professionalism and inspiration. Joni and the Campus Involvement Committee worked tirelessly to ensure there were more opportunities this year for employee engagement and recognition. Jeff and the Advocacy Committee developed an anonymous tool to solicit feedback and increased the staff scholarship award. Finally, Kimber and the Communications Committee reached a new level in efforts to keep S&T staff informed of the happenings around campus. I couldn’t be prouder of this team, and I feel truly blessed to have had the opportunity to work alongside such a capable team of leaders.

Lastly, thank you to everyone who attended or contributed to this year’s Staff Appreciation Day. With the support of 25 campus departments and 60 local businesses, Staff Council had the privilege of hosting a recognition event for the books. I want to give a special shout out to Cody Honse from Legends Bank for always being supportive of the S&T community and to Fugitive Beach for allowing us to use their property for this year’s Staff Day video. Congratulations again to the award winners and to our second annual cornhole tournament champion, John Walnofer, pictured.

We would love your feedback on the day to help us improve and make next year’s event even better. If you missed the opening ceremony, feel free to check out the recording, and, as always, I cannot miss an opportunity to thank Chancellor Mo Dehghani for his support in making this annual celebration possible.

Thank you for a great year. I look forward to seeing what’s to come.

With gratitude,

Megan Fowler
President of Staff Council

Julie Parker will celebrate 30 years at Missouri S&T next January. In 1994, Julie began her S&T career in admissions as a front office staff employee and then became an admissions counselor. She moved to the registrar’s office in 2000 and is now assistant registrar.

For the last Thank You Thursday of the summer, Snowie Shaved Ice has graciously agreed to provide a free small snow cone, with coupon redemption, to S&T staff members. They will be set up at 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, outside the Curtis Laws Wilson Library.

Coupons to redeem your free snow cone will be sent to each staff member through campus mail prior to the event. You can also purchase products during the event.

The votes are tallied and the following employees have been elected to serve a two-year term on Staff Council:

Staff Council represents and promotes the best interests of S&T staff, helps build a positive working relationship with the campus community and works to provide effective communication between staff and leaders.

This year, Joni Matlock, Lauren Perala, and Kevin Walkup volunteered their time and administered the election process.

Learn more about the organization on Staff Council’s website or visit the council’s Facebook page.

Congratulations to Rachel Morris for 25 years of service!

Check out other milestone employees honored in eConnection and be sure to congratulate these employees when you see them.

Student well-being and the Staff Success Center are excited to introduce you to the 2023 Staff Champions. Champions are trained points-of-contact for information and resources to support student, faculty, and staff mental well-being.

The goal of this program is to raise awareness of available resources and to guide students and colleagues to those resources. Champions are responsible for disseminating information about resources, sending reminders of mental well-being events, and answering faculty questions about resources.

The UM System offers monthly webinars supporting learning and leadership on the third Thursday of each month. This month’s session is on identifying burnout and developing resilience. It will be held 1:30-2:30 p.m. Thursday, June 15. Register on Percipio.

The human resources team invites supervisors to a review of the ePerformance system at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 15, in Room 115 of Centennial Hall. This session is for supervisors who need a brief review and to discuss defining clear and measurable goals, selecting a rating and managing the performance conversation.

Register on Percipio.

Student well-being will present a University of Missouri System-licensed program, RESPOND, to train faculty and staff on how to recognize and provide initial assistance to people with mental health concerns. Register online for one of two sessions on either Monday, July 10, or Monday, July 24. Both sessions will be held from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in St. Pat’s A of the Havener Center.

For more information, contact student well-being at wellbeing@mst.edu or 573-341-4211.

The next Staff Council meeting is at 9 a.m. Thursday, July 13, on Zoom. 

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Staff Council is a volunteer organization dedicated to supporting S&T staff. If you would like to help out by volunteering, please submit the volunteer form online.

Staff Council

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri S&T Rolla, MO 65409
573-341-4111
1-800-522-0938
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