UMKC Staff Council Events and Activities

Staff Appreciation Week

Staff Appreciation Week Flyer

Activities for 2008 are scheduled for the week of  24-28 March and will include Breakfast and Lunch (both Volker and Hospital Hill locations) as well as other events.  More information coming soon!

Here's what you can look forward to this year!

If you would like to volunteer to help with any of these events, please contact Jara Stewart (x2736) and let her know which event you would like to help with.  Thank you.

We look forward to seeing eveyone!

Governing Board Nominations

2008 Call for Nominations   (pdf)

It's time to start thinking about electing new members - we'll have eight vacancies.

Think about who would make a good governing board member and nominate them.  Or nominate yourself!

Nominations should be emailed to Krista Young, and are due Friday, 7 March 2008.

Nominees will be notified on 10-11 March 2008

Governing Board Elections

Voting by Electronic Ballot

Log in with your Single-Sign-On UserID and password

Click "Enter the Voting Site"

Select at least one (1) and up to four (4) candidates for each classification (Exempt and Non-exempt)

Click "Cast Ballot" at the bottom of the page

Voting is open between 26 March - 16 April 2008.  Most staff will be able to vote electronically via the link above.  If you are classified as a System employee, or have other problems with electronic voting, please contact Krista Young for a hardcopy ballot.

The deadline for ballot information for nominees is Tuesday, 18 March 2008.

Winners and Alternates will be notified by 18 April 2008.

May 7, 2008 is the Staff Council Annual Meeting.

Take Your Child to Work Day

This event is not being sponsored in 2008.

No campus events have been scheduled.

April 26, 2007 is Take Your Child to Work Day and we at Staff Council would like for this to be a very enriching and enlightening day for both Staff and their little Prodigies.  To quote the website for Take your Daughters & Sons to Work “this day is designed to expand opportunities for girls and boys, expose them to what adults in their lives do during the work day, to show them the value of their education and to give them the opportunity to share how they envision their future.”   What better place to do all of that than UMKC.    We would like this to be a day that will both stimulate and educate each and every child that comes on campus.  We want to show them what UMKC is all about.

In an effort to make this day successful for all, Staff Council has done their homework and come up with a list of on-campus opportunities for your department to look into for some enlightening tours of what UMKC has to offer.

Also, again in an effort to make this day successful for all, including your fellow employees who will not be bringing in children, we have put together some rules to follow:

1)          We ask that all children participating be 5-12 years old.

2)        We ask that they have adult supervision at all times.  Please do not leave your children

unattended in lunch/break-rooms, bathrooms or hallways.

3)       If your department does not have enough children to band together for the tours, you

should try to find a department that does and ask if you can accompany them.

4)      We ask that when your children go on any tours, that they are accompanied by their

parents or designated parent.

5)      Expenses, such as tour fees, gifts, snacks or lunches need to be handled within your

department, as UMKC does not reimburse for such items.   Staff Council will be paying for lunches if you choose to go to the University Center Cafeteria. The participants will need to register with Heather Swanson at swansonh@umkc.edu or 5982, no later than 5:00pm on Monday, 4-23-07.  Participants will receive a “signed” lunch coupons sent to them thru the university mail.  We are also offering (on a first come first serve basis) to pick up the expenses for the tour at the Miniature Toy Museum for the first 20 children with the purchase of an adult ticket.

Following is the list of possible tours.   RSVP is REQUIRED 

Heather Swanson will be taking reservations, please call her at swanonh@umkc.edu or 5982, no later than 5:00pm on Monday, 4-23-07 and tell her which tours your department would be interested in taking.

Campus Police Dept.                Will be set up in the Plaza Room from 8:00am-12:00pm

Conservatory                            Time for tours:  10:00am    (No more than 10 people)

Swinney Rec                            Time for tours:    8:00am-12:00pm  (No more than 10 people)

Geo Sciences Museum             Time for tours:  10:00am-  2:00pm (No more than 20 people)

KCUR Radio Station                Time for tours:    2:00pm

Miniature Toy Museum             Time for tours: 11:30am & 2:30pm (Prices: $6.00 Adults, $4.00 Children (5-12)

Computer Training:                   Two Classes:   2:00-3:30 and  3:30-5:00

PowerPoint presentations will be taught by Bob Schubert over in the training room at Admin. Center. You will need to have access to a Computer-friendly camera and take it with you on the tours so the boys and girls can use them in their PowerPoint presentations and take them home as a memento.  You will need to take the camera to either Heather Swanson or Sandy Joy so that we can get the pictures downloaded prior to the teaching exercise beginning at 2:00 or 3:30.

UMKC Staff Council would like to wish you and your prodigy(ies) a fun and safe day.

Staff Council Scholarship Fund Information:

2008 Staff Scholarship Application

Complete the onling Scholarship Application or submit via Word Form or PDF Format.

Contact: Selena Albert, 235-5268

Staff Council Governing Board Scholarship Application General Information
- Awardees from previous years may not reapply.
- Current UMKC Staff Assembly Governing Board members are ineligible to apply for the scholarship.
- Scholarships are non-renewable. Employees are eligible to receive the scholarship only once for each degree sought. They may reapply once the current degree is received and a new degree program has begun.

General Eligibility Requirements
- Full-time employees of UMKC who are seeking an undergraduate, professional, graduate or doctorate degree from the University of Missouri at the Kansas City campus.
- Applicants must be enrolled in at least 3 credit hours and be eligible for educational assistance from the University of Missouri System.
- Scholarships are based on financial need with preference to individuals with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.
- A completed Federal Application for Financial Student Aid Form (FAFSA) is required before application will be considered for selection.
- A one-page double spaced essay is required for application. Essay will include information regarding the question "Why will this scholarship benefit me?"

Procedures
- Print legibly or type the application and the essay.
- The Financial Aid & Scholarships Office will secure your UMKC transcript.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Selection Process
- All applications and essays must be received by Tuesday, 1 April 2008. (No faxed submissions will be accepted)
- Staff Appreciation committee will make selections by Friday, 25 April 2008.
- All recipients will be notified by mail.

Return all application materials to:

Selena Albert , 352 Flarsheim Hall, 5110 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110

If you have any questions, please call 235-5268.