Expectations

  • Identify, promote, and propose professional development solutions and training opportunities for all staff.
  • Management and promotion of the UTSC Professional Development Grant Program. 
  • Promotion of the Staff Educational Benefit, Lynda.com, CareerSmart Programs and other existing professional development opportunities. 
  • Coordinate the Staff Council participation at the Annual Health and Wellness Expo. 
  • Investigate the feasibility of a campus-wide staff mentorship program. 

Managing the Committee

See the Best Practices - Committee Chairs Wiki page for general info on running meetings, delegating, etc.

Monthly Duties

  • Meet monthly to discuss updates and committee progress. 
  • Manage the UTSC Professional Development Grant Program, collecting grant submissions, overseeing the voting process among the Professional Development Committee and working with the applicant and Rebecca Parks on campus to approve and grant funding. 

Third Thursday: UTSC General Meeting

Present periodically at the UTSC General Meeting. 



Annual Duties

Are there things you/your committee needs to do each year? Update passwords, for example?

Update the UTLists (<1 hour)

After the July retreat, update the mailing list to include current members of your committee. This will be used to communicate with your group.

  1. Login to https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa

  2. On the left navigation menu, look for utsc_communications. You should see an "Admin" box in front of the name. (If you do not, you need to first get Administrative permissions. Check with the previous Comm Chair.) Click on utsc_communications (https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/info/utsc_communications).

  3. Click on Admin on the left navigation menu.
  4. Click on Manage Subscribers on the left navigation menu.

  5. Click Multiple add
  6. Add the first committee member's email, followed by a space and then their name. Press enter to create a new line, and repeat for each committee member.
    Once done, click Add subscribers.
  7. Remove members who are no longer part of the committee. Check the box next to their name, then click Delete Selected email addresses.

  8. Add all prospective committee chairs as owners, one at a time. You'll have to add one person, change their Profile to Privileged, scroll all the way to the bottom of the page, click, and repeat.
  9. Send a message to your new group to let them know it's been updated.


Website Management

See the UTSC Website Management wiki page for info.


Wiki Management

If you need to do any wiki updates, or are designated to be in charge of updating wiki permissions, see the UTSC Wiki Management wiki page.


Resources

What tools or resources would be helpful for your committee to have?

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