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Nominations Due for Staff Excellence Award
Nominations are now being ac
cepted for the 2009/2010 Staff Excellence Award with a nomination deadline of April 30, 2009. The Staff Excellence Award recognizes staff members who have made a significant impact on the university through outstanding dedication, competence, exceptional performance, excellent service to students, and ingenuity. This is an excellent opportunity for you to identify staff members who have really gone the extra mile this year.
Faculty, managers, and staff are strongly encouraged to nominate a staff member for this prestigious award. The nomination form, describes eligibility criteria and program information. See the full program details Questions may be directed to kathleen.spitzer@sonoma.edu
The Excellence Awards Advisory Committee will evaluate the nominations and forward their recommendations to President Armiñana for final selection. Two employees will receive the award, which includes a check for $1,500 and a seat with the platform party at Commencement. Award winners will be announced in early June. See the list of previous award winners.
Pictured above: last year's nominees.
Rick Luttmann Fashion Show and Math Club Fundraiser
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Last week Rick Luttmann, professor of Mathematics, once again took part in the "Dr. Luttmann Fashion Show and Math Club Fundraiser." As Luttmann said, “I have, as you noticed, a pension for eclectic dress," which is evidenced by the photos above. The fundraiser was very successful and will likely be repeated next year.
Town Hall Has Something for Everyone
Sonoma State University is holding a series of town hall meetings on various topics throughout the 2008-09 academic year. All faculty, staff and students are invited to attend to learn more about the University, how it is structured, and the decision-making processes. Information and advice gathered at these meetings will be shared with the appropriate group(s).
The next Town Hall Meeting is on the budget and is in Schulz 3001 on April 2, noon to 1 p.m. Some of the areas to be covered include:
- What, if anything, happened in regard to the stimulus package on April 1?
- Where do we go from here? Discussion of the May 19 ballot issues.
- What do we know at this point about the 09/10 budget in terms of health care costs, student fee increases, clarification of a hiring freeze, and salary issues?
- What does all of it mean for students who will be registering at the end of April?
- What is the situation with the hiring of permanent faculty?
Also, at the April 2 Town Hall Meeting we will revisit the brainstorming strategies suggested to increase revenue and lower debt.
The remainder of Town Hall Meetings for this semester are:
- Town Hall Meeting on the new faces of Research and Sponsored Programs at SSU (Apr. 8)
- Town Hall Meeting on WASC Accreditation (Apr. 30)
- Town Hall Meeting on the Budget, Session 5 (May 21)
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