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College Responds to Staff Reward System Guidelines Proposal

 by Janice DiCarolis and Susan Sommer

The Vice President's Administrative Cabinet, department chairs, and school directors have reviewed the Staff Reward System Guidelines proposal submitted by the College Staff Advisory Council (SAC) to Vice President Bob Moser Oct. 26, 2000. As a result, college administration has formed a working group to develop a supervisory training program on performance appraisal and a plan for implementation of the program for 2002. Expansion of awards for staff at the college and departmental levels and establishment of awards committees at the department and unit levels are also being explored.

The SAC Rewards task force will respond to requests from the college for further information to develop a "Traveling Companions Program" in which various staff members participate with the Roads Scholar Tours and accompany the Vice President and Executive Dean in travels throughout Ohio to speak to alumni and commodity groups), a "Staff Citizenship Award", and suggestions regarding how to nurture a culture of inclusion and involvement within the college.

The Council recently formed a task force to focus on performance review processes for college staff. Members from the council include Carol Bunn, Mary Reedy, Regina Vann and Barb LaMoreaux. The task force will enlist assistance from representatives outside the Council.

The CFAES Staff Survey task force continues compilation of results from the survey sent to all college staff last spring. A report summarizing the results of the survey will soon be available. Using survey data, the Staff Development task force is preparing a proposal to present to Moser and the administrative cabinet addressing staff development issues.

The Staff Advisory Council encourages staff members to contact Council members with questions or concerns regarding staff related issues. Contact information is available at http://cfaes.osu.edu/staffadvisorycouncil.