We Are Here For You Administrative Forum April 9 2018 Staff Advisory Committee Fifteen fulltime university staff members are appointed to serve on the Staff Advisory Committee SAC to fulfill its primary mission ID: 788719
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Staff Advisory Committee (SAC)
We Are Here For You
Administrative Forum- April 9, 2018
Slide2Staff Advisory Committee
Fifteen full-time university staff members are appointed to serve on the Staff Advisory Committee (SAC)
to
fulfill its primary mission:
to serve as an ongoing means of communication between the university’s administration and staff.
Composed of three
subcommittees
:
Employee Activities:
– coordinates and plans
social activities
in an effort to bring employees
together.
Staff Development
–
coordinates and plans
both personal and professional development growth
opportunities.
RiceFest
–
coordinates and plans
RiceFest
, an annual event held during the benefits open enrollment period.
SAC
aims to provide personal growth and development, not to mention a little camaraderie, through monthly lunchtime programs known as Brown Bag and Lunch Bunch, the annual
RiceFest
benefits event, and the summertime Ice Cream Social.
Slide3SAC Membership
SAC is comprised of 15 regular members and 2 ad hoc members
Members serve 3 year terms. This is always a great cross section of Rice staff.
Current membership is from the following departments:
BioSciences
Chao Center for Asian Studies
Electronic
Research Administration
Facilities Engineering and Planning
Housing
and
Dining
Internal Audit
Jones
Graduate School of Business
Office of Faculty Development
Office of Information Technology
Office of the Registrar
Office of Research
Provost’s Office
Sport Management
VP for Finance
Human Resources (2)
Slide4Recent SAC EventsBrown Bag EventsOctober 2017- Brian Patterson Performance Center TourNovember 2017 – A Recital of Organ Favorites
February 2018 – Stephen Klineberg: Houston Area SurveyMarch 2018 – Rice University Chef’s Demonstration
April 2018 – Rice Public Art Tour
RiceFest (April 10, 2018, 11am-3pm in RMC Grand Hall)Learn about from on and off campus vendors
RiceFest
kicks off our benefits Open Enrollment
Learn more about benefits provided by Rice
Lunch Bunch
Lunch event hosted by various serveries, with guest speaker
Ice Cream Social
Annual campus event for all Rice employees
Slide5Other Events Supported by SACWeek of Wellness FairWalk the Rice MileGuided Tour of the Rice Farmer’s MarketFinancial Fair
Flu Shots and Health ScreeningsCareers at Rice
Chill Out with Yoga on the LawnVeterans Day Ceremony
Town Hall
Slide6Other ActivitiesV2C2 Prior to official release, SAC was asked to review and provide feedback on the V2C2 document. President Leebron and Provost Miranda met
with SAC for an engaging conversation.
Survey of the Campus Community Campus Carry: SAC met with leadership to discuss Texas S.B. 11; SAC sent a survey to Rice staff inviting them to share their comments and thoughts about the bill; and the survey results were shared with Rice leadership.
Slide7Other ActivitiesSAC annual lunch with President LeebronSAC meets monthly and invites a guest speakers to give updates on special projects. Past speakers have
included:FE&P- recent and upcoming construction projects
Crisis Management- overview of the new Rice emergency notification systemIT- update on the campus telephone system replacement
Transportation- overview of servicesParking- overview of parking, present and future
Slide8Our Request TodayWe are here for the Rice communityDo you want to get the word out about your department’s new program or a new service available to Rice staff? How can SAC help?Are you interested in being more involved in the Rice community?
SAC members serve 3 year terms (July 1 – June 30) and we will have open appointments beginning FY19.
Visit our website for more information and please contact us if you are interested (sac.rice.edu).Serving on SAC is incredibly interesting and extremely rewarding. It is a tremendous opportunity to interact with so many in the Rice community.
Slide9A parliament of excited OWLS.
In Closing: