2024-09-04 Meeting notes

Date

Sep 4, 2024

Solicit ideas on implementing Soo’s four goals (SYR)

Electronic Box document (SB will implement)
Physical suggestion boxes both for implementation ideas and general suggestions about the school
- DJK will order 2 boxes, one each for FAC and UTA
- RDL will bring submissions from the FAC box back to UTA weekly
Deadline for idea submission: September 30
When ideas are implemented, it will be noted that the idea came from a suggestion, so that our community will know that their ideas and suggestions were read

Return to Campus (RDL)

No comments from staff yet
SYR will send out message to faculty letting them know that staff are working on campus more often
- Include core business hours of 10 am-3 pm
- Encourage faculty to contact staff via Teams

Insights is being relaunched (KLB, SH)

Request to expand recipient list. Request to send to other iSchools, other deans on campus
Question about how to connect staff with colleagues at other iSchools (these groups are self-managed)
DJK will put news publications from other schools/colleges in the reception area

As of today, we have 32 employers and 212 students signed up to participate.
We have partnered with Dress for Success Austin to offer a limited number of styling appointments for students who need professional attire for the Career Fair.
For students who cannot get an appointment, RK has also promoted UT Outpost as a resource for professional attire.
RK will offer a Career Fair prep session one week prior to the event on September 17^th during Tocker Tuesday.
A colleague at City of Austin will join RK for the session in order to share the employer perspective on employer expectations for the event.

DJK will be updating names of the iSchool’s UTLists to make the purpose of each list more clear. DJK will update the wiki and send out the new list names.