Library Leadership Team (LLT) Meeting – Thursday, May 12, 2016; 8:30am-10:00am
Present: Gail Julian, Suzanne Schilf, Michelle Voyles, Brenda Burk, Maggie Farrell, Peggy Tyler, Chris Vinson, Kristy Snider and Tammy Crane
Guest: Amanda Johnson
· Facility Projects
o Maggie, Teri and Tammy will meet today to review upcoming facility projects in Cooper. The following activities are confirmed:
§ Replacement of carpet on 5th floor in conjunction with CCIT’s replacement of computers and furniture in the lab areas on this floor.
§ Restoration of the terrazzo flooring in a portion of the lobby.
§ New furniture for the lobby.
§ Painting of some study rooms on level 1.
· Cooper Café
o Opened May 11th on the 3rd floor of Cooper.
o They show interest in the space but we have long term plans for the space. This is just a temporary space for them.
o The Starbucks Café is still in the planning stages
· Libraries Board of Trustees Presentation
o Planning for the Libraries’ BOT presentation in July is ongoing.
o Suggestions of what to include were discussed and key points identified.
· Provost Leadership Team Meeting
o Peggy attended the meeting on May 11th.
o University priorities were discussed.
§ Research
§ Engagement
§ Academic Core & Diversity
§ Living
o Libraries FY18 position and funding request was presented and fully supported.
o Human Resources
§ Faculty compensation study will be done. University moved from Carnegie high to very high classification is a factor.
§ We currently use CUPA comparators but colleges may choose their own and we should be using national comparators.
§ Staff job titles can be changed by completing a job analysis and submitting to the state for approval.
§ FTE’s unfilled for 13 months are returned to the state. There are currently 300 vacant FTE’s across campus. Last year Clemson requested 80 new FTE’s but received none. Clemson has requested 50 new FTE’s this year and is waiting for a response.
§ Time Limited Positions (TLPs) can be filled without an FTE however these are for a specific period of time, don’t receive pay for unused leave and don’t receive bonus pay. HR will look into an exception for the leave and bonus pay for these positions.
§ Action Item: Kristy will compile a chart comparing our salaries to ARL and CUPA.
§ Action Item: Unit Heads to provide Peggy points on how to tell our story, what is important. Peggy will provide an outcome measure.
· Library Planning
o Goals were outlined by the Task Force.
o Maggie has been working on the action plan as discussed in LLT.
o Need one “Big” goal to help focus our goals and actions.
o We need to review and update our service, vision and mission statements. Chris and Suzanne will work on service statement. Brenda and Gail will work on vision and mission text.