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[[#JulyAnchor][July 2008]] [[#AugustAnchor][August 2008]] [[#SeptemberAnchor][September 2008]] [[#OctAnchor][October 2008]] [[#NovAnchor][November 2008]] [[#DecAnchor][December 2008]] #JulyAnchor ---++ July 22, 2008 ---+++ !!New Employees * Jeffrey Blume will begin work on 8/1/08; his office location is D2215. * !JoAnn Rudd, Biostatistician II, will join the department on 8/25/08. * Ben Saville's employment date is 8/14/08; his office location is T2318. * Zhiguo Zhou, Biostatistician II, joined our Cancer Biostatistics group on 7/21/08. ---+++ !!New Positions * Two Computer Systems Analyst positions have been posted in the Job Line. ---+++ !!Office Assignments and New Furniture Installation * Linda stated that all office assignments are to be coordinated/approved by her. * Linda will contact IDS regarding installation date, and will make sure John Miller's group is notified. Sherry will arrange telephone moves. ---+++ !!Post doc Appointment * Sherry has completed initial letter for Pingsheng Wu's post doc appointment; letter is enroute to be signed by Dr. Ann Richmond. ---+++ !!JSM Recruitment * Diane shared that seven applicants (both Staff and Faculty) have been identified pre-JSM. ---+++ !!State Contract * The State contract will be discontinued effective 8/30/08; due to this, Zhouwen Liu will have 25% available effort and Angel An will have 22.5%. ---+++ !!Supervisor Retreat * Linda will contact Susan Mezger to confirm her presentation. ---+++ !!Professional Development/Travel/Discretionary Centers * WJ will continue to maintain a spreadsheet to track professional development; part of the value is being able to determine "average" costs for categories of expense. * Travel authorizations will be maintained in a central location; WJ will let traveler know when approval has been received. In addition, he will check reports regularly to ensure expenses are submitted in a timely fashion. * Unless it is a teaching center, discretionary centers are "protected" for department members' use and are not to be utilized for professional development. ---+++ !!eProcurement * Eve and WJ attended training on 8/17/08. * Because it will save money for the Department, Eve is utilizing Guy Brown (rather than Staples) for office products. * Diane suggested that our IT group develop an automated system of price checking. Linda will make the request. ---+++ !!Student Employment and Job Fair * It was discussed that employing relatives presents a conflict of interest. * A TWiki page will be developed for Student Employment and supervisors will be requested to meet with employees to review expectations. ---+++ !!Administrators Luncheon * Since a team member will be on vacation, the luncheon is postponed. ---++ July 28, 2008 #AugustAnchor ---++ August 4, 2008 *Good News* ---+++ !!New Employees * Alex Zhao joined Cancer Biostats on 7/21/08 as Biostatistician II. * Jeffrey Blume began work on 8/1/08; office location is D2215. * !JoAnn Rudd, Biostatistician II, will join the department on 8/25/08. * Ben Saville's employment date is 8/14/08; his office location TBD. Linda is asking existing faculty about their interest in the T corridor office in order to give them first priority. ---+++ !!New Positions * Two Computer Systems Analyst positions have been posted in the Job Line. * Pingsheng's appointment will not be post doc: UPDATE since meeting: She will be placed in a Staff Scientist position. ---+++ !!JSM Recruitment * Diane has set up a !TWiki page for Staff and Faculty candidates identified pre and post JSM. ---+++ !!State Contract * UPDATE since meeting: Linda talked with Zhouwen and he will work with Mac Buchowski at 25% level. ---+++ !!Computing Clinic * Topics: Include V-Net code in personal page (Donna's suggestion) ---+++ !!Supervisor Retreat * Eve was recognized for her coordination of a very successful event. ---+++ !!Administrators Luncheon * Date will be scheduled in the near future. ---++ August 12, 2008 *Good News* * PEOPLE * SERVICE * Business Diversity Fair. Eve reported on the event; Guy Brown was major vendor showcased and tee shirt vendor introduced herself. * Procurement & Disbursement Services New Online Reports. Donna, WJ and Eve will attend this training on 8/14/08. * QUALITY * Account number review: 60032. Follow up to determine if this account number should be used for recruitment mailings. * GROWTH * WALDO viewer access for Business Objects reports. In order to access BO reports, a WALDO Security form must be completed. * FINANCE * PAF/PMF signature: Linda reminded the group that the initiating department should sign document(s) first. * PCard for purchasing coordinator (EAA). Eve has completed an application; Linda has reviewed it and signed off. ---++ August 18, 2008 *Good News* * PEOPLE * SERVICE * Overcommunicate; who to cc on e-mail * QUALITY * GROWTH * Space * FINANCE ---++ August 25, 2008 *Good News* * PEOPLE * [[http://biostat.mc.vanderbilt.edu/twiki/bin/view/Main/WebHome?topic=Main.SupervisorHowto][How to Supervise]] * Five year celebration * Employee celebration month (September) * SERVICE * Cabinets A, B and C * QUALITY * GROWTH * Life Sciences Building; Temporary space in VMG Blakemore office (beginning May 2009) * Graduate Program * FINANCE * Travel authorization and expense report process * Food reimbursement (12, 16 and 30) * Keys for Finance/Accounting offices #SeptemberAnchor ---++ September 4, 2008 ---++ September 12, 2008 * Department calendar updates + department e-mail ---++ September 15, 2008 ---++ September 22, 2008 * Benefits issues; who handles? (i.e., Saville) ---++ September 29, 2008 #OctAnchor ---++ October 2, 2008 ---++ October 8, 2008 * Game plan for department five-year celebration ---++ October 23, 2008 * Department collections efforts * Budget report * Staff promotions * Travel dinner costs (48/60-0004) * Administrator meeting 4 Nov * Other department personnel changes: Rob Harper, Finance to Ortho; Shelley Meredith, DOM to Div Gen Med ---++ October 30, 2008 * OS database * Ongoing training * Department library * FWS students #NovAnchor ---++ November 6, 2008 ---++ November 13, 2008 * COEUS proposals: IT/Career Development fee * PCard center additions (pcard@list.vanderbilt.edu) * VPES supervisor (compensation@vanderbilt.edu) ---++ November 20, 2008 ---++ November 27, 2008 #DecAnchor ---++ December 4, 2008 ---++++Good News * PEOPLE * Potluck luncheon * January short course * SERVICE * International fees * QUALITY * Administrator involvement in decision-making * GROWTH * FINANCE * ENAR/JSM * Coffee maker purchase deferred ---++ December 11, 2008 ---++++Good News * PEOPLE * Steven Chen, Asst Prof Basic Science Educator track 3/1/09 * UAB potential faculty recruit * Sandeep Parvathapuram and Jing He, new !CSAs * 1-5-09 Department meeting (Diane will ask Lisa to arrange for chocolate chip cookies) * January short course; Linda called and e-mailed Joe Goff about meeting room support * R01 eSNAP (Bill Dupont PI) * Administrator days off during holidays; the Team is doing a great job with on-line personal calendars * 2/9/09 potluck (Linda will ask Lisa to request that all employees be responsible for picking up their own dish.) * SERVICE * International Services; Sherry is doing a great job and will be updating !TWiki with more information about permanent residency applications. * QUALITY * Career/Education purchase review by Budget/Accounting Analyst * Federal purchase review by Business Manager * Department Travel Policy; Frank's e-mail was superbly done. * ENAR/Bayesian conferences; Patrick has volunteered to pay Lisa's travel to ENAR and JSM. Chris S will lead a Jr. Investigator's workshop at !ENAR and has received a $550 travel supplement. * Communication strategies * Space Survey * Share drive file organization; Donna suggested reducing the number of folders and Diane volunteered to consolidate and streamline. * GROWTH * Chun Li's R01; modular format and spend rate/New systems analyst @ 100% effort * FINANCE * Decrease in development and operating budgets over next 7 mos by 10 and 3% respectively * Software Store on-line ordering/approval system * Recruit's recent travel expense; LDS has spoken with fac member about department reimbursement for meals. ---++ December 18, 2008 ---++++Good News * PEOPLE * Team retreat * SERVICE * Staff Applicant Tracking System (Ceridian's Recruiting Solutions to Evolve) * Last minute requests; autoreply e-mail. * QUALITY * Improving efficiency of weekly meetings; shortened or deferred discussions. Sideline prolonged discussions and ask "When can we meet to resolve the issue?" * Email efficiency; who to copy and when - to be discussed at Computing Clinic * GROWTH * Biosketch Training Session: Eve reported that the training was informative. * FINANCE * Teaching funds (gift cards unallowable) * Clinic luncheons; SSS will no longer sponsor Wednesdays - Eve will follow up with Frank. * Set ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = DeptAdminGroup
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