DES Staff Council

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DES Staff Council

• Overview

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Overview

• Members
• Organization
• Purpose
• Survey Results
• Process
• Next Steps
• Feedback

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Members

• Julia Diggins (mcconnel_at_uwm.edu)
• Rita Freiburger (rita_at_uwm.edu)
• Eileen Hein (ehein_at_uwm.edu)
• Paula Johnson (johnsonp_at_uwm.edu)
• Gayle Kelly (gkelly_at_uwm.edu)
• Jennifer Prellwitz (prellwit_at_uwm.edu)
• Liz Richard (lrichard_at_uwm.edu)
• Angie Scholten (ans_at_uwm.edu)
• Seth Zlotocha (zlotocha_at_uwm.edu)

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Organization

• Permanent committee within DES
• Representatives from all areas of DES
• Meetings twice a month
• Meeting agendas and notes available in DES Staff
  Council folder on the s-drive
• Open door policy

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Purpose

• Convened to address results of staff survey
• 56 of 69 surveys completed (81 percent)
• Strengthening the working environment within DES
  along with the position of DES as an integral
  department on campus
• Use DES mission statement as touchstone

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DES Mission Statement

• The core mission of the Department of
  Enrollment Services is to provide students and
  prospective students with the information,
  administrative and academic support services they
  need to take full advantage of the educational
  opportunities available to them at the University
  of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. We also provide faculty,
  staff and members of the public with information
  and administrative services in support of the
  University's academic mission. We strive to
  deliver customer service which is friendly,
  helpful, professional and respectful of each
  individual to continually improve the quality
  and effectiveness of the information and services
  we provide and to utilize technology to better
  serve our customers while making effective use of
  University resources.

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Survey Results

• Looked for patterns within data
• Solid cohesiveness and identity exist within
  individual work units
• Connection to DES as a whole is lacking
• Neutral responses grouped with negative for
  purposes of survey review

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Survey Results
Employees in my work unit work for the good of
the entire group and our objectives, not just for
personal recognition.
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Survey Results
Employees in DES work for the good of the entire
departmental team and our objectives, not just
for personal or work unit recognition.
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Survey Results
My work units goals are clear.
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Survey Results
DES goals are clearly and concisely stated.
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Survey Results
Work within my work unit is appropriately
distributed.
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Survey Results
Work within DES is appropriately distributed.
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Process

• Establish framework for creating goals that will
  link employees with DES mission
• Work unit goals and DES-wide goals
• Quantifiable and qualitative goals
• Emphasis on goal setting will impact other areas
  of concern (interpersonal relationships, career
  development, work unit communication, etc.)

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Next Steps

• Organization, purpose, and general process are in
  place
• Create a framework for establishing DES and work
  unit goals in relation to mission statement
• Establish our own goals as a council

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Feedback

• Questions or comments?