Group Development
Notes from Thursday, September 13, 2018 ITS: Division Meeting
The team invited Virgil Ortiz, CC’s Artist in Residence, to the divisional meeting. Mr. Ortiz presented a powerful set of images and talked about the history and meaning behind his art. The four Horizontal Teams updated the division on progress. The teams are: Transitions Team – chaired by Tulio Wolford Budget Accountability Team – chaired … Continue reading
Notes from the Monday, August 6, 2018 ITS: Division Meeting
Brian discussed the reorganization of ITS: division. The update was followed by questions and friendly discussion.
TED O’Clock – The best kindergarten you’ve ever seen – April 27, 2018
Jeff H. presented a talk by Takaharu Tezuka: “The best kindergarten you’ve ever seen”. The talk showed a kindergarten in Japan that was designed with kids (and teacher’s sanity) in mind. The interactive kindergarten encourages imagination and physical activity; it lets kids be kids. “At this school in Tokyo, five-year-olds cause traffic jams and windows … Continue reading
ITS: Attends Educause Live! Webinar
A group of interested men and women of ITS: gathered yesterday to attend a webinar hosted by Educause: ‘Gender Identity in Higher Education: How Technology Can Support (or Limit) Inclusiveness on Campus.’ The archived webinar and supporting documents can be accessed here. In attendance: Sean R., Jeff H., Liz S., Mel R., Lucie T., … Continue reading
TED O’clock – What I learned from 100 days of rejection – January 26, 2018
The ITS: Team gathered on Friday to watch Jia Jiang’s journey through 100 days of rejection. His “What I learned from 100 days of rejection” talk was interesting and thought-provoking, and resulted in a discussion of our own attempts at conquering rejection and fighting through preconceived notions and assumptions. “Jia Jiang adventures boldly into a … Continue reading
TED O’clock – This is what happens when you reply to spam email – January 12, 2018
“Suspicious emails: unclaimed insurance bonds, diamond-encrusted safe deposit boxes, close friends marooned in a foreign country. They pop up in our inboxes, and standard procedure is to delete on sight. But what happens when you reply?” On January 12, 2018, the team shared hot breakfast, laughs, and personal experiences while watching James Veitch describe his … Continue reading
ITS: Survey Action Items for 2017
The following action items came from the ITS: Survey Team of Angie Bardsley, Weston Taylor, Dan Raney, Janet Martino, and Jim Grey and are based on the survey the ITS: Division took in September 2016. Quarterly Annual Review Meetings Supervisors and their direct reports meet quarterly to touch base on annual goals, opportunities for professional … Continue reading
Professional Development Requests
In an effort to streamline the approval process for professional development requests (PDP), ITS: will be returning to a two times per year review of them with the following schedule: Fall requests need to be submitted to your supervisor by June 1 (for this year, as we are late in notifying you, you’ll have until … Continue reading
What I Meant to Say: The Impact of Word Choice – Part 1
Words can flow so easily, especially if we are talking with someone we feel comfortable with or about something we know well or have a passion for. But are the words we speak being heard the way we want or are they being interpreted in ways we might never expect? I think this is … Continue reading
Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing
It’s an exciting time to be a part of ITS:. We have a new leader. Resources to support, improve, and innovate within our team have and will shortly come our way. Each of us has been empowered to take an active role in projects and positively impact the decision-making process for those projects. Our opinions … Continue reading
