Staff Connections

Thank you to those who attended the Winter All-Staff Meeting on March 4! For those who were unable to attend, the meeting minutes and Zoom recording may be found on the Staff Connections Past Meetings webpage. Unaddressed questions and concerns were compiled and sent to President Burstein, whose responses will be posted on the same page.

Staff Connections is seeking feedback to improve future meetings and staff communication. Please submit your concerns and suggestions via our anonymous survey.

We look forward to sharing our Spring All-Staff Meeting with you on Tuesday, May 25, 9-10 a.m. via Zoom.

The agenda and Zoom link for the Winter All Staff Meeting on Thursday, March 4, 9:00-10:00 a.m. can be found on the Staff Connections – Upcoming Meetings webpage.

We are still accepting staff feedback and questions for senior leadership via our anonymous form, which will close the morning of March 3 to allow us time to prepare. During the meeting, staff also will be able to submit questions at any time via the chat.

As a reminder, the meeting will be recorded and posted here in the meeting minutes for those unable to attend.

We look forward to having you join us next week!

If you haven’t already, we invite staff to submit their feedback and questions for the March 4 All Staff Meeting via our anonymous survey. If you have additional concerns, please email us at staff_connection@lawrence.edu.

The Zoom meeting link and finalized agenda will be posted on the Staff Connections webpage.

Thank you for helping us ensure our meetings are purposeful and productive!

Due a scheduling conflict, the winter and spring All Staff Meetings have been rescheduled. The following updated dates will allow us to share important information from the upcoming board meetings:

• Winter All Staff Meeting: Thursday, March 4, 9-10 a.m.
• Spring All Staff Meeting: Tuesday, May 25, 9-10 a.m.

These dates also are posted in the LU Event Calendar as well as on the Staff Connections page, where we will post the Zoom links and meeting agendas.

All Staff Meeting agendas are determined based on staff interest, and we rely on your feedback to ensure purposeful and productive meetings. We invite you to submit your feedback and questions via our anonymous survey. If you have additional concerns, please email us at staff_connection@lawrence.edu.

Please be on the lookout for additional (and exciting!) updates from the Staff Connections Committee in the near future.

Thank you, everyone, for not only attending the October 27 All Staff Meeting but also in helping the Staff Connections Committee shape it via your questions and feedback. 

Linked below, please find the meeting minutes as well as the link to the meeting recording, both of which require login with your Lawrence credentials:

• Meeting Minutes
• Zoom Recording

These and future meeting links also may be found on the Staff Connections webpage. President Burstein will also submit responses to unaddressed questions and concerns, which will be linked on this page.

We welcome your feedback! Please feel free to contact us at staff_connections@lawrence.edu or via our anonymous form to let us know what we did well and what we can improve upon in future meetings.

We had approximately 125 staff members attend our Staff Finance Meeting with Mary Alma Noonan and Mark Burstein last Friday. Thank you, everyone, for not only attending the webinar but also in helping the Staff Connections Committee shape it via your feedback. We hope to hold similar discussion sessions in the future; please watch the LU Insider for more information.

Linked below, please find the meeting minutes as well as the link to the meeting recording, which both require login with your Lawrence credentials:

• Meeting Minutes
• Zoom Recording

These and future meeting links also may be found on the Staff Connections webpage.

The Staff Connections Committee co-chairs have been invited to a meeting on October 30 with Isaacson, Miller, the team conducting the search for Lawrence’s next President. They are seeking staff input on what they should be focusing on in their search for candidates.

To best represent staff interest and concerns, we are asking for your feedback no later than Thursday, October 29 at noon. Please let us know which qualities and qualifications you believe are most important in a candidate as well as any questions or concerns you’d like us to address with the team. You may write to us directly at staff_connection@lawrence.edu or submit a form here: https://forms.gle/ayqNfUHjNdcumcdf6 (no name/email required). Please note that submissions via either method will be kept anonymous.

Thank you in advance for your submissions – we appreciate and encourage all feedback. We will give an update on the meeting after in the LU Insider.