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- Hello staff, I'm Jon Reisenweaver.

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I'm sure many of you know me

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and I've been around the
university for 25 years now.

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I'm gonna be running for
president of staff council.

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I've been on staff council
for three years now

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and have learned quite a bit

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and hope to learn more
in the coming years.

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I'd like you to know a little bit about me

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and my thoughts on some of the topics

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that we've been working
on, as well as maybe areas

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that we can improve or shift
our direction a little bit.

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A lot of people around
campus and on staff council

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have brought together great ideas

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which we've been able to
champion to the administration

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and do some work on and
see lots of improvements.

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Now more than ever,

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because we're in such a challenging time,

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we need to make sure that
we remain good partners

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with the faculty and the administration

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for the betterment of the university.

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We've been able to get a seat now

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at most of the decision-making tables

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and our voice is heard.

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We need to continue that and
maintain good communication

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with the leadership and with the faculty,

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and really be treated and heard as equals.

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It's something that
we've worked so hard for

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and we're finally making headway

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and it's something that
we need to continue to do.

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Something else that is very
near and dear to my heart

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is supervisory training.

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The previous staff council
president, Steve Lunna,

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was very passionate about
it, and I believe in it.

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As a supervisor myself, I've
had to learn a lot on my own

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which leads to gaps in my own
knowledge and my own training.

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The professional development
and training department

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has put together a great
supervisory learning series

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but that's not really enough.

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It doesn't lead to consistent
leadership abilities.

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Leadership within the
department really needs to

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have some consistent support,

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guidance and help from your supervisor.

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Every supervisee kind
of leans a little bit

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on their supervisor, and as a supervisor,

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we need to be able to help.

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We can't be floundering around,

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learning as we go all the time.

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There will be a period
of that in the beginning

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when we're new supervisors always

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because we're still trying
to feel the job out.

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But if we have good training,
everyone will benefit,

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not just the supervisors.

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We'll get consistent leadership,

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people that we can look up to and go to

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that we know, if they don't
have an immediate answer,

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they know exactly where to go
to get the answer to help us.

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And that's something that we
need to have for everybody.

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Right now, people are very busy

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and there's a lot going on in the world.

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We need to remember we're
here for the students.

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That's why we have jobs.

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We're working with faculty all the time.

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Many of us in staff, we provide
nearly all the materials

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and things that faculty are using

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and relying on to instruct the students.

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We provide that.

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We get help, we work all
the time with the faculty.

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We do what we can with the administration.

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We help them as much as we can.

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They do what they can for us.

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And frankly, right now,

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it's not everything that we want it to be

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but it doesn't mean it's all bad.

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We all have to remain
partners for the students.

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They're why we have jobs,

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they're why we're getting
paychecks, they're why we're here.

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Things are challenging.

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Yes, I've said that a few
times, but they really are.

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But when we can all work together,

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it will really help the
university as a whole

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and the students.

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So those are just some of my thoughts.

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Thank you very much for watching.

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Have a great day.