ASSN Monthly Spotlight

August 2014


Jennifer Arnold
German & Russian Studies

Tell us a little about yourself



Outside of the office, my life is filled with children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, church, and wrestling.  Everybody knows if they roll out the mats, granny will be on the way!  I love Greco-Roman, freestyle, and folk-style wrestling, and am always ready to go when there is a meet or a tournament.   I am just hoping my great-grands will want to wrestle, so I'll keep having an excuse to keep going!

What do you love about being at MU and being a part of the College of Arts and Science?

First, I love the support departmental staff members get from our Dean's office.  There is never a time that I call either fiscal staff, Carla Schlink, or Mike Watson's team, that I do not get an answer to my question, or information about where I can go to find what I need.  And, it is more than simple information and facts.  You know the folks in A&S Dean's Office care about you as a member of the team, and as an individual.   I feel as though what I do is important to the  whole, and that I am appreciated for what I do, both at the college and at the departmental level.  I love being part of a college that values the Humanities as well as Math and Science, and that understands our young persons' minds need as much to be influenced by the Arts as by the Sciences.


What do you find valuable about being a member of the Arts and Science Staff Network?

I love the "networking" offered by the Network!   It is great to get together several times a year with others who are working on the same things, and who struggle with the same challenges, and share our successes and trials.  The Network provides me with a great group of colleagues and friends, on whom I have learned I can call for support and help.





Staff Appreciation Award

2014 A&S Staff Appreciation Award Winnner
Jennifer Arnold
Administrative Associate
German and Russian Studies

1st Place Runner Up
Melody Kroll- Senior Information Specialist
Division of Biological Sciences

2nd Place Runner Up
Linda Garrison- Administrative Associate I
Art History and Archaelogy

We are now accepting nominations for the 2015 A&S Staff Appreciation Award Winner.

Click Here to download the form.


The Arts and Science Staff Network Board, in cooperation with the Dean of Arts & Science, invites you to nominate a member of your staff for the 2015 Staff Appreciation Award for exceptional performance and attitude. The award, will be presented to the honored staff member during the A&S Spring Luncheon/Retreat. The award includes an inscribed plaque, a check for $250, and season passes to MU's Summer Repertory Theatre.

Criteria:

  • Employees may be nominated by Arts & Science staff, faculty, or students
  • Nominees must have at least a 75% FTE appointment and six months of continuous service within the College
  • Current Arts & Science Staff Network Board members are eligible for nomination
Process:

Completed nomination form (download the pdf or Word doc) should be sent to the Arts & Science Awards Committee by email to umcasassn@missouri.edu.

The Awards Committee will coordinate the distribution of nominations to an Emeritus faculty selection team and report to the Arts & Science Staff Network Board