At my former institution (Coastal Carolina University), we had a Cookie Break every Friday for students and staff. Someone signs up to bake or bring cookies and share (until they run out). Also, at the beginning and the end of each academic year, we held a brunch for our student. It was great - we met all of the student workers (even if not in our department) in a casual setting, we helped reduce homesickness for the freshmen student workers, and we helped feed them as they cleaned out their cupboards at the end of the year. Our Dean also provided money for candy (placed in baggies or gift wrap) for Halloween, Christmas, and Easter. We had a lot of student workers who felt "included as staff" and thus, usually returned to work with us each year (even though we were not the highest paid area on campus). This year at UT, we held an end-of-summer, back-to-school pizza lunch for the students (and staff) on our floor: Technical Services & Digital Access, Binding, and Preservation. Since so many of them had traveled abroad over the summer, we asked them to tell us about their trips. It was great ! Micheline Westfall Serials Coordinator/Associate Professor University of Tennessee Libraries 1015 Volunteer Blvd. Knoxville, TN 37996-1000 865.974.9489 (voice) 865.974.0551 (fax) mwestfal@utk.edu -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Couillard, Monique Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:42 PM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Appreciating student assistants Here at UNH we actually take it a step further and have a Cookie Break at the end of each semester for the all the students using the library. The staff makes the majority of the homemade cookies and organizing the event. The students on campus have come to look forward to it and enjoy it! As for our student assistants I believe we do the same for our graduating seniors (the book with bookplate) still. Here in the Serials Unit we treat our student assistants like gold! They do so much of the grunt work for us - we celebrate their birthdays, Christmas and end of year with a group gift from all us. I hate training so I will do anything to keep the students we have! Monique Couillard Serials Check In Supervisor Dimond Library - University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 03824 (603) 862-1972 monique.couillard@unh.edu -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Connie Foster Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:29 PM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Appreciating student assistants I don't know if they value these things but I keep a list of birthdays in the dept., including students, on a bulletin board so everyone can acknowledge birthdays. When we have graduating senior student assistants, we let them pick out a book which we have or order and place a bookplate in their honor. We also do the holiday party. (I like your idea of bagged cookies) and it is funded by passing around an envelope $5 per person to buy meat, bread, condiments, etc. and we all bring other stuff. The students enjoy this. Connie Foster Skwor, Jeanette wrote: > Not necessarily serials, but I'd like some input - Cofrin Library has hosted, for years, a party in December for our student workers. It used to be called a Christmas party, then a Holiday party, now we refer to it as an appreciation party. Years ago, professional and classified staff made and brought in a full, hot meal replete with goodies. That metamorphisized into less fuss - desserts, or a cold meal, or we have a committee that makes a few things (sloppy joes, maybe a salad) and we buy chips etc; everyone else brings desserts. The past couple of years the staff has brought cookies, and in addition to serving them, we give the students baggies and give them each a bag to take home. And actually, now we do it twice a year - at the end of each semester. > > It's difficult to find the time and the volunteers to do it, and we're looking for input from other libraries. What, if anything, do you do for your student workers? And who does it, and where does the money come from? > > Thanks in advance for all responses - > > Jeanette L. Skwor > Serials Dept., Cofrin Library > University of WI-Green Bay > 2420 Nicolet Drive > Green Bay, WI 54311-7003 > > "Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries." > Anne Herbert, The Whole Earth Catalog > -- ************************************************************************ ****************** Connie Foster, Professor and Head, Dept. of Library Technical Services Western Kentucky University Libraries Editor, Serials Review 1906 College Heights Blvd. #11067 Bowling Green KY 42101-1067 connie.foster@wku.edu tel:270-745-6151 fax:270-745-3958 "Creating Information Possibilities" TopSCHOLAR(tm) http://digitalcommons.wku.edu Serials Review electronic submission for authors: http://ees.elsevier.com/serrev http://sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00987913
