At one of the Staff Council Executive Committee meetings, we toyed around with the idea of moving the Staff Council annual retreat off campus somewhere. The suggestion came up that we try for the NY Wine and Culinary Center, since there are connections between them and RIT. It sounded cost prohibitive, but what do you know - someone worked some magic and made it happen!
So today was the big day of the Staff Council retreat. Although I've been involved in RSC now for a couple months, this felt like a true initiation and orientation. The retreat started with a DELICIOUS lunch prepared by NYW&CC, which I shamelessly went back for seconds (and thirds on the cookies) for. This was a nice and informal way to get to know each other more. And, what do you know - I learned that a fellow RSC'er also used to work for Pictometry! She was there before my time, which made it even more interesting. Small world.
After lunch, we each stood up and introduced ourselves to everyone, and said one thing that has happened in our jobs to make us proud of our roles at RIT. I related my experience at Greece Apollo's NTO Day, when I felt so welcomed and honored. After this, the general roles & responsibilities as RSC members were described, after which we broke out into our respective blocks to divide up the constituents lists. This was a lot of fun, because it gave me a chance to get to know my fellow block 6'ers better. I took all of CIS and the Center for Detectors, IHST, and a few folks in Engineering. My next steps are to go out and introduce myself to all of these people.
So today was the big day of the Staff Council retreat. Although I've been involved in RSC now for a couple months, this felt like a true initiation and orientation. The retreat started with a DELICIOUS lunch prepared by NYW&CC, which I shamelessly went back for seconds (and thirds on the cookies) for. This was a nice and informal way to get to know each other more. And, what do you know - I learned that a fellow RSC'er also used to work for Pictometry! She was there before my time, which made it even more interesting. Small world.
After lunch, we each stood up and introduced ourselves to everyone, and said one thing that has happened in our jobs to make us proud of our roles at RIT. I related my experience at Greece Apollo's NTO Day, when I felt so welcomed and honored. After this, the general roles & responsibilities as RSC members were described, after which we broke out into our respective blocks to divide up the constituents lists. This was a lot of fun, because it gave me a chance to get to know my fellow block 6'ers better. I took all of CIS and the Center for Detectors, IHST, and a few folks in Engineering. My next steps are to go out and introduce myself to all of these people.
After this, there was a brainstorming session to come up with a list of topics, tasks, and issues for RSC to address in the coming year. We then broke out into our committees - I am on the new ad hoc outreach committee. This was yet another chance to meet some new folks, including a captionist who is actually enrolled in Imaging Science courses for the fall! We established how often we will be meeting and when, who the chair of the committee is, and what we would like to accomplish.
At this point, we were way behind schedule, so we quickly packed it up and called it a day. And what a wonderful day it was! I was so glad to get off campus. It really allowed us to expand our imaginations and was a pleasant opportunity to congregate in a different atmosphere. NYW&CC is breathtaking - What a treat! And I had a pleasant scenic drive back along Routes 5 & 20 (I love that drive).
At this point, we were way behind schedule, so we quickly packed it up and called it a day. And what a wonderful day it was! I was so glad to get off campus. It really allowed us to expand our imaginations and was a pleasant opportunity to congregate in a different atmosphere. NYW&CC is breathtaking - What a treat! And I had a pleasant scenic drive back along Routes 5 & 20 (I love that drive).
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