Teams & Issues: Best Practices & Technology Team

Technology / Best Practices Team

2013 Team Roster (PDF)

Team Wins:
U-M StaffWorks 2011 Technology and Best Practices Conference

U-M Staffworks Technology & Best Practice Conference for Staff by Staff - May 17, 2011

U-M StaffWorks 2011 Technology and Best Practices Conference was created by the VOICES Technology/Best Practices Team. It took place on May 17, 2011, in the remarkable facilities of the Ross School of Business. This full-day event was a showcase for Michigan staff to share insight, innovation, experience, and expertise in the use of technology and/or best practices to support the services and operations of the university.

U-M StaffWorks featured 63 poster presentations and 15 speakers sessions by staff, for staff. Topic areas included: Communications, Development, Faculty and Student Services, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Patient Care, Plant Services, and Research.

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VOICES of the Staff Guidelines for the Use of Social Media

To help faculty and staff identify and avoid potential pitfalls, VOICES is pleased to share “Guidelines for the Use of Social Media,” a product of the VOICES of the Staff Technology/Best Practices team. This document is a compilation of suggested behaviors and considerations for members of the U-M community who choose to engage in social media.

Click here to download a PDF file of the guidelines.

 

 


Focus

The VOICES of the Staff Technology/Best Practices team will be dedicated to learning about the best processes, practices and systems across campus and peer institutions. The team will explore ideas concerning how to integrate those processes and systems to provide optimal levels of service and information.

Objectives

To examine the selected topic of Technology/Best Practices by:

  • Listening to and learning about staff experiences with best practices using a variety of venues to promote and improve the leveraging of technology to optimal levels at U-M.
  • Learning about the major enterprise processing and reporting systems and how they are supported.
  • Learning about the best current ideas for using “social networking” technologies on campuses.
  • Exploring best practices using alternative schedules and technology to accomplish work.
  • Learning about best practice methods to distribute information and reporting.
  • Exploring where technology could be used to save resources.
  • Learning about technology information available to staff to manage their professional and personal computing needs.
  • Finding ways to share what is learned with the wider staff community.

More Team Wins

  • Project Managers for the Space Utilization Initiative, which aims to help the university make better use of its classroom, research and office space and save taxpayer and tuition dollars. came and shared information on the various projects.
  • Laura Patterson, Associate Vice President Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer, spoke with the team in November to talk about the main Information and Technology Services (ITS) initiatives and how VOICES can be involved.

View the Technology/Best Practices Team's poster presentation from the 2010 Annual Meeting.

Network Team Members

Technology & Best Practices Team Photo

Team Members Department

Connors, Beth

ITS UM-Dearborn

Crossley, Diana

Ross School of Business

Finley, Jennifer

East Ann Arbor Health Clinic

Hunt, Dwight

MHealthy

Kulkarni, Sucheta

Medical School

Lougheed, Robert

University Library

Mathie, Jennifer

UH Phlebotomy-Pathology

McDermott, Mark

Medical Procedures Unit

McFarland, Helen

CPU Central

Merkel, Sue

Radiation Oncology

Newman, Caleb

Educational Technology Services

Reddy, Sudhaker

Campus Sustainability

Scott, Wesley

Radiology

Simon, Josh

College of LS&A

Smith, Barbara

School of Information

Talwar, Paul

MCIT

Thomas, Tonya

UMHS Revenue Cycle

 

Advisors

Team Members Department

Shawn Sieg

UHR Computing Support Services

Matt Snyder

HR Communications

Tony Tsai

Medical School Administration

 

Facilitators

Team Members Department

Cassandra Carson

Information Technology Services

Claudette Brower

Student Conflict Resolution

John Thompson

Hospital Security Services

 

2013 Team Roster (PDF)

Contact the Technology/Best Practices Team

voices.technology@umich.edu

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