Due to the pandemic the Staff Council was unable to host the 2019 Outstanding Staff Awards this past summer. Nonetheless, the Staff Council and the college still wish to identify and honor staff for their work from the 2019 calendar year. The 2019 Outstanding Staff Awards will take place via zoom on Friday April 23rd 2021 from 2-3 pm. Please note this is for the delayed 2019 Outstanding Staff Awards. The 2020 Outstanding Staff Awards will take place later this calendar year. Please register for the event via https://uky.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrc-2oqz4tGNHpKpYxtGfV-BlOdEr-0e51.

Completed nomination forms must be submitted by Friday April 2, 2021.  Information on eligibility/criteria and the nomination form can be found here.

Please view the eligibilty requirements and award details here.

Please reach out to the Staff Council with any questions.

The Staff Council is offering March Madess Trivia! Watch the NCAA tournament and get into the spirit! (Even if we won't be able to cheer on the Cats very much this year).

There will once again be two opportunities to win a bundt cake. The first trivia is generic March Madness/basketball/UK trivia. Many various fun questions to answer! The link can be found via https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d6FbijxK8rFXXfw. The deadline to submit the trivia link is Friday April 2nd by the end of the day.

The second March Madness Trivia link can be found via https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5AR5IPelGDE3ZTU. This is based on the outcome of the tournament. You will pick the Final Four, Championship teams, and overall Championship winner, along with some other questions. This trivia is due Friday March 26th by the end of the day. 

Wondering how to get started on a national grant or fellowship application?  Or received a rejection and did not know what to do next?  Professor Craig Koslofsky, Professor of History and Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Illinois and an experienced faculty grant advisor will, demystify the grant cycle in the Humanities and Social Sciences. This workshop will prepare you to design and present your research so that you can submit multiple grant applications in the 2021-2022 cycle, which begins in April 2021 and continues through April 2022.

Craig Koslofsky has many years’ experience as a grant advisor with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Illinois. He has worked with numerous NEH Faculty Fellowship and Guggenheim awardees, as well as recipients of highly competitive fellowships from the ACLS, the National Humanities Center, the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, and other funding agencies. Koslofsky is working on a book on research proposal design and presentation.

To join the workshop, please use the Zoom link below:

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, or mobile device: https://uky.zoom.us/j/83880863296

Title: A GLIMPSE INTO THE WORLD OF MATHEMATICAL PUBLISHING

Zoom Link: https://uky.zoom.us/j/89417600368?pwd=SERCZW05eWJxdkI1aHRteGpQTXpIZz09 (pwd: 721322)

Abstract: Do you want to make people more confused than when you tell them you study mathematics? Try telling them that you work as a copy editor for mathematical journals. While I envisioned myself having a career in academia, I quickly found myself in a position that wasn’t the right fit for me, and, as luck would have it, ended up discovering a rewarding career as an editor for mathematical journals. It’s the perfect blend of my skills: familiarity with advanced mathematics and attention to detail. In this talk, I’ll describe a bit of how the editing and publishing process works at MSP, talk more generally about the world of non-profit mathematical publishing, and highlight ways that you can become involved with the process, no matter what career in mathematics you choose to pursue.

Title: A COMPARISON OF THE UK AND THE US ACADEMIC JOB MARKETS FOR MATHEMATICIANS

Zoom Link: https://uky.zoom.us/j/82869293864?pwd=cVFHdWxlTm5YenE0ME5jUEZvdE1odz09 (pwd: 882569)

Abstract: I did my first postdoc in Spain and got my permanent job in the UK. Although there are some similarities, I found the academic job market and application processes in Spain and in the UK significantly different than the US job market. In this talk, I briefly go through my academic career and talk about my experiences in Spain and in the UK. I will also give some practical information for postdoctoral and permanent job applications in Europe and in the UK.

Title: A TRANSFORMATION: THE JOB YOU FIND, THE CAREER YOU IMAGINED

Zoom Link: https://uky.zoom.us/j/85713254019?pwd=NFUycm4rZ2dzMFdGOXFUdm9WNFdqdz09 (pwd: 358383)

Abstract: More than likely, the first job you land will not be exactly the one you imagined for yourself; at least it wasn’t for me. As I concluded my time at UK, I had a tenure track offer from a regional public university while still in the running for a teaching postdoc at a liberal arts college. I had always imagined myself at a small liberal arts college similar to where I attended undergrad but the uncertainty of whether I would be offered the postdoc and even if so, how a subsequent job search would unfold, led me to accept the tenure track position at a type of school I had never considered. In this talk, I will share with you some of the choices I made once at Bloomsburg University to transform my first faculty job, one originally full of uncertainty, into a rewarding career and permanent decision.