Quarterly Review

I am happy to say I will be continuing my work with the college as a distance worker. I met with the President for a little over two hours last week, and she did not have any negative comments regarding my performance. In fact, she admitted later concern that I was going to announce I had found other employment closer to home during our meeting. During the meeting, I asked her questions, which will be used for my interview, paper later this semester but I can give a few highlights for this post.

The President stated a non-work related concern for her was my interactions with the college at large. She did not want me to feel isolated and distant for the rest of the college when it came to events, convocations, and gatherings for information dissemination. While she did not state the actual legal precedent, there is apparently a legal requirement to give all employees access to information in some formal structure.

The President would like for me to work towards documenting my experience so that the college can have other workers work remotely. When I told her about the blog, she was more than pleased. An interesting benefit of distance working for small rural colleges, especially those located in less areas lacking diversity, is the ability to hire faculty and staff from other cultures without requiring relocation. The President stated telecommuting will be a piece of her plan to bring greater diversity of employees to the college in the future.

The President was also pleased in the performance of my department, including the Quality Liaison who reports to me. This part of the conversation was a clear indicator of her approval of my management style and outcomes.

Overall, the entire trip back to the college was a success. My review with the President went well: I was able to meet my new Executive Director in person, I met with the SACS Vice President who apparently was so impressed with my data collection and reporting methods for the QEP she wants me to help lead a roundtable discussion at the annual SACS meeting this year, and I was able to see some old friends amid everything going on.

I will be finalizing my presentation for this course this week, and I will post it to the documents upon completion.