Now that the spring semester has wrapped up, I want to recognize a team that makes so much of what we do possible — Faculty Support.
Maggie Neenan-Michel, Denayia Phillips, Tami Springer, Rachel Karnafel and Amy Spangler along with six student assistants provide services ranging from copying, editing, monitoring copyrights, handling mail, scanning exams, stuffing envelopes, proofreading and many other tasks.
Here are a few “fun facts” about their operations from July through May:
- Provided support to 160 faculty and 15 departments/centers
- Processed 6,730 work requests
- Made more than 3 million copies
- Printed, compiled and mailed approximately 25,662 letters for Graduate Business Programs Admissions
- Processed about 13,500 Scantron sheets
- Received and distributed approximately 4,650 UPS, USPS and FedEx packages
- Prepared and sent out about 230 UPS packages
In addition to all of that, the department earned a LEAP 2 Green Office certification from the Notre Dame Office of Sustainability in recognition of their efforts to conserve waste and recycle.
I especially want to highlight a service that some faculty may not be aware of. Tami and Rachel both provide copyediting services. They review research paper manuscripts and perform cross-reference checks to make sure citations and the bibliography are accurate. They also proofread and provide guidance in grammar and punctuation. Perhaps most importantly, they can reformat a paper to meet the specifications of a particular journal. They also can help with exams, from creating one from scratch to updating existing ones.
To request copyediting services, please direct requests via email to Tami or Rachel. Special requests are fielded by Maggie prior to assignment to ensure the project is within the scope of the department’s skills. Faculty members should include specific instructions about the services needed with the request. For help with journal formatting, they also should attach the publication’s specifications. Faculty members are also encouraged to meet with Maggie, Tami or Rachel to discuss the details or clarify instructions if the project is complex.
The numbers above don’t suffice to describe the level of professionalism, collaboration, positive attitude and excellence that the Faculty Support team members bring to their jobs and to many other efforts at Mendoza, including coordinating daily Mass schedules and overseeing the annual Lenten Food Drive.
We are very fortunate to have such a great faculty support team at Mendoza. Please take a moment to join me in thanking the team for all they do.
In Notre Dame,
Martijn