June 28, 2016

Sorry I haven't posted anything in a while. This is what the end of May and the beginning of June has brought:

1. Saying good-bye to ten of our seniors that graduated.
2. Adding 17 new members to the Informatics team.
3. Merging the Curriculum team into Informatics in preparation for our new Irene Clerico Learning Zone and its new tools.
4. Our last moments with our beloved leader before she retires
5. One staff member with three bulging disks in his back.
6. One staff member having emergency gallbladder surgery.
7. One staff member's husband was in a major car accident and is working on recovering from neck injuries.
8. One staff member sprained her ankle.
9. Another staff member's son had major surgery and will be having another in July.
10. One staff member's son getting married - one of the few good highlights!

As you can see we are looking forward to ushering in July! Besides trying to physically and mentally recover from the list above, we have been working on reorganization, new policies and procedures, and updating all of our training tools. Our team of summer workers have really been stepping up to fill in the gaps and keep us running like a well oiled machine. Phil K has been being tested in his new role as the Student Supervisor and filling in for our lack of tutorial staff. Caleb G has taken on the 3D printer like a whirlwind preparing for his job as the 3D Printer student leader. David H has been plugging away at all the different statistic collections that we do, working on organizing them and preparing to lead the new stats team this fall. Bri F and Abby C are working on getting up to speed Informatics policies and procedures along with helping us convert Curriculum responsibilities to Informatics. Biz H is working on our poster printer materials from far away, but should have us well informed by the beginning of the new school year. Kristen H is cranking out graphics as we request them from home. As for the development team: Alan R, Ross R, and Ryan C have been diligently working on campus on our new and old applications. Austin B, Harmony A, and Jake V have been joining them in spirit off campus as they work through our new systems.

I'll try to get some pictures up of our latest changes soon. In the meantime, check out our 3D printer page that includes a timelapse video that Caleb G made. http://library.olivet.edu/services/other_services/3d_printing/index.php Be sure to click on 3D samples, too in order to see some of the cool 3D objects we have printed.  AND extra prayer support would really be appreciated!