Bringing Administrators Together Conference
About the Conference
Bringing Administrators Together Conference was held on March 6th & 7th, 2008. This year’s theme, and motive for bringing you together, was “Developing Professional Excellence.” You can view conference materials by going to the Conference Materials web page.
We define professional excellence as the following:
- being proactive through forecasting and planning versus being reactive;
- being open to different ways of doing business and developing creative solutions to business problems;
- breaking down silos and establishing connections across disciplines;
- seeing the big picture and understanding one’s contribution to it;
- networking and collaborating both within one’s department, as well as with other departments and units;
- actively developing one’s professional career and the careers of staff members; and,
- having a firm understanding of the UIC environment – being aware of changes that significantly impact the University and implementing goals that support the UIC strategic plan.
Conference Sponsors
R. Michael Tanner, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Larry Danziger, Interim Vice Chancellor for Research
Heather Haberaecker, Executive Assistant Vice President for Business & Finance
John Loya, Vice Chancellor for Human Resources
Conference Planning Team
Jacqueline Berger, OVCR, Communications Coordinator
Elizabeth Budzik, SPH, Asst. to the Director of the Div. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Jackie Finch, SPH, Director of Finance
Marelet Kirda, OVCR, Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Research
Kim Laczynski, OBFS, Assistant Director for Change Management
Mary Malcolm, OBFS, Assistant Director for Technical Training
Michael Moss, OBFS, Senior Coordinator of Business and Financial Services
Courtney Parzych, OBFS, Assistant Director of Business and Finance
Julius Rhodes, HR, Interim Director of Organizational Effectiveness
Karen Sholeen, LAS, Assistant Dean
Bil Susinka, VCAA, Executive Assistant to the Provost
David Turkington, OVCR, Project Coordinator for the National Center for Data Mining