[Community] Fwd: Staffing the IMC

[Jason Keist]

Hey Elizabeth,
    Yes, Nicole, Steven and myself "staff" the building Monday thru Friday
during "normal" business hours. The problem lies within just that, in my
opinion. The overall discussion has been focused on a) getting IMC
members/burgeoning members involved in general operations, and b) to give
more time for us to get stuff accomplished. In my experience, there is not
alot of traffic during the 5p.-8p. block (especially since the Post Office
is closed during that timeframe). If we could have ppl. "staffing" during
the daytime/afternoon slots I think it would be beneficial in numerous ways.
We've been coordinating are arrival times to ensure at least one of us will
be in the building. Unfortunately, we have had to ensure that 2 of us have
been there since our experiences with Chris Phoenix over the last month or
so.

On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:51 PM, Elizabeth Simpson <elizacorps at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Nicole (and everyone)
>
> It's my understanding that there are 3 vistas who are 'around' from 9-5
> m-f. I know that their/your primary job is not to staff the IMC, however, it
> seems ideal to focus on getting staff when there is less chance of vistas
> being around (also to focus on a smaller chunk of times, so that they can be
> covered consistently). So, my suggestion is to focus on staffing 5-8 on
> weekdays and noon-5 on saturday.
>
> At one point we all talked about you, Steve, and Jason coordinating so that
> at least one of you could be in the IMC (read: the door can be unlocked) at
> any given time m-f 9-5. Is this still a possibility?
>
> Thanks,
> elizaBeth
>
>
>
>
> A strong people need no leader
> - Zapata
>
>
>
> --- On *Tue, 3/10/09, Nicole Pion <nicole.pion at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
> From: Nicole Pion <nicole.pion at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Community] Fwd: Staffing the IMC
> To: community at lists.chambana.net
> Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 1:07 PM
>
>
> FYI, we talked abou a staffing initiative at the steering meeting last week
> and this is what is happening.  Let me know if you're interested in staffing
> or want to be part of this discussion.
> Nicole
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Nicole Pion <nicole.pion at gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 12:05 PM
> Subject: Staffing the IMC
> To: Bob Illyes <illyes at uiuc.edu>, Hada Pekli <pinkbootz001 at gmail.com>,
> Brian Dolinar <briandolinar at gmail.com>, Stephen Fonzo <
> fonzo.stephen at gmail.com>, rachel <conscience.lifter at gmail.com>, Jason
> Keist <jkeist2 at gmail.com>, JOY <imcbooks at gmail.com>, Chris Ritzo <
> critz1 at illinois.edu>
>
>
> Hi everyone,
> Thank you all for expressing an interest in staffing the IMC.  Please let
> me know if there is anyone missing from this list.  This was everyone, to my
> best recollection.
>
> I think that the hours when we will need staffing are as follows:
> Monday - Thursday: noon-8pm
> (I understand that it might be hard to get staff from 5-8 on Thursday, but
> many people expressed that it's really hard to staff and run a productive
> meeting, so for now, we can leave that up).
> Friday: noon-5pm
> Saturday: noon - 5pm
> Sundays: right now the church uses the IMC from 10-2pm.  I don't think
> there is a big need for staff on Sunday nights nor is that a popular time to
> volunteer.
>
>
> I will put this out to the list and would like feedback:  it seems that
> there are a few ways to "staff" the space:
> 1.) Simple open hours where the staff can work, read, etc. and greet guests
> who may arrive
> 2.) A work day (like shows, librarians & production have done)
> 3.) Plan some kind of activity like an open gym or listening party or
> something easy that will bring people into the space for activities that
> don't require too much prep.
>
> Does that seem reasonable?  Brian, I know that you had volunteered to give
> a training on staffing the building the weekend of March 20/21.  Would that
> work for others?  We can also send a call out  to the general IMC list and
> invite people to join, since this is a project that is best shared by many
> volunteers.
>
> Let me know if there is anything I've forgotten or anything to add.
> Thanks everyone!
> Nicole
>
> --
> Nicole Pion
> Outreach and Development Adviser
> AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
> Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
>
>
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> Nicole Pion
> Outreach and Development Adviser
> AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
> Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
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Jason Keist
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Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
202 S. Broadway Ave., Suite 100
Urbana, IL 61801
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