2013-2014 Café Conversations Café Conversations is a series of staff development seminars designed to inform the employees from the various departments within the Oglesby Union of the numerous policies, programs, and facilities on the Florida State University campus. The ACUI Core Competencies, staff feedback, and interests guide the selection of Café Conversation topics. Café Conversations are held approximately once a month and provide an opportunity for staff to relax and enjoy lunch while having meaningful conversations with each other. Through the knowledge obtained from these monthly seminars, the employees of the Oglesby Union are able to better serve the 41,710 students currently enrolled at Florida State University and feel connected to the local community. Café Conversations highlight programs and services within the university community while also giving staff time to have meaningful discussions about their work outside of their office. The monthly program gives staff the tools they need to better serve students by educating them on resources available both on and off campus. Below is the summary schedule for Café Conversations held during the 2013-2014 academic year: DATE
ACUI COMPETENCIES
PRESENTATIONS
SPEAKERS & ORGANIZATIONS
CATERER
8/30/2013
N/A
"Fitness and Wellness Opportunities at FSU"
Suzi Berkey Campus Recreation
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Drinks: $74.75
9/19/2013
10/18/2013
12/1/2013
1/22/2014
Leadership
Student Learning
N/A
Marketing
"Self-Reflection and Mentoring Students" "Unconquered Scholars at Florida State"
"United Way: Closing the Campaign"
"Using Media to Build Relationships"
COST
$74.75
Dr. Laura Osteen Center for Leadership and Social Change
Mainstreet Cafe Food & Drinks: $308.00
David Kenton CARE
Firehouse Subs Food & Drinks: $208.20
$208.20
N/A
Lucy & Leo's Cupcakery Food: $120.00 Einstein Bros. Bagels Drinks: $32.98
$152.98
Aron Myers and Larin Littwin Division of Student Affairs/ Oglesby Union Marketing and Communications
$308.00
Chili's Food: $197.78 Crenshaw Drinks: $37.50 $235.28
2/1/2014
Planning
"Our Role in the Institution"
James Hunt Division of Student Affairs
Newk's Food & Drinks: $314.03
3/26/2014
Intercultural Proficiency
"Diversity at FSU: Our Goals"
Miguel Hernandez Center for Leadership and Social Change
Firehouse Subs Food & Drinks: $253.75 TOTAL:
$314.03
$253.75 $1,546.99
2013-2014 Café Conversations At the conclusion of each Café Conversation, we distribute a short satisfaction survey to those in attendance. For the Café Conversations held in Fall 2013 and Spring 2014, we’ve had a response rate of 77% of those in attendance completing the survey. The survey asks participants to rate the speaker, the importance of the topic, and how it relates to their job responsibilities. Additionally, the survey asks participants to rate how the session improved their ACUI Core Competency which served as the learning outcomes for each session.
Please indicate to which degree you agree with the following statements. Topic Informative 8%
Presenter Prepared
9%
Presenter Knowledgeable
8%
Presenter Responded to Audience Questions
10% 5%
Presented Engaged Audience Session Enhanced Knowledge of Topic
7%
11%
Able to Actively Participate in Discussion Will Use Ideas and Techniques in Job
7% 10% 8%
Familiar with Topic before Session Personal Objectives were Met
9%
8%
Handouts Distributed were Useful
Food Provided was Good
ACUI Learning Outcomes: Please indicate to which degree you agree this session aided in increases in these outcomes. 2%
33% 64%
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree
2013-2014 Café Conversations During the May Café Conversation, we asked the staff to rank the ACUI competencies; the Café Conversations this year were based on their top eight preferences. For the 2014-2015 academic year, we will focus the Café Conversations on the ACUI Competencies our staff select. This year, we had an average of 17 staff members attend each Café Conversation session. The majority of the staff stated that the presentations have met their expectations in regards to enhancing their knowledge of the specific areas presented. Our staff members are very engaged and like to have ample time to ask questions and participate in the presentations and with the speakers. The Café Conversations are an enjoyable time for staff to connect with each other in a relaxed yet informative setting.
2013-2014 Attendance Number of Attendees
25
21 20
20
21 15
15 10 5
17 14
12 7
20 15
13 Attendance
5
Surveyed
0
Month
Marketing Information:
How did you hear about Café Conversation? 4% 3% 8%
Email 28%
Evite Flyer Supervisor
57%
Other