Troops to Teachers & LIFE Scholars Office Allocations: Reid Hall
Description of Request
Submitted By: Christy Sofianek, Director of LIFE Scholars
In October 2021, the Space Management Committee allocated three office spaces on the
4th floor of Reid Hall to the LIFE Scholars program to accommodate two full-time staff
members and student interns. In April of this year, the program received a portion
of a $6 million grant from Terry and Pat Payne, which will support the program’s growth
allowing for the hiring of an additional staff member (.75 FTE) and a graduate assistant.
Therefore, the LIFE Scholars program has requested the allocation of two additional
offices to help accommodate this growth.
The Troops to Teachers program swapped offices with the Science and Math Resource
Center on the 4th floor of Reid Hall, and has since been awaiting grant funding to
hire a program liaison. Since then, the program’s needs have changed and they are
currently hiring one employee for the next academic year, with potential for grant
funding for additional hires in the summer of 2023. The immediate need is for one
office instead of the three offices initially allocated in October of 2021.
Bill Ruff, professor in Educational Leadership and current contact for the Troops
to Teachers program, occupies a faculty office in Reid 457A. This room adjoins 457,
currently utilized by LIFE Scholars interns. In an effort to increase efficiency and
accommodate the request submitted by LIFE Scholars, Bill Ruff has agreed to relocate
his office to Reid 137 in order to be co-located with his Educational Leadership colleagues;
room 137 is currently vacant. Therefore, staff proposes the allocation of Reid 442
and 457A to the LIFE Scholars program to support their program growth and the allocation
of faculty office room 137 to Bill Ruff. Room 427 would also be utilized by the Troops
to Teachers program. Per the space standards, this space can serve as a shared space
and could accommodate an additional Troops for Teachers hire in the future. These
allocations result in two vacancies that can be considered for allocation when an
appropriate space request has been submitted.
Resolution
Date: November 11, 2022
Space Management Committee has approved the office swaps as described above.