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Made it to the end of a rocky Spring, when UAC saw a lot of change. Council continued to do excellent work despite disruption. Members stepped up to fill leadership roles (shout out to Cory Nimer and Mary Pedraza).
Council Handbook = improved documentation
Some sub-teams found new areas avenues for collaboration that did not exist before the term
UAC and TAC continued strong presence at the ArchivesSpace Online Forum
Leadership advocated for increased size of Council. Through the insights of sub-team leaders, we now know that UAC should be between 18-23 members
Result: Council size will increase next term
Professional development opportunities continued for Council members, more emphasis on technical skills. This year Council members were invited to register for a Lyrasis GitHub webinar
Addition of Vice Chair to Nominating Committee improved efficiency of end of term work and will hopefully lead to more continuity and clarity during Spring recruitment season
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In terms of UAC membership levels, look forward but don’t be surprised by unexpected turnover. It is likely UAC will continue to experience turnover the next few years
Write an official Council workplan and public publish to Council wiki--consider collaborating with TAC on portions of this.
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Continue to emphasize collaboration between teams
The creation of workplans seems to be a good moment in the year to set intention for collaboration and to present projects/venues for collaboration
Advice: Think simple. Consider creating space for collaboration/discussion where natural collaboration does not exist
Particularly successful example this term was Development Prioritization had a standing invitation to Council members to attend its meeting
Leadership should continue to promote a sense of belonging and create spaces for members to interact with one another. For example through Coffee chats, etc.
Leadership should continue to monitor membership cycles and levels. Reassess beginning every January/February through nomination season (April/May)
Check-in with sub-teams and ask: Are more members required? Are there any concerns about leadership/future continuity, etc?
Subteam leads should be prepared to respond to these questions
Continue to improve Council Handbook, as needed
Publish UAC workplan and retrospective yearly.
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