AI Improvement Stories
Executive Admin Support Resources
While working on a project, Emily needed to schedule some time with an executive. Typically, there is an individual who supports their calendars but while looking at organization charts and outlook resources it isn’t always clear who that is. If there was a way to contact or find who the appropriate people are to request meetings with executives, then our campus partners would not have to spend precious time guessing and searching for that information.
When this idea was brought up to a team of executive admins, they developed a new Teams site for University support staff to share resources and create a listing of all executive staff members across KU. This includes Alumni, Endowment, Medical Center, Research Centers, Edwards Campus, and Lawrence campus. This new site and resource will facilitate a greater community and readily give admins the tools they need to know who to speak with for executives across the whole organization. Now people can reach out to their nearest Administrative associate and they can help connect our team members with the information necessary to eliminate the guesswork and searching through Outlook organization charts.
Fellow Change Agents:
- Emily Shipley
- Sam Byer
- Jana Collins
- Amanda Burghart
- Jill Hummels
- Karen Gates (KUMC)
- Michelle Benne
- Chris Blanchard (KUMC)
- Taylor Breyann Wren
Impact of idea:
This resource will reduce the time spent searching for the right scheduling contacts as well as begin building a better coordinated Admin community.
