Committee on Staff Concerns

The committee on Staff Concerns studies and reviews university policies including, but not restricted to, such things as: staff salaries and benefits and staff personnel policies including those related to appointments, promotion, and dismissal. The committee also acts as an appeals agency to her grievances filed by individual staff members and is charged with developing procedures for this purpose.

Committee on Staff Senate Elections

The committee on Staff Senate Elections is charged with the following responsibilities:

• Formulating a standardized procedure for elections to the Senate

• Supervising the conduct of said elections

• Conducting the annual election of Staff Senate officers and of the elected members of the Executive Committee

• Ruling on the eligibility of nominees and voters

• Formulating a standardized procedure for receiving nominations for Senate and other offices.

Committee on Staff Development and Evaluation

The Committee on Staff Development and Evaluations is concerned with staff developmental activities such as training and evaluation. The committee assists in formulating workshops and raining seminars as well as providing information about outside training programs.

Committee on Committees

The Committee on Committees receives an annual report of the activities and recommendations from each standing committee. This committee is responsible for staffing the other senate committees and for making recommendations to the University President for additional committees or changes in the scope of existing committees. An annual report of the activities and recommendations of the Committee on Committees is given to the Staff Senate President who in turn delivers it to the University President.