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Staff Council

Dear Colleagues, 
 
We are following up on the recent communication regarding the upcoming election to nominate nine (9) new members to the Staff Council.  

Eligibility criteria for the Staff Council: 

Any permanent staff employee (except union members, and members of the President's Management Council/Cabinet) are eligible for nomination and to participate in voting. 

Call for Nominations:  

If you are interested in nominating yourself or another staff member, please fill out the following nomination form no later than April 19th. All nominees will receive outreach to let them know they have been nominated and to ask for their confirmation/interest in being on the ballot. In efforts to broaden the representation of employees across the divisions, nominees will be grouped into categories. Please take a moment to review more information about the Staff Council, the election process and procedures, constitution and bylaws as well as frequently asked questions on the Staff Council webpage 

Please mark your calendar for the upcoming Spring 2024 Staff Forum event scheduled on May 20th between 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. You will have an opportunity to meet with the nominees at a meet and greet session and council members will be available to answer any specific questions on the process.  As the election process progresses, watch for future communication with additional information and updates. 

 

Reminder of Important Dates:  

April 8th – 19th:  

Opening of peer and self-nominations submissions.   

 

May 20th: 

Meet & Greet with Nominees at the Spring 2024 Staff Forum | 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | Campus Center Odeum 

 

May 28th – June 7th:  

Voting/elections will take place. 

 

June 10-20th:  

All nominees will be notified of the results. Staff Council identifies the two appointees.  

 

July 1st:  

University-wide announcement of newly elected and appointed members.  

 

Early August: 

The newly elected Staff Council members will begin their term in August for a term length of two years. 

 

Thank you for your participation in this nomination process! 

 

Staff Council 

Lusine Baghsarian, Bill Battelle, Adrienne Boertjens, Nicole Caligiuri, Jennifer Cluett, Amy Curran, Diane Dubois, Roxanne Gardner, Mike Hamilton, Kim Hollan, Pat Howe, Caitlin Keller, Alesia LeSane, Nicole Luiz, Kristin Marengo, Sarah Miles, Elena Morganelli, and Theona Scola.