Committee Summaries

Non-Exempt Staff Council Committees:

A. Elections ( Barb Dunker, Kathy Sauro & Maureen Murphy)

Starting in the fall, prepares call for nominees mailing; January - prepares vote mailing.

B. Web Site/Media/Publicity (Jeanne Kittleson, Barb Dunker)

Responsible for posting/updating staff council website/Blackboard and managing the shared drive.

C. Charitable Giving (Chris Igielski)

Selects the organization for the year, publishes drives, drop boxes starting end of November. Posts updates periodically in Bulletin to keep drive awareness with community, reports at council appreciation breakfast totals for the year’s drive.

D. Welcoming (Barb Dunker, Chris Igielski)

Collaborates with HR report all new non-exempt employees and prepares welcome card for Staff Council member to deliver and welcome to community.

E. Bulletin Board in Aquinas (Barb Dunker)

Updates Non-Exempt Staff Council bulletin board and works to communicate with the constituency via marketing and announcements.

F. Appreciation (Barb Dunker)

Works to develop the appreciation event by working as a contact for all details surrounding the event. Coordinates with the Communications Committee for marketing the event.

A. Affirmative Action:  Roger Cooney. three year term - Meet during academic year, once a month (usually a Monday, Wednesday or Friday)

To promote affirmative action and equal employment opportunity by bringing campus-wide perspectives and experience to the consideration of policies and procedures related to the selection, development and retention of a diverse workforce. Currently working on writing policies for the university. Many policies and practices on the university are not documented.

B. Budget Advisory: Julie Jepma, Nick Caspers, Alt. Jeff Akemann Meet Friday afternoons

The mission is reviewing the whole University Budget in order to set tuition increases each year for both undergraduate and all graduate programs.

C. Fringe Benefits: Brittney Wolf, Kathy Sauro, Alt: Jeanne Kittleson- Meet during academic year, third Thursday

The primary purpose of the Fringe Benefits Advisory Committee (FBAC) is to advise University Administration on all aspects of the university’s fringe benefits program. Mindful of the need for good stewardship, the FBAC reviews, monitors, and proposes changes to the fringe benefits program based on general market data and those from similar academic institutions. The committee also serves as a communication link among staff, faculty, and Administration.

D. HRAC: Chris Igielski Alt: Nancy, Jeff, Mary Duffy– Meet during academic year, once a month, usually Friday

The HRAC is an advisory body. Its charge is to advise the Associate Vice President for Human Resources on strategic issues that affect or may affect the human resources of the University. These may include issues arising in such areas as salary and benefits administration, performance management, human resource policies and procedures, diversity management, and equal employment opportunity.